Have you ever tried accessing Instagram on
BlackBerry? Some might think it’s a ridiculous question and a large portion of
the folks wouldn’t even have thought about it. But anyway, you wouldn’t be able
to access it. The reason is because, Instagram belongs to the category of
native mobile apps.
A native mobile app is one that is developed by
adhering to the needs and features of a specific operating system or mobile
device. These applications are usually created for Smartphones and are coded in
different programming languages depending on the operating systems for which
they are created. It is usually Java for Android and objective C for iOS. These
apps can be downloaded and installed from their respective stores only.
Instagram is developed for working solely with
Android and iOS only. So, they can be accessed from Play Store and App Store.
Even though compatible on both, they have some unique features for each of the
OS. Another popular native mobile app is Ingress. It is found only in Google
Store and utilises several hardware functions of the device.
Since these apps are created to work for specific
platforms, they have access to the various features of the concerned operating
system. They are able to interact with other software installed with the
platform as well. The device specific software and hardware used for
development of these apps ensure that, they have access to all the hottest
technologies available on the device.
Devices have native mobile apps installed on them,
either at the time of purchase or they can be installed from their specific
stores. Though the data of the apps can be stored remotely and accessed per the
requirement, they are usually stored on the device itself. They have access to
the device’s internet services as well.
Native mobile apps are said to be faster and easy to
work with when compared to hybrid and web apps. This can be attributed to its
ability to coordinate with the built-in features of the mobile device. They are
also offered full support from their concerned app store. They can be easily
found, updated and installed in the device.
Native apps require the approval of quality and
compatibility from the app stores to be included in them. This helps in
eliminating the security concern regarding these apps. The lengthy procedure to
obtain the approval of the app store, the cost of its creation and maintenance
being higher than the other apps are some of the
disadvantages of native mobile apps.
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