Mobile Application Development: World in Your Pocket

Say if your life were an Aladdin movie, your mobile was the magic lamp and your app the genie that can make all your wishes come true. There is no better and simpler way of explaining the role that a mobile app plays in anyone’s life than that!

A mobile app is short for mobile application software and is developed for mobile phones and smart-phones. These mobile applications are made to make man’s life easy. From Mandarin speaking to self-cooking, to directions giving, face swapping, photo editing, free calling, social networking, to music and movie downloading, gaming and what not, just say anything you want and there’s an app for that. They are designed to cater to both infotainment as well as entertainment needs of man.

Mobile application development is a booming industry that is in constant search for quality developers with bundles of ideas and creativity. Mobile app development today, integrates with all aspects of life. Television, entertainment, commerce, banking, security, shopping, navigation, and learning- all these fields depend on many popular apps. In future, they are going to run on and by these apps and hence, a career in mobile app development is always a smart move.

The demand for application industries is growing world-wide. For following a career path in the world of designing mobile applications, you must know different programmeming languages such as C, C++, C# or Java. You need to be familiar with different mobile operating systems such as Windows Mobile, Apple ios and Google Android. Also, an understanding of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and Web services is an added advantage in this career.There are various training programmes available for mobile app developers in and across the country. Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mobile Computing, Programming, Mobile Application Development or a significant bachelors, masters or diploma in any related field of study can help you to kick-start your career in this field.

Internships can also benefit you well as most companies prefer professionals with some experience level in programmeming and app designing.  Your career may start off as an application developer but can definitely branch out towards other I.T domains with experience and time. An app developer gets a lucrative starting salary but as his experience level elevates, so does the salary.You can also create and publish your own app one day and reap off profits. But with the rapid change in technology and innovative and improved products being launched in the market every day, you as an application developer will have to keep in pace with the changing trends and developments.

Being a mobile app developer is not everyone’s cup of tea. Being a tech savvy should be your utmost skill. Coding, developing and programmeming must excite you. Innovation should be your ultimate mantra. Tackling challenging problems and providing a smart and right solution is what you want in life. Most importantly, you should be a team-player with good leadership qualities and greatest communication skills. You must also be aware of the job profile of a mobile app developer, which is as listed below:

• A mobile app developer is solely responsible for developing, testing and improving applications.

• He/she will have to double-check everything with the client’s expectation list in terms of the app’s functionality and quality.

• He/she will have to write the codes of the app based on the operating systems or platforms they are designed for.

• Designing the app and its interface is another task entitled to an app developer.

• An app developer must ensure the app’s cross-platform usability across all mobile phones, tablets and smartphones.

• He/she must be well aware in conducting market research and keeping track of current market trends and advancements in mobile application development

• Fix the problems or bugs, rework on it, rebuilding or upgrading the app till the application satisfies the client that too within strict deadlines is what this job is all about.

There are plenty of offers waiting for graduates and programmeming lovers out there in the industry. Hence, freelancing is also a viable option the world of mobile application development offers. Today, every technological, product or services company are head-hunting app developers to create unique and interesting apps to lure in more customers. It is a fact that customers too, world-wide are drawn towards these mobile applications. After all, some incredible applications like WhatsApp, Snapchat, Instagram, Pinterest, Angry Birds, Facebook, Picasa, Camera 360 etc. are what that keep us hooked to our mobile phones for hours.

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