MOBILE APPS
Mobile apps or mobile applications are add-on programs for a variety of mobile devices including smartphones and tablets. Sometimes referred to simply as apps, mobile apps have been widely used for years. The traditional applications include address books, to-do lists, alarms, and message lists. With the introduction of smartphones, tablets, and wireless connections to the Internet, mobile capabilities have exploded. Now, large number of applications are available.
APPS
The breadth and scope of available mobile applications for smartphones and other mobile devices are ever expanding. Google Play store has over 82 billion. app downloads in 2016 and has reached over 2.7 million apps published in 2017. Some of the most widely used are for listening to music, viewing video, social networking, shopping, and game playing.
● Music :- For many, their smartphone and/or tablet is their primary source for music. The mobile app Saavn is a very popular music service in India. It is available on its Website and also as a mobile app. It supports music search, live streaming, and radio channels. Gaana is another streaming music service that requires a monthly fee but offers direct control of what music you listen to and no ads.
● Video :- With faster data speeds and higher resolution screens, smartphones and tablets are becoming a favourite way to watch TV shows, movies, or video clips.The YouTube app offers access to free online videos such as movie trailers and video blogs. The Netflix app provides access to more professional videos for a fee.
● Social networking :- Mobile apps are ideal for sharing a picture while on vacation, checking in at your favorite coffee shop, or sending out invites to a last-minute party. The Facebook mobile app offers many of the features of the Facebook website, with additional features that take advantage of a mobile device's camera and GPS capability. The Instagram app provides a more specialized and artistic flair by focusing on sharing photos.
● Shopping :- Around 98 per cent of Indians use their phones to shop online. By scanning a product's bar-code, shopping apps search for the product and provide price comparisons as well as product reviews.
● Games :- One of the most popular activities on smartphones and tablets is game playing. Some of these games are quite basic, are free, and include in-app optional purchases. For example, Subway Surfer is a very popular Android-based game. When you play this game, you see a running boy being chased by a policeman. You can help the boy clear hurdles in his path and win coins as a prize.
Many apps are written for a particular type of mobile device and will not run on other types. For example, an app designed for Apple's iPhone may not work with Google's Android and vice versa.
APP STORES
An app store is typically a website that provides access to specific mobile apps that can be downloaded either for a nominal fee or free of charge. Two of the best-known stores are Apple's App Store and Google Play.Although most of the best-known app stores specialize in applications for a particular line of mobile device, other less well-known stores provide apps for a wide variety of mobile devices. For a list of some more widely used app stores.
