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Posted by Suli S
Suli S
1,475 Points

Still didn't understand the difference beween native and hybrid?

OK I that there are three ways to develop mobile apps. Mobile web, Hybrid, and native.

I'm confused between native and hybrid. Apps like twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc. are they native or hybrid?

Instant messaging apps like what'sapp, are they native or hybrid?

And when exactly do we need a web server for the app?

I'm looking for an answer in detail please provide links if you have. I searched Google but the results seems to be general comparisons.

1 Answer

Ben Rochon
Ben Rochon
18,996 Points
Ben Rochon
Ben Rochon
18,996 Points

"Hybrid apps, like native apps, run on the device, and are written with web technologies (HTML5, CSS and JavaScript). Hybrid apps run inside a native container, and leverage the device’s browser engine (but not the browser) to render the HTML and process the JavaScript locally. A web-to-native abstraction layer enables access to device capabilities that are not accessible in Mobile Web applications, such as the accelerometer, camera and local storage." http://www.icenium.com/blog/icenium-team-blog/2012/06/14/what-is-a-hybrid-mobile-app-