Terms starting with A

13 terms in Mobile

  • AAB

    Mobile › Mobile distribution

    AAB, the Android App Bundle, is the publishing format from which Google Play builds optimized APKs for each device, cutting download size…

  • Adaptive layout

    Mobile › Mobile UX

    Adaptive layout is a mobile UX approach in which an app switches between distinct layouts based on screen size, orientation, posture and…

  • Add to home screen

    Mobile › Mobile web

    Add to home screen is the mobile browser feature that places a website icon on the phone's home screen and can launch…

  • Android

    Mobile › Mobile platforms

    Android is an open-source mobile operating system built on the Linux kernel that powers most of the world's smartphones across many manufacturers.

  • ANR

    Mobile › Mobile performance

    ANR, short for Application Not Responding, is the Android error raised when an app's main thread stays blocked too long to handle…

  • AOSP

    Mobile › Mobile platforms

    AOSP, the Android Open Source Project, is the open-source code base of Android that device makers and custom ROM projects build their…

  • APK

    Mobile › Mobile distribution

    An APK (Android Package) is the signed ZIP-based file format that Android uses to distribute and install apps, holding code, resources and…

  • App lifecycle

    Mobile › Mobile fundamentals

    The app lifecycle is the sequence of states a mobile app moves through, from launch to foreground, background, suspension and termination by…

  • App permissions

    Mobile › Mobile fundamentals

    App permissions are the controls a mobile operating system uses to grant or deny an app access to sensitive data, hardware and…

  • App review

    Mobile › Mobile distribution

    App review is the check an app store performs on a submitted mobile app or update for policy, safety, privacy and quality…

  • App rollout

    Mobile › Mobile distribution

    An app rollout is the controlled release of a new mobile app version to users, often in stages, so problems can be…

  • App startup time

    Mobile › Mobile performance

    App startup time is the delay between launching a mobile app and the moment its first screen is displayed and usable, measured…

  • App Store

    Mobile › Mobile platforms

    The App Store is Apple's official digital storefront for discovering, buying, installing and updating apps on iPhone, iPad, Mac and other Apple…