CAPPS (CERN Apps forum) meeting #10http://indico.cern.ch/e/CAPPS-10

Sebastian Lopienski

June 2015

• Welcome • CERN mobile device and app landscape• General updates

Welcome to CAPPShttps://twiki.cern.ch/Mobile/CernApps

CAPPS forum brings together people involved professionally with mobile apps at CERN: • app developers and owners• apps user representatives• IT infrastructure providers• communication experts • other stakeholders

We meet last Friday of a month, every 2-4 months, at 2pm

Our mailing list: cern-apps@cern.ch • subscribe: https://e-groups.cern.ch/e-groups/EgroupsSubscription.do?egroupName=cern-apps

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CERN mobile device and app landscape- update June 2015

Active mobile devices at CERN

3600 devices, 370 added last month

2700 devices, 250 added last month

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(rough numbers as of June 2015; registered in LanDB and active on the CERN network)

Slight (constant) growth since March

Same Android-iOS ratio as before

Active mobile devices at CERN

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(from IT-OIS, as of June 2015; registered in LanDB and active on the CERN network)

Courtesy of IT-OIS

CERN Stores(as of March 2015)

07.06.10 - MOBILE PHONES - GSM - SMARTPHONE

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March 2015

CERN Stores(as of June 2015)

07.06.10 - MOBILE PHONES - GSM - SMARTPHONE

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Just one

smart-phone

available

• What?– Swisscom will replace Sunrise the 1st of July 2015

• Why?– Swisscom has won the call for tender for mobile services

• When?– Installation started in January– All services should be ready in June– The operator will be swapped the 1st of July

• How?– Swisscom’s network is being installed while Sunrise’s one is still in

operation– Sunrise will be decommission once Swisscom is operational

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Mobile network migrationslide from Rodrigo Sierra, http://indico.cern.ch/e/CERN-ITTF-2015-03-13

Mobile network migrationslide from Rodrigo Sierra, http://indico.cern.ch/e/CERN-ITTF-2015-03-13

• Mobile services will be improved:– LTE (4G) in the Swiss part– UMTS (3G) and LTE (4G) in the French part (authorization pending

from French regulator)– UMTS (3G) and LTE (4G) in the underground facilities– LTE-Advanced in the LHC experiments: 150Mbps DL– Reminder: No Wi-Fi in the tunnels after LS1

• New tariffs:– Very interesting tariffs negotiated (~ 50% reduction in average)

• New operator:– New SIM card and new number

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Apps: http://twiki.cern.ch/Mobile (as of Jun 2015)

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Don’t hesitate

to edit / update!

… and some random picks on general (non-CERN) topics

Google I/O (May 2015)From http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/11638823/Google-IO-2015-the-key-8-announcements.html

• Android M – available in Q3 2015– “app links”– battery-saving “doze” mode (when a phone is not used)– fingerprint recognition

• Project Brillo: a new Android-derived platform– For Internet of Things devices using “Weave” protocol

• Improvements to Android Development Toolshttp://robovm.com/google-io-summary-whats-new-in-android-development-tools/

• Updates to Android Wear– Google’s OS for wearables

• Google Cardboard SDK

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Apple WWDC (June 2015)From http://robovm.com/wwdc-2015-keynote-summary-for-developers/

• iOS 9 – available in September 2015 (?)– stability, security, “intelligence”– split screen view of two apps (on iPads only)

• Swift 2 (and going open source)

• watchOS 2• A single, unified Developer account for all platforms

– iOS, watchOS, Mac OS• Testing apps on up to 100 devices of each type

– iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch• App Store stats

– 100 billions of total downloads, $30B paid to developers

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iOS 8 “Suggested Apps” feature• at Geneva airport:

• location-based suggestions– geo-fences (GPS), or

iBeacon (Bluetooth)• already installed apps, or

apps from the App Store• should CERN app(s) be

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Interesting further reading: design• Material Design implementation in Android

https://speakerdeck.com/mathieu_calba/material-design-implementation-in-android

• Great-looking apps for Apple iOS deviceshttp://iosdesign.ivomynttinen.com/

• Apple Design Awards 2015https://developer.apple.com/design/awards/

• Best-In-Class Android Design https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/promotion_3001769_io_awards

• A Beginner’s Guide to Great Visual Designhttp://www.willowtreeapps.com/blog/a-beginners-guide-to-great-visual-design-of-mobile-apps/

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Interesting further reading: other• Code: PhoneGap/Cordova development – lessons learned

http://www.agingcoder.com/programming/2015/02/21/lessons-learned-from-5-years-of-phonegapcordova-development/

• Code: How not to crash – avoid crashing bugs in iOS apps http://inessential.com/hownottocrash

• Test: The analytics checklist – what to measure and look forhttp://cogitas.net/blog/2015/03/27/the-analytics-checklist-what-to-measure-and-look-for/

• Test: User testing, explainedhttp://thenextweb.com/creativity/2015/04/27/user-testing-explained/

• Fun: Origin of Mac’s CMD symbol http://blog.jaredsinclair.com/post/121299215660/origin-of-the-cmd-symbol

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