HTML5 mobile web application design guidelines

Developing applications for mobile devices is quite different from developing websites for desktops and laptops. There are a wide range of mobile devices available with varying screen sizes and processing powers. Mobile devices access the Internet with varying bandwidth; they can be connected to a Wi-Fi network and in an instant they can go to a slow 2G network. All these factors make mobile applications development different from traditional web applications development.

Here are some guidelines which will help developers while building a mobile web application:

  • Animations with CSS3 rather than with jQuery: Whenever possible use CSS3 animations as they are handled in the browser natively so that it ...

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