2. The internet is overflowing with debates about the faults and merits of native
and hybrid web apps. Predictably, some favor the former and others the
latter. However, it would be naive not to consider the advantages of hybrid
apps when discussing app development options.
While native and hybrid web apps are built on significantly different forms of
technology, most people don’t know the difference between them. To add
more confusion to the mix, hybrid native apps combine elements of both
native and web technologies.
So, both the technologies have their advantages and disadvantages, and
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3. What are Hybrid Apps?
A hybrid app is a software application that combines elements of both native
apps and web applications. Hybrid apps are essentially web apps that have been
put in a native app shell. Once they are downloaded from an app store and
installed locally, the shell is able to connect to whatever capabilities the mobile
platform provides through a browser that's embedded in the app. The browser and
its plug-ins run on the back end and are invisible to the end-user.
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5. NATIVE APPLICATIONS
Native applications are apps built using programming languages such as Objective-C (iOS) and Java
(Android).These apps can be downloaded from app stores and installed on mobile devices where they can be
accessed via a designated icon on the home screen.Because they reside within the device itself, native apps are
very good at accessing data provided by some of the functionalities in mobile devices, such as GPS information,
accelerometer data, contacts, etc.
WEB APPLICATIONS
Web apps, on the other hand, are developed using web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript. They
exist entirely within browsers such as Safari and Chrome and are essentially mobile websites It is therefore not
possible to download them from an app store, although many mobile devices allow you to “bookmark” them as an
app icon on your home screen. Web apps can be designed and optimized to appear as native apps and some
devices even remove the top bar of the browser to make them look even more so.
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6. HYBRID APPLICATIONS
At their core, hybrid apps are web apps wrapped in a native shell. This means
that while the basic infrastructure of hybrid apps is native, the content is web-
based. So hybrid apps are like a native app with a browser embedded within it.
By combining both technologies, hybrid apps can take advantage of all the
native features of native apps – accessing data from other apps, offline
working, ability to be downloaded from an app store – while the actual content
relies on HTML being rendered in a browser.
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7. BENEFITS OF
HYBRID
APPLICATIONS
A C C E S S O F D E V I C E D A T A
Hybrid apps, like native apps, are able to access
data that devices pick up via functionality such
as GPS and camera, but also push notifications
and address book information.
F A S T D E V E L O P M E N T
The Minimum Viable Product (MVP) approach
necessitates the fast deployment of functional
solutions in order to be the first to penetrate
the market and gain a substantial competitive
advantage.
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8. Challenges
DEBUGGING
That extra layer also makes debugging a potential nightmare. We are relying on the framework
itself to play nicely with the targeted operating system and not introduce any new bugs. Since
our team members have good knowledge about the platforms, we will neglect this issue with
our experienced team.
SLOWER PERFORMANCE
Because its content is based on a web-based layer, hybrid apps can be slower to load than
native apps. However, there are ways to manage this and we are using great mobile
frameworks(Ionic Framework, OnSen UI, etc) and we deliver surprising results to our clients.
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9. CONCLUSION
Hybrid mobile applications have their place in every situation where
fast development is the main priority or where the high cost of
targeting each platform with an individual native application would be
downright prohibitive. Big players and companies who need to stay on
top of the latest development are not likely to sacrifice performance
and control. However, it may be just a matter of time before hybrid
application frameworks reach such a high level of maturity that all
previously mentioned negatives will simply disappear.
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