One of the most frustrating experiences in life is when you have to see something being reduced to mediocrity only so that it can be made available to a larger group of people. This is exactly what happens with the apps that are being made today, and what Amazon’s new cloud service may be able to put an end to. Basically, AppStream should allow developers to host their apps in the Amazon’s EC2, and then stream them to the end users.
When developing an app, you have to consider a number of different factors. First of all, you need to know what platform you are developing the app for. Now, if you are developing for iOS, you’re golden, but if you are developing for Android, you have to consider its numerous versions and make sure that the app is supported by as many as possible. Naturally, in order to achieve this you have to sacrifice some of the functionality that the app could otherwise have.
Apart from avoiding any software conflicts, you also have to think about the hardware of the app user’s devices. While there are high end devices out there that are capable of running demanding apps, you have to bear in mind that the majority of smartphones and tablets are much more limited when it comes to preferences, which means that your app can’t be too demanding if you want a wider audience.
That’s when AppStream comes in handy.
What AppStream does is making all of those restrictions a thing of the past. When using this service, the developer can make the app as demanding as needed, without worrying about either software – platform, or hardware of the user’s device. The cloud service that hosts the app does all the work, and only streams a projection to the user’s display.
This means that the developers don’t have to worry about whether there are enough phones out there that can run demanding 3D visualizations or other processes, as everything is taken care of by the service.
Previously, if they wanted to make the app available on different platforms, the developers would have to make a separate app for each of them, which would demand a whole lot of time and effort. With this setup, however, the developer only needs to upload the app (in its entirety, or just some of its parts) to the cloud and provide simple, small clients for every platform that they want the app to be available on. Additionally, updating the app is much easier, both for users and developers. Instead of having to address each of the versions of their app for different platforms, developers simply have to send the updated app to the AppStream, which automatically updates it for all the users. Users also don’t have to waste their storage space or time with downloading the app and installing it, but they do have to get the client for the app.
This could mean that we might see a surge in beautiful apps that we could never dream of running before, and that they will be available even on lower end devices. Likewise, by removing hardware and platform constraints from the developers, chances are more of them will be making their apps available for different platforms, which should increase competition in different markets, which should in turn, increase the quality of the apps that we are offered.
About the Author:
Leana Thorne is a passionate blogger and a regular contributor to several tech blogs. She enjoys exploring new internet technologies and sharing newly found information. Currently is writing for Crucial VPS hosting.
When developing an app, you have to consider a number of different factors. First of all, you need to know what platform you are developing the app for. Now, if you are developing for iOS, you’re golden, but if you are developing for Android, you have to consider its numerous versions and make sure that the app is supported by as many as possible. Naturally, in order to achieve this you have to sacrifice some of the functionality that the app could otherwise have.
Apart from avoiding any software conflicts, you also have to think about the hardware of the app user’s devices. While there are high end devices out there that are capable of running demanding apps, you have to bear in mind that the majority of smartphones and tablets are much more limited when it comes to preferences, which means that your app can’t be too demanding if you want a wider audience.
What AppStream does is making all of those restrictions a thing of the past. When using this service, the developer can make the app as demanding as needed, without worrying about either software – platform, or hardware of the user’s device. The cloud service that hosts the app does all the work, and only streams a projection to the user’s display.
This means that the developers don’t have to worry about whether there are enough phones out there that can run demanding 3D visualizations or other processes, as everything is taken care of by the service.
Previously, if they wanted to make the app available on different platforms, the developers would have to make a separate app for each of them, which would demand a whole lot of time and effort. With this setup, however, the developer only needs to upload the app (in its entirety, or just some of its parts) to the cloud and provide simple, small clients for every platform that they want the app to be available on. Additionally, updating the app is much easier, both for users and developers. Instead of having to address each of the versions of their app for different platforms, developers simply have to send the updated app to the AppStream, which automatically updates it for all the users. Users also don’t have to waste their storage space or time with downloading the app and installing it, but they do have to get the client for the app.
This could mean that we might see a surge in beautiful apps that we could never dream of running before, and that they will be available even on lower end devices. Likewise, by removing hardware and platform constraints from the developers, chances are more of them will be making their apps available for different platforms, which should increase competition in different markets, which should in turn, increase the quality of the apps that we are offered.
About the Author:
Leana Thorne is a passionate blogger and a regular contributor to several tech blogs. She enjoys exploring new internet technologies and sharing newly found information. Currently is writing for Crucial VPS hosting.
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