Looking for an AwareIM dev with native mobile app experience

DeFactoSA

I have a client who needs a mobile app developed that can be sold via mobile app stores - lite (free) version, full (paid) version, push notifications and all - has anyone managed to do this using AwareIM? They would need the web application for their own management of users and for communication with users so definitely need the two to be integrated.

If you have experience in doing this and are willing and able to consider taking on this development please PM me.

BenHayat

DeFactoSA wrote
I have a client who needs a mobile app developed that can be sold via mobile app stores - lite (free) version, full (paid) version, push notifications and all - has anyone managed to do this using AwareIM? They would need the web application for their own management of users and for communication with users so definitely need the two to be integrated.

If you have experience in doing this and are willing and able to consider taking on this development please PM me.

Helen, based on the title of your post, I'd like to make the following comment, so you can clarify more.

There are essentially 3 types of Mobile developments:

1) Browser based - This is how Aware does it, which you're basically running a website (JS/HTML5) in Mobile's Browser.

2) Hybrid - This is done by taking a Browser based application and wrap it with a "Native" shell (for each OS, Windows, Android or iOS). Phogap offers this facility to wrap your browser app within a native shell with a chrome-less browser engine embedded , so the Mobile device would run the shell as a native app, and then the shell will launch the embedded browser and your app. You will no longer see the Browser's chrome (Borders) and it can be downloaded from store and installed just like a native app. But it is STILL running JS/HTML5 and NOT native code like Java or C# or Objective C.
With basic Phongap support, current Aware version can do a very BASIC integration with Phonegap, to make your app install able, but will not offer many features that are available in Phonegap.

3) True Native - This is a true Native code written specifically for a specific OS/Device (Android, iOS and Win). Each is written in different language and is vastly different another one. Most of the new developments are done in standard REST based which Aware uses "proprietary" REST format.

With this in minds, could you please clarify which one these three you were referring to, when you said "with native mobile app experience"?

Thanks!

DeFactoSA

Hi Ben
I have done some limited work in AwareIM mobile dev - not much but enough to know that I definitely do NOT want option 1.
I was looking more at Option 2 - purely because this is supported by AwareIM and I do want there to be an AwareIM web app interface as well.
As to Option 3 - pardon my ignorance, but would this integrate at all with AwareIM?
Thanks for your interest.

DeFactoSA

Perhaps a little more background info will help.

Basically the app will ask a few questions of the user, which will then be analysed in the back end of AwareIM and will give the user an analysis/interpretation of the answers given that is both a percentage score and some advice/input to remedy the "problem areas".

BenHayat

DeFactoSA wrote
Hi Ben
I have done some limited work in AwareIM mobile dev - not much but enough to know that I definitely do NOT want option 1.
I was looking more at Option 2 - purely because this is supported by AwareIM and I do want there to be an AwareIM web app interface as well.
As to Option 3 - pardon my ignorance, but would this integrate at all with AwareIM?
Thanks for your interest.

I think choosing Option 2 is the best for production. During beta test, I recommend option 1 until it gets stabled. Once stable, then you create a phongab package which you can put it in store. This is the time when you're not changing things everyday.

Option 3, isn't the best choice when it comes to Aware. 🙁

What is your time frame that you need this solution for? I have done lots of work in V6 Mobile, but I suggest waiting to see V7 mobile. V7 is based on a new UI library which the current one isn't so great and secondly Support is doing some great innovative work with the new design.
I'll be testing V7 when it's out and at that time, I will know where it stands. If it's "Production Quality", I will then offer my service to you to build you a Mobile app.

BenHayat

DeFactoSA wrote
Perhaps a little more background info will help.

Basically the app will ask a few questions of the user, which will then be analysed in the back end of AwareIM and will give the user an analysis/interpretation of the answers given that is both a percentage score and some advice/input to remedy the "problem areas".

IF your app doesn't require complex UI and hierarchical forms (one form calls another form, then calling another form) to create a deep hierarchical/nested chain of interactions, then perhaps V6 can be sufficient for you to move forward now.
If an interactive data entry form, requires a query to be run as user demands, the query result window does not have a "Close" button for user to close to return back to data entry form. So, if the user taps on the Mobile's "Back" button, they loose the form data entry that they were engaged in and goes to menu. This has become a big problem for us. I hope this problem gets resolved in V7.