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1 Ray Pastore, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology – UNCW www.raypastore.co m HOW TO BUILD MOBILE APPS FOR IOS AND ANDROID FOR FREE!!!

2  Development: Apple and Android  Native App Tools  Cross Platform Tools  Drag and Drop Tools  Actually making an app  Publishing an app PRESENTATION TODAY

3  Developer  https://developer.apple.com/ https://developer.apple.com/  $99 per year  iPhone/iPad or Mac  Can only be made on Macs  University Program  https://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/university/ https://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/university/  Can share apps, publish to personal ipod/iphone/ipad  Xcode  https://developer.apple.com/xcode/ https://developer.apple.com/xcode/  C/C++  Must have Mac to use  Review Process  Ease of Use  Very difficult  Experienced Programmers only APPLE

4  Developer  http://developer.android.com/index.html http://developer.android.com/index.html  $25 per year  No need for university license, can publish apps to devices and even publish on web for free. License only needed if publishing to app store  Eclipse  http://www.eclipse.org/ http://www.eclipse.org/  Java  No Review Process  Ease of use  Not as difficult as Apple  But programming required  Can get by with a basic understanding ANDROID

5  Best cross platform tools?  HTML5 and Flash  HTML5 vs Flash?  HTML5  PhoneGap (owned by Adobe)  http://phonegap.com/  Dreamweaver/HTML programming  Publish to apple, android, windows, blackberry  Can use terminal or Adobe’s publisher  Adobe Flash  Publish to apple and android CROSS PLATFORM TOOLS

6  Apple  Gamesalad - http://gamesalad.com  Free to publish in iOS but $299 for full package  Works with android too just need to pay the fee  Android  MIT App Inventor - Free  http://appinventor.mit.edu http://appinventor.mit.edu  Curriculum Guide: http://teach.appinventor.mit.edu/  Other tools  Tons of other tools out there however these are some of the most popular  Most of the other tools (not all) have a catch, such as a fee to actually publish even though free to create or have ads.  Look for more of these tools in the future but please read the fine print. DRAG AND DROP TOOLS

7  What are my options for testing use or classroom use?  iPods  iPads  Android Tablets HARDWARE

8  HTML/HTML5  You can use Dreamweaver or any HTML editor  Create an HTML file (or many)  Create a whole HTML site BUILDING THE EASY WAY

9  http://raypastore.com/wordpress/2012/06/basic-rules-of- interface-design-for-computers-and-mobile-devices/ http://raypastore.com/wordpress/2012/06/basic-rules-of- interface-design-for-computers-and-mobile-devices/  Smartphones typically have between 3 and 4.5-inch screens   http://raypastore.com/wordpress/2012/11/how-to- make-an-html-webpage-the-correct-size-on-a-mobile- device/ DESIGN

10  Adobe Phonegap  1 app for free - private  25 for free with creative cloud  Unlimited for free using github PUBLISHING

11  Apple  Get key code from apple developer website  Submit to store – hope apple approves  https://itunesconnect.apple.com  Android  Create keycode from terminal  http://raypastore.com/wordpress/2013/09/how-to-make-a-keystore- file/  Submit to store  Post on blogs/websites/email  https://play.google.com/apps/publish  Both  Icon – png file  Screenshots  Description SIGNING AND SUBMITTING TO APP STORES

12  Tons of resources on all of these tools on my blog @  www.raypastore.com RESOURCES


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