Need to make Android Native APP

Android offers several ways to leverage Internet resources. At one extreme you can use a WebView to include a WebKit-based browser within an Activity. At the other extreme you can use client-side APIs, such as the Google APIs, to interact directly with server processes.

Somewhere in between, you can process remote XML feeds to extract and process data using a Java-based XML parser, such as SAX or the XML Pull Parser.

With Internet connectivity and a WebKit browser, you might ask if there’s any reason to create native Internet-based applications when you could make a web-based version instead.

  • Bandwidth — Static resources such as images, layouts, and sounds can be expensive on devices with bandwidth restraints. By creating a native application, you can limit the bandwidth requirements to changed data only.
  • Caching — With a browser-based solution, a patchy Internet connection can result in intermittent application availability. A native application can cache data and user actions to provide as much functionality as possible without a live connection and synchronize with the cloud when a connection is reestablished.
  • Reducing battery drain — Each time your application opens a connection to a server, the wireless radio will be turned on (or kept on). A native application can bundle its connections, minimizing the number of connections initiated. The longer the period between network requests, the longer the wireless radio can be left off
  • Native features — Android devices are more than simple platforms for running a browser. They include location-based services, Notifications, widgets, camera hardware, background Services, and hardware sensors. By creating a native application, you can combine the data available online with the hardware features available on the device to provide a richer user experience

Modern mobile devices offer a number of alternatives for accessing the Internet. Broadly speaking, Android provides two connection techniques for Internet connectivity. Each is offered transparently to the application layer.

Mobile Internet — GPRS, EDGE, 3G, 4G, and LTE Internet access is available through carriers that offer mobile data.

Wi-Fi — Wi-Fi receivers and mobile hotspots are becoming increasingly common.

If you use Internet resources in your application, remember that your users’ data connections are dependent on the communications technology available to them. EDGE and GSM connections are notoriously low-bandwidth, whereas a Wi-Fi connection may be unreliable in a mobile setting

Optimize the user experience by limiting the quantity of data transmitted and ensure that your application is robust enough to handle network outages and bandwidth limitations.

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