Android 5.0 Lollipop VS Android 4.4 Kitkat: How creditable is the new change?

November 7, 2014 Vipin Jain

The announcement of Android 5.0 Lollipop has, indeed, incorporated another achievement in the kitty of Android in terms of technological advancement. Android L is, certainly, considered to be one of the biggest updates by Android as of now due to the incredible changes and upgraded progressions. The new version of Android was announced recently at a conference in San Francisco with tons of changes, especially for developers. At present, it is available only in Google Nexus 6 and Google Nexus 9 tablet. However, there is a lot of chit-chat and gossip in the market about the features that both Kitkat and Android L provide to the users, and which is the best. Have a look at what more or less Android L is providing, and whether it is better than Android 4.4 Kitkat or not.

On-screen buttons and color vibrancy
The very obvious feature that Android L will provide its users is the brightness in the graphics and extremely vibrant picture quality. Other than that the on-screen buttons are entirely different from that of the Kitkat version. It actually reminds one of the gaming console buttons rather than being Android menus.
Lock Screen and Background
The notifications can now be easily accessed from the lock screen, and there are few notifications as well that can be answered from the lock screen only. This feature is not present in the Kitkat 4.4.
The dark back background present in the Android Kitkat 4.4 has now been replaced with the dash of bright grey color that helps the text to emphasize more.
Battery Life
With the help of project volta, Android L has finally started to help OEM, which has resulted in an extended battery life. This facility gives two prime power saving modes to Android L, one is to provide an extended battery life with the help of low-drain mode, and the other is to open up the data. Project Svelte was designed for the purpose of Android Kitkat, but on the contrary, Project Volta is basically meant to target the individual apps. This helps the developers to counter the battery drain by making changes in the codes for individual apps, which helps Android L powered device to run relatively for a longer time.
Speed
Google has put a lot of efforts in ensuring that Android L is the fastest till date. It is built on brand new platforms that works much faster than any other version of the Android. It has now been made standard, and is compatible with MIPS platforms, ARM, and x86. It runs twice faster than that of Dalvik runtime, which is found in previous versions of Android.
Improved Graphics Quality
The mobile gaming industry has gradually improved itself with the development of GPU’s. The recent boost that Android saw lastly was with Android’s previous version, 4.3 Jelly Bean. After that Android Kitkat 4.4 brought along with it some extremely impressive gaming abilities. Now, Android L will also offer its users a pristine and improved graphics quality.
UI or User Interface
The major change that users are going to notice in Android L is the entirely new design language that has been exclusively used for Android L, and was missing earlier from the whole ecosystem of Android. Android 4.4 suffered the problem of mishmash of apps. The apps were different in some or the other way from each other. This diversification has now been resolved to give way to a whole new unified device. This new design has also almost brought a 3D effect on the user interface.
The apps previously on the Kitkat version were in great variation from each other, and were varying immensely on different devices. However, in the newer version of Android, developers have the access over new grid layout, which now enables smartphones, tablets, monitors, chrome books, and even TV’s powered by Android to work and feel as a unified system.
Security
Google believes that there are almost 1 billion Android users around the world who check their phones almost 100 times a day. It also believes that most of the users either use a password or pattern to lock their phones. Android Kitkat has, in fact, various ways to unlock the device, like password, face recognition, pattern, and PIN, which is a little time taking. Android L comes with a fresh and new personal unlocking feature, which enables the device to determine whether it is in a trustworthy atmosphere or not, like in the owner’s hands. This takes place with the help of any Bluetooth device, like a smart watch, or the owner’s voice print.

Indeed, Android L has come up with various fresh advancements and features, which will be enthusiastically adopted by loyal Android users.

MobileAppProvider has also become well-versed with the characteristics and attributes of Android L, and has well adapted it in its mobile application development strategy so that the clients can be contented to the best possible level.

Mobile web is not dead but mobile app will rule the future

October 10, 2014 Vipin Jain

The mobile app development has exploded over the past few years, and it’s not a surprise that 2015 looks to be a much greater year for it. Believe it or not, but mobile app development is just its beginning stage. Also, according to stats, mobile internet users are expected to overtake desktop users in 2015. It means that more number of people will be looking for your website on a mobile device than on their desktop or laptop. In such scenario it doesn’t matter in what business you are in, you must have the portable application for your business so that your visitors can connect with you through mobile.

Mobile App or Mobile Web?

Before discussing mobile application development trends, we need to clear the dilemma whether one should go for mobile website or dedicated mobile app? The debate between these two is going from last 3-4 years, but with the passage of time, companies have been gradually moving towards the mobile apps as they understood their importance.

According to a survey conducted by Flurry (from yahoo), averages time spent on mobile apps by US consumers has risen to 2hrs & 42 mins and time spent on mobile browser is dropped to 22 mins per day. The reason behind this is quite simple i.e.

“Apps are convenient to use and have a quicker response time if compared to mobile websites”

Mobile apps have some disadvantages also, like a poor app experience can completely ruin users’ trust in your app. So one should keep a regular check on the app and try to fix errors and bugs as soon as possible.

Better tools, technology, ideas, developers are contributing towards rapid growth in the mobile industry. Lets have a look and discover some trends to keep an eye on in the near future to stretch mobile application development:

No. of OS’s are increasing: We know that iOS and android are leading in the race of becoming the top mobile OS, while Blackberry and Windows leading behind. But in future we will see the growth of new mobile operating systems like Samsung’s Tizen, mobile Ubuntu OS, Mozilla’s mobile Firefox OS, Sailfish, etc. Most of these are aiming towards creating inexpensive smartphones which are enough to reach people of all economic levels. Due to this, more number of people in 2015 will be able to purchase their first smartphone. With all these operating systems coming in the mobile market, the no of apps being developed is definitely on the rise.
Mobile Website will look like mobile apps: In 2015, as mobile usage exceeds desktop usage, mobile websites will start to resemble with mobile websites. This will lead companies to adopt “Mobile first approach” more strictly. We have examples of billion dollar apps like Instagram, snapchat which are counted strictly among mobile applications. Instagram website was only a link to the app store for many years.
One Remote for All: Those days were gone in the past when remote controls were sold with every TV and stereo on the market. In current scenario your mobile will act like one remote for all electronic appliances in your household. It can be anything from air conditioner, alarm system, TV, stereo to car windows or even garage doors.
Era of fingerprints, end of Passwords: It is a common problem for most of the mobile users to remember passwords and pin numbers for dozens of accounts they have on the internet. Mobile apps in the future will definitely help you to solve this problem by replacing alpha numeric pins and passwords with fingerprints and retina scanners(may be).
In store mobile tracking: Searching for products in departmental stores is very common situation for many of us. Also, customers do not want to waste time in searching for products. Upcoming apps may tell you the location of an item in the store, its price, availability and accessibility.
No of Connected Devices on the Rise: Recently, Samsung launched a WI-Fi controlled Washing machine and a Nest (before being bought by Google) launched a smoke detector which is entirely controlled by a mobile application. In future we may see a boom in these kind of (or even more complex) connected devices.

Lets hope that all the above mentioned trends would be a good news for mobile app developers who wants to increase their revenue in the future. As the market and business trends evolve, mobile apps too needs to evolve and up to date to meet users’ expectations and to provide support for new devices and empower the mobile workforce. With knowledge of upcoming trends in mobile application development you always have a upper hand above your competitors.

By: Vipin Jain

Apple Brings The New Revolution To The Market With iPhone 5S

December 9, 2013 Vipin Jain

iPhone 5S was a way Apple chose to, to tell the world that they think ahead of time. By building a phone with 64-bit architecture and fingerprint identity sensor they made everyone feel special and secure at the same time. It was like giving the feel of the gadgets that otherwise seemed to be available to fictional spy agents like James Bond!

This iPhone is extremely light and thin. It is 7.6 millimeters in width and it weighs just about 112 grams. It is available in 3 colours gold, silver and grey.

iPhone 5S has the incredible feature known as the Touch ID. The touch ID is set on the Home button, which is used all the time. Sensors have been placed under the home screen button that reads your fingerprint. This time it not your headache to remember the password but the phones! The phone can store multiple fingerprints. The best part is these fingerprints details are not stored in iCloud or any other Apple server. The details are just confined to your phone in the A7 chip.

This feature has been designed with the help of biometric experts and hardware engineers. The home screen button is made from sapphire crystal, which protects the sensor beneath it and helps in capturing the detailed picture of your finger. The stainless steel frame around the home button helps in providing accuracy by improving the signal-to-noise ratio.

The iPhone engineers came up with the efficient option to enhance the performance and graphics of the phone with a co-processor; A7 and M7.

A7 is a chip that has been designed around 64-bit architecture, so that iPhone as a smart phone is capable of giving desktop class performance. The idea was to give power in the hands, in fact in the palms of people. It is 2 times faster than the previous processors. It has good graphics performance and it is the only one image signal processor. Even with this load of work to do, it does not draw much energy proving to be energy efficient.

The M7 coprocessor offloads the work from A7 by taking away the motion data from the accelerometer, compass and gyroscope. With both of them working in sync, the battery life increases.

The iOS 7 installed along with A7 chip makes the experience of using the iPhone more fun, exciting and at the same time simple.

The camera is an indispensable part of any smart phones nowadays, the camera provided with this iPhone model is has larger sensor that enhances the pixels. The features added are namely:

larger sensors and larger aperture
continuous burst mode
true flash tone to name a few

Another feature is FaceTime HD camera. It has the improved backside illumination sensor and larger pixels.

The built-in applications are optimized to take full advantage of the new A7 chip and 64-bit architecture.

By: Vipin Jain

New Phones “The One Max” from HTC

November 27, 2013 Vipin Jain

New Phone - One Max From HTC

The One Max from HTC is a phone with all features maximized. It has massive speakers and screen with better camera and battery life.

The dual capture mode enables you to have picture in picture results. The scribble mode allows the photographer and the artist in you to come out together. You can give your personal touch by scribbling on the picture whatever you want.

The screen is huge enough to impress in the first look itself. Android phone lovers will love the phone, as they will be able to enjoy the movies or play games on a 5.9-inch Full HD screen.

The sound effects of The One Max from HTC are brilliant. It has dual frontal stereo speakers boosted with in-built amplifiers. They have named this feature as the HTC BoomSound.

The phone also comes with the high security feature, fingerprint scanner on the rear of the mobile. According to the survey of the HTC team, a mobile user locks and opens the mobile at least 20times a day. To save the hassle of remembering the password, this fingerprint detection is the simplest yet the safest way to keep the phone details safe. You can open or lock your phone with just one touch. The phone can store three fingerprints.

Another interesting feature added in the phone is the use of the thermal fingerprint detector to open applications. First of all the idea of giving the detector on the rear side of the phone is to be able to hold the phone naturally, i.e. gripping with three fingers with the index finger on the top side on rear and the thumb in the front. Coming back to point, when you swipe your index finger on the sensor and home screen would open, with set-up like swiping of the second finger, a social networking site like twitter would open. The opening of applications depends on which finger you swipe.

HTC BlinkFeed is another feature added to the phone. A social intelligence gives you all the details like news and updates when you sign in your social networking accounts. The user can also customize HTC BlinkFeed from a large number of global sources.

The HTC One Max works on the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, which really helps the phone to give the best performance. The battery charging is increased to be 40 times faster. The large 3300mAh battery provides long lasting energy. The phone also has a micro SD card slot built-in.

The hardware as always is impressive. The body for HTC One Max is made of aluminium that is covered with a plastic frame. It is a big impressive phone that has been launched by HTC. The only drawback here is that unlike its competitor phones, it has no stylus.

By: Vipin Jain

iPhone 5C – The New Colorful Innovation

November 26, 2013 Vipin Jain

iPhone 5C as in the words of the Senior Vice President Design Apple Jony Ive, is a vivid example of software and hardware working together in harmony. It is something that is at the same time new and something that you know very well.

It has been designed in a fashion making it user-friendly, not changing much of its features. Rather enhancing and improving the already present features of an iPhone. The iPhone has been made more colourful. The body has been designed out of plastic with perfect shine. Also provided is a matt-finish plastic cover that protects the shine of phone and gives a beautiful contrast.

Starting with the design, the new iPhone 5C outer shell is designed from a seamless plastic, inside is a metal frame that supports the outside plastic shell. The idea behind it was to give a soft and smooth feel to the user.

Apple has also come up with a plastic matt case that protects from scratches. It is available in six different colours. The material chosen for the outer case is silicone. It is soft to hold. The holes that are drilled align perfectly with the speakers. One more thing that is noticeable is that the outer case does not cover the whole rim of the phone making the actual colour also visible. This proves the point that the cover was not an afterthought.

A6 chip used in this new model of iPhone makes it consume less battery, thus making it energy efficient. The battery does not die while the download is on or you are watching some video.
The network support has been improved, it will be a fun experience to download applications or upload pictures, videos.

The camera is an 8MP iSight Camera that delivers clear pictures even in motion.

You can make videos in 1080p HD. The new high definition video recording camera gives you great clarity. It has three times zoom feature so that when making a video from a distance also, you do not lose focus. You can also take still photos during recording video.

The new iPhone has the new FaceTime HD camera, which has larger pixels and has increased sensitivity in low light. This is because of the illumination sensor added to it. This improvement makes it easy for you to capture wonderful photos of yourself. The audio quality has also improved, making the calls sound clearer.

The iOS 7 complements the phone nicely by providing an interface that feels alive. The icons are simple and clean. The wallpapers have been designed to match the icons on the home screen, enhancing the looks of the phone.

Sharing has been made easier with Airdrop feature. Using this feature one can share files like pictures, videos, and documents with people nearby. This will help the user to share their beautiful moments with their friends, relatives and other people relatively easy.

iPhone also comes with various built in applications that help you do things whenever and wherever you wish to.

By: Vipin Jain

Android 5.0 Lollipop VS Android 4.4 Kitkat: How creditable is the new change?

Mobile web is not dead but mobile app will rule the future

Apple Brings The New Revolution To The Market With iPhone 5S

New Phones “The One Max” from HTC

iPhone 5C – The New Colorful Innovation

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