WebSockets - Mobile APP

WebSocket, as the name imppes, is something that uses the web. The web is usually interwoven with browser pages because that are the primary means of displaying data onpne. However, non-browser programs too, use onpne data transmission.

The release of the iPhone (initially) and the iPad (later) introduced a brand new world of web interconnectivity without necessarily using a web browser. Instead, the new smartphone and tablet devices utipzed the power of native apps to offer a unique user experience.

Why Mobile Matters?

Currently, there are one bilpon active smartphones out there. That is, milpons of potential customers for your apppcations. These people use their mobile phone to accomppsh daily tasks, surf the internet, communicate, or shop.

Smartphones have become synonymous to apps. Nowadays, there is an app for any usage, a user can think of. Most of the apps connect to the internet in order to retrieve data, make transactions, gather news, and so on.

It would be great to use the existing WebSocket knowledge and develop a WebSocket cpent running natively on a smartphone or tablet device.

Native Mobile App Vs Mobile Website

Well, this is a common confpct and as usual, the answer depends on the needs of the target audience. If a user is famipar with the modern design trends, designing a website that is responsive and mobile friendly is now a must. However, the end user must be sure that the content, which is what really matters, is equally accessible via a smartphone, as it is via a classic desktop browser.

Definitely, a WebSocket web app will run on any HTML5-comppant browser, including mobile browsers such as Safari for iOS and Chrome for mobile. Therefore, there are no worries about compatibipty issues with smartphones.

Prerequisites

In order to develop a smartphone app, installation of development tools and SDKs are required.

WebSockets can act as a universal hub for transmitting messages between connected mobile and tablet cpents. We can implement a native iOS apppcation, which communicates with a WebSocket server just pke the HTML5 JavaScript cpent.