We might not be living in the golden age of data privacy, but the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) certainly ushered in a new age that promises a bigger focus on data privacy and increased control for users over their personal data. This is clear from the steady stream of regulations that follow in the…
Mobile apps have become an essential part of our lives and are only growing in importance and popularity, and this makes mobile apps an increasingly valuable target for hackers and malicious actors. Yet, a 2019 study found that 38% of iOS apps and 43% of Android apps have at least one high-risk security vulnerability and…
With 81% of gaming apps and 49% of non-gaming apps using it, in-app ads are one of the most popular monetization strategies among app developers. And with global mobile ad spending hitting $240 billion ー double the 2020 consumer ad spendー it is a very lucrative revenue stream for app developers. Increasingly, app owners are…
React Native is one of the most popular cross-platform app development frameworks, and it’s definitely the most mature. This is why it is used by the likes of Facebook, UberEats, Tesla, and others to create great cross-platform mobile app experiences from one codebase. Often, great React Native apps are built with great React Native tools.…
Mobile app design is a crucial phase during development and a mobile app’s UI can make or break the application. Delivering a great user experience should be your number one priority as a mobile app developer as it has a powerful and direct impact on your user engagement, conversion rates, and consequently revenues. There are…
React Native lets you build mobile apps using only JavaScript. It uses the same design as React, letting you compose a rich mobile UI from declarative components. With React Native, you don’t build a “mobile web app”, an “HTML5 app”, or a “hybrid app”. You build a real mobile app that’s indistinguishable from an app…
Continuous integration, continuous delivery (CI/CD), and continuous deployment have drastically changed the mobile software development cycle, especially with the different continuous integration tools developers now use to ship their apps. As software development cycles are becoming faster, time to deploy apps and delivery cycles are becoming shorter and shorter. Instead of companies shipping new app…
Whether you are just starting out or you’re a seasoned Android developer already, you know how difficult it is to perform seemingly simple tasks. Thankfully, many have been there before you and created Android libraries and frameworks to help you develop with ease. I asked our Android team what they thought were the essential Android…
In today’s global world, mobile app localization has become a must. When implemented well, it has helped some apps improve their app store ranking, increase downloads by up to 200%, and enhance revenue by almost 30%. Now that mobile app developers and project managers are becoming more aware of these facts, the need for a…
While you can use spreadsheets as a way to manage test cases for a small team, it can quickly turn into a huge burden as your team grows and you iterate on your app. Other tools like JIRA can be configured to support test cases management, but will not offer testing-specific features. Eventually, you will…
Mobile App Intelligence tools give you access to mobile app market data. Details include everything from app downloads, user retention, and activity to historical rankings, ratings, reviews, keywords, as well as advertising campaigns, creatives, and impressions. This makes mobile app intelligence tools perfect to keep an eye on your competitors, compare your app to theirs…
Mobile commerce has been on a steady rise for the past few years, and according to Statista, it is projected to make up 72.9% of all e-commerce by 2021. And with 85% of consumers preferring apps over mobile sites and mobile apps holding the lowest cart abandonment rate at 20%, e-commerce apps are rapidly gaining…