MAKINGYOUR FIRSTMOBILE APP

8 TIPS FOR

These tips are distilled from Kinvey’s eBooks, “How to Make an App: Android Edition”,

“How to Make an App: iOS Edition”&

“How to Make an App: HTML5 Edition”

#1

Identify a function that improves people’s lives

DECIDE WHATNEW “THING” YOUWANT TO DO

It’s difficult to gain traction on a stale idea

MAKE SURE YOURIDEA DOESN’T ALREADY EXIST

#2

Your app’s feature set should be as small as possible

KEEP IT SIMPLE#3

Your app’s core functionality informs the architecture

BUILD A STATICPROTOTYPE FIRST

#4

Allocate time and budget to design–it permeates all levels of the app

INVEST IN QUALITY DESIGN

#5

Decide whether you want to deploy on Android, iOS or HTML5

CONSIDER EACHPLATFORM’SPARTICULAR ADVANTAGES

#6

If you want Apple or Android to feature your app, it’s best to use their

newest features

#7

INTEGRATE THE LATEST OS AND HARDWARE RELEASES

Use the Android, Apple or HTML5 de-veloper tools to get started

#8

SET UP YOURDEVELOPMENTENVIRONMENT

Check out “How to Make an App: Android Edition”,

“How to Make an App: iOS Edition”&

“How to Make an App: HTML5 Edition”for more tips