Native application or web application


Having an android device, makes sense mainly if you have Internet access all the time. So if we can suppose everyone access the net, it is obvious to think, that a mobile optimized site/web application can be used instead of a native application.

As I see the main advantage of a web based solution is platform independence, the same code can run on on any mobile phone.

I’d like to make an overview of the possibilities, and defects of a web based solution.

Possibilities:

It has been a while since is possible to create complex html and JavaScript based web applications for PC browsers. You can check out for example the YUI Library which helps building a rich user interface for such web applications.

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