This document discusses considerations for building a mobile application. It notes that mobile apps are expected to look like numbers, news and forms but can result in frustration during development. The document emphasizes understanding your users and the platforms they will use the app on. It provides an overview of options like developing native apps for each platform or creating hybrid apps that use web views. The document also touches on topics like app stores, marketing, security, and authentication.

1. Aftonbladet eller Expressen?
Cadec 2012
@johannescarlen
Johannes Carlén
Callista Enterprise AB
http://xkcd.com/662/
Going mobile with Johannes Carlén. Presentation at Cadec 2012-01-18.

2. App app app.. vänta nu lite..
Ok, you’re supposed to build a mobile app!?

3. Your boss sees your mobile app project as...

4. ...a success already!

5. You know the result will look something like this... numbers, news and forms. Sexy only
becaus it is a mobile app.

6. Frustration

7. Long nights

8. know thy user

9. Consumers

10. Internal users

11. B2B

12. U SER
GÖTEBORG
Profiles your users

13. You don’t always know how your app will be used.

14. What about the platforms?

15. Choice made already? Think again!

16. Java developers => Android? Noooo!

17. App used from a boat at sea or from a bus with a variety of connection speed. http://www.flickr.com/photos/
edenpictures/3008828741/sizes/o/in/photostream/

18. Or used from a warehouse with fast wifi?

19. SPOILER ALERT!
New interfaces to your existing backend

20. Go native

21. The native platforms

22. The app stores

23. Using native apps?

24. Heavy graphics or fast processing?

25. Or build a serverside web app

26. Not so sexy within the web browser

27. Full screen. Platform adapted web apps. Shortcuts on home screen.

28. Swedish movie streaming web site headweb.com. Nice ”app feeling”

29. {less}
Bootstrap, from Twittter
Get the app feeling with open source tools.

30. Build a hybrid app

31. Simple web view in native app. Need acces to phone? Use PhoneGap/Apache Cordova!

32. Hybrid apps

33. {less}
Bootstrap, from Twittter
Same tools to get the app feeling.

34. App Stores / marknadsföring
Specialkompetens per plattform
HTML5 / CSS3
Grafik / faster processing
Adressbok / Kamera / Notiser / etc
Appkänslan

35. Security

36. All platforms has reasonably good interface for making secure http calls with ssl/tls

37. Use OAuth with caution.
Ok with web apps. Not fully secure within native apps.
Stealing Passwords is Easy in Native Mobile Apps Despite OAuth http://welcome.totheinter.net/
2011/01/12/stealing-passwords-is-easy-in-native-mobile-apps-despite-oauth/

38. Mobilt bankid. http://bankid.com/
Strong authentication.

39. Mostly used by government and authorities. About 7% private initiative.

40. Mobilt bankid app. Used for authentication from web/native apps/mobile web.

41. Create a solid foundation for your mobile app project

42. TACK!
@johannescarlen
The end.