11 Best Tips for Android App Developers
Seeing the popularity and widespread of Android mobile users, making a career as Android App developer attracts fresher as well as change seekers. There are some important things which would help the developer developing an app for either an emerging user or recognized company to grow the chances of success. These essential aspects are crucial for aspiring developers to keep in mind while developing an app for the Android platform. Here are some vital tricks and tips for developers aiming...
Read MoreConfigure.IT – Useful to Universities or Teaching Institute
Configure.IT has always dreamt of its platform being used by the largest number of users and in order to turn the dream into reality, the doors of CIT is opened for Universities, students and other professional teaching centers. Very reputed universities to local training centers are on the radar of Configure.IT where students can discover infinite opportunities to develop customized mobile applications for the purpose of learning and earning. Any University can approach Configure.IT and ...
Read MoreConfigure.IT – A classroom for Students providing out-of-class knowledge
Learning practical application of any subject is an integral part of the course. Theoretical knowledge can be gained sitting in a classroom but to attain practical experience, you must have tools and Configure.IT is providing a platform to gain that hands-on experience for aspiring developers as well as enthusiastic students who want to build their application. We understand the requirements of students and that’s why we have kept our platform FREE for all the students around ...
Read MoreBackend Hosting at Configure.IT
When you are exploring different options for a complete solution for Mobile Development Platform, what exactly you look for?: Allowed development for different platforms i.e. iOS or Android or Tablets No Coding or the least coding A complete package with design, development (Front end and Back end) Hosting and Deployment Integration of Custom Code Flexible to connect with other outside sources through API 100% Source code rights with IPA Configure.IT, is one of the bes...
Read MoreConfigure.IT – A platform for developers
Configure.IT is a platform designed to empower developers – Novice or experience - with wide-ranging tools and features. If the developer is experienced in native app development then this platform proves to be the most useful one and caters all his requirements related to database, API, design, deployment, testing, debugging or Previewing. Six main tools of the platform are though integrated artistically to work with one another, can also work independently: App Console: Ideal fo...
Read MoreAPI Builder – New and Unique
Configure.IT is a comprehensive platform comprising a wide list of features, APIBuilder is one of the most innovative. APIBuilder, as the name suggests, builds logic visually, using simple flowcharts and sequence of actions, and also allows you to fetch & connect data from different sources. This unique tool permits users to design the logic of the proposed application, arranges flow of the API and drives data flow from input devices to output devices. Features of APIBuilder: ...
Read MorePreviewIT – Preview your application before making live
PreviewIT allows the user to preview the app during the configuration process. It provides live – Real-time – a preview of the app while you work on them. It fetches actual data from API and gives feeling if you are working on the actual application on your own device screen. This enables the user to test the app while developing without installing and integrate changes on the go. The application also proposes a seamless preview experience - allowing the user to either refresh the entire a...
Read MoreConfigure.IT – Build Mobile Apps without hassle
Configure.IT is a unique Mobile Application Development platform which provides an extensive list of features, beyond your expectation, which is easy to use and don’t require technical knowledge. The beauty of the platform is, there is not coding, only drag-and-drop. So being a mature human being, play with our platform and make a revenue-generating app. Configure.IT has adopted Rapid App Development approach making it possible to develop mobile apps quickly and easily. Within no time, with...
Read MoreCommon Reasons for rejecting iOS mobile apps by Apple
With the ever-increasing use of mobile apps, everyone is attracted to make an app and publish it online on App store. However, before you put in your efforts to develop an iOS application, one should know that all the applications submitted to the app store undergo a strict review process. [caption id="attachment_1418" align="aligncenter" width="4462"] Store rejection[/caption] Reading and keeping the guidelines provided by Apple in mind, while developing the mobile Apps will save ample time f...
Read MoreHow Are Backends for Mobile Apps Different?
Before diving into the Mobile Application Development, each user must have the know-how of how the backend of Mobile Apps is a different form of Web Apps. We have tried to simplify, with below-listed points, how different building an API for mobile apps is from other systems. Necessarily HTTPS, Not HTTP The internet was set up on HTTP, but mobile platforms impose HTTPS requirements with modern encryption and trusted signed certificates. USE of HTTPS is an essential part of building a...
Read More9 Most popular and useful APIs for Mobile Application Development
API stands for “Application Program Interface.” It is used as an intermediary between two software/applications to exchange data or communicate with each other. Recently API-approach is in-trend in mobile application development. Here is the list of some of the useful APIs for Mobile Application Development: Facebook API: It is most popular and most often used API by mobile developers. The API allows applications to utilize the social connections and profile information to make applica...
Read MoreWhat are the stages of marketing for Mobile Apps?
Mobile Application Development has the same steps to follow as Software Development Life Cycle has. After conceptualization, design, development, and publishing of mobile application development, the next step is to market it. Making people aware of the existence of your application, advertising it into different media to get access and create an impression in probable user’s mind is an essential phase of App development. Marketing is necessary to ensure customers find your app from the oce...
Read MoreBuild Vs Buy : Build your own customized solution
When the need for any application or software arises, it's challenging to select between building it or buying a readymade solution. Building the solutions seems more expensive, needs more investment and may have to appoint a team of experts. On the other hand, starting with the off-the-shelf software is fast and cheap. For the start-up, it is advised to opt for readymade software available in the market as they are tested and being used by many clients at a time. Before taking such decision...
Read MoreiOS or Android? Which one should i opt first?
With an ever-rising number of mobile users, mobile application development is becoming one of the most competitive fields in the world and everyone around is trying to leverage it. Anyone looking forward to building an Application for your business, your major and obvious consideration would be, which platform should you settle on first, iOS or Android? Although iOS and Android aren't the only two performers in the mobile world, for better or worse, they are the two most influential. It's ess...
Read MoreHow Mobile Apps can generate revenue?
Have you ever thought that with the ever-rising number of apps pouring in the App store or Play store, how do they survive? How they generate revenue to keep it rolling in the digital world? No??! You must. This question must have come to your mind at least once so here are all the possible answers. There are two types of applications in the pool; developed by freelancer / developers for their clients and developed by users themselves. Developers/freelancers and development companie...
Read More6 Ways to reduce cost for your next App Development Project
In the growing era of technology, Mobile apps play a key role as it makes the life much simpler and brings everything to your hand. Which makes everything possible with just a click. But as we know developing Mobile Apps is not an easy go. There are a lot of efforts and commercials involved. Companies are always trying to figure out how to reduce app development cost without losing or compromising on quality. Here are the Six ways to reduce the cost of developing the Mobile Apps M...
Read More7 most useful tips for saving time of development
We always look for guidelines to save time—software developers are not an exception too! With quickly approaching deadlines and lots of work to do, every minute counts! Consider these tips to save time during the entire development process: Put the plan on paper Everything should be well planned if the journey is to be enjoyed. So analyze earlier data, prepare a report, accommodate new requirements and discuss it with all the stakeholders involved. Once all the inputs are received and...
Read MoreApp Monetization – Understand the revenue model and drive your business
The biggest challenge facing the App owners are getting back the revenue after getting a good response to your App launched. Unfortunately, many developers often find themselves lost when it comes to effectively optimizing their apps for mobile advertising. According to Research from, we are social, approximately 4.9 billion people worldwide use mobile apps on a regular basis at the end of 2017. It’s a huge market that seems right for monetizing, but it has to be done strategically. Monetizi...
Read MoreMobile App Development – 6 Best Practices
If you develop apps for use on smart devices, complete and accurate testing needs to be an essential part of your development process. The following 6 best practices will provide you with useful information, techniques, and ideas on how to test a mobile application. 1. Always use physical devices for Testing Yes, simulators are cheaper alternatives for testing across multiple devices. However, your best bet to find bugs in later stages of development will require testing on real devices. Not on...
Read MoreFive Reasons Why Enterprises Prefer Swift for App Development
The corporate world witnesses a paradigm shift from laptops to mobile devices in accessing the Internet. In such a scenario, the enterprise-grade mobile app development becomes a compelling necessity for the companies to execute business tasks in more efficient manner while addressing the customer’s requirements and ever-increasing competition. Today, thanks to technology, a variety of programming languages are available that have revolutionized the enterprise mobile app development process t...
Read MoreHow Configure.IT Handles Enterprise Mobile App Requirements
In today’s challenging business scenario, companies need to keep pace with ever-changing requirements while simplifying complex operations. An enterprise-level mobile application with desired features is a time-tested tool in the hands of entrepreneurs for coping with changes and challenges. But then, various costs associated with custom mobile app development can take a sizeable chunk of the company’s working capital and may hurt expansion projects. Also, there is a risk of dependency when ...
Read MoreOffline Mobile Application Development- Convert Challenges into Opportunity
In the wake of faster Internet access available on mobile devices, the discussion about offline apps may sound ridiculous for some of you. But, the belief that we are living in a constantly connected world with a permanent mobile network access is not always true as at times, we have to return to the dark offline world where mobile apps get suffocated. Take an example of field service workers for whom the Internet connection is either restricted or unavailable all times. Mobile apps that can run...
Read MoreAll You Need to Know about Low-code App Development Platform
The year 2016 can be viewed as a year of consolidation for the low-code app development process, as it strengthens the presence among the companies across various sectors. Now the process gets a boost as SMBs start embracing this technology to stay ahead of the curve in a mobile-driven world. Ericsson Mobility Report states that the number of smartphone users is expected to reach 6.1 billion by 2020 as almost 70 percent of the world’s population is supposed to use smartphones, which means that...
Read MoreHow Analytics can help You increase Customized Mobile Application Revenue
Google Analytics is indispensable for the success of any websites, and developers just can’t think of creating a website without considering it. But when it comes to mobile app development, you either not use it at all or restrict its use to finding the number of downloads. Often, lack of time and resources are cited as reasons for not including analytics while developing a customized mobile application. In today’s competitive business scenario, analytics can play a vital role in app develo...
Read MoreNewbie’s Dilemma- Android or iOS for Custom Mobile App Development
So you are all set to take a first move in the mobile app development domain. But, here lies a question: Which platform is better for you to build the first customized mobile application? The ongoing debate about usefulness and superiority between Android and iOS platforms is a major reason for the dilemma of every new entrant to the world of application development. Let’s understand this question through comparing both the platforms in various aspects before finding its answer. Demographical...
Read MoreTraditional vs. Tech-driven Mobile App Development
Resources and timeline play a crucial role in staying ahead of the curve in today’s highly competitive business scenario. Be it a project execution or an enterprise mobile app development; companies need to think about spending time, money, and resources while meeting deadlines without compromising on quality. Today, when enterprises want to mark their presence across both iOS and Android platforms through a seamlessly performing, attractive application, it is necessary to compare both tradit...
Read MoreHow to reduce App Development Cost for Your Next Project
In this technology-driven era, customized mobile apps play a key role as they make the life much simpler through handling daily activities properly with a single click. But, as we know, developing mobile apps is not a child’s play. There are lot of efforts and commercials involved. Companies are always trying to figure out how to reduce app development cost without losing or compromising on quality. Here are the six ways to reduce cost on developing the mobile apps: Market research – A must ...
Read MoreEight Kick-ass Techniques for Building Awesome Mobile Apps
The advent and prevalence of mobile devices have compelled entrepreneurs to come up with the customized mobile apps. As a result, the mobile app development domain is thriving, and the developers strive for managing the demand-supply gap while maintaining the quality of enterprise apps. Today, building engaging and interactive apps that can assist business persons to stay ahead of the curve becomes increasingly difficult. To facilitate you developers in addressing this challenge, here we give t...
Read MoreHow To Produce Development-Ready Designs For Your Apps
As skilled as you may be in putting your ideas or thoughts across, it is undeniable that you will not always get people to imagine exactly what action you’d like them carry out. This means there is no verbally fruitful way of explaining features, layout, actions etc within an app that an audience will fully comprehend. When designing an app, the flow of actions from where the user starts and ends must be well thought of. Informative dialogue boxes, the relationship between app’s elements, c...
Read MoreHow to Integrate Push and Local Notification
Before integrating push and local notifications the first question is what is the difference between the two? Local notifications are the ones that a user sets up in-app for e.g. they set up a reminder. These notifications are stored in the app itself, in the SQLite database. Push notifications lets your application notify a user of new messages or events even when the user is not actively using your application. In configure.it there are two different types of database- one is the MySQL databa...
Read MoreWhy Students Should Make Apps
It’s a big world out there and for a student it’s a world of opportunities. Everything you do, will either add to your portfolio or be a learning experience. This is especially in the case of students who have an interest in pursuing a career in development. The earlier you get a practical experience, the better. Here are a few reasons why you should start building your own app Practice The phrase ‘practice makes man perfect’ is no lie. The more you do something, more the chances of you...
Read MoreMobile Configuration
Mobile Configuration refers to the screen design with available controls and the applied logic to make the screen dynamic. It involves connecting the screen with business logic. This article will give you an idea of how to design the front end on the configure.it platform using external API. To design your front end, go to mobile configurator and drop some controls in the main view. There is a list of controls available in the control panel which you can drag and drop on your main view. You ca...
Read MoreWhy Small Businesses Need An App
On any given day people spend more time looking at their mobile screens than a TV or on any other activity. Which means a person is more likely to see a downloaded app than a TV advertisement or billboard. And there’s a good reason why- in extension to their social media pages and websites- major businesses invest in building an app. Visibility and direct marketing. Ofcourse, that isn’t the only reason. But why should a small business invest in building an app? The phrase ‘out of sigh...
Read MoreHow to Connect External API
APIs are like a receptacle of functionality -shared with the world- from which you can pull and send data to. The better the API, the easier it is to develop a program. External APIs are those which are provided by the third party to use their resources/features. They provide flexibility in the functioning of the apps through which you can make apps perform various tasks. You can easily, seamlessly add external APIs to the app you’re building on Configure.IT. To do this, go to API-configurati...
Read MorePromoting Your App Online
You had a great idea for an app, you’ve even built it. But just building an app is not enough, is it? It must attract the target users in a way that they feel compelled to give it a try or a need to download it. And in order to attract the target users, they must be made aware of the app. We all know this has to be done. But the key word here is – HOW? If done right, promoting your app online can be fastest way to spread awareness about your app. Now, you can either hire an online marketin...
Read MoreMaking Money From Your Free App
So you had a great idea for an app and knew exactly how it would look like. You did your research, the groundwork, worked hard on its development, done and dusted with the testing and have decided it is time to get the app out there and running. But then the obvious pops up- How do I earn from my free app? Paid downloads and advertising hit your mind? Of course they did. While they're not a bad idea, they are certainly not the only ways to earn from your app. Here’s a list of ways you...
Read MoreWhy Mobile Roadmap for many businesses hit dead end?
Let’s face it. Though mobility can bring a radical change in business operations, many entrepreneurs still sit on the fence as they have no idea about integrating mobile applications with their business systems. The recent report from a renowned research firm Gartner has revealed that businesses struggle to make processes up-to-date as they don’t know the method of approaching mobile app development. Implementation of mobile strategy using customized business app restrains many business pers...
Read MoreLive Webinar Tutorials: “How to” series to create Apps
Session #1 How to configure Login and registration Screen Tuesday, 2 August, 2016 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Pacific Time (+7:00 GMT) Session #2 How to configure Tableview with different features Tuesday, 9 August, 2016 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Pacific Time (+7:00 GMT) Session #3 How to configure miscellaneous Settings Tuesday, 16 August, 2016 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Pacific Time (+7:00 GMT) Session #4 How to configure Tab View Tuesday, 23 August, 2016 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Pacific Time (+7:00 GMT) ...
Read MoreWhy pay for developing a Mobile App –when you can build it on your own
This decade has seen the most drastic changes in how businesses small and big operate. The various business strategies, marketing modules and budget planning have changed dramatically, to give way to a new mobility-centered approach. What is mobile technology and how does it shape businesses? On a broad perspective, mobile technology would encompass everything from SMS and mobile websites to apps. There was an outburst of marketing texts before the smartphone era took off, which paved the way t...
Read MoreMyths about Enterprise App Development in modern scenario – Native vs. Cross-Platform
Mobile applications are growing, in sync with the growing number of smartphones in the world. Eighty percent of consumers prefer using their smartphones to access the Internet over any other device. Data from Nielsen shows the consumer preference for mobile apps accounts for a whopping eighty-nine percent of media time on mobile. Analysing the choice The simple understanding of a native app is one which functions for a specific platform only, say iOS or Android. Native apps are designed for a sp...
Read MoreThe integrated approach for Backend Connected Mobile App Development – The IOT of App Development
App development isn’t what it was even half a decade back. Apps today aren’t only made for businesses; everyone from the common man on the street to employees of corporations is using apps to do everything from book movie tickets to design a new website. While apps and their capabilities have changed, app development remains a tiresome process. The Different Types of App Developers The relevant question to ask is – are the opportunities for the popularity in application market matched with...
Read MoreSome of the Most Interesting announcements from Google I/O 2016 Event
One of the biggest events of this month, Google I/O has given so many things to explore ourselves. This event always brings a number of impressive gadgets and services. This post contains detailed information about the Google I/O announcements such as Google Home, Android N and many more. You will get to know everything here, that was happening in the event. Google's virtual Assistant To compete with Siri, Alexa and Cortana, Google is coming up with Google Virtual Assistant. This is the sa...
Read MoreReasons for Choosing A No-Coding Mobile App Development Platform
Have App ideas but don't know from where to start or how to start? The first question, every non-technical entrepreneur or a startup have in mind. We all are not technical geeks who can develop any kind of apps or any gadget to help our business. We don't know about coding as well. So now it's impossible to build an app without these kind of knowledge. If we search in the market, we will get plenty of online resources to learn different languages but they are not enough. A well trained progra...
Read MoreiOS 10 Concept Features-Impressive Home Screen Shortcuts, Latest Multitasking UI And Much More
In terms of visual design changes, Apple had not updated so many things in iOS 9. Instead, only some small changes were there which were not more appreciable. Now when WWDC is arriving soon, Apple will surely introduce iOS 10 there. Till the date so many iOS 10 concepts introduced that shows what iOS 10 will bring for us. As the same, this latest iOS 10 concept introduced some impressive things like Home screen shortcuts, multitasking UI and various other things that will surely fulfill those de...
Read MoreThe Key Terms that Proves, How Swift Beats Objective-C
It's been more than a year that Swift has been launched. This new iOS programming language has gained enough traction from the developer community the praises still continuously coming. The reviews about this language clearly show that this is the future iOS language. People who are going to make their career in App development, Swift will be their first priority in languages. Launch of Swift In WDC 2014, Swift is launched by the Apple. This company has given a big surprise to all the develope...
Read MoreConfigure.IT is ready to Shake Hand with Future of iOS – SWIFT
SWIFT has captured a large number of iOS App market within just 22 months of its first release. This open source of Apple has gained popularity among iOS developers very rapidly because it has overcome the main flaws of Objective C and made developers free from Null Pointers, Header Files by using Use of ARC for Auto Memory Management, Dynamic Libraries, inline Error Handling and many more. Swift will not only outweigh Objective-C when it comes to developing Apps for the Mac, iPhone, iPad, Appl...
Read MoreMigrate from Parse to Configure.IT with Just a Click
Since Parse Sunset news have been announced by Facebook, all the Parse users have become active to find the alternative where they can migrate their App. Configure.IT is the best platform where Parse users can transfer their App and get benefits beyond their Parse. Configure.IT Provides fastest and easiest migration as you just need to share your Parse credentials with us and rest you need is to play with your Mouse for clicks! :) CIT will take care of everything including DB Migration, Data Mi...
Read MoreWith Hosting Service, Configure.IT is complete now!
Many companies across the world offers service of Development of Mobile App and developers keeps on trying all or few of them. Each developer’s requirement for Mobile App is different as the goal of developing Mobile App are not same. As a layman, you always look for a platform which provides easy & user-friendly UI/UX with strong Admin Panel. The platform should suffice all the requirements for Mobile App Development. All the platform have their own areas to highlight and to hide but u...
Read MoreThe Bunch of Announcements From Configure.IT To Make the User-Experience Easy & Smooth
Hello Everyone. Configure.IT, A revolutionary mobile app development platform will be going to do multiple launching on 2nd May, 2016, that you will surely love. Here are they: Swift 2.0 code for iOS On May 2, 2016 , users will be able to download the entire iOS app source code in Swift 2.0 for robust performance with faster, lightweight and future ready apps. Currently the source code is available in only Objective-C. So experience this new feature of Configure.IT from 2nd May, 2016 to mak...
Read MoreInnovative Mobile App Ideas of Dharavi’s Tech Girls – A Real Inspirational Story
The biggest revolution in mobile applications taking place in the biggest slum area - Dharavi, Mumbai. A girl with just 15 years of age, Ansuja Madiwal, had a great interest in computers. She got only half hour to explore herself on the computer while she studied at the School of Dharavi in Mumbai. But this was happening before she joined the Dharavi Diary program in 2014. In just one year, she became the master of coding and she made an app for women's safety named Women Fight Back. The purp...
Read MoreMobile App – A Way to Accelerate Your Business
In current time, Mobile app is a very much important resource to make a business successful. Years before, the big giants like Ford, McDonald, Comcast, etc. were the only brands who had invested in mobile apps. Now the time has changed a lot. Today, it doesn't matter your business is big or small but a little investment in mobile apps will surely increase your income. Many small businesses as well as midsize businesses are following the mobile trends, and understanding that an effective mobile ...
Read MoreEight Low-Cost Strategies to Create A High-Quality Mobile App
The mobile app development cost totally depends on knowledge and skills of developers. Always, startups are facing difficulties regarding app development cost. Following are some of the approaches to creating superior quality mobile apps in minimum budget: Cloud-Based App Development Cloud-based app development is one of the broadly accepted approach by app development community. Because it is a powerful combination of cloud computing, networking, storage, management solutions and business ap...
Read MoreApplication Development Platforms In Future
We witness a continuous change in application development platforms. This change can be scrutinized from two different perspectives: One is the actual platform and second is the development tools for that platform. Application development Platforms Nowadays, we see a significant growth in mobile app development platforms. These platforms can be divided into two different categories: Platform as a service (PaaS) and traditional platform for in-house development. In future, PaaS will be more acce...
Read MoreAndroid N First Preview from Developers’ Viewpoint
On Thursday, March 10, 2016 google has surprised everyone with the spontaneous announcement of Android N Developer Preview. It seems crazy that only 3% of Android users are now using Android Marshmallow, and yet, google is going to release its new OS. However, Google released Android N Developer Preview earlier in order to get more feedback from the developers and it's final version will release in Q3 2016. Recently, it is available on some Nexus devices only, like Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, P...
Read MoreContribution of Mobile Technology To Revolutionize Small Business
Nowadays mobile becomes the hyper operative tool and focal point in IT industry. Because of the advancement in technology people are more inclined towards smartphones, tablets or any other mobile devices. High speed data access and intuitive interfaces have made easier for people to get any relevant information at their fingertips and stay connected to their work on-demand. Why mobile technology is necessary for conducting a business Nowadays many medium and small businesses are gravitating tow...
Read MoreApp Stickiness- What It Means and How to Get It
Before starting an app development process, the developers should understand the end-user's demands properly, because the end-users can make or break any app's reputation. Happiness of end users is a key of app's success. However, a mobile app's success can be measured through many factors like app stickiness, app launches, etc. App stickiness encourages users to remain engaged and stay longer with the app. While app launches show the average number when an app is being opened in a month. The re...
Read MoreList of Impressive Technologies For The Firms To Boost Mobile App Engagement
Today's influx of mobile app, people can do everything with their smartphones than ever before. Mobile apps help to simplify everyday activities and make it easier than ever to perform important tasks on a daily basis. And that's why demand of mobile app development is also increasing by leaps and bounds. Here are the few best technologies that help companies to drive mobile engagement. Digital Wallet (Mobile Wallet) Digital Wallet is totally changed the way consumers and businesses interact wit...
Read MoreWhy Future Favours Apple’s Swift?
Swift was introduced at Apple's 2014 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Swift is Apple’s modern programming language that lets developers build OS X and iOS apps. It seems likely it will eventually replace Objective-C and already creates more stable code in shorter development cycles than the language it is destined to replace. Why Swift? In an initial stage, Swift was described simply as 'Objective-C without the C'. Objective-C was innovative and powerful and easy to use language in t...
Read MoreConfigure.IT will Start To Support Swift 2.0 In Q1 2016
Configure.IT – The innovative mobile app development platform is going to add one new feather in its cap, by announcing that they will start to support 'Swift – 2.0' within a short span of time. Users can be able to download the entire source code in Swift 2.0 – the heavily promoted by Apple. This magnificent app development platform has a power of native to make apps for both iOS and Android from a single interface. There is no need to learn HTML5, C# or Javascript to build a 100% native ...
Read MoreMobile App Usage Growth In Year 2015
Over the past few years, Smartphones and tablets have completely changed the way we live. People have started finding the solution of every problem on the mobile phones. Because of increase in the consumer demand and decline in the prices, the shipment of smartphones and tablets will further see the upward trend worldwide. As the number of new smartphone users is increasing, it is certain that the usage of mobile apps will also increase. Flurry's recent survey indicates that global app usage is...
Read MoreLegal Aspects associated with Mobile App Development
Every week thousands of apps hit the market. At the same time, thousands of hackers work hard to get the users' private information or implant malware. Thus, while developing a mobile app developers have to be aware of app security issues. Here are the four aspects regarding app security and protection to keep in mind while developing a mobile app. Confidentiality: Protect the ideas before to announce them to the world Every day new and innovative ideas are coming out that give a new height to ...
Read MoreConfigure.IT Participates in SURGE 2016
Configure.IT is excited to share that we have been shortlisted as a participant for SURGE 2016 ALPHA Startup and will also be a part of the PITCH event, that will be held on 23rd and 24th February 2016 in Bengaluru, India. PITCH is the startup competition at SURGE that brings together the world’s leading early-stage startups for a live onstage battle. PITCH features 40 of top exhibiting startups. Out of this 40, Configure.IT is the one. "With the Web Summit PITCH more than two weeks away, our...
Read MoreA Beginner’s Guide to Choose a Better Data Hosting Service
Have you ever think, after completing mobile app development process what will be the next step! The next step will be the hosting. Hosting is the business of housing, serving and maintaining for one or more web sites/applications. There are many kinds of hosting available such as managed hosting, dedicated hosting, cloud hosting, shared hosting and Colocation Hosting. But, nowadays people preferred a cloud hosting more, as compared to others. Let's get the deep detail about the cloud hosting. ...
Read MoreConfigure.IT – A Parse Alternative for Mobile App Developers
Facebook has announced Officially on January 28th, 2016 that they are shutting down the prominent Parse service, and it will be fully closed on January 28, 2017. This is certainly shocking news for the large community of mobile app developers, and now there is a compelling necessity for finding a competent Parse alternative. The blog talks more about it. First, let us mention the three major reasons why developers love Parse: The API was carefully designed and highly useful for linking mobile...
Read MoreAgile Methodologies – To Enhance App Development Process
As market demand surges for apps to run on iOS, Android, and whatever operating system will power the next wave of smart devices, companies are facing a lack of talent in mobile app development. For IT professionals with programming skills, that gap represents a fresh opportunity to embark on a career makeover. Agile vs Waterfall app development methodologies Agile methodologies including programming, development and project management involve breaking down the software development into smalle...
Read MoreA Study on Rapidly Decreasing Average Life Cycle of Mobile App
App developers always think that their app will be a killer app and will get the more and more users, after release. But the reality is something different. Apart from a few close friends and others developers, nobody knows anything about the app. And even if people install the app on a smartphone, the chances are that it will be deleted in less than three months. A recent survey from the Yahoo! Advertising said that the average life cycle of an app is rapidly decreasing. From the survey of 2,5...
Read MoreA Few Amazing Gadgets Introduced at CES 2016
CES 2016 has shown a glimpse of futuristic technology. Here we have the most innovative and inventive gadgets and devices. On one hand, the virtual reality technology took the center stage, innovative technologies in cars and drones also drew the attention of people. Here is a list of some of the most impressive gadgets of CES 2016: EHang 184 AAV octocopter The most amazing gadget introduced at CES 2016 is the EHang 184, a human-sized drone built by the Chinese UAV company Ehang. This giant ...
Read MoreSix Trends in Mobile App Development to Rule in 2016
Mobile App Development industry is growing at a bullet speed. According to Statista's Analysis, the global mobile app revenue is expected to grow to 76.52 billion US dollars by the end of 2017. The way people use the apps is changing dramatically in this trendy era of Internet of Things (IoT) and other latest innovations. It is a necessary thing for all the people who are connected with the app development industry to stay updated with the latest trends. Here are some of the stats that describe...
Read MoreA Brief Note on, What to Look out in CES 2016?
Las Vegas, a city that never sleeps has hosted the biggest consumer tech show, CES 2016. All tech giants as well as startups are participating in this event to display their latest & innovative work. A number of unexpected things will be available in this mega event of CES 2016. The event is being held from January 6, 2016 to January 9, 2016 wherein several powerful firms shall come up with their latest & innovative products. Here are some of the eye-catchy information that will surely a...
Read MoreHow User Experience Can Make A Mobile App Successful?
What is UX for mobile apps? UX involves a person’s behaviour, attitude and emotions about using a particular mobile app. Better UX is the key point for mobile app success. Importance of UX The user experience is becoming an increasingly crucial factor to the mobile landscape. A poor user experience can ruin the app, drive away the users, and harm the company’s reputation. At times, we feel that app is not working properly or some features may not work as expected. This has happened becau...
Read MoreFeatures that make Configure.IT better than other online app development platforms
Nowadays, we are witnessing the advancement of mobile app technology. New features and functionality are introduced in various online mobile app development platforms that offer an enhanced user experience. Out of such browser-based app development tools, Configure.IT stands out in a crowd because of some innovative and interesting features. Read on to know about them: All-in-one Mobile Apps Solution Developers can get everything here to build great native mobile apps for both iOS and Android...
Read MoreChristmas Holiday Offer from Configure.IT – A Complete Mobile App Development Platform
On behalf of the entire team, we wish you a Very Happy Holidays in advance! :) We're all geared up for some ice breaking updates in 2016. Stay tuned... As we approach Christmas, a big Configure.IT gift is ready for the developers. Configure.IT offers a massive discount of 50% for all the new subscriptions for the next one year. This offer is valid till 15th January, 2016. To get the benefit of this offer, Sign Up with the following Coupon Code : YEAREND50 to avail the offer. If you subscribe in...
Read MoreConfigure.IT- A Boon for Enterprises
The mobile app development market becomes mature rapidly these days. Mobile apps are giving more flexibility and power to enterprises than ever before, because it’s less expensive, more accessible and easier to use in many ways. In the past, only the big brands like Walmart have their mobile apps, but, nowadays, the trend is being changed as many small and midsize businesses have their own mobile app. Mobile app helps enterprises to increase the productivity without compromising on quality or...
Read MorePre & Post Launch App Marketing Strategies to Make the App Successful
Even if you've great ideas for developing a unique and user-friendly app, it is very difficult to stand out in a crowd when hundreds of thousands of apps are available in app stores. App success largely depends on initial steps for making it popular. Read on to get the tips you can apply prior to launch it for achieving a grand success. A Month Before First of all, you need to set some basic goals to build a successful mobile app.This is a time when Alpha users’ feedback taken into considerat...
Read MoreThe future of mobile app development is automated development tools
App stores witness a surge in the number of applications. Enterprises find it difficult to stand out from the crowd in highly competitive mobile app environment. There, an online app development platform lends a helping hand. It seems that the future of mobile app development lies in automated mobile app development. As increasing the technology by leaps and bounds, people start to use the mobile apps more, to save time as well as money. Nowadays people find their each problem’s solution thro...
Read MoreMobile App Development Tips for The Holiday App Rush
The holiday season is here again and mobile app developers are all set to grab a large chunk of approximately $2.4 billion revenue generated through app sales. As app downloading always touch new heights on Christmas day, it is necessary for app developers to stand out in a crowd for reaping monetary and other benefits. The blog discusses interesting ways to attract people toward your apps during the upcoming week of December 25. Make plans early for app version and pricing updates Developers...
Read MoreAn Overview of Mobile App Development Industry
The mobile app development industry is booming and facilitates users to perform all daily activities through apps. The blog covers various effective aspects of this vibrant industry along with the insight about its social impact. Read on to see how the mobile app domain covers the modern generation: What is Mobile App Development? Mobile application development is a term used to denote the act or process by which application software is developed for handheld devices, such as personal digital a...
Read MoreSix Handy Ways to Download & Use Apps Safely and Securely on Mobile Phone
Today, we live in the era in which our routine activities can be maintained and managed by various apps on the move. Whether its App Store or Google Play, every app store witnesses flood of apps. But, everyone should remain cautious while downloading apps in their smart devices as a little negligence can cause you a big trouble. Here we mention six useful ways to use apps safely on your mobile phones: Download apps from recognized app stores only There are chances for malware to enter in th...
Read MoreThe Best 6 Wearable Gadgets, You should know
Wearable technology has moved beyond fancy prototypes and firmly established itself as an evolving product category. Nowadays, wearable technology is becoming more common and companies have started creating a steady stream of new devices that can be worn on the wrist, head, eyes and body for communication. Here is a glimpse of newbie and most effective wearable gadgets with their potential applications. Microsoft HoloLens HoloLens is an augmented reality headset, announced by Microsoft. This...
Read MoreDestroy Your Worst Nightmares regarding App Development on this Halloween
Of course tomorrow is Halloween, but it is not the only period that scares app developers. Today, app developers or creators always stay in scary situation a lot because of growing competition, they need to give their best every time when they come up with the new apps. These things make their lives stressful. Let us first make the list of some of the worst nightmares of app creators and then see how the right approach and a little technical assistance can destroy them. The App is Rejected A...
Read MoreBeginner’s Guide To Mobile App Development
Increasing demand of ioT leads to increase in apps' demand that creates 'App-Gap'. To overcome the 'App-Gap', app development at rapid pace is necessary. In other words, the 'App-Gap' is a fresh career makeover opportunity for many people. Today, hundreds of people are considering the approach to come up with innovative mobile applications. Here is a comprehensive guide for beginners about how to develop an app from scratch to finish. Points to know before start the development Make your g...
Read MoreSiri vs Google Now vs Cortana – Which Voice Assistant App would be more Preferable
Now it’s possible to talk with your favourite mobile device with the voice assistant. This feature allows users to control few things on their smartphones in a hands-free manner. Additionally, voice assistant offers an alternate way for typing queries. Because of the lack of the big touch screens in smart watches and other wearable, this feature will be more preferable among the tech-savvy people. The trend is started with the Siri - The voice assistant first time introduced by Apple in 2011 ...
Read MoreFestival Days Are Like Black Friday For App Developers
Festival time means lots of brand new device’s launching time. Millions of people woke up and unwrapped a shiny new device under the Christmas tree. Generally, all new devices not preloaded with consumer's favourite apps such as, WhatsApp, Uber, Facebook, etc. So this is the time when users browse app stores for some new and interesting apps. According to Flurry's Analysis, on Christmas Day in 2014 the new device activation and app downloads were higher compared to regular new device activati...
Read MoreConfigure.IT has Announced Flat 50% Discount on the Special Occasion of its First Birthday
Configure.IT has celebrated its first anniversary and would like to involve all the users and new friends to this celebration. The one year journey of Configure.IT is really tremendous and successful. So on this special time, Configure.IT offers flat 50% off on subscription fees for the entire next year. All you need to do is sign up before 15th October, 2015 with the coupon code "1STBDAY" to avail this exciting offer. The detailed information related Discount Offers discussed below: Personal...
Read MoreThe Eight Biggest Announcements from Google’s September 2015 Event
Now it’s Google’s turn, after having a giant Apple event in the same month. The Google event didn’t give any surprising news, most of the news is as same as spread by the rumours. But still, Google has announced a number of interesting news regarding the devices. Here is the brief summary of Google’s September 2015 event: The NEXUS 6P The Nexus 6P, made by Huawei, has several hardware upgrades as compared to its sibling - Nexus-6. This phone has a metal body with 7.3mm thickness, new f...
Read MoreConfigure.IT is Celebrating Its First Anniversary with Success
26th September 2015, a big day for all the people who are associated with Configure.IT. On this day, one of the most successful cross-platform app development tools is completing 1 year. Configure.IT is the best example for the app developer community that says, how easily anyone can build an app for multiple platforms without writing a single line of code. Day by day, the number of CIT users is increasing and existing users feel proud to have such a wonderful tool. Let’s take a tour of its on...
Read MoreExciting Gadgets Introduced at Apple September 2015 Event
Now it’s time to end up the rumours about the upcoming Apple gadgets like an apple TV, a new iPad and a new iPhone, with the Apple’s recent San Francisco event. Here is the summary about what Apple has announced at its September 9, 2015 event: Apple Watch Apple taps high end fashion house Hermes to create the new watch that will be available in October, but didn’t specify the price of the new wrist watch. Also, Apple has introduced new models such as, gold and rose gold finishes for the...
Read MoreNo Coding App Development Platforms Can Fill the Gap of 1 Billion Mobile Apps in Demand & Supply
Recently, the phrase 'IT department struggle' is slowly being replaced with trending words 'App Gap'. The reason behind this change is a skyrocketing demand of mobile apps and diminishing needs of mobile app development. By the end of 2017, the app demand will be five-fold to what IT service providers would be lagging behind supplying it. If we see today’s lifestyle, a normal user currently uses minimum three different devices in routine life. But when the technologies like IoT (Internet of T...
Read MoreHow to Create an App in Minutes with Configure.IT
Configure.IT is an online browser-based complete native iOS and Android mobile app development platform. Here are the few simple steps to learn how to create an app without writing a single line of code. Step 1: Create an account To create an account, click on ‘SIGN UP FOR FREE’ button, available on top right side of Configure.IT. Activate the account and then login to the dashboard. Step 2: Start to create the new project Create My First Project: Click on ‘Create My First P...
Read MoreAndroid Wear is ready to work with iPhones
A big news is rolling out from Google, now iOS users can operate Android Wear Watch with the iPhone. Google says - it’s time to rolling out the Android wear app to the App Store. Google has declared that iOS is an officially supported operating system for Android Wear. iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, 6, or 6 Plus running iOS 8.2+ devices have started to support the ‘Newly’ Android Wear Watch just by downloading the Android Wear app from the App Store. Currently, the older Android Wear Watches are not ...
Read MoreWhat to Expect from Upcoming Android Marshmallow
On Aug 17, 2015, Google has declared the new name, features and updated library for Android 6.0. The newest update from Android named as Android Marshmallow 6.0. Google introduced the official Android 6.0 SDK kit and open Google Play for publishing the apps that target the new API level 23 with the Android Marshmallow 6.0. Also, update the Android Support Library to v23, it would be easier to integrate many of the new platform APIs, like fingerprint support and permis...
Read MoreIt’s Time to Check What iOS 9 Brings with It
This time is to get awareness about Apple’s new operating system iOS 9, coming with the numerous changes in features, design, functionality and performance. This operating system will require only 1.3GB available space, so no need to delete photos and files in order to free up the necessary space. iOS 9 is coming with some amazing changes that can bring a smile on the user's face: Smarter Siri From the starting of iOS, Siri is doing a good job, making iOS devices hands free – This is the...
Read MoreA Comprehensive Guide to Develop Appealing & Productive Mobile Apps
This is the era of Mobile Technology. Every day, hundreds of applications launch on the compatible app store which is a plus point for all the smartphone users, but at the same time it is stony for developers to fulfill these much requirements. To make the application popular and profitable one should take care of multiple things. Here are the steps that app developers should follow to build an attractive, catchy & profitable app: Idea: Before starting the app development, note down the whole...
Read MoreThe Most Uncommon Android Development Mistakes – Developers should be Aware of
For developers, it is better to build an application for Android Platform as it has covered a huge part of the mobile market. While developing the app for android platform and getting the higher rank in google play store, developer should avoid the most uncommon mistakes as described below: 1. Lack of knowledge about the Android Guidelines: If developers do not properly follow the Android App Development Guidelines to develop the app that will affect app ranking in Google Play Store and the num...
Read MoreWhy Developers should Choose Cross Platform App Development Tools Compared To Manual Coding?
Smartphone demands are increasing day by day, with that people are always waiting for the latest features, new tools and exciting applications. As we know, the developers already have given a bunch of entertainment apps, games, enterprise apps, e-commerce apps etc. that are highly popular among the crowd. The popularity of social media apps like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN and Whatsapp have already taken this app business at the next level. As the same way, the competition in this business is al...
Read MoreBenefits To Invest In Mobile Technology
Internet connections is not with you at everywhere. But a mobile connection is always with you. Always Be With You A contraption that is incredibly tiny and similar in weight. So, you can use mobile while cooking, playing, and working. Mobile is useful for different purpose like for making a call, listening song, watching a movie, surfing, video chatting, playing games and text messaging by using various apps. Every day the numbers of mobile purchased are higher than the numbers of the newly b...
Read MoreAfter having a grand success on iOS Platform, Configure.IT is now for Android as well
Configure.IT (CIT) has launched Android support on July 15, 2015, which means that now onward users can readily develop cross-platform apps at a single place. The blog talks more about it. As iOS app development platform Initially, Configure.IT was launched as an iOS app development platform. Today, it has a successful track-record of developing numerous customized iOS apps. Innovative features like the real-time preview, 500+ native controls, and reusable tools have made iOS apps’ development...
Read MoreMultilingual Apps- Why They are Necessary for the Business
Today, as we pass through an era of globalization, businesses come out of the geographic boundaries. Along with this, entrepreneurs use various marketing techniques to remain firm in the cutthroat competition and to expand their business. Nowadays, mobile platform offers a huge marketing opportunity to the entrepreneurs as smart devices users are increasing substantially across the world, and, more and more people tend to use smartphones devices for accessing the Internet or search for ...
Read MoreLaunching Android Support on 15th July, 2015
We’re thrilled to announce the public access for Android app support to be released on July 15th 2015, to all existing and new users of Configure.IT. Now that we're almost ready to push the button, on behalf of entire team, we'd like to thank all of our private beta users for participating in trying the early stages of beta - and provide us their valuable feedback. We'll soon send you the detailed release information and features. Till then... Stay Tuned! Need help in getting started with Conf...
Read MoreGet Rid of App Modification Hurdles with Configure.IT
The customized business mobile app becomes a compelling necessity for the companies. Today, several online mobile application development platforms are available to facilitate mobile apps’ development with desired features. But then, as cut-throat competition and ever-changing business requirements compel companies to modify their business apps, very few platforms can make app modification easy and simple. Benefits of App Modification App modification offers the following business benefits wh...
Read MoreAvail PHP functions of Configure.IT for making ‘cool’ apps
Development of customized app is an uphill task for enterprises across the world. Even the companies that have separate IT units find it difficult to develop and maintain mobile business apps. The reasons are quite obvious: ever-changing business requirements and increasing competition. Nowadays, as mobile technology has successfully replaced the method of accessing the Internet, customized mobile apps become a compelling necessity for enterprises across the world. But then, without having any ...
Read MoreApple Wants You to Make Apps that can run without even opening them
Almost ten days have passed since Apple’s WWDC 2015 event. It is the time for interpretation and implementation of Apple’s statements and given facilities respectively. With this mega event, Apple has thrown a ball in developers’ court, now developers have to play it. But, here, they have to play it in a way, which is followed by Apple for a long time. Yes, innovation is a new way for developers while making ‘out of the box’ apps for all iOS devices by using extra access and power give...
Read MoreOpen Sourced Swift- Apple’s Big Gift to Developers
Apple has come forward with innovations in both iOS and Mac OS X in WWDC 2015 mega event. HomeKit, News app, and Siri with Proactive, etc. are some of the indicators showing Apple’s innovative approach. Watch OS 2 and new APIs are valuable for developers to make native apps for Watch and iOS apps with more features respectively. But, Apple’s big and perhaps the most-awaited gift for the iOS developers is making Swift free for all. Yes, being an open-source language, Swift is now ready for u...
Read MoreWWDC 2015 is here- Five Things We Expect
Developers are super excited about upcoming WWDC 2015 event. It is an annual event when iOS developers can have the first look of new concepts, products, and services from the tech giant Apple. They also get useful SDK as well. This year, an event is held for five days dated June 8 to 12, 2015 in San Francisco, California. Future of iOS and OS ahead The keynote speech will cover announcements regarding updated iOS 9 and OS X 10.11 and many other ‘cool’ concepts. However, iOS 9 is going to ...
Read MoreFive Handy Tips to Boost Mobile App Acceptance among Users
Enterprises, by and large, have adapted enterprise mobility and BYOD concept. Today, we witness surge in enterprise apps as an outcome of this adaptation, but then, it seems that enterprises are still missing something. True, enterprises come forward with customer-centric apps, but enterprise professionals don’t use their agility for making them popular. Enterprises tend to overlook the issue of mobile app adoption or acceptance among users, and that creates hurdles in making customized busin...
Read MoreApp Development for iOS: Trends to watch in 2015 and beyond
These days, no organization can ignore iOS apps as a surge in number of iPhone users that opens the doors of a huge business opportunity. Even developers and app owners also get the reward for deploying apps on the App Store, as Apple retains only 30 percent share of sales. But then, it is important for the developers to consider some newer trends in iOS app development to cope with the advancement in wearable technology in the form of Apple Watch. We discuss some of the latest trends to lookout...
Read MoreApple Presents Analytics Tool to Developers
Apple introduced a new app analytics tool for all registered iOS developers on Wednesday. Initially, Apple has made this tool available to the developers who requested for it. But, from now on, everyone can get the tool through the iTunes Connect interface. The monetary benefit is that the registered developers need not pay additional charge for it as its cost is included in Apple Developer membership fee. Importance of analytics Analytics enables developers to modify apps in a way that they ...
Read MoreHow to get started with Configure.IT – Repeat Webinar
Even if you missed the Webinar on "How to Get Started with Configure.IT" on 5th May 2015, we have the whole Webinar recorded for you here. You can get a brief idea of what Configure.IT is all about and how it makes app development easy. We even had a Q&A session, where our team answered all the queries related to Configure.IT. For more information on Configure.IT, please visit our website www.configure.it You can also visit our Help Center for Reference Manuals and Tutorial Videos hc.configu...
Read MoreFour Points Show Apple Takes Care of Data Security
As an attempt to meet the growing competition, companies develop business mobile apps. But then, safety concerns are also increasing when it comes to storing and transiting data through such apps. The blog talks about Apple’s innovative steps for having secured data storage and access processes with iPhone apps. As per the survey, by 2017, the number of smartphone devices in use will surpass the number of people in the world. Enterprises want to take advantage of this situation for growing th...
Read MoreWe’re All Set For Our Second Live Webinar – Don’t Miss Out!
How to develop apps with Configure.IT? Learn about creating apps + APIs + entire backend without coding Getting to know basics of the platform will help you get started with creating smarter apps and get maximum out of what platform offers. Join our team as they walk you through with the process of creating app and entire backend. What we will cover? In this "How to get started with Configure.IT" webinar, you'll learn: How to develop simple app with the platform Starting with your new iOS Ap...
Read MoreMicrosoft Opens the Doors for iOS Apps
There is exciting news for all the iOS app owners and developers! Developers across the world are enraptured by the fact that such news comes from an age-old rival of Apple. Yes, surprisingly, Redmond people have now opened the doors for iOS applications in their Windows phones. Read on to know more about such wonderful news: Recently, Microsoft’s vice president of OS (Operating System) development, Terry Myerson announced the new tools for moving both Android and iOS apps onto Windows phones...
Read MoreSwift Swiftly Gains Ground- Here Are the Five Reasons for It
It was June 2014 when Apple had officially launched Swift programming language for making iOS and OS X apps in its annual WWDC event. Since then, it is climbing new heights of popularity among app developers. ...
Read MoreA Checklist for Mobile App Design
When it comes to mobile applications, features and speed significantly improve user experience, but then, without attractive appearance, it is nearly impossible to engage the end users. The blog includes some of the important factors to consider while designing the mobile business apps. In the edge of mobility, enterprises cannot rule out the importance of quality mobile apps. But then, enterprises have to deal with less acceptance rate as compared to gaming and other category apps. Let’s find...
Read MoreWebinar : How to get started with Configure.IT
Even if you missed the Webinar on "How to Get Started with Configure.IT" on 9th April 2015, we have the whole Webinar recorded for you here. You can get a brief idea of what Configure.IT is all about and how it makes app development easy. We even had a Q&A session, where our team answered all the queries related to Configure.IT. For more information on Configure.IT, please visit our website http://www.configure.it/ You can also visit our Help Center for Reference Manuals and Tutorial Videos ...
Read MoreTime to Give Serious Consideration to Enterprise Apps’ Security
As the mobile technology advances, enterprises opt for customized mobile apps in order to reap benefits of a revolutionary mobile platform. But then, such app becomes a “soft target” for hackers. Read on to know more about customized mobile apps’ vulnerability to cyber attacks. We witness a steady upsurge in the number of mobile applications. As the Internet has a paradigm shift from desktops to handheld devices, many enterprises come forward with their apps. The customized business mobil...
Read MoreLIVE Webinar – Don’t miss out!
The apps are almost everywhere and making them has been always fascinating. While automated mobile app development platforms are on the rage these days, here we come with something stunnig. Whether you are a new developer or a person who knows little or no coding, Configure.IT proves to be the best mobile app development platform. Want to learn how? Here we come... Configure.IT is conducting a product-focused webinar to make you learn how easy it is to use the tool and make customized applicati...
Read MoreDo Companies Keep on Updating Mobile Apps? Not Really
The latest Forrester report reveals that marketers find it challenging to update business apps on a regular basis. The blog answers why it is challenging for them and how to get rid of obstacles in a way of business apps’ periodic upgrade. Nowadays, making user-facing apps becomes a necessity for effective marketing of products and services. Companies are keen to strengthen their online presence and to reach a vast audience through customer-centric mobile business apps. But, when it comes to ...
Read MoreCompanies and ROI Measurement of Mobile Business Apps
Ever-increasing sales figure of smartphones draws attention of entrepreneurs across the world. In order to reap the benefits from booming smartphone sales, they opt for customized mobile apps. Such apps serve many objectives like improving day-to-day business activities, making data accessible on the move through BYOD concept and the like. But, when it comes to finding apps’ impact on online marketing campaign and sales, entrepreneurs become clueless. Such impact can be found out through measu...
Read MoreNative App vs. Hybrid App-Performance is Difference
Developing a mobile app with desired features was a headache for the companies a few years back. Companies considered it as a routine task and app developers did not bother for giving knowledge to the companies about types like native, web-based and hybrid apps. It is fair to say that mobile app development was not a cup of tea for SMBs at that time. As mobile technology advances and the number of smart devices’ users soars, companies feel the necessity of good mobile app with all necessary f...
Read MoreFive Noteworthy Benefits of Home-grown Enterprise Business Apps
Enterprise mobility is a concept that offers solutions for making business processes simpler than before, and enterprise mobile app plays a vital role in it. Importance of Enterprise mobile app From sales to inventory, from accounts to operations, companies have to deal with numerous domains in order to sustain their growth. An easy access to critical company’s data on the move enables employees to achieve their tasks, and companies can enjoy an increase in overall productivity. A customized...
Read MoreMobile App Analytics-It’s Taking Your Apps to the Next Level
A mobile business app with all the desired features is a handy tool for promoting products and services. Said that, it is also a reliable and efficient business assistant for the companies, and thus, dear to both employees and customers. These days, no business can reach the next level without a proper business app and adapting other online marketing techniques. But, here, we need to find answers to some questions like- What do companies do for achieving the next level of mobile apps? Do the co...
Read More6 Knock-On Benefits of Business Mobile App for the Companies
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nowadays, a business mobile app offers an ultimate solution for marketing products and services, adapting enterprise mobility concept, and smoothening business operations to the numerous companies. Benefits of business mobile app Companies can notify about new launches, promotional offers, and other important information to their existing and potential customers. Employees can get instant access to necessary company data on the move, and help companies boos...
Read More5 Factors to Consider While Developing Enterprise Mobile Apps
Enterprises are keen to make their customers satisfied by offering them excellent services. They continuously strive for improving client services, and here, an enterprise mobile app with tailor-made changes can become a handy tool to ease their efforts. [caption id="attachment_376" align="aligncenter" width="800"] developing enterprise mobile apps[/caption] How mobile app helps improving services It helps enterprises in two ways- firstly, it facilitates employees to have a convenient and immedi...
Read MoreFive Interesting Myths Of Enterprise Mobile App Development
As the mobile revolution gets momentum, and a number of mobile devices’ users increases by leaps and bounds, companies across the world are eager to embrace the technological advancement and adapt to mobility. As a business mobile app with desired features is a key aspect of enterprise mobility, no company can ignore the importance of its existence among devices of employees, customers, associates, and other people. Okay; then where entrepreneurs get hesitated and at times, get failed in ...
Read More5 Hot Ways to Make Cool Enterprise Apps
In the edge of competition, enterprises don’t miss any opportunity of marketing their products. Enterprises across the world want to take advantage of the mobile boom. The blog talks about some of the most important ways to make customer-centric and “cool” enterprise apps. Billions of smart device users open the doors of new opportunities of businesses for enterprises worldwide. They can use a mobile platform for promoting their products or services. One of the finest ways to utilize mo...
Read More4 Major Enterprise Benefits of Cloud Apps
The recent survey shows that cloud apps have become very handy for enterprises. Cloud apps play an important role in making employees happier and promoting BYOA (Bring Your Own Apps) concept. The blog discusses cloud apps. Cloud apps or cloud-friendly apps are becoming the choice of many enterprises these days. As cloud computing concept spreads at a rapid pace, enterprises across the world prefer cloud apps. Cloud Apps’ Features and Importance Lower cost, flexibility, scalability, speedi...
Read MoreCustom Mobile Apps for Enterprises- Trend to Stay
As smartphones have significantly replaced PCs and laptops, enterprises around the world, focus on mobile apps with desired features. Trend of custom mobile apps is gaining momentum, and though we witness an upsurge in their number, analysts believe that the trend will continue in the future. Bulky desktop computers become obsolete these days and laptops are also in the sidetrack position. Smartphones and tablets have smartly replaced both of them. Mobile devices are perhaps the only choice ...
Read MoreChallenges in Enterprise Mobility And Their Solutions
Enterprise mobility is not a new term for the enterprises across the world. As it provides the solutions to business requirements and makes enterprises ready to face the challenges, it is also fact that enterprise mobility also has some challenges in its way. Surprised? Then read on to know more. Developers are busy in making mobile apps meet the ever-changing requirements of the enterprises. As the technology advances, enterprise mobility keeps on providing solutions of newer challenges of t...
Read MoreEnterprise Social Apps- Because Collaboration Starts With Communication
Enterprises feel more heat of competition, ever-changing demands, and many more challenges as the time goes; there come enterprise social apps. The blog discusses an importance of social media apps in businesses. Enterprise social apps can address some of the key business problems and give a new people-centric dimension to a business. As companies face challenges in terms of competition, ever-changing business requirements, etc., such social mobile apps can help them fill the communication ga...
Read MoreCES 2015- Expectations Are High, and Exhibitors Are Ready
With ample of expectations, hype and enthusiasm, CES 2015 Las Vegas event prepares to start with a bang! Being a huge and the strongest platform for startups as well as big companies, the CES 2015 mega event has lots of stuff to show. The event is being held from January 6, 2015 to January 9, 2015 wherein numerous enthusiastic firms shall come up with their innovative products. In the absence of the tech giants like Google and Apple, the Korean tech giant is going to lead the show. Yes! Samsung...
Read MoreSeven Surefire Ways to Make Your Mobile App Successful
At the time of launching an app, what do developers and entrepreneurs think? They wish that its popularity should last long. The blog discusses the steps that prevent app development efforts from going in vain. As per a survey, approximately 2 billion smartphones and tablets will ship worldwide by 2017. Another survey says that over the forecast period of 2012-2017, mobile apps’ market is expected to increase at CAGR of 31.7%. What does it mean? It means that we live in the era of smartphon...
Read MoreSwitch all iOS Apps To 64-Bit Code- Beneficial for Businesses or Just an Unproductive Move
The tech giant Apple has announced that from February 1, 2015 onward, developers can submit only those iOS apps, which have 64-Bit support. Let’s know the reasons for such notification along with iOS app development process for enterprises. The Cupertino camp has already notified app developers through an email that they accept only those iOS apps that have 64-bit compatibility from February 1st onward. It’s not that the tech giant is going to dismiss existing apps from the App Store, but...
Read MoreMobile Apps- Core Concept of Enterprise Mobility
Enterprise mobility is a necessity of today’s corporate world, as smartphones and tablets increase their penetration among people like never before. Whether it is BYOD concept or customer-centric approach, companies need mobile apps. We cannot imagine enterprise mobility without mobile apps these days. Let’s have some interesting stats before we start pondering over the topic. Interesting Stats: Antenna Software states that 43% of companies agree that they are working on having a mobile...
Read MoreBusiness Benefits of iOS Enterprise Apps
Let’s start with the survey those stats: At present, out of 4 billion mobile phone users in the world, 1 billion users have smartphones. As the time advances, number of smartphone users increase by leaps and bounds. Surely businesspersons smell out an opportunity there, which comes in the form of mobile apps and mobile websites. Furthermore, increasing number of smartphone users also give rise to m-commerce. Out of numerous ways, mobile apps come up as the most convenient and economical me...
Read MoreIf you’re Web Developer, You’re Mobile App Developer as Well
It sounds strange if a web developer is equally good at developing a mobile app! But with the advent of technology, it’s possible & quite interesting. The technology advancement has drastically reduced the gap between mobile app and web development. Read on to get more idea about this. You, as a web developer, have made numerous websites and web pages till date. You have made web apps as well with necessary features. In short, you’re well aware of web technology, programming languages, co...
Read MoreHow is Business Benefited by Custom Mobile Apps?
In the edge of smartphones and mCommerce, mobile apps become inevitable for companies of all sizes. As enterprise mobility concept spreads by leaps and bounds, mobile apps enjoy a dominant position in the IT department of any company. Let’s have more idea about the benefits of them for businesses. As the enterprise mobility concept gets momentum, companies of all sizes come up with customized applications for mobile devices. They also get an innovative avatar in order to deal with increasing...
Read MoreMobile App Design Software- Convert Creativity into Reality
Mobile app developers need the most innovative app development platform with unique mobile app development software in order to overcome many difficulties from development-to-deployment. There, Configure.IT gets a helping hand for them in mobile app design and development. With increased competition among companies, relying much on marketing makes no surprises. Mobile application helps companies reach customers or individuals directly. There is no exaggeration in saying that mobile app as the ...
Read MoreMany-device-to-many-platform Mobile App Integration is No Longer a Challenge
Nowadays, we cannot separate cloud computing and mobile apps, but mobile apps’ integration into the cloud comes as a big challenge in the way of app developers. They require a mobile enterprise application platform (MEAP) that provides the ultimate solution of this challenge. Let’s talk about the integration challenges along with the benefits of the mobile app development platform. Today Enterprise mobility projects grow by leaps and bounds, and on delivering results their demand increases...
Read MorePaaS- Popularity Accelerated As a Service
With growing requirements in the rapidly-changing business scenario, companies tried to find a solution for storing and using their data as and when needed. Cloud computing provides the ultimate solution. With IaaS, PaaS and SaaS services, cloud computing offers a strong platform for companies in order to cope up with the pace of their business operations. Among these three services, PaaS grew more rapidly in 2014. Let us talk about PaaS with its business benefits. PaaS is a matter of using the...
Read MorePreviewIt – Configure.IT’s Unique Tool for The Live Previews of An App
A developer is much more concerned about how a mobile app looks to the end users. Having a live preview (a preview during development of an app) is something that would solve all the problems at once. With an excellent app preview tool- PreviewIT developers can get rid of this trouble. Let's talk about functions and features of PreviewIT. Mobile apps require the preview before deploying in order to edit or modify it as per end users' point of view. Very few app development platforms facilitate p...
Read MoreSatisfaction Guaranteed with Configure.IT
As a mobile app technology advances, advancement comes in tools as well. As an app developer, if one can't get proper tools to convert creativity into reality, he or she remains unsatisfied. Configure.IT provides the application tools that help you make the unique mobile apps with ease. Let's talk about that. Mobile app development is just an interesting and innovative field of technology. Many freelancers, as well as companies, engage in developing mobile apps for clients. In order to meet de...
Read MoreNo more coding worries with Configure.IT
Mobile app is the most efficient tool for promoting business all over the world. Developing a business app is a herculean task for companies with coding and other difficulties. There, Configure.IT-a complete mobile app development platform- comes in the picture. How does it make us free from coding trouble? Let's get an answer of this question. With increasing use of smartphones, businesses require their app in order to remain in touch with people and provide superb services to customers. Busine...
Read MoreBuilding customized mobile app on Configure.IT takes much less than what you can think
With coding and other technical aspects, it is cumbersome to create and develop customized mobile app. How about getting a mobile app development platform that takes care of everything required in an app development? Configure.IT gives you an end-to-end solution –from mobile app development to deployment. Let’s have more details on it. A business needs more exposure to expand. In this era of social networking, a mobile app is the best method to market your products and services. At time...
Read MoreConfigure.IT- Your Partner in Progress
Quite a few years back, for online marketing, companies gave their ads on various websites or search engine result pages to promote their businesses. Many companies use mobile apps to market their products. But then, to develop your own mobile app costs a pretty penny. Thanks to mobile app development platform which has made things possible. Let’s learn how. Exposure ensures success for both growing and grown-up businesses. These days, getting exposure is not difficult with the ease of Int...
Read MoreLaunching Configure.IT!
Finally - the day has come! We are extremely excited to let you know that Configure.IT is now LIVE for all. We are delighted to inform that we had several developers participated in the early access program. We have received tremendous response from you and others, along with some great feedback and suggestions. This shows how Configure.IT promises to solve many a problem of Mobile App Development arena today. We are thankful to you for your active participation - which has helped us made th...
Read MoreThe Count Down Has Begun
With immense pleasure and happiness, we announce that we are about to launch our full version of Configure.IT –A Complete Mobile Apps Development Platform. Previously, we had our beta version. With this launch of Configure.IT, anyone can register as a free or paid user and can take advantage of the tools provided. We are already receiving thousands of emails and Invite Requests, but unfortunately we are not in a position to reply each and every email or request. Soon we will be in touch with a...
Read MoreBig Data Handling – The Monster That’ll Bother All
Big Data seems to be the “buzz word” these days and businesses depend on big data and business intelligence to design and plan various strategies for their organizations. Research analysts call Big Data, social media, cloud and mobility to be the four transformative megatrends. These trends are expected to shape global trends on technology adoption. What exactly is Big Data? Big data is essentially the vast amounts of data that is generated at a tremendous speed due to the growing digitiz...
Read MoreANNOUNCEMENT: Help Center, API enhancements, Deployment and more!
As a part of our continued commitment to make rapid application development easier, we have added a bunch of new features recently. FEATURED [vc_separator type="" size="small" icon="star"] We’re glad to launch a extremely detailed Help Center today – with Getting started Kit, Reference manuals for each topic, and Video Demos. [vc_actionbox type="alternate" controls="right" title="Announcing Help Center" message="This is a MUST visit section even if you’ve already started developing with C...
Read MoreUnderstanding the Cloud Computing Stack: PaaS and its Impact on Businesses
Platform as a service (PaaS) is a rapidly growing core layer of the cloud computing architecture. The annual growth rate of PaaS in 2014 is considered to be around 26% that signifies that the projected size of the global market will be around $1.8 billion by 2015. PaaS to surpass the traditional mobile technology PaaS provides a complete stack of development tools for the configuration, deployment and continual management of applications in the cloud to allow developers to build web application...
Read MoreAnnouncement: References Guides, Preview App, PSD Import Feature
We have been asked several times for the documentation and help guides to assist you in starting with the platform Configure.IT. We are glad to let you know that we’re releasing some of it today. Here are the four major areas you’d like to get acknowledged with - Help guides for configuring Web Panel for your app (DB, Admin, Web Service) PSD import feature for creating screens on fly Mobile App Configuration Documentation (Alpha version) Previewer App Reference Documents for Web Pane...
Read MoreConfigure.IT – A complete mobile app development platform unveiled among tekkies
Last week, a memorable event for techno-geeks happened which unveiled a product that was much sought after. While mobile technology is on the rage, building customized quality mobile applications without adding efforts and workforce to it is difficult even in the best of times. The breakthrough was here –Configure.IT, a powerful tool that has been developed to completely automatize the process of complex mobile application development cycle. For the event, the guests were reputed CEOs, MDs an...
Read MoreOvercoming the Delaying of Project in Mobile Applications to Meet the Deadlines
It takes several reasons to get the deliverable on time, and on the other hand, it takes just one booby-trap to ruin the entire plan and projection of mobile application development. Whatever the reason is, the result is a delay in the project. Not only you risk your reputation, but there is also a fair chance that you will not retain the client. The deadline is near, and your programmers are still struggling to understand a loophole. In the state of quandary, working overtime comes first to the...
Read MoreDeveloping Mobile Apps Using App Building Platforms: the Click-and-Configure Way!
The global scenario has undergone several drastic changes in the last couple of years, significantly changing the way enterprises and small industries conduct their business. One of the major contributors to this trend is the emergence of smartphones and mobile technology. [caption id="attachment_68" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Configure and build mobile app[/caption] Today business executives and other employees prefer having all the crucial data on their fingertips. Mobile applications ...
Read MoreFeature Update: Automatic CRUD APIs, API Node handling, Data Preview
As a part of our commitment to make Configure.IT work in favor of you, we are trying everyday, to make it easier for you to use without any limitation. At the same time - we're equally focusing on fixing all those bugs and issues you've been submitting to the support portal. I am sure you're experiencing improvements with the fixes - it is our promise to continue providing you great support and a refined experience. Today, we are glad to share with you some exciting new features we've added to...
Read MoreThe Automatization of Mobile App Development
I don’t belong to this generation; when I started learning computer programming it was all different. The programming was based on trial and error and all what we had were the traditional tools (a text editor!) to work on. Thanks to the contemporary technology that allows me to update my knowledge and appreciate the science that has come its long way. Especially, I’m talking about building a customized mobile application without having known the basics of coding. [caption id="attachment_61"...
Read MoreAgile Methodologies – To Enhance App Development Process
As market demand surges for apps to run on iOS, Android, and whatever operating system will power the next wave of smart devices, companies are facing a lack of talent in mobile app development. For IT professionals with programming skills, that gap represents a fresh opportunity to embark on a career makeover. Agile vs Waterfall app development methodologies Agile methodologies including programming, development and project management involve breaking down the software development into smalle...
Read MoreiOS 10 Concept Features-Impressive Home Screen Shortcuts, Latest Multitasking UI And Much More
In terms of visual design changes, Apple had not updated so many things in iOS 9. Instead, only some small changes were there which were not more appriciable. Now when WWDC is arriving soon, Apple will surely introduce iOS 10 there. Till the date so many iOS 10 concepts introduced that shows what iOS 10 will bring for us. As the same, this latest iOS 10 concept introduced some impressive things like Home screen shortcuts, multitasking UI and various other things that will surely fulfill those de...
Read MoreTraditional vs. Tech-driven Cross-platform Mobile App Development
Resources and timeline play a crucial role in staying ahead of the curve in today’s highly competitive business scenario. Be it a project execution or a business app development; companies need to think about spending time, money, and resources while meeting deadlines without compromising on quality. Today, when enterprises want to mark their presence across both iOS and Android platforms through a seamlessly performing, attractive application, it is necessary to compare both traditional and ...
Read MoreHow Mobile Apps can generate revenue?
Have you ever thought that with the ever-rising number of apps pouring in the App store or Play store, how do they survive? How they generate revenue to keep it rolling in the digital world? No??! You must. This question must have come to your mind at least once so here are all the possible answers. There are two types of applications in the pool; developed by freelancer/developers for their clients and developed by users themselves. Developers/freelancers and development companies generate ...
Read MoreWhat are the stages of marketing for Mobile Apps?
Mobile Application Development has the same steps to follow as Software Development Life Cycle has. After conceptualization, design, development and publishing of mobile application development, the next step is to market it. Making people aware about the existence of your application, advertising it into different media to get accessible and create an impression in probable user’s mind is an essential phase of App development. Marketing is necessary to ensure customers find your app from t...
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