Category: Mobile

New Features Updates Of IOS 6.1

Posted on by Anurag Pattnaik

Earlier this week, out of uncertainty, Apple released an iOS 6.1 update for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. This update is the first major update to iOS 6, since its launch in the last year. There have been minor updates before this, such as iOS 6.0.1 and iOS 6.0.2, but they were flawed with issues. The features introduced in iOS 6.1 are not necessarily groundbreaking, but as a fix and improvements to its previous mistakes. Let’s take a look at these features.

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  • ‘Siri’ Integration To Search Movies:

Siri has made it extremely simple to find movies, and then buy tickets from Fandango. It is also required to install the Fandango iPhone application to make this feature actually work.  Movies lovers would find this feature to be an extremely fitting update.

  • Apple Maps App:

Apple has definitely improved its Map App with this update. Some of the previous bugs are fixed but hasn’t been solved completely. Along with this it has also added a prominent ‘report a problem’ button.

  • Music Controls:

There is a newly fashioned Lock Screen Music controls in iOS 6.1. When the home button is pressed twice, the music controls pops up. It has been featured to access the music even if the screen is locked. The control interfaces and theme also go well with the Music app itself.

  • Fixed Wi-Fi Issues:

iOS 6.1 on iPhone 5 has resolved all issues from iOS 6.0.2 update. The network connection seems to be strong and stable.

Along with all these features it has also fixed the issue of unexpected OS boot where as the power management is still not satisfying with this update.

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Andolasoft is a leading iPhone application development company offering a comprehensive range of iOS solutions to our global customers. With expertise in HTML 5, CSS, iOS, iPhone SDK, and Cocoa framework, we develop stunning applications to reach a wider audience. With the release of iOS 6.1 it has facilitated our developers to explore new possibilities for application development.

What Is The Key Points For Successful iOS Development?

Posted on by Mandakinee

After the introduction of iOS platform and the application development possibilities, it has paved new business opportunities for the IT industries as well as individual developers.

With the rapidly growing app industry it has become demanding to keep track of changing technology.

Here we have come up with some major key points which should be kept in mind by the developer at the time of iOS application development.

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    1. Drive revenue for your business by integrating  ‘Geo-Targeted push Notification’, ‘Geo-Targeted Advertising’
    2. Integrate NFC (near field communication) system to your application.
    3. Use App analytics to monitor the app’s influence on the market. Target your audience and bring market specific features to you app.
    4. Avoid these flaws in your mobile app development
    5. Irrelevant push notification in the app
    6. Sending unnecessary “Rate my app” request to users
    7. Integrating Facebook and other social networking sites unnecessarily
    8. Avoid using full screen ads. Users hate this.
    9. Try to prefer building Native Apps for iPhones to web apps, because some web technologies are still not compatible with the iOS platform.
    10. Design intriguing UI to compel the user to use your app. Take inspiration from other successful Mobile application to generate similar experience for the users.
    11. iOS development supports numerous programming languages other than Objective-C, such as Ruby, JavaScript, Node.js etc. Choose the language you are comfortable with.
    12. Design your app so that it uses minimal battery power. Users are more concerned about the phone battery rather than the app itself.
    13. Develop cross-platform apps, so that it can be released for other mobile operating systems.
    14. Never build iPhone app that mimics the look and feel of other operating system.
    15. Never overdo the application animations and graphics.

I’ve worked with the team at Andolasoft on multiple websites. They are professional, responsive, & easy to work with. I’ve had great experiences & would recommend their services to anyone.

Ruthie Miller, Sr. Mktg. Specialist

Salesforce, Houston, Texas

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iOS applications are the fastest evolving apps in the app industry.

That’s why at Andolasoft, our iPhone application developers keep their skills updated with the latest technology and latest iOS releases to match the competitive market.

Here we develop engaging iPhone application to meet our customer’s business requirements.

Mobile App Developers Directory For Developers And Project Listing

Posted on by Lipsa

Many resources have revealed that the current era is the age of smart-phone industries. Consumers are looking for smart devices more than ever, and not just for the platform but because of a huge library of apps that can be installed on the device. So developing mobile applications for the devices has become the new challenge for the mobile app development industry. So companies are in continuous search for mobile app developers to build their application. But finding the right developers is not an easy task.

To get rid of this, Andolasoft has developed ‘Orangegigs’, a free mobile app developer directory, using Ruby on Rails. Objective is to meet the mobile app developers with mobile development companies. The website features simple functionalities with a fresh look and feel to the users.

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Here the companies don’t have to register to post their requirements similarly the developers can apply for a job without being a member. Companies including individual recruiters across the globe can list their mobile development projects for different mobile platforms such as iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone and PhoneGap.

Mobile app developers can easily browse through the listed companies and contact them directly based on the location and the technology platform they work. The website is also integrated with popular social media plug-ins like facebook, twitter and Google+ to share their projects to the social networking sites. It includes couple of filters for location and platform. Also this filter helps to build SEO friendly URLs which are loved by crawlers.

With these feature-rich facilities orangegigs.com evolved into the most preferred mobile app developer directory among the companies. Wanna give it a try? Go ahead and do it at www.orangegigs.com

iPhone’s iWallet Patent Control The Spending Limit Of Kids

Posted on by Ajay Sahoo

Apple has published latest patent, explaining Apple’s new iwallet concept. It allows the individuals to configure number of accounts, which can be set-up to control the spending limits. This patent is called “Parental Controls” that could help parents to limit their child’s ability to spend money via an iPhone.

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The control can be configured for categories like, specific places where purchases can take place and the types of transactions which can be allowed. The patent also suggests that, parent will be notified about their child’s activity on the accounts, including the details of the online purchases. The app can also be set for the users, so that they cannot buy some unethical products. The E-Wallet app is enabled with a primary account that is connected to a credit card.

Users are able to use the app to manage transactions using their iPhone. The patent also hints that it will integrate mobile payment solution so that it can be used outside of its ecosystem in the future. It also reveals that the iPhone would integrate NFC (Near field communication) chip for convenience. This technology is still in its early stage of iPhone application development. So NFC enabled monetary transaction may not be secure completely.

I’ve worked with the team at Andolasoft on multiple websites. They are professional, responsive, & easy to work with. I’ve had great experiences & would recommend their services to anyone.

Ruthie Miller, Sr. Mktg. Specialist

Salesforce, Houston, Texas

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iPhone applications are the fastest evolving apps in the app industry. That’s why at Andolasoft, our iPhone application developers keep their skills updated with the latest technology and iOS releases to match this competitive market. Here we develop engaging iPhone application to meet our customer’s business requirements.

iPhone 4S Has Taken The Market Sales High Compared To iPhone 5

Posted on by Lipsa

Soon after the release of the iPhone 5, it went on to become the highest-selling iPhone in history, but based on the recent survey, it has shown some reports for which Apple’s investors are alarmed of possible unfavorable events.

According to new research, this suggested that consumer’s interest in Apple’s popular iPhone 5 lineup may have peaked.

But shares of Apple have decreased since the last month from September. The share has decreased over 25% from as high as $705.07, for which investors are now beginning to panic about Apple’s future.

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UBS analyst Steve Milunovich has estimated for Apple’s fiscal year 2013 and 2014 and has also dropped his price target on Apple shares to $700 from an earlier target of $780.

Milunovich quoted “Some of our Chinese sources do not expect the iPhone5 to do as well as the iPhone 4S”.

Recently consumers in China have also revealed that they would prefer iPhone 4S over the new iPhone5.

The Wall Street Journal wrote over the iPhone5 launch as “arguably the least eventful launch of an Apple device in the company’s four-year history in the Chinese capital”.

Apple’s iPhone 5 demand didn’t show up as expected because of the fact that Apple delivered iPhone 5 with a familiar design and without any exciting features which was much expected by most of the consumers, along with that the malfunctioning iOS6 map apps also played a major part in decreasing iPhone 5 sales this year, even less than the iPhone 4S.

As per the latest survey, it is found that developers still prefer iOS5 over iOS6 for iPhone application development.

Apple AppStore, Google Play & Revenue Earnings

Posted on by Mandakinee

Apple Store, Google Play StoreWe all know that Google and Apple are the most dominating players in the smartphone industry and they get most of their revenues from their application stores i.e. ‘Google Play’ and ‘App Store’ respectively.

But according to a new study from App Annie Intelligence, both Google and Apple have shown interesting numbers in their respective application stores.

App Annie Intelligence has been monitoring numerous apps from Google Play and App Store to measure their performance based on the volume of apps being downloaded and the revenues being earned from their apps.

According to their report, Google Play has seen phenomenal growth in revenue in October 2012, which has increased by a staggering 311% compared to January 2012, but it’s still unable to match App Store, which attracted four times more revenues despite of growing just 12.9% in the same period.

Since the release of the report, Apple has disagreed App Annie’s numbers by saying that App Store’s revenue grew over 200% and not just 12.9%, but later it was revealed that both companies were right in their own way because the two entities were looking at the growth differently.

Practically Apple has grown around 200% every year, but according to App Annie, Apple’s growth is 12.9% in October 2012 counting from January 2012. So it turned out that both Apple and App Annie were right.

According to other findings from the study, there are other interesting statistics like:

  • 10% more free downloads are available from App Store compared to Google Play
  • Only 3.3% growth in app downloads for App Store whereas 48% growth is seen for Google Play in the last five months

In the recent past USA was listed for the highest iOS app downloads with 26% than the rest of the world and the revenue collected for the same was 33% of the rest of the world.

Whereas for Android 21% of app downloads came from USA and collected around 29% of revenue from Japan. Among the free mobile game apps for iOS, companies like EA, Gameloft and Facebook pulled maximum downloads and for Google Play, the top free app publishers are Google, Facebook, Rovio, Go Launcher.

Taking revenue into consideration the grossing iOS apps were from companies like EA, Zynga, Supercell. For Google Play the leaders were DeNA, COLOPL and GungHo Online.

There are other free iPhone and Android apps which also play a major role in generating revenues and traffic to the application stores. At the same time, iPhone application development and Android application development both are improving day by day.

We at Andolasoft have team of iPhone application developers and Android application developers to provide business solutions. We have developed iOS apps like Orangewall, Andolapic and kurrentjobs and Android apps like Christmas Tree Puzzle which you can download Free from App Store and Google Play.