WHAT'S+APP???

**All About Apps!**

//**What is an app?** An **app ** is a type of software that allows you to perform specific tasks. Applications for desktop or laptop computers are sometimes called desktop applications, and those for mobile devices are called mobile apps. //

**1.** Which apps do you use and why? What do you like about them?

**2**. What is the difference between an app and a mobile website? When might you use one over the other?

**3**. What about responsive design? What is that? when would you use it?

**4.** Let's watch the first 3 minutes of a [|video] of a free app development class. the video talks about how technology and people have evolved to rely on mobile devices and what that means for web designers. If you’re interested to learn even more in this class it is free to sign up and join.

**5.** **Let’s practice.** We’re going to try creating an app prototype on fluidui.com. This is an easy to use to create workable prototypes. You don’t need an account to just start playing around.

//You will create at least two to three different screens for an app. Think about re-creating or re-inventing an app you like, or maybe for a club or team. The choice is yours.// //Double-click to create a new page and on the left you will see a menu with icons and other items to drag onto your screen.//

**1. Android vs iOS (Apple)** Creating apps for an iPhone or iPad is different than for other systems, such as an Android phone. Phones and tablets that run Android are open, meaning anyone can develop anything and share it. We are going to be doing that so we can test our apps on our class Android device, my old Samsung Galaxy S2. Check out the Apple developer website. It is free to register as an Apple developer. Generally speaking, if you want to develop apps for Apple devices you have to do so exclusively on a Mac. <span style="color: #635537; font-family: Verdana,Trebuchet,Helvetica,Arial,Jamrul,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">When we develop our first app with Dreamweaver CS6 you will see that the app will be available for all operating systems but we will only be able to download it onto the Android phone to test it. <span style="color: #635537; font-family: Verdana,Trebuchet,Helvetica,Arial,Jamrul,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">What is Android? It is an open operating system created by Google. It runs on most phones that aren’t iPhones. There are tons of versions of Android and there are tons of devices that run differing versions. Just check this out: <span style="color: #635537; font-family: Verdana,Trebuchet,Helvetica,Arial,Jamrul,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Android device fragmentation <span style="color: #635537; font-family: Verdana,Trebuchet,Helvetica,Arial,Jamrul,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Also see: <span style="color: #635537; font-family: Verdana,Trebuchet,Helvetica,Arial,Jamrul,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> cell/wireless coverage in area and top carriers