{"id":747,"date":"2018-01-25T10:06:21","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T10:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/?p=747"},"modified":"2021-04-10T22:58:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T17:28:53","slug":"9-tips-for-managing-cross-platform-mobile-app-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/9-tips-for-managing-cross-platform-mobile-app-development\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Tips for Managing Cross-Platform Mobile App Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With the increased fragmentation of the mobile landscape, the need for cross-platform app development is growing steadily. Developers have to focus on offering native-like user experiences, features, and functionality in hybrid mobile app development. Here are some useful technical tips for managing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/cross-platform-mobile-app-development.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cross-platform mobile application development<\/a> project effectively.<\/span>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Introduction:<\/span><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When we talk about the website, it for browsers running on any device, and whatever web development technologies you have used, the web servers send HTML, CSS, and JavaScript like basic web technologies to the browsers to render the page.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When we go to the mobile application, things change altogether. There is a sharp device (Hardware) and operating system (Software) fragmentation existing on the mobile landscape. Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, and so on operating systems, and each platform have different devices running with different OS versions.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A bizarre thing for a mobile developer when addressing a vast audience available on mobile devices is a target! Initially, it has given birth to the web apps running on mobile browsers using only capacities of browsers, not much access to the hardware device or features of the operating system.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It results in weird user experiences and so much inferiority from the native mobile applications. Later on, solutions were invented in\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/top-five-benefits-of-hybrid-mobile-app-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">hybrid mobile applications<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, which were falling in between the native and web apps. Wrappers of code were developed to access the native capabilities.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Thus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/9-tips-for-managing-cross-platform-mobile-app-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cross-platform mobile app development<\/a> becomes a unique process, and its management also proves a unique one. At this juncture, I would like to suggest some useful tips for cross-platform developers and clients looking for it.<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Native-Apps-vs.-Web-Apps_-What-Is-the-Better-Choice_-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Native-Apps-vs.-Web-Apps_-What-Is-the-Better-Choice_-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Native-Apps-vs.-Web-Apps_-What-Is-the-Better-Choice_-2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Native-Apps-vs.-Web-Apps_-What-Is-the-Better-Choice_-2-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Native-Apps-vs.-Web-Apps_-What-Is-the-Better-Choice_-2-594x297.png 594w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">#1: Make Your Cross-platform App Users Feel At Home<\/span><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When your app users use the app, they always expect native-like experiences, just like feel at home. Earlier, it was tough to achieve the same, but we have programming technologies, cross-platform frameworks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/cross-platform-app-development-tools-that-ruled-2019\/\">tools, and technologies<\/a> to simulate it with the advent of technologies.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">App developers can follow the design guidelines released by respective mobile OS platforms such as<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">iOS Design Resources at iOS Developer Library<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Android Design at Android Developers center<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Design a Windows Dev Center<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These guidelines provide a comprehensive and standard set of ideal user interfaces. Of course, we cannot follow it ditto in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/advantages-of-hybrid-app-development-for-your-business-in-2019\/\">hybrid app development<\/a> but can try to simulate the look and feel to a greater extent.<\/span>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">#2: Use UI Frameworks<\/span><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is tough to manage tons of UI components, styles, patterns, and animation in the hybrid\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"\/mobile-app-ui-design.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">UI\/UX app design<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and development realm without powerful frameworks and tools. In due course, you can take help of various types of UI frameworks, such as:<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Commercial<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&#8211; Kendo UI<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Open-source<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&#8211; Ionic<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Common UI<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&#8211; jQuery Mobile and Onsen UI<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Platform-specific UIs<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&#8211; Sencha Touch &amp; ChocolateChip-UI<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Some are pixel-perfect while some sloppy, but they help us keep control over the performance and cut the overhead.<\/span>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">#3: Performance Optimization<\/span><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Performance always an issue in cross-platform mobile app development. The main points behind it are tons of heavy animations and multimedia components and infusing backward compatibility to run the apps on older devices or OS versions.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Apart from these, developers have to take care of the following things in performance optimization:<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Optimizing DOM and CSS sectors<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Writing performance JavaScript<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cutting rendering time<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Reducing rendering time<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Minimizing incidents of reflows and repaint<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">#4: Native-like Header Bar<\/span><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The header bar is the most prominent UI element in app design and useful thanks to the Up and Back buttons. If you want to win the app users, you should mimic the header bar design native-looking.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In due course, HTML and CSS solutions can help to do it. Unfortunately, most of the popular cross-platform frameworks are missing, and developers have to add minimal DOM. Some lines of CSS code for each mobile OS platform, particularly for iOS and Android, are easy.<\/span>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">#5: Justify High-Resolution Screens<\/span><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Recent statistics reveal that nearly 80% of iOS devices and 70% of Android devices have high-resolution screens. It compels app designers to include images with double or triple dimensions to appear crisp and manage retina display ready.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Heavy images again become the causes of the emergence of other issues for cross-platform designers, such as<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bandwidth issues<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Code maintainability<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Browser support<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, SVG seems a good solution for static images at first glance, but support from most of the browsers is in question. Adding CSS for several image-intensive images like news app is exhausting, and responsive web designers find a solution on the server-side.<\/span>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">#6: Justify System Fonts<\/span><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Have you carefully observed that system fonts for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone platforms differ? For instance,<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">System fonts for iOS mostly include Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, and Sans-serif<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">System fonts for Android mostly include RobotoRegular, Droid Sans, and Sans-serif<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">System fonts for Windows Mobile mostly include Segoe UI, Segoe, Tahoma, Geneva, and Sans-serif<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Therefore, it becomes a daunting task for hybrid app developers to manage the font families for each platform device. However, Apple has introduced font presets in iOS 7 and upward versions to set the correct font family to improve user experiences automatically.<\/span>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">#7: Manage Perceived Speed<\/span><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Some actions take too long to accomplish, while some are fast. Users, in general, are unaware of such technicality. Therefore, it becomes essential to divert users&#8217; attention towards something else or pull the delayed actions in the background and engage users in the next or useful steps.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These kinds of arrangements let users perceive that the app is fast and working uninterruptedly. For instance, Instagram upload image in the background without displaying animation or icon on the frontend. Instead, it engages users in adding tags and sharing.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To achieve the perceived speed, developers have some tricks like:<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Avoid the click or tap delay on mobile devices<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Use some CSS to depict the active state of the app screen<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Use a loading indicator other than an animated GIF<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">#8: Use Scrolling Righteously<\/span><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mobile users love to scroll infinitely, and native apps have built-in features to support scrolling. For cross-platform applications, developers have to manage the scrolling through coding because they have to fix the header and footer while making content scrollable.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hybrid app developers can manage basic scrolling feature righteously in the following ways:<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Enabling touch-friendly momentum effect to scroll quickly using some simple CSS<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Apply appropriate code solutions for Pull Down to Refresh feature<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Implement scroll to top feature for each platform<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">#9: Managing Touch Gestures<\/span><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Suppose cross-platform app developers missing managing touch gestures, offering native-like experiences would remain nightmares. Therefore, use QuoJS and Hammer.js like known libraries to support various touch gestures, including zoom, long-tap, swipe, pinch, and drag.<\/span>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Conclusion:<\/span><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"\/cross-platform-mobile-app-development.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">cross-platform mobile app developers<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0simulating, native-like user experiences are a big challenge. The above-given tips are just the tip of the iceberg under the sea surface. Therefore, a highly experienced and expert team needs to manage cross-platform mobile application development projects efficiently and profitably.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I think taking help from mobile app consultancy and development services offered by SysBunny is not a bad idea.<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the increased fragmentation of the mobile landscape, the need for cross-platform app development is growing steadily. Developers have to focus on offering native-like user experiences, features, and functionality in hybrid mobile app development. Here are some useful technical tips for managing the cross-platform mobile application development project effectively. 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