{"id":12075,"date":"2009-07-31T16:27:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-31T16:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masabidev.wpengine.com\/news\/ticketing-via-local-webapps\/"},"modified":"2014-11-25T15:22:17","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T15:22:17","slug":"ticketing-via-local-webapps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.masabi.com\/es\/news\/ticketing-via-local-webapps\/","title":{"rendered":"Ticketing via Local Webapps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-\">We&#8217;re finally able to show off some of the work we&#8217;ve been doing recently on local mobile webapps &#8211; interactive web pages which can be saved and run even when you&#8217;re offline.<\/p>\n<p>Our mobile ticket sales app is now available as a local Java app for mass market handsets, and a local webapp for Android and iPhone &#8211; offering all the same functionality, security and slick branding:<\/p>\n<p class=\"pics\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/masabi\/3775148626\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Masabi Train Ticketing local webapp on an iPhone\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/iphone\/rail1sm.jpg\" alt=\"Masabi Train Ticketing local webapp on an iPhone\" hspace=\"10\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/masabi\/3634706199\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Masabi Train Ticketing Java app running on a Nokia N96\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/huge\/rail1.gif\" alt=\"Masabi Train Ticketing Java app running on a Nokia N96\" hspace=\"10\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"pics\"><\/p>\n<h2>What Is A Local Webapp?<\/h2>\n<p>With the latest HTML 5 and Google Gears APIs support on Android, iPhone and Palm Pre, you can provide a fast multi-screen interactive app with local storage (to store tickets you have purchased), which behaves like a native local app and is accessible even when the phone is offline.  Here&#8217;s how to store the app for later use on an iPhone &#8211; reached by clicking on the &#8216;+&#8217; icon in the footer:<\/p>\n<p class=\"pics\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/masabi\/3774694295\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Masabi Train Ticketing local webapp on an iPhone home screen\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/iphone\/rail14sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"10\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/masabi\/3775499696\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Masabi Train Ticketing local webapp on an iPhone home screen\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/iphone\/rail15sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"10\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Why Webapps?<\/h2>\n<p>Traditionally at Masabi we have always written local apps in Java, because <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.masabi.com\/2007\/08\/thick-vs-thin-clients-in-mobile-today.html\">they offer the best mass market user experience for the sort of ticketing and financial services we provide<\/a>; it&#8217;s only with the advent of handsets with fast, HTML 5-capable browsers that we have been able to explore the webapp route. We plan to use local webapps for many of our iPhone and Android products for two core reasons:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>With the proliferation of new platforms causing even more <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.masabi.com\/2008\/01\/truth-about-mobile-fragmentation.html\">fragmentation<\/a> in the mobile apps space, the Safari browser used on both platforms is actually the safest way to reduce fragmentation and streamline maintenance and development;<\/li>\n<li>There are some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techcrunch.com\/2009\/07\/30\/fed-up-a-popular-mac-developer-quits-the-iphone\/\">big advantages<\/a> to the unrestricted installation of a webapp via the web, especially if your business model is not compatible with the rules or revenue shares of the relevant App Store; it can be hard to justify to a customer the extra expense of a dedicated app when you cannot guarantee the app will ever be allowed on the store or device.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Fortunately, it is easy to take a local webapp and wrap it up as a native iPhone or Android app, so we can make all of the services available through the relevant App Stores as well if that is what the users want.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that at Masabi we are producing free mass market services which pay for themselves through transaction fees, so the App Store&#8217;s billing system isn&#8217;t an issue for us &#8211; your mileage may vary&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Does It Feel Like A Normal App?<\/h2>\n<p>Webapps can very successfully replicate the look and feel of native apps, with quick scrolling between screens, button styles and the like.<br \/>Below are screenshots of the user selecting an option from a list, and a date from the calendar:<\/p>\n<p class=\"pics\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/masabi\/3775148234\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Selecting an option from a list on the Masabi Train Ticketing local webapp on an iPhone\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/iphone\/rail5sm.jpg\" alt=\"Selecting an option from a list on the Masabi Train Ticketing local webapp on an iPhone\" hspace=\"10\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/masabi\/3774343471\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Picking a date on the Masabi Train Ticketing local webapp on an iPhone\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/iphone\/rail13sm.jpg\" alt=\"Picking a date on the Masabi Train Ticketing local webapp on an iPhone\" hspace=\"10\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These clearly follow the style and usability conventions of the built-in iPhone apps.  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