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Mobile Application Development

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The rapidly developing mobile technology has significantly transformed education, social

life, businesses, and entertainment. The technological advancement is attributed to the rapid

development and growing popularity of mobile applications globally. Continuous research has

enabled technological companies to develop different categories of mobile apps, including

hybrid apps, encapsulated apps, progressive web apps, and native applications. Advanced mobile

applications have helped in improving the performance and utility of mobile devices like tablet

computers and smartphones.

Mobile application development has increased the usage of tablets and smartphones

internationally. Recent studies show that these apps have evolved as complementary products for

these mobile devices since the 2000s. Mobile devices consist of programs that enable users to

perform specific functions and access different services (Knudsen, 2017). Notably, software

engineers utilize specific languages and tools in developing applications for specific operating

systems. For instance, Java and Eclipse are specially designed for the Android OS while Xcode

is utilized in Apple iOS. In general, users utilize these applications to perform functions like

gaming, chatting, messaging, social network communication, browsing, browsing, calling, and

content sharing (Siuhi & Mwakalonge, 2016). The diverse functions make mobile devices

pivotal in different areas of modern society, including social life, entertainment, utilities,

business, communication, education, and travel planning. The capability to accommodate and

run different applications has increased the usage rate of these technological devices in modern

societies.

Dynamics and convolutions in the current technology market create the need to consider

user experience during mobile app development. The situation makes user experience a crucial

design principle in current mobile software development projects. The design principle means
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that professionals should create programs that address users’ preferences and needs. Successful

technological companies like Apple and Google focus on providing applications that offer

convenient and streamlined user experience (IBM Consulting, 2023). The principle enables

companies to create mobile applications that provide benefits like increased user engagement,

enhanced user satisfaction, and consistent performance. Dominant technological companies

create applications that align with current trends and meet specific client’s expectations

(Richardson et al., 2021). Various elements of user-friendly mobile applications are

personalization, high performance, accessibility, high speed, intuitive navigation, and feedback

provision. Prioritizing user experience allows companies to develop competitive mobile devices

and applications.

The Xcode platform demonstrates the need for user experience consideration during

mobile application development. Markedly, Xcode refers to the end-to-end development, testing,

and delivery platform for iOS diverse applications. Apple created the platform to facilitate the

development of apps for operating systems like iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, macOS, and iOS (IBM

Consulting, 2023). Various benefits of using Xcode for developing iOS apps are a swift

programming language, a larger developer community, testing tools, an integrated development

environment, an interface builder, and continuous integration. For instance, the platform offers

software developers multiple tools for managing the development workflow operations like app

creation, optimization and testing, and submission. Xcode’s integrated development environment

offers software development tools like interface builders, debugging tools, and code editors. The

platform also provides an advanced programming language named Swift programming language

which is interactive, fast, and safe.

Xcode differs when previewed via different devices since the Swift programming

language enables developers to modify apps for specific devices. The platform provides a tool

named Xcode Previews that creates flexibility in the program modification and display. In

particular, Xcode Previews offer software engineers real-time previews at user interviews during

program development (Mannotra, 2023). The design tool also enables developers to interact with

user interfaces without running programs in their final formats. The outcome means that

individuals can develop and adjust SwiftUI views and view changes made in the Preview canvas.

The feature provides benefits like improved product quality, hastened development cycle,

enhanced productivity, and enhanced communication. The strategy enables these professionals to

provide high-quality apps for different Apple devices.

The advancement in mobile applications has led to the increased usage of tablets and

smartphones globally. The outcome is based on the fact that these technological products have

complementary relationships. Utilizing the user experience design principles enables

technological companies to popularize their products among their target consumers. For instance,

the user experience principle enabled Apple to develop a popular platform named Xcode. Xcode

offers developers benefits like an integrated development environment, swift programming

language, a larger developer community, continuous integration, testing tools, and interface

builder.
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IBM Consulting. (2023). What is mobile application development? IBM.

https://www.ibm.com/topics/mobile-application-development

Knudsen, C. (2017). Smartphones, tablets and the mobile revolution. Marketing Dive.

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Mannotra, V. (2023). All about working with Xcode previews. BrowserStack.

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Richardson, B., Campbell-Yeo, M., & Smit, M. (2021). Mobile application user experience

checklist: a tool to assess attention to core UX principles. International Journal of

Human–Computer Interaction, 37(13), 1283-1290.

https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2021.1876361

Siuhi, S., & Mwakalonge, J. (2016). Opportunities and challenges of smart mobile applications

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