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The brand new iOS 7 is about to release (18th Sep) and are some major User Interface changes. In fact, Engineers at Apple completely re-did the user interface. The new UI is clean, simple yet amazingly efficient. The animations are subtle yet intuitive. The use of translucency gives user the sense of the context. New Continue Reading »
When application in iOS goes in background (Say, Home button is pressed) then application will not run. In iOS, only specific application types are allowed to run in the background. Let us see them in more detail. Application Types Support for Background in iOS There are 7 types of such applications. See the details below: Continue Reading »
Slider Drawer Pattern In this pattern, small handle or hook is provided on the screen to let the user open. User uses the handle to open a screen. This screen here is the Home Screen that carries navigations points to other places / functionalities in the app. Example – In the screens above, there is a Continue Reading »
Sliding Effect (Parent partially visible) In this example, operator has to be selected. User taps on the field and the screen moves / slides to the left to give space to show the list. Good points: – Parent screen is visible. Very good from UX perspective that user still knows the context where it Continue Reading »
Welcome to the world of Location. We have been talking about Location as an important attribute in mobile apps today. Business people and Developers are talking about it. Have you ever thought as to how a testing of apps based on location can be done? Let us talk about it. This articles flows like this: Continue Reading »
Testing – Facebook integration of the app – requires different combinations of situations and cases to be tested. Ex Login to Application using Facebook when Facebook app is installed on the device. In another case, Facebook app is not installed. Let us go through some of them …. iOS – Login Test Scenarios 1. User Continue Reading »
What is this offering from Android? One Tablet used by multiple users – How can we shield users from seeing each other stuff. Jelly Bean has an answer to it. Just like Windows OS, several user profiles (accounts) can be created on Android from Jelly Bean 4.2 (Tablets only) and onwards versions. This feature abstracts Continue Reading »
Prepare for a new treat… Android is the operating system that powers over 1 billion smartphones and tablets. Since these devices make our lives so sweet, each Android version is named after a desert. As everybody finds it difficult to stay away from chocolate they have decided to name the next version of Android after Continue Reading »
In this tutorial we will learn – how to integrate Dropbox with iOS applications. Let us take an example of iOS application. We will be talking about the following: 1. Uploading the files from iOS App to Dropbox 2. Downloading files from Dropbox 3. Browsing the Folder / Files structure of Dropbox. There are mainly Continue Reading »
Out of Memory (OOM) Error Out of memory error is very common error when you are developing for a application that deals with multiple images sets or large bitmaps or some Animation stuff. In this case we have to be very careful and efficient while handling the images or object allocation and deallocation. OOM error Continue Reading »
Lets assume you have developed a great application and now you want to make it “Social”. Facebook and Twitter are the two most popular social networking sites. In this tutorial, we will learn how to deep integrate Twitter in your application. Before starting, I am assuming that you are familiar with the Objective C syntax Continue Reading »
You have developed an application in iOS and now you want to make it “Social”. Facebook and Twitter are the two most popular social networking sites. In this tutorial, we will learn how to integrate Facebook in your application. 1. Register an Application With Facebook To register an iOS application with Facebook, go to http://developer.facebook.com and Continue Reading »
In this world of “quick app” development, the importance of ‘user experience design’ is undermined. Mobile solutions are all about experiences, and we design experiences at InnovationM. Anybody can create a set of screens on mobile (there is an SDK available!) but when that app goes in the hand of the user, is it simple, intuitive and pleasing enough for the user Continue Reading »
Fragmentation in Android can be broadly attributed to following 4 factors: Android OS Versions Devices with different densities (ppi) Devices with different form factors / screen sizes Customization done by OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) Developing applications is a team work and there are key roles that help in containing fragmentation while developing apps. These Continue Reading »