The Mobile Talky Box Thing
Matt Gaunt
gauntface.co.uk
Who the Hell is this guy?
gauntface.co.uk
@gauntface
plus.google.com/+MattGaunt
github.com/gauntface
matt@gauntface.co.uk
Started off at Uni....
...then came the start-up...
...then FP...
..now.
Topics
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Platforms
- iOS, Android, Blackberry, WP
- Cross platform tools
- Development Ethos
- Fragmentation?
- Form Factors
- iOS, Android, Blackberry, WP
- Fragmentation?
You
If you have questions...
Platforms
iOS
IDE - Xcode
App Store
Who wants to have an iOS App?
Who is the user?
Android
(Love that little guy)
IDE - Android Studio (Intellij)
Play STORE
Who wants to have an Android App?
Who is the user?
Windows Phone
(My first Smart Phone)
IDE - Visual Studio
Windows Phone MarketPlace
Who wants to have an WP app?
Who is the user?
Blackberry
(It's as if satan made this just to spite me)
IDE - Eclipse / ??????
Blackberry AppWorld
Who wants to have a BB app?
Who is the user?
Symbian
IDE - Qt Quick
Nokia Store
Who wants a Symbian app?
Who is the user?
Bada
Ubuntu Touch
Firefox OS
HTML + QT
Are Funny Beasts
Distrbution
US
Google - 52%
Apple - 39.2%
Blackberry - 5.1%
Windows Phone - 3.0%
Symbian - 0.5%
Distribution
India
Feature Phone OEM Share
Nokia - 22.5%
Samsung - 11.5%
Micromax - 6.5%
Smartphone OEM Share
Samsung - 43.1%
Nokia - 13.3%
Sony - 8.2%
Cross Platform
PhoneGap
Titanium
KirinJS
Whiteboard Time
What Should You Do?
well
Easier -What Shouldn't You Do?
The Dont's
Expect one size to actually fit all
Pretend to be native if you aren't - Uncanny Valley is not good
Assume Europe == World
Think you only need an app - websites exist
Think that once your done, you're done
Development Ethos
Let's Start with platforms...
Native vs Cross Platform vs Web
Fragmentation (Yuck!)
Versions. Screen Sizes. Form Factors. Inputs. Features. API's.
Back-End
Cloud. JSON, XML, SOAP.
Design
Form Factors
Phones
7" Tablets
10" Tablets
TV's
Fun Stories
LastMinute
Web OS
Glastonbury
Cross Platform Yo.
Where To-Do
Smaller Platforms Aren't a Bad Thing
Mobile Web Isn't Web
The Reason I Point This Out..
