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Mobile apps development presents encouraging market outreach opportunities to companies

Many services became millionaires overnight via developing highly addictive mobile apps games. Companies can benefit immensely by providing a unique user experience to its target audience. Besides, the data analytics advantage of apps usage data is crucial in developing effective business policies.

There are several considerations in selecting a suitable service for the purpose. Overall, you need to verify the creative expertise of the coders to develop an engaging user experience. Mobiles are essentially highly personal gadgets. The app must be able to connect personally with the target demographic.

The choice of platform

The platform conflict between iOS, Windows, and Android is the primary critical issue in choosing a mobile development agency. Since iOS and Android are fiercely competitive, it is difficult to develop cross platform apps. For many webmasters, the choice of app platform is automaticalIy the same one he/she is comfortable using. If you still require an app to perform on both leading mobile operating systems, look up an advanced programming service. Check the following aspects:

• Highly automated form-dependent development
• The drag-n-drop programming protocol
• Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) with WYSIWYG
• Usage of automated code translators

You may choose your app platform irrespective of your personal usage preference. Essentially, you need to research the mobile usage pattern of your target audience. Discuss with the developers on whether they can employ advanced analytic parameters at identifying definitive target outreach traits. If your audience is more available over Android than on iOS, the choice of the platform is obvious. The company should be able to assist you on researching the mobile usage stats. However, in whichever platform you select, the experienced developers should be able to deliver an engaging user experience.

Ensuring optimum performance features

You have to ensure the maximum performance capacity of the apps. The choice of the mobile development platform is crucial. The mobile development service must be able to guarantee the following aspects.

• Effective server end management of back-end data
• Capabilities of network identification
• Secure on-device storage arrangements
• Extensive mobile friendly coding (confirm the experience of the coder in the preferred platform)
• Strong testing and analytics features
• Neat data-transfer protocols

Innovative with the latest trends

Digital coding is essentially an open discipline. Programmers have been working with different coding approaches in delivering optimized user experience. The key target of developing a mobile app is to create a neat one with minimum coding. The loading time and fluency of activity are two essential foundations in determining apps popularity. Usage of neat codes is essential to have light applications. Find whether the service frequently engages in brainstorming sessions to upgrade the approaches. The company must be in touch with the latest developments in the field. There are virtually millions of apps. You must be able to present an intriguing user experience via the creative coding approach.   

Confirm security concerns

The recent spate of revelations in the NSA surveillance systems indicate that the Government spying agency looks into the apps even to collect and archive user data. This proves the vulnerability of the apps from external hacking attacks. You need to confirm whether the service is in track with the latest developments in the field. Verify the authentication framework of the mobile development service. Call up the company in discussing your concerns. Check the various aspects of ensuring digital security.

Look up the parameters of on-device encryption, secured client/server communication, administrative control access, and offline authentication. Ensuring the security parameters is essential in relating with the confidence of your target demographic. In specialized business apps, the confidentiality aspect is of utmost importance.

Author Bio: Gabriel Stevens is a veteran Android apps developer at http://bigdropinc.com/. He is one of the brains behind a top performance fantasy games app. He keeps track of the latest traits in mobile development technology. Stevens currently works as the lead coder in a major Brooklyn service.

Steven Toporoff, who is one of The Federal Trade Commission’s attorneys, stated in a New York Times article that in 2012 more than 22,000 identity theft complaints to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) concerned minors. Toporoff also added that child identity theft is a persistent problem. However, it is difficult to assess the magnitude of this problem because parents are usually unaware that anything is wrong until their child becomes a young adult.

A report conducted by Hart Research Associates shows that 51 percent of the teens surveyed are extremely concerned about someone stealing their identity using information they have posted online. Parents can learn how to protect their children from identity theft and what to do if their child’s identity is stolen at the FTC’s website.

Create Rules for Internet Use

1. Your family’s attitude about Internet safety must be clear and concise. It should never waiver.
2. Inform your teen which sites she can visit and which she cannot. She also needs to know what apps and social media sites are OK to use.
3. Be sure to set privacy settings on her social media sites to monitor whom she is communicating with in her digital world.
4. Regulate the amount of time she spends online by setting log off times.
5. Protect her identity by locking her credit report.
6. Use monitoring software like Spytech SpyAgent ($70), AVG Family Safety ($50/year) or Spectorsoft Spector Pro ($100) to deter negative behavior.
7. Remind her to think before she posts because once she posts it, she cannot take it back.
8. Have her set her social media privacy settings to “friends only.”
9. Do not use location-based services online.
10. Avoid providing optional information.

Technology is continually changing so you must be able to recognize the current trends and possible dangers. Identity theft prevention is possible but you need to know the warning signs for other online and mobile dangers, such as cyber-bullying, sexting and sexual solicitation. Your teen might be at risk if she:

• obsesses over the Internet
• gets angry when she is unable to get online
• is secretive about her online activities
• receives phone calls or gifts from strangers
• engages in unhealthy relationships
• withdraws from friends and loved ones
• injures herself
• seems depressed
• starts abusing substances
• shows signs of an eating disorder (binging and purging)

3 Extremely Popular but Dangerous Apps

1. Vine by Twitter: Popular with teens, this video sharing app allows users to make and share looping videos. The problem is that once your teen obtains this app she will be able to access videos that may contain sexually explicit content. Viewing videos is only a portion of the problem as your teen may decide to create and then share mature content of her own. Because Vine allows for finding users nearby, it is essentially a predator’s playground.

2. Tinder: This is a dating app that functions like a game. This app is about hooking up, and the age restriction is a mere 12 years old. Once the app is installed, it invites your teen to post a photo of herself. The app requests access to her location. Once completed, she can browse the profiles of people in her area to see if she likes anyone. If she does, she taps the green heart. If he likes her back, she will receive a notification and a chat feature opens up so they can communicate with one another.

This app has several red flags:

• It accesses your teen’s location to help her find someone to meet up with in real life.
• Anyone can like her, which can lead to temptation.
• This app is the perfect tool for pedophiles and predators to find their victims.

3. Snapchat: This messaging service allows users to send photos with text to other Snapchat members. These photos and messages vanish within 10 seconds of receipt. However, if the recipient has downloaded Snap Hack, he can save any photo he receives through Snapchat to his camera roll. With Snap Hack, he can view and edit the photo any way he wishes.