8 Tips and Best Practices for Mobile App

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8 Tips and Best Practices for Mobile App
Development

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Introduction

• There will be approx. 5.3 billion mobile users by
  2018. If you are a mobile developer, this number
  should ring a bell. More cellphone users will
  mean an increased demand for mobile applications.
  So how do you build quality apps for such a large
  market?
• This article highlights 8 best practices which
  will help you develop quality mobile
  applications for your end users.

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1.Know Your Users

• Before you build an app, it is important to know
  your target audience. Whom are you building the
  app for? How will they use this application? Is
  there a particular feature that might garner more
  appeal than the others? It is important, and
  beneficial, to answer these questions up-front.

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2.Make the App Comprehensible

• Your application should be easy to understand for
  the users. So make sure you include clear
  instructions wherever necessary. Include text to
  accompany graphics. Avoid making the common
  mistake of relying only on images to tell the
  tale. If your app has too many graphics, the
  users might not be able to figure out the real
  purpose of the app. So maintain a balance of text
  and images and provide concise instructions.

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3.Determine the Right Design Methodology

• Devising the right design methodology is the key
  to developing a successful mobile app. According
  to a mobile best practices report published by
  Accenture, having a definitive design strategy is
  especially important in a cross-platform
  environment where multiple efforts may be
  underway simultaneously. Creating a storyboard
  helps. You can list down complete functionality,
  and future components, of your app on a piece of
  paper and eliminate any problems that may arise
  at this stage. It is also a good idea to involve
  potential users in the design process. Their
  feedback will help you improve the design in a
  way that is well accepted by the end user.

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4.Focus on Developing the Core

• Develop the core application first. Focus on
  building the most important features which will
  form the core of your app. The additional
  functionality can be made available later in form
  of plug-ins, which users can purchase as and when
  necessary. This ensures that you application
  remains lightweight.

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5.Security Should be Your Top Priority

• Mobile devices are vulnerable to multiple threats
  as they upload and download data wirelessly in
  potentially insecure environment. So when
  developing an application you dont only need to
  incorporate platforms inherent security
  capabilities but also use tools like encryption
  to protect sensitive data. Wiping data remotely
  from a lost device is critical. Having an
  automatic backup mechanism also helps so that
  users dont need to worry about data backup.

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6.Testing is the Key

• Testing your application before its release is
  crucial. Although testing the app at each stage
  of development is recommended, it is equally
  important to test the final product. And make
  sure you do this with not one but several
  different users. In case there are issues, fix
  them and test the application again.

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7.Incorporate Application Analytics

• The mobile environment is not always connected.
  Thus monitoring clicks and other usage analytics
  is a challenge. Incorporating analytics features
  in your app to understand how users are
  interacting with it is a good idea. This will
  help you in identifying which features worked or
  which didnt and  whether users are interacting
  with the app the way you expected. Including
  crash logs is also advised, so that you know what
  goes wrong with your app when it is used in the
  real world.

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8.Have a Feedback Mechanism

• Besides an automated analytics system it is also
  important to have a feedback mechanism for users.
  Give users a means email, social media or
  others to report crashes/bugs or offer insight
  into what they like/dislike in the app. This will
  not only reduce technical support issues but will
  also give you a cue for future app updates.
  Reviewing this feedback will help you in
  identifying features which most users want to see
  in the app.

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