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    Mobile App Development for iOS and Android

    Mobile App Development for iOS and Android

    Edition 4.0 | Copyright 2026 | Publication Date: October 2024

    Jakob Iversen, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
    Michael Eierman, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

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    Mobile App Development for iOS and Android provides instruction in the basic skills to develop both Android and iPhone/iPad apps. It covers app creation through publication on both platforms using a series of tutorials that provide hands-on, step-by-step instruction. The authors of this textbook believe the only way to learn a technology is to use it. Accordingly, the book is structured as a practical guide for the mastery of concepts leading to essential industry skills.

    For Edition 4.0, the textbook has been updated to follow the latest coding standards.

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    Learn by Doing
    Guide students through a sequence of hands-on activities and step-by-step tutorials that allow students to put the instruction into practice for themselves.

    Learn iOS and Android
    Flexible design allows for coverage of both major platforms in either order or simultaneously.

    Edition 4.0 Updates
    The textbook has been updated to follow the latest coding standards for Android, iOS and the development environments.

    About the Authors


    Jakob Iversen is a Professor of Information Systems and Director of the College of Business at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. He led the creation of the Interactive Web Development major.

    Dr. Iversen's current research interests include mobile app development, software process improvement, agile software development, and e-collaboration. He earned his Ph.D. in computer science from Aalborg University (Denmark) in 2000.

    Jakob Iversen

    Michael Eierman is an Emeritus Professor and former Chair of the Information Systems Department at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Business. Dr. Eierman has spent 30+ years in the information systems field as a programmer, analyst, consultant, and teacher.

    Dr. Eierman is also co-owner and manager of Ei-Sor Development, LLC— a provider of Android and iOS apps designed for the outdoorsman. He earned his Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from the University of Minnesota in 1990.

    Michael Eierman

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