Still gambling to get hold of the top iOS 11 features that are driving whole world frenzy over the new devices?

Here, in this blog post, we have curated a list of features that help gain you an insight into the best of iPhone and its power which is now by far more prevalent with the new edition of features. From Apple pay to ARKit, Apple has introduced many consumer-facing features along with many improvements in existing frameworks, there is definitely something for every type of app in iOS 11.

Below are some of the most exciting features which are needed to be considered by top ios developers to integrate into their apps:

Sirikit

Siri’s voice control is the new attraction which has bring new sensation across banking app development. During a digital transaction, now users can Siri to transfer money, view their balances, or even pay their existing bills. voice recognition has opened doors for developers to offer many benefits and advanced features. With each passing day, top iOS app developers are integrating apps from different categories with Siri. This has led to an expansion in the usage of latest technologies across apps to make them smarter and better. In coming years, its usage will increase to many folds and grip up with many other domains. To match pace with ever-evolving voice integrations, get in touch with Brainmobi team of top iOS developers.

ARKit

ARKit is an advanced feature that Apple has introduced in iOS 11. It’s a toolkit that is used by developers to integrate native augmented reality functionality. With the integration of ARKit apps can use computer vision to recognize objects along with virtual objects that can be placed on the display.

Brandon S. Kaplan, CEO of Skilled Creative states –

“The major change in iOS 11 is going to be the rapid influx of new AR apps. With the AR Dev Kit, we will have developers, artists, agencies, brands, and young tinkerers dropping AR Apps like it’s 2016 and the word chatbot was just invented.”

But still many are unaware of the ways to make the best possible use of Augmented Reality. Pokemon Go is an example that has already marked a huge mark with AR and there are many others looking forward to integrating the technology into their iOS apps.

Machine Learning & Vision Frameworks

Machine Learning has influenced Apple to include it across their set of toolkits. In iOS 11, there are many additions along with Core ML, a toolkit that helps developers integrate machine learning models into their apps. The iOS 11 Vision framework uses can range from text, barcode, face, and landmark detection to object tracking and image registration.

New Compiler in Xcode 9

Apple released Xcode 9 and developers could be more excited for a myriad of new features. The main attraction of this compiler is that it is specifically written for Swift. With this release of Swift compiler, Apple hopes that developers will get a sigh of relief with improved build times and file indexing, the two major pain-points for developers. It has built some great hopes for mobile app development companies to do great saving on cost and time.

Enhanced Push Notifications

With this newly released version of iOS 11, Notification is integrated with a list of much-advanced features like engagement with notifications while the device is still locked. No need to first unlock the device to get through the message. Ability to like or comment on receive notifications without having to open the app. You can set private status for notifications.

Conclusion

With the closing of WWDC 2017, Apple also announced revoking the support for 32-bit apps. Apple has also mentioned gauging the apps that are contributing to deteriorate the quality of Appstore and overcrowding it to an extent. With this its evident that Apple has become quite adamant regarding the quality of apps that hit the stores.

The above list is a sure shot for building successful ios apps. Still grunting with a few doubts?

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Both iPhone 8 and iPhone X are packed with a bunch of surprises making all the frenzy around the release worthwhile. With a hoard of new features like wireless charging, faster processor, better camera and the new Face ID features etc this series of phones are definitely considered as the best iPhones from Apple till date. With so many other additions to the list of features, Apple claims to offer unmatched user experience never encountered before in any mobile phone. Don’t get carried away with the glimpses only, let’s explore more about the new series of iPhones and how the more clear picture will make you drop all your plans to buy much popular Note or Pixel :

• Wireless Charging

  The series of iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X are the first iPhones to support wireless charging. With a changed look of iPhone’s back covering with glass instead of the whole thing, aluminum makes it perfectly compatible with Qi-compatible wireless charger. Many places like Starbucks and some newer cars already support wireless charging based on same Qi technology as the iPhone. So far, wireless charging has been considered as a flagship feature which juices up the battery level from 0 to 50% within 30 minutes. All you need is an Apple USB-C charger and Lightning cable (Sold Separately). Soon to be released AirPower is Apple’s own charging accessory with room for other iPhones and iWatch.

• Powerful Processor

  iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X all three have the same powerful A11 Bionic processor as the iPhone 7. It’s the fastest chip that Apple has ever put in an iPhone — and the iPhone 7 already felt plenty fast. This new chip is all set to deliver the best of augmented reality tricks that you might’ve seen demos of. Soon, such AR based apps will make their debut with actual apps and games in the App Store. All recent iPhones made with great consideration to avail room for all the latest technologies, but Apple claims the 8 and X have been specially “optimized” for it.

• Camera with Faster Sensors

  Nothing much have changed on this front except iPhone X. The 12-megapixel f/1.8 camera has a “larger and faster” sensor than the iPhone 7, says Apple, so if all you care about is having one good camera, iPhone 8 series should be an excellent choice. It’s got optical image stabilization and can record 4K video at 24, 30, or 60FPS — just like the other new phones. iPhone X offers better camera quality with the telephoto portrait lens on the iPhone X’s dual-camera (f/2.4 vs. f/2.8). Both rear camera in iPhone X offers optical image stabilization, which should allow you to use the telephoto lens in darker conditions. This feature is missing in iPhone 8 Plus. Primary 12-megapixel camera and 7-megapixel selfie camera is common among all the three phones.

• Upgraded Display

  The screen itself, called a Super Retina Display, is a 1125×2436 OLED display, retailed by Samsung. It’s the first time Apple’s used OLED tech in an iPhone to incorporate some big advantages. The display supports Apple’s True Tone feature, which adjusts the screen’s appearance and color temperature so that it always looks pleasant and less blue/harsh to your eyes in a variety of lighting environments. iPhone 8 comes with a screen size of 4.7-inches and iPhone 8 Plus comes with 5.5-inches OLED screen whereas iPhone X edge-to-edge OLED screen size stretches to 5.8-inches while supporting HDR video which is a unique feature. Front and back covering with the hardest glass are common among all the three phones.

• No Home button

  In iPhone X, Apple has eradicated the home button with top to bottom edge-to-edge OLED screen. A bunch of the feature’s functions has been moved to the side buttons. For Siri, Long-press it whereas double click for Apple Pay. Unlike touch ID, users can unlock their iPhone with facial gestures. Face ID is the biggest adjustment that iPhone users will have to make in years.

• Face ID

  Face ID is the feature which replaces your fingerprint in powerful iPhone X. Once your Face ID is setup, you’ll unlock your phone by holding it up to your face, pay for things by holding it up to your face, and log in to apps … by holding it up to your face. Apple says it has done extensive work to make sure masks and photos can’t fool it. All of these facial-recognition features are made possible by an array of cameras and sensors packed into that notch at the top of the screen. Apple touted Face ID as both more secure and more convenient than a fingerprint, and the onstage demos certainly made it look that way.

Unlike the iPhone 8 Plus, the regular iPhone 8 is still relatively easy to use in one hand. iPhone 8 has also faced some criticism for short battery life and 4.7-inch small screen as compared to iPhone 8 plus and iPhone X. Out of all the three models, iPhone 8 plus offers the best battery life. Silver, space gray, and a “beautiful new gold finish” are available color options for the iPhone 8 series. Matte black, jet black, and rose gold are reportedly discontinued.

You can preorder your iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus on September 15, and the phones arrive in stores on September 22.  Ahhh !! Is iPhone X the perfect option for you? Wait until November when it’s available in Apple Stores worldwide for purchase.

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Before That we Will See, Why There is Actually a Need to Port iOS App to Android?

If we see the previous year statistics, we will find that there is a significant increase in the number of android users. More and more people are showing interest in Android devices, which resulted in huge investment in Android version of iOS apps. The owners of iOS apps are discovering that they are missing out on a large market, and it is must to port iOS app to android. It is better to focus more on freemium strategies and in-app purchases rather than making it a free app.

Android market is open to all and there is no restriction on what your app can do. This might affect how you want your android app to be designed. The app updates are almost instantaneous, which means there will be only a few users who are not satisfied with your app.

Things to Consider When Porting iOS to Android

You need significant adaption when porting iOS app to android. We recommend you not to use design tools that are intended for iOS. Most of the common app design tools provide iOS templates and you may think that they fit the android platform as well. However, one should know that porting iOS app to android will lead to conflicts between the ported app interface and design of the android device. There are many contradicting features between iOS and Android, such as – buttons, lists, tabs, date/time, widgets, navigation etc.

The next thing to consider is fragmentation that is derived from different screen resolutions. You should consider app’s data and graphics to be displayed both on small and large screens, considering vertical as well as horizontal layouts. Though you can ignore some of the older versions, you should consider 10% of screen resolution. Some of the popular versions of android system are – Ice-cream sandwich and android 2.X, KitKat, Jelly Bean, Lollipop and Marshmallow.

Android Design

Now, once you have decided to port an iOS app to android, you should consider thinking android design. The problem is that there are many iOS tools that have iOS templates and designers use them to design android apps. However, the designs conflict with the feel and look of the app. It will take a lot of effort and time to implement. Moreover, there are problem areas such as round buttons, tabs at the bottom, lists with right pointing arrows and so on.

To avoid these problems, the first thing you need to do is avoid using iOS design tools. Just use drawing tools such as Photoshop, Visio, Balamiq next etc. If you want to get a quick overview of android UI, you can check the official website of Android. Google also has created a page describing how to design for pure android app. 

Should you Adapt New UI?

With the changing algorithm of Google, it changes the way apps can be architected internally for smartphone and tablet layouts. Google provided compatibility library that allow the latest UI elements to run on new and old android devices without changing the look and feel of the app. When re-designing the app for android, you should focus on how the data and graphics will be displayed on screens of different sizes.

Google strongly recommends following the UI language known as “Material Design”. This will help android audience get familiarized with common UI. Material design has a few common UI elements that have better support for developers.

Read More: Mobile App Design Basics: Common UI/UX Mistakes to Avoid

How to Export Graphics?

Android has a different graphic asset and you need to adapt your app’s graphic assets for android. This means, you need to resize, export and name new files. It can be a bit easier than exporting assets for iOS. For instance, if you are exporting .png images, you should consider grouping the assets in different sizes 1X, 2X, 3X and 568h@2X. It would be a big headache to create precisely sized assets for each android device. Hence, the best solution is to scale assets to correct size for relevant device screen. This could be one of the reasons why graphic images on android are not as crisp and beautiful as they do in iOS.

Code Porting

The next thing to consider is the code porting, Check if it is possible to take objective-C or recompile it for android. The android apps use Java and if your iOS app uses Vanilla C, it is possible to reuse the same code for android. This is beneficial for porting complex libraries as well as to enhance the performance of the app.

Some mobile app developers make the mistake of sharingembedded UI designs into the app. Sometimes, the specificationsinclude UIs that gather information to be sent to social networking apps. There is no need of such sharing for android apps. Instead, mobile app developers should consider using action_send intends to other social networking apps.  This means users should be able to share to other apps and there is no need to write a separate code against server-side sharing APIs.

In short, it is essential to consider which characteristics of your product are time-sensitive and use the programming tactics accordingly.

How Long Does it Take to Port?

Since the app has already been developed for iOS, it will not take much time to port to android. Though porting seems to be a straight forward process, it is not quick. The time to complete the porting process will depend on the complexity of the app and selection of supporting devices. Device inconsistency will create surprise for the mobile app developer, and hence even a small change will mean additional time for porting. Different devices use different hardware components which causes your device to interact with OS and hardware in an unexpected way.

How to Submit the Ported App at Play Store?

Once the app is ported successfully to Android, it should be submitted to Play Store in the similar way it is submitted to iTunes. You need to provide screenshots, regions, ratings and other details about the app to the developer. Go through the guidelines of submitting the app to Play Store. Google will review your app and approve or reject it on the same day.

Conclusion

There are many mobile app developers who have huge experience of porting iOS app to android. To bring amazing results, the template for app porting should have – adaptation plan formula, UX testing, source app business logic analysis, proper coding & testing, etc.

At BrainMobi, we have ported several apps from iOS to android and have huge experience in android and iOS development. The porting process can be a smooth sailing, if you understand how to prepare the assets for Android before you start!!

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