HOW TO BUILD MOBILE APPS FOR IOS ANDROID
HOW TO BUILD MOBILE APPS FOR IOS ANDROID FOR FREE!!! Ray Pastore, Ph. D. Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology – UNCW www. raypastore. co m
PRESENTATION TODAY Development: Apple and Android Native App Tools Cross Platform Tools Drag and Drop Tools Actually making an app Publishing an app
APPLE Developer § § § https: //developer. apple. com/ $99 per year i. Phone/i. Pad or Mac Can only be made on Macs University Program § https: //developer. apple. com/programs/ios/university/ § Can share apps, publish to personal ipod/iphone/ipad Xcode § https: //developer. apple. com/xcode/ § C/C++ § Must have Mac to use Review Process Ease of Use § Very difficult § Experienced Programmers only
ANDROID Developer § http: //developer. android. com/index. html § $25 per year § No need for university license, can publish apps to devices and even publish on web for free. License only needed if publishing to app store Eclipse § http: //www. eclipse. org/ § Java No Review Process Ease of use § Not as difficult as Apple § But programming required § Can get by with a basic understanding
CROSS PLATFORM TOOLS Best cross platform tools? § HTML 5 and Flash HTML 5 vs Flash? HTML 5 § Phone. Gap (owned by Adobe) § http: //phonegap. com/ § Dreamweaver/HTML programming § Publish to apple, android, windows, blackberry § Can use terminal or Adobe’s publisher Adobe Flash § Publish to apple android
DRAG AND DROP TOOLS Apple § Gamesalad - http: //gamesalad. com § Free to publish in i. OS but $299 for full package § Works with android too just need to pay the fee Android § MIT App Inventor - Free § http: //appinventor. mit. edu § Curriculum Guide: http: //teach. appinventor. mit. edu/ Other tools § Tons of other tools out there however these are some of the most popular § Most of the other tools (not all) have a catch, such as a fee to actually publish even though free to create or have ads. § Look for more of these tools in the future but please read the fine print.
HARDWARE What are my options for testing use or classroom use? § i. Pods § i. Pads § Android Tablets
BUILDING THE EASY WAY HTML/HTML 5 You can use Dreamweaver or any HTML editor Create an HTML file (or many) § Create a whole HTML site
DESIGN http: //raypastore. com/wordpress/2012/06/basic-rules-ofinterface-design-for-computers-and-mobile-devices / Smartphones typically have between 3 and 4. 5 -inch screens < meta name="viewport" content="width=780"> § http: //raypastore. com/wordpress/2012/11/how-to-make -an-html-webpage-the-correct-size-on-a-mobile-device/
PUBLISHING Adobe Phonegap § 1 app for free - private § 25 for free with creative cloud § Unlimited for free using github
SIGNING AND SUBMITTING TO APP STORES Apple § Get key code from apple developer website § Submit to store – hope apple approves § https: //itunesconnect. apple. com Android § Create keycode from terminal § http: //raypastore. com/wordpress/2013/09/how-to-make-a-keystorefile/ § Submit to store § Post on blogs/websites/email § https: //play. google. com/apps/publish Both § Icon – png file § Screenshots § Description
RESOURCES Tons of resources on all of these tools on my blog @ §www. raypastore. com
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