Regardless of what OS powered mobile devices are heavily trending nowadays, app stores to them all are densely crowded; they even appears to be flooding. Two leading platforms – iOS and Android – now individually have more than a million apps. And as it’s naturally supposed to be, there are only a handful of apps that can really be called hit ones.
8 great tips to help mobile developers make user friendly apps
1. GREAT TIPS TO HELP
MOBILE DEVELOPERS
MAKE USER-
FRIENDLY APPS
2. Regardless of what OS powered mobile devices are heavily
trending nowadays, app stores to them all are densely
crowded; they even appear to be flooding. Two leading
platforms – iOS and Android – now individually have more than
a million apps. And as it’s naturally supposed to be, there are
only a handful of apps that can really be called hit ones.
Forget about the type of an app but if it’s not user-friendly,
users have all the rights to discard it just after downloading it.
An app must come with the most comprehensive user
experience. Mobile developers should consider it as a top
priority while development an app; however, not all mobile
developers are aware of this fact. So here are some tips that
can help mobile developers create user-friendly apps.
Before you launch an app, do one
thing more than one time. It is
testing the app. Of course no
software is 100% bug free but if
you noticeably let bugs go in an
app, it’s all about you deliberately
compromising app’s success.
Test the app
3. An app should not entirely depend on internet. There must be
some features
that app should
support even if
the device isn’t
connected to the
internet. You
need to create
offline experience
in an app so that
in case users are not connected to web, the app can deliver
some of its features.
The principle of KISS (Keep it
simple, stupid) applies here
too. Even if app’s idea is the
complex one, mobile
developers should try to make
the UI as simple as possible.
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Keep it simple, stupid
4. Unlike PC which requires its users to have some level basic
training, smartphones and tables can generally be used without
help of anyone. Developers should put such capabilities into
app at every level so that users can learn to use it on their own.
Not all platforms work the same way. There are major
differences between iOS and Android. Same enforces on
Windows Phone and BlackBerry. They all are different from
each others. Even users to these platforms are different. You
must figure out the differences among all the platforms and
then initiate a mobile application development.
A mobile application
development project
implemented without
knowing users at all will fail.
Success is neither a
coincident, nor it’s the matter
of lock. If your app fits the
choices, needs and
requirements of users, it will
Be well aware of the platform
Know you users
5. succeed. But it will meet all expectation of users only if it’s
based on proper research of market, audience, domain, and
lots of other aspects.
An app has chance to turn out to be successful if everything it
has, is available 1-3 tap
away. Navigation of the app
should be planned in a way
so that things can quickly
be accessed. If it has user’s
detail filling area, do not
put too many fields as
nobody likes to fill multiple-
field form on mobile
devices. Touch screen
typing bores and thus there
should be no or less operations added related to inputting any
sort of information.
Make Navigation Simple
Apply Grids
Implement grids in design process so that everything in the app
looks uniformed. By the use of grids you can avoid the app getting
6. misaligned.
You cannot expect huge response for your app if you are
implementing only
to platform. Cover as
many popular
platforms as
possible. By covering
multiple platforms at
once, you can give
the app a universal
appeal.
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