Challenges Faced During Mobile Application Development

By Author: Johan Smith
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The market of mobile apps, including both iOS and Android mobile application development, has seen tremendous growth in these couple of years. Almost every business has gone online in the App Store of one of more platforms. This has also increased the demand for app developers now. 
 
With this increasing growth of application development and with thousands of these getting released on the app stores, it has become more imperative to build flawless apps. Developers have to overcome each and every challenge to end up with the best applications. 
 
No matter for the type of business and for which platform the developer is building an app, it is not that simple now to create an ROI-driven and glitch-free app. There are many challenges that come on the way. Coping up with the high competition in the market is important and here’s what developer must overcome for the same. 
 
Challenges faced during the app development process. 
 
Evaluating the business requirements is imperative:
Assessing and evaluating ...
... the user demands and preferences is one of the biggest challenges developers face during the app development process. Identifying and figuring out what the users are exactly expecting from such an app is highly important to meet their needs in every way through the app. The competition has grown massive and it is not that easy now to get noticed in this huge crowd. Creating something interactive and innovative is essential for meeting the current requirements of the users. 
 
Developers have to consider factors like:

The app’s purpose
The functionalities to be addressed 
The current market demands
Building an app that stands out from what’s already there

 
Overall, your app must define the competitive market well. It is a significant challenge but overcoming this is should be a priority for the developers.
 
Choosing the right technology for app development:
Choosing a core, constructive, and the right application development technology is a challenging task for every app developer. Developers need to think about and consider several factors prior to deciding whether the app will be a native one, a hybrid, or a cross-platform app. 
 
So many different platforms and technologies are available now for app development to choose from. But it will be helpful for you if you have a good and clear understanding of the pros and cons of these platforms and technologies to ensure to choose the one that will suit your project needs the most. Going ahead with an outdated option can be a disaster and can make you end up with a low-performing application. So, yes, overcome this challenge smartly by picking and working with the right app development technology. 
 
Making the app compatible with all OS:
With so many different operating systems available today, developers need to first make a plan about the OS compatibility issue. Developers can talk to the business owners before planning. Discuss things like for which platform or OS the owner want to build the app for.
 
No matter what, developers should take up the challenge of making the app look the same and function in the same way in all operating systems, and devices. For this, a sound knowledge of the available OS, market fragmentation and programming languages can prove to be helpful. 
 
Apart from these, developers also must be sure that the application is fully-tested, consumes less battery, less space in the device, and is highly secure. 
 
Johan Smith is an expert in mobile application development and is associated with one of the top companies for app development in Australia, GetAProgrammer. The author has written several articles with his expertise and has come up with this one to let the beginners identify these challenges and overcome the same effortlessly.