iPhone Apps

Have you ever wanted to learn to develop apps (applications) for the iPhone? These Apps have become a major way of making heaps of money. Well this article will explain how. There are four ways of learning how to do this.

1. Take your idea to a developer who will build the application for you
2. Use an online program builder tool that requires little or no programming
3. Learn how to convert a program developed in HTML or other programs for use on the iPhone.
4. Learn to develop your own apps by learning all the programs and skills yourself.

First you will need to decide whether to use “Web App” or “Native App” after looking at the pros and cons of each approach.

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What Is a Web App?
A Web App is fundamentally a website that is specifically designed for or modified for the iPhone. You can use various tools to adapt an existing website for use. Web app are built with standard web technologies (HTML, Javascript etc.). If you can build websites, then you can build basic Web Apps. You will need a specific URL or a link and most of the iphone functions and hardware will be unavailable to you. A Web App is not installed on the phone, like the Native App, and is not available in the iTunes App Store, and is not written with Objective-C.
What Is a Native App?
A Native App is developed using the iPhone system and is installed on the iPhone. The application can use all hardware (speakers, accelerometer, camera, etc.), and are written with Objective-C. Native Apps are available in the iTunes App Store which increases their appeal for users, but means that the Apps have to be submitted to Apple and approved.

Pros of Native Apps

• Millions of registered credit card owners are just one click away from your App.
• There are excellent development tools available when you register for Xcode, Interface Builder, and the Cocoa Touch framework.
• You can access all the excellent hardware features of the iPhone.

Cons of Native Apps

• There is a cost for becoming an Apple developer. Generally, native iPhone application development is more expensive than its Web application counterpart.
• You are at the mercy of the Apple approval process.
• You have to develop using Objective-C or a similar program on a Mac.
• Its harder to release updates and problem fixes quickly and all you users will have to upload the revised version.
• The development cycle and testing can be slow and are constrained by App Store’s limitations and the mysterious approval process.

Pros Web Apps

• Web developers can use the tools they know, modify their current web design and use existing development skills.
• You are not limited to the Mac OS.
• Your app will run on any device that has a web browser (Blackberry, Android etc.)
• You can fix bugs in real time and not require users to upload revised versions on their iPhones. The updates will be instantly available
• The development cycle is much faster.

Cons Web Apps

• You cannot access and use all the wonderful hardware features of the iPhone.
• You have to develop your own payment system if you want to charge for the App.
• It can be hard to develop sophisticated user interfaces. The best application are very similar to the Native Apps. Users may see that it is not a Native App and reject it.

These distinctions are breaking down somewhat, especially in a development sense because there are various programs which you can use to develop a Web App and have them converted to a Native App (see below). You can also take a Website and package it as a Native App for the iPhone and other mobile platforms using various tools.

Options for Developing an iPhone App

Option 1. Take your idea to a developer who will build the application for you
There are several developers who will work with you and create a program for your idea and have it registered by App store. They will fully develop the Native or Web App for you for an upfront fee, a monthly fee or a share of the profits. This means that you do not need any programming skills. Some companies will pay you for ideas.

Complete App Developers

TOOL	URL
AppMakr	http://www.appmakr.com/
Appanda	http://www.appanda.com/pages/faq6/
MyAppBuilder	http://myappbuilder.com/
AppIncubator	http://www.medlmobile.com/index.php?page=appincubator

Option 2. Use an online program builder tool that requires little or no programming

There are many online tools that you can use to build your own Apps from templates and various tools any functions. They supply the tools and templates. You supply your wonderful idea, great content and design skills. There are some general online App builders that are designed for general business and entertainment needs and more specific ones that target specific needs. Others allow developers familiar with HTML and javascript to write Apps using their existing program knowledge to write the code, and then will transform that code into a native iPhone Application which can be submitted to the iTunes Store. Other require knowledge of HTML, Ruby, Java, Javascript, CSS, Python, PHP.

Native App Builders

There are various websites that help you to build your own Native App using templates and tools. Most will submit your App to the iTines Store for Approval.

Examples of Native App Building Tools

TOOL	URL
AppMakr	http://www.appmakr.com/
99Apps	http://www.99apps.com
AppBreeder	http://www.appbreeder.com/
Appcelerator	http://www.appcelerator.com/
BuildAnApp	http://www.buildanapp.com/turbo/home
GameSalad	http://gamesalad.com/landing/overview
Kanchoo	http://www.kanchoo.com/
MobileAppLoader	http://mobileapploader.com/myapp/default.aspx
Mock App	http://mockapp.com
PhoneGap	http://www.phonegap.com/
Sweb Apps	http://www.swebapps.com/index.htm
TapLynx	http://www.taplynx.com/features/
Yapper	http://yapper.sachmanya.com/

Web App Tools and Converters

There are many websites that can help you to build your own Web App using templates and tools. Some offer tools that will convert your existing websites into a version suitable for the iPhone. Others will convert your Web App into a Native App. Examples of online tools that require programming knowledge such as HTML, Ruby, Java, Javascript, CSS, Python, PHP are shown below:

Web App Online Tools

TOOL	URL
Cappuccino	http://cappuccino.org/
CiUI (CNET)	http://www.clientcide.com/cnet-js-standards/ciui-cnet-iphone-ui/
EyeMags	http://eyemags.com/em/index.jsp
iUI	http://iphoneized.com/
LiquidGear	http://www.liquidgear.net/
Magic Framework	http://www.jeffmcfadden.com/projects/Magic%20Framework
MobiOne	http://www.genuitec.com/mobile/
Modelbaker	http://www.widgetpress.com/modelbaker
NimbleKit	http://www.nimblekit.com/
PhoneGap	http://www.phonegap.com/
QuickConnect	http://quickconnect.sourceforge.net/browser/index.html
Rhodes	http://rhomobile.com/products/rhodes/
RhoHub	http://rhohub.com
Rhomobile	http://rhomobile.com/
Sproutcore	http://www.sproutcore.com/
UNITYMobile #	http://www.unitymobile.com
XUI	http://www.xoetrope.com/xui

Option 3. Learn to develop your own Applications by learning all the programs and skills yourself.

What skills do you require to develop a successful and profitable iPhone App? As well as programming skills and understanding of the iPhone system you may also need to play the roles of Researcher, Creator and Idea Developer, Entrepreneur, Project Manager, Information Architect, User Information Designer, Accountant, Developer, Marketer and Advertiser. You may need help with some of these aspects.

Here is Skills Checklist

• Ability to know what works and doesn’t work for existing iPhone Apps
• Market Research Skiils
• Ability to map the App Functionality in a sitemap and tree structure
• Graphic and Layout Design
• Graphic User Iinterface Design
• Programming skills in the iPhone Operating System, Objective C, Cocoa, etc.
• iPhone App Promotion, Advertising and Marketing

Don't panic there are lost of resources to help you learn.

The first major resource is the Apple iPhone Dev Centre (http://developer.Apple.com/iPhone/index.action) - Once registered you can join the team of Apple Developers and you can access iPhone SDK 3.2 for developing iPhone, iPod touch and iPad Applications. The website offers developers for the new iPhone OS lots of resources including the frameworks, tools, best-practice guidelines, and content-rich design methods for creating innovative and useful iPhone Applications. Some of the resources available are:

• Technical Documentation and Specifications
• Getting Started Guides
• iPhone Reference Library
• Application Programming Guide
• Development Guide
• Human Interface Guidelines and GUI
• How to Develop Your First iPhone Application
• A primer for Learning Objective-C: A Primer

Resources for Learning how to Program the iPhone

Books
Online Tutorials and Courses
Face to Face Courses
Check your local University and other education centres for course in developing IPhone Apps. Various course are available for various stages and most require some requisite programming skills or experience. These courses will help you:

• Learn to use all the key tools and APIs contained in the iPhone SDK 3.0. This includes the Interface Builder, Xcode, Cocoa Touch programming, Objective-C and the APIs included in the iPhone SDK 3.0.
• Gain actual coding experience and get feedback your design, its development and answers to your questions and problems so you can start developing your own iPhone Apps.
• Create your first iPhone App, or improve an existing App that you may be working on.
• Get an understanding of how to program the iPad.

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irDrop is a miraculous file sharing tool for Apple users. By using this tool, users can share links, media content, files, etc. from one iOS device to another iOS device or from one Mac to another Mac. However, after iOS 8 and Yosemite, not just you can AirDrop between Macs, but also AirDrop iOS to Mac or vice versa. In this article, you will read how to use AirDrop on Mac and iOS device.
If you have newly bought an Apple device, then in the process of getting handy with it, you might have learned how to use Airdrop on Mac and iOS devices. Using this tool, you will be able to transfer files among Apple devices.
Apple’s AirDrop functions through Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. If you own a Mac system with OS Lion up to OS X Mavericks, then you can use this peer-to-peer file transferring tool only to transfer files from one Mac to another Mac. However, with these Mac OS X versions you can’t send files to iOS devices like iPad, iPhone, etc. For sending files from a Mac device to an iOS device, you need the latest OS X, i.e., Yosemite and iOS 8 in the respective devices. Similarly, an iOS device with iOS 7 can share files only with another iOS 7 or iOS 8 device. If you wish to AirDrop iOS to Mac, then you need a device supported by iOS 8 and above versions.
It means, transferring files from Mac to iOS or vice versa is possible only if the Mac has Yosemite and the iOS device has iOS 8.
How to Use Airdrop on iPad or iPhone?
Using the Apple’s file transferring tool is trouble-free as you don't require struggling with any settings or configuration. That makes it one of the convenient and easiest methods for wirelessly sharing files, photos, links, videos, etc. from one Apple device to another. To start using this tool on your iPad or iPhone, perform the following steps:

• Open the 'Control Center,' on your iPhone/iPad 
• Now, tap the 'AirDrop' button
• Select ‘Contacts,’ if you are receiving or sending files from a peer user included in your contact list.
• Select ‘Everyone,’ if you are receiving or sending files from a peer user not included on your contact list.
• Now, go to the respective app for the kind of content you want to share. If you want to share a picture, go to ‘Photos,’ if you want to share a phone number, go to ‘Contacts.’
• From inside the app, select the content you want to share.
• Now, tap the ‘Share’ button, and from the drop down select ‘AirDrop.'
• Next, select the Apple user with whom you want to share that content.

The content will get shared. Your receiver will get a notification symbolizing the incoming file. He/she has to accept the file to get it downloaded on his device.
How to Use Airdrop on Mac?
First make sure that you have enabled Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on both the sender and receiving devices and the two devices shouldn’t be separated by a distance more than 30 feet.

• Now, launch the ‘Finder.’
• Here, click the 'AirDrop' button
• That will open a window listing the nearby Apple users with active AirDrop on their device.
• If you are sending the file to a Mac system, then the AirDrop window should be open in his device.
• If you are sending file to an iPhone or iPad, then the ‘AirDrop’ button should be on through ‘Control Center.'
• Now, select the content you wish to share.
• Then, drag and drop that content on the icon of the user to whom you want to send the file.

The content will get shared. Your receiver will get a notification symbolizing the incoming file. He/she has to accept the file to get it downloaded on his device.
Conclusion
Using Airdrop on Mac and an iOS device is extremely easy as you don’t need to setup any settings. You just need to perform a few simple steps, to can get this done. All you need to take care is that your device should have the right operating systems, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi should be enabled, and the two devices should be within a distance of 30 feet.

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