Tips to Develop an iPhone App and Publishing in iTunes

Many promising mobile developers tend to gravitate towards the iPhone as their preferred platform for developing applications. The Apple iPhone is a premium quality smartphone that gives great user experience and provides a great platform for designing and developing mobile applications. There are hundreds and thousands ofiPhone users around the world who reach out to greatiPhone apps on a daily basis, to the proprietary single window distribution platform – the iTunes Store.

Among the apps that are submitted for release on the iTunes store, only a handful of apps meet the app store's stringent norms and are approved by Apple. There are a number of elaborate steps between the planning stages of an iPhone application and its final deployment to the iTunes Store. Let's take a look at these steps and discuss a few tips which could make the entire discussion relatively easy.

1. Assimilate material and plan ahead – iPhone app developers are talented, creative individuals. However no amount of skills can be effective without proper planning. Developers need to plan for the entire app development life cycle, up to the very last stage of development, even before writing a single code.

Planning each and every step of the way, considering budgetary implications, the possible problems that might be faced and their solutions while forming a strategy to promote and market the app once it is developed and launched are very important and can prove to be the decisive factor in the success of aniPhone app published and distributed in Apple’s iTunes store.

With proper planning, contingencies can be taken care of in lesser time and in most cases prevented altogether. Similarly, people withiPhone development skills should assimilate all the data, text and multimedia items required in the app development process at the very beginning. This saves developers the time to find out and gather resources at crucial final stages of the app development process when the focus needs to be entirely on the development/testing process.

2. Good development practices and testing – Developers should be expertise on different tools that aid to development, including the most recent trends and innovations that define the iPhone app development industry. The implementation of good development practices while creating iPhone apps is beneficial in the long run as these applications are usually of higher quality.

Apple is insistent on maintaining high performance for all its applications on the iTunes Store, and the habit of inculcating recent good industry standard practices of coding and design can score quite a point. Similarly, applications need to be tested rigorously for defects, bugs, errors, flaws in design, next to overall usability and comfort of use. These are vital factors which drive overall success of the app; once released, and app developers should spend time in extensive testing, so as to eliminate the risk of the apps being rejected on the iTunes Store.

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Sienna Amelia is a Tech blogger has passion to write about technology happening around the world, she started to research about the iPhone development and their strategies recent days. She can share her knowledge and thoughts with everyone. Follow via Author: Sienna Amelia on Google+.

iPhone 4 Impresses Customers with Sleek Model and Low Cost

Apple has always been known for attracting customers with impressive and latest technology, and stylish and trendy devices. The latest device to have hit the market the iPhone5 has been creating a mass hysteria among Apple loyalists and smartphone users alike.

Fringe benefit for iPhone 4 through the iPhone5 launch

A big fringe benefit of the newest launch is that the older versions – iPhone4 and iPhone4s will now retail at a much lower price tag than its current rates. The device which is propelling its growth in price sensitive markets such India and other Asian geographies is not a latest one - the iPhone5, but one that came out 3 years ago. The iPhone4, which was originally released by Apple in 2010 is pushing Apple’s growth in such markets.

It has been reported that Apple has been making a major part of its profits through its older device versions. Apple’s earning results were released on 23rd July revealed quite a few surprises for market experts. The iPhone’s sales in Q3 registered an increase of 20% as compared to the same period last year, and an increase of 18% from what market experts were projecting.

iPhone’s increase in sales in price sensitive markets like India is evident from the fact that “India was up by 400%”, as compared to the US and Japan markets which grew by 51% and 66% respectively. This is driven by the company’s new pricing strategy which includes allowing customers to exchange any of their old smartphones to avail a cash discount of at least INR 7000. Apple is also planning on devising new strategies for iPhone4 in China where the company’s sales recently slowed down.

New sales strategy by Apple?

The iPhone4 gained high sales due to a new and aggressive price strategy by Apple. The company is targeting its older models, primarily the iPhone4 and iPhone4s in price sensitive markets, and in segments where the number of users who have never purchased a smart phone before is high. iPhone4 stands as the least expensive iPhone till date and is even available for free in the US with a two year carrier contract.

With a sleek design, the iPhone4 gives an appealing look and anyone would love to sport it, just like they would love any other Apple device. But market experts say that besides the design and technicality of the iPhone, it is the pricing strategy and the discounts offered by Apple on its older models that is driving the growth in the sales of the company. The price cuts in the older models of Apple including the iPhone4 are largely driven by decreasing production costs, falling component costs and a higher production operational efficiencies.

Alternate sales strategy

Apple also seems to be planning for a low cost model from the very start. This is evident from the increasing sales of older models which are sold at lower prices. If the company focuses on low cost models with margins in view from the very beginning, it could present a trademark Apple device at a much lower cost for people who are looking for their first smartphone at a lower price. Such a move by Apple could also enable it to compete in a better manner with Android powered devices which are provided at a comparatively much lower cost by different companies and fast eating into smartphone subscriber base.

There are no confirmed reports of a low cost Apple device as yet, but evidence strongly suggests that we could witness such a device by the end of this year. If the iPhone4 and other older phones continue their rise in the coming months, a low cost Apple engineered device will not be far away.

The downside of this new strategy?

A possible downside of the pricing strategy for older versions could mean increased problems for mobile app development companies who are already dealing with fragmentation problems after the introduction of the iPhone5. Each mobile app development company, in such a case, would have to develop apps that would suit not only the latest iPhone, but also work well on the older models as well, now that Apple is continuing to push shipments of older versions too.

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