A comprehensive overview of mobile web, including mobile website design, mobile web app, and web technologies used for mobile apps. The first version was created in 2013 for a guest talk and eventually developed into a course module.
Mobile Web
A Comprehensive Overview
IT 4213 Mobile Web Development http://it4213.azurewebsites.net
IT 4403 Advanced Web and Mobile Applications http://it4403.azurewebsites.net
IT 5443 Web Tech and App Development http://it5443.azurewebsites.net
Jack G. Zheng
Ver. Spring 2021 (Since 2013)
https://www.edocr.com/v/k52p5vj4/jgzheng/Mobile-Web-Overview
Overview
• What is mobile web and why do we care about it?
– Mobile web definition, scope, and context
– Differences and challenges of using web on mobile devices
– Key supporting technologies
• Mobile website strategies: independent mobile site, one web (adaptive,
responsive, hybrid)
• Mobile web app and web technologies used for native mobile apps
• Development tools, frameworks, and services
• General design considerations and principles
• Learning resources
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This lecture notes provides a high-level overview of mobile
web. This overview is comprehensive to cover as many
aspects as possible but keep them at the high level:
Data/Reports Relevant to Mobile Web
• http://gs.statcounter.com
– Web traffic by operating systems, device type/vendor, browser type
• http://netmarketshare.com
– Web browsing by device type (mobile accounts for about 50%)
•
Internet Trends by Mary Meeker https://www.bondcap.com/#archive
– Mobile usage as % of Web usage
– Time spent per adult user per day with digital media
• https://deviceatlas.com/blog
• Cisco Mobile Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast
– https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/service-provider/visual-networking-index-
vni/index.html#~mobile-forecast
– Average data connection speed
– Total of mobile connected device
– Average traffic (data usage) per device
– The percentage of mobile data traffic out of all fixed and mobile data traffic
– The percentage of mobile connections will be 'smart' connections
– Mobile traffic per mobile-connected end-user device per month
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What is Mobile Web?
• Web sites vs. web apps
– Web apps are also web sites, just more functional oriented; they are too delivered via
browsers, and share the