A mobile application also known as an app is a software or computer program. It is designed to run on mobile devices like a smartwatch, tablet, and other mobile devices. Mobile applications provide better services than the personal computer. Mobile apps have a limited function because of limited hardware resources in the mobile device. Mobile applications are originally developed for providing basic services of mobile phones like a message, email, calendar, calculator, and contact. After the popularity of these mobile applications, people are demanding more apps.
Three Types of Mobile Application
Native app: It is developed to only use in a particular operating system or device. Many apps are developed for a system like iOS or Android. Native apps provide high performance and better user experience.
Web app: It is a web-based application that is only run on a browser it behaves similarly to the native apps. To use the web-based application, a user needs a good internet every time as without the internet they will not work. It also provides a better user experience with low memory use.
Hybrid apps: It is a mix of two types of application native and web. It is developed using CSS, JavaScript, and HTML5, so it works like a web-based application. Hybrid apps provide a better user experience but performance is slow and consumes more memory.
Some of the top mobile applications are:
WhatsApp: It is a free messaging service application for mobile phones which is used to connect with people across the world. It is the most popular social media platform with more than one billion users in the world. WhatsApp uses the internet to send text messages, pictures, audio, and videos. It is more popular across the teenager because they use WhatsApp for chatting and group video or audio calling. It provides end to end encryption of the data for better privacy.
Netflix: It is an on-demand media industry with 167 million active users worldwide. It provides a different type of original content. It found in the year 1997 with the idea of digitalization of the media content. They started with the website on which they provide DVD content online. After they started making their original content to grow their website. In the past, three to four years Netflix grow rapidly as an online on-demand media provider. It is also popular with the youths because they like to see new media content.
Zoom: It is a cloud-based video conferencing mobile application. It is used for meetings, webinars, live chat, and screen sharing. It provides lots of features in the app like breakout rooms in which users can split a single call into different groups so people can have their conversations. In the pandemic time, it is on the peak user. Everyone has to attend a meeting online with low noise and better quality.
Instagram: It is a social media platform which used to sharing photos and videos. Using this mobile application you can easily edit your photos and videos. There are many features in this application, users can add hashtags captions, and geotags related to their posts to increase the reach of the post. This platform also uses for advertising their product using attractive posters or images. Now Instagram is not just a social media platform, it is the economic engine for small and big brands.
Amazon: It is a multinational technology company which provides e-commerce service, cloud computing, &streaming service. It also provides audiobooks and other products. Amazon is providing better deals on the products of different brands. It is a well-established company which provides online products. It also provides original media content on their platform i.e. Amazon prime video.
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