What is Mobile app?
[[File:IPad running Commons mobile app.jpeg|thumb|upright|iPad running a mobile app]] [[File:Samsung Galaxy Note 10 (Wiki).jpg|thumb|Wikipedia apps running on smartphones]] A '''mobile application''', also referred to as a '''mobile app''' or simply an '''app''', is a [[computer program]] designed to run on [[smartphone]]s, [[tablet computer]]s and other [[mobile device]]s.<ref>Peggy Anne Salz; Jennifer Moranz, ''The Everything Guide to Mobile Apps'' (Avon, MA: Adams Media; Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 2013), p. 14</ref> Apps are usually available through an [[app store]] for that [[Computing platform|platform]].<ref>In Lee, ''Mobile Applications and Knowledge Advancements in E-Business'' (Hershey, PA: Business Science Reference, 2013), pp. 235–236</ref> These began appearing in 2008. The largest stores are operated by the owner of the [[Operating system|mobile operating system]]. Some apps are usually bundled with the device, already installed before you buy it. Other apps may be downloaded for free from the app store, and some must be [[purchase]]d. [[Software developer]]s make as they make other computer programs, and usually offer them through the [[app store]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{commons}} {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Mobile phones]] [[Category:Software]]