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Chapter 1: The iPhone and iPod touch Development Platform
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Web browsing experience for Apple device users (see Figures 1 - 8 and 1 - 9 ). However, while these
sites are tailored for iPhone/iPod touch viewing, they do not always seek to emulate Apple UI
design. And, in many cases, these are often stripped - down versions of a fuller Web site or
application.
Figure 1-8: Amazon’s iPhone site
Figure 1-9: Facebook closely emulates Apple UI design.
❑ Level 4: Native - looking iPhone/iPod touch application: The final approach is to provide a Web
application that is designed exclusively for iPhone and iPod touch and closely emulates the
UI design of native applications (see Figure 1 - 10 ). One of the design goals is to minimize user
awareness that they are even inside of a browser environment. Moreover, a full - fledged iPhone
application will, as is relevant, integrate with iPhone - specific services, including Phone,
Mail, and Google Maps.
Therefore, as you consider your application specifications, be sure to identify which level of user
experience you wish to provide iPhone and iPod touch users and design your application accordingly. In
this book, I ’ ll focus primarily on developing native - looking applications.
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