Web app owners keep juggling with the idea of changing the web app to the mobile app often. After all, it’s a known fact that mobile is significant in the times of today and virtually everyone at some point of time feels that app must be available, workable and this way a lot of time is saved. So, what can you do? To start with on-the-go facilities are always appreciated. When the user has everything then there is no requirement to look for help of his browser and everything that you expect from the mobile app is done with the use of the mobile app. This way nothing is going to have more worth. When you limit yourself to web app and opt to skip the app-thing, then you are surely going to miss some very useful chances for your business. So is that good? Surely, not. No one desires missing even the tiniest chance to expand their business.
So here we speak of the essentials you must have as you implement your plan to convert the web to the mobile app.
1. Security Aspect should be prioritized
It’s advised to not hamper the app security because that makes your mobile app vulnerable. You need to take care of App Security while storing functional and totally confidential information on mobile. This way if a scenario takes place when your device gets lost or stolen then you can take refuge in data sand-boxing (a security term in computers and referred to a scenario when a computer program is executed in a different environment. So when security issue comes up, then security of other programs is not compromised).
As it comes to apps managing sensitive data, like corporate apps, you must ensure that data stored in the mobile app is protected and doesn’t reach the third party for misuse. Besides you can encrypt the data created by the app making sure that it can be accessed only from a particular mobile app.
2. Data and Associated Permissions
The huge data amount is required in case of the mobile apps. Like you have downloaded an app, so now it’s time that your app accesses your information like location, your microphone, your camera as well as your entire contacts. However, in case of web apps there is no need to add a list of time-consuming details. Mobile app helps out its users by offering services as they get to access the information. At the same time user can make modifications while working offline and it’s required to reflect the changes in the saved changes as you enable internet connectivity.
3. User experience is always welcomed
In case of mobile apps, you move from big screen to screen small screen. Here the users work on something they’d do on their computers and now they do it on the mobiles. As it came to computer-experience, there was often no privacy, with anyone could see you perform various activities on the big screen. However, the case is different as it comes to mobiles as it offers more of a personal experience.
Also keep in mind that users prefer not-so-good design apps as compared to good-functionality apps. Thus, make your first impression last while planning on making a flawless and striking app.
4. App downloads
As a mobile app is developed, it is then going to be downloaded by the user on the mobile from the play store or the app store. So, when your app is internal enterprise made for employees, it’ll present various options like how you install the app on their mobile. Besides, if you are in a situation where you are required to bring your own device situation, then the app store is particularly for the employees for a direct download of corporate apps.
When planning to have a manual provision, then it must be the case when the organization is distributing the mobile devices to the employees and this is followed by IT department loading the mobile app on these devices. As you employ enterprise mobility management solution, all the necessary apps are installed and updated remotely on the mobile.
Consider this aspect mainly while moving from web to mobile.
5. Efficient and Effective Features
Firstly everyone looking for the development of a replica of the web app must know that mobile app will not have certain functionalities. So in order to make the most of it you must clearly understand all the features of the apps and their effectiveness. Besides what you can do is let your mobile app perform certain tasks and leave the complex ones for web app to perform. This way a lot of confusion is solved.
