Windows 10 will facilitate the arrival of Android and iPhone apps
One of the biggest problems with the Microsoft mobile platform has been the lack of alternatives in the field of applications And it is that with Windows Phone it has arrived late to the market, getting many users frustrated when not having official alternatives to social networks like Snapchat, or always being behind the rest of the user in updates and functions, as is the case with WhatsApp Something they want to fix with their next platform: Windows 10 To do this they want developers to translate their apps and games easily from Android or iOS
This is a solution or patch to one of the biggest problems this company has run into. And the thing is that its mobile platform hasn't fared too well, despite having managed to bring the most successful games and applications to its land, albeit late. Now they want to avoid this problem by making things relatively easy for developers. Through a couple of new tools any creator will have the opportunity to port or transform their application of Android or iOS in one for Windows 10
With this they want to ensure that developers are not afraid to create an application from scratch for the platform of Microsoft And it is that they will be able to use theCode of the applications already developed and functional All you have to do is pass said code through the development tool with capabilities Java and C++ (programming languages) in case of Android, or Objective-C for iOSHowever, the process is far from automatic.
Although these tools allow to take advantage of the code to transform the application and thus add it to the Windows 10 universe, which means having said tool in smartphones, tablets and computers, there are several issues that need your attention. And it is that, in the case of Android, for example, the services of Google do not will be available in Windows 10. However, Microsoft offers developers their own services and tools, even with the possibility of using their assistant Cortana, the animated tiles or Live Tiles, the holographic animations of HoloLens, and many more. Issues that require programming, time and effort on the part of the developers, although without starting from scratch, of course. Something that could continue to be a barrier to get a great ecosystem of tools available from the start.
At the moment, and taking advantage of the event Build2015 where this and other news have been presented, the usefulness of these tools for port a hotels app. Also the game Candy Crush Saga, which has already been available on Windows Phone for a few months being a reissued version of iOSAll this without having to take too many extra steps. And much less, without having to create the application from scratch.
Now we just have to wait and see if the developers decide to take the leap this time, knowing that they will have to invest fewer resources in creating an application for the platform of Microsoft In addition, the company has also taught another option to make any web page and Internet content an application, thus taking advantage of issues such as notifications or in-app purchases A nice attempt by Microsoft to get more content in their universal apps, although it will be the developers who have the last word.
