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Framework7 and iOS - a Love Story in Sobile App Development

Let us all admit it! We have always known Apple to be a rigid company with stringent policies on their copyright and to say the least, they have been always the primary proponents of copyrighted technology. In fact, during the introduction of the iPhone, Steve Jobs lead his emphasis on the fact that multi-touch was patented. It is quite hard for us to imagine that a company like Apple might form a romantically symbiotic relationship with an open source platform. We are talking about the platform or rather the framework called Framework7.

What is Framework7 ?

Framework7 is a HTML framework used for building apps for iOS, android and Windows phones. It is open source and was authored by Russian called Vladimir Kharlampidi. While android has quite a lot of Open source support from all corners of the world, it is not the case with iOS. However, Framework7 came in as a huge place for a lot of developers who were looking to create a splendid iOS apps that spoke the design language and philosophy of Apple, but at the same time did not burn a hole in their pockets, both in terms of cost of development and in terms of cost of learning.

Framework7 perfectly fits this bill and it might not be an exaggeration to say that it revolutionized or rather made democratic process of developing apps for iOS.

What makes Framework7 special?

There are a few expert developers who have tried working on Framework7 to find out how compatible it is and how effective it is in terms of exploiting all the features of a robust platform like iOS. Framework7 comes with a lot of default features that make it extremely easy for even novice developers to learn and adapt. There is a view management and navigation support system that helps users create their own customer parts. There is a fast click library that can handle click delay especially for user interfaces involving touchscreens. 

Of the biggest factors that has been making Framework7 insanely successful in the world of mobile app development companies is that it presents a humongous library of widgets and components that seamlessly integrated with almost all applications for iOS and android. A few of the widgets include search bar with filtering, login screen, pop-ups, split views, photo browser, text messaging you, accordions, cards, overlays and side panels.

With so many features, it is almost possible to build any kind of app using this little elements. What makes them even more special is that they are extremely customizable and they can be made to reflect your brand image and language. With so many advantages, it is not a thing of surprise that Framework7 has been instrumental in transforming the perspective of iOS app development.

Conclusion

Every now and then, there is a simple revolution that comes to impact a system that was considered insanely rigid and impractical, and sometimes, the revolution might serve as a silver bullet. There are instances when the same revolution has been instrumental in plummeting the status of the platform and making it fail like never before. While Framework7 has been positively impacting the iOS the system, it still remains to be answered if it will stay on or contribute in a downward spiral.

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Flappy Bird-the Success of Minimalism

Let me welcome you all to imagine a game idea. There is a bird that starts to fly based on the number of tabs that you gave on the screen. There are obstacles for the board to cross, and these obstacles are either protruding from the bottom or hanging from the top. Your task is to make the bird pass from left to right without hitting any of these obstacles. Hitting one of these means that the game starts again from the very beginning.

If you were to be a business person listening to this game idea, you would probably brush it off as one of the silliest ever period frankly speaking, we would not consider that your mistake because this kind of a game has been rendered obsolete ever since the sunset of the Nintendo eight bit standards.

How ever, much to the surprise of all the people around the world, the game that revolves exactly around the same concept as the one described in the first paragraph found immense success. The game was nothing other than Flappy Bird. 

The gameplay, if it can be called so, was nothing short of simple and boring. However, the Millennials and the later generations have given a very special name to this kind of an approach and it is called as "minimalism". The success of a game like flappy Bird seems to be quite an apt example of how users approach mobile app games.

It is to be noted that most players do not download gaming apps because they have a passion and quest for mobile gaming. They do not want to compete and across multiple levels to ensure success. Instead, all they would like to do is kill some time and make sure that they feel relaxed and entertained.

Flappy Bird precisely addressed this particular meal and this is one of the biggest reasons for the success of the game. In addition to that, the game was incredibly light and it did not take any more space than one MB. The number of permissions required for this app was also not overwhelming enough to raise eyebrows.

All these factors contributed to the success of Flappy Bird period today, the game might not find its presence on the Google play store or the iOS App Store. However, it did leave behind a legacy that a lot of mobile app developers who are into gaming can consider following. In fact, it was so successful that the basic concept behind the game was used as an Easter egg in the android version marshmallow.

In all of this, it should not be forgotten that the eight bit console games of the 1980s and 1990s still have a very strong fan base that shares space with the technologically experimental user base. Should you have a mobile app idea that is set to explore minimal style gaming, you can get in touch with mobile app development companies to create the same for you... Because it is bound to get you success in terms of both user count and engagement quality!