App Or Responsive Design : What Do You Want?
@thebigk
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Oct 18, 2024
Oct 18, 2024
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There are two options in front of us to make CE available on mobile devices and tablets. The first one is the 'App' and the second one is 'Responsive Design'. Let me quickly explain what each of these two options mean -
1. App: We'll have to develop apps for separate platforms and the two leading platforms are Android and iOS. The biggest drawback of developing an 'App' is that it won't support all the mobile devices. For example, we'll need a separate mobile app for Nokia, Blackberry, Windows phones.
2. Responsive Design: This is another option - the site adjusts itself according to the screen size. The site will eliminate components while keeping the focus on content. So when you're accessing it on a regular iPad, you may view the site in full mode. But if you opt for smaller screen sizes, the site itself will remove sidebar and present a mobile friendly layout.
The drawback of having a responsive design is that we'll have few limitations on the overall display of content.
I'd like to have different views on this before taking a final decision. If you prefer the app way, do let me know which operating system to you have on your phone: Android, iOS, Blackberry or some other OS.
1. App: We'll have to develop apps for separate platforms and the two leading platforms are Android and iOS. The biggest drawback of developing an 'App' is that it won't support all the mobile devices. For example, we'll need a separate mobile app for Nokia, Blackberry, Windows phones.
2. Responsive Design: This is another option - the site adjusts itself according to the screen size. The site will eliminate components while keeping the focus on content. So when you're accessing it on a regular iPad, you may view the site in full mode. But if you opt for smaller screen sizes, the site itself will remove sidebar and present a mobile friendly layout.
The drawback of having a responsive design is that we'll have few limitations on the overall display of content.
I'd like to have different views on this before taking a final decision. If you prefer the app way, do let me know which operating system to you have on your phone: Android, iOS, Blackberry or some other OS.
