Shopping sprees, shopaholics, fashionistas, etc., all thanks to social media platforms that bring the fact that people love to shop, all the time, everywhere.
With the advent of digitization, and during the current COVID-19 epidemic, the entire physical business sector shifted to e-commerce, where people began to shop online easily and from the comfort of their homes via electronic devices.
e-Commerce websites, was once a revolution that has been commemorated by e-Commerce mobile application. Indeed, e-Commerce mobile apps with the slogan, “Shop on-the-go” are reigning over the smart users and their smartphones today.
How many steps does it take to develop a mobile app?
In the field of mobile Internet, mobile app refers to the application software commonly used on our smartphones. With the popularity of smartphones, the mobile app has also become a favorite in the era of mobile Internet. Almost every entrepreneur’s first choice for starting a business is to develop an app at the same time, rather than just a website. So how much preparation is needed to make a mobile app and what steps are needed? We believe that many entrepreneurs do not know much about it. For those of you who don’t know much about it, WeBOOST will explain the steps of building an app for you.
Mobile App Camp
Now mainstream smartphones are divided into two camps according to the operating system, Apple’s iOS system and Google’s Android system. Usually an entrepreneurial project needs to develop apps for two systems at the same time. Unfortunately, apps for these two systems need to be developed by different technicians. Apple iOS systems are usually developed using object-c language. The more mainstream tool is Apple. XCode can also be developed using Microsoft’s new Swift language. The Android app is developed in java language. Java language is a popular development language in the web era, so java programmers are better recruited than Apple apps. Commonly used development tools are eclipse and so on.
iOS and Android are indistinguishable in the number of users. Because of the price advantage of Android phones, the market share of Android is slightly better, and the openness of Android is relatively higher than that of iOS. But the consumption power of iOS users is stronger than that of the Android system, and the user experience is also better than Android.
App development planning
Developing an app is a relatively cumbersome project. Therefore, before substantial development, product prototype design should be carried out, using product design software such as ink knife to design the prototype page and hierarchical relationship of the app. Repeated verification. Finally, hand over the finalized product prototype to the UI designer to make the design.
Development Phase
The App development phase is divided into two steps. One step is server-side development, also called back-end development. Developers build the background architecture and the development of each module function according to product prototypes and requirements, and formulate standardized interface documents. Another step is the front-end development of the app. The front-end engineer cuts the picture based on the design provided by the UI designer and communicates each front-end function with the back-end data according to the interface document.
App testing phase
After the development of the front-end and back-end of the App, system testing is required before it can be put on the shelf. General tests include adaptation testing, process testing, stability testing, performance testing, etc. You can use third-party platforms such as Dandelion and fir to generate packaged QR codes. Scope for distribution testing. You can also subcontract the testing work to a third-party testing organization.
App Announced
After completing the testing phase, the app development results will be officially released and accepted by users. Android is relatively easy to list, and the qualification review is relatively loose. Generally, it can be listed in about one week. Apple apps need to be published in the Appstore, which is relatively strict in review. The code and operations in the app will be verified. If there are bugs or different processes, they will be returned to the rectification. The average period of Appstore is 15-30 days.
WeBOOST, Creating Exclusive App for You
Our experienced application developers and user experience design team can help you deploy your ideas on all iOS/Android platforms. We have experience developing large application projects. These programs work perfectly on phones, tablets, and wearable devices, providing a comprehensive solution for your business. Our experienced back-end engineers can use all the popular server technologies and determine the most effective architectural patterns for your application. In addition, we provide you with professional marketing solutions and social media advertising promotion.
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