Computer Science Canada databases for smartphone apps? |
| Author: | jason_lee_91 [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | databases for smartphone apps? |
so i am just starting to learn objective c to see what its like but i kind of ran in to a question the app that i am trying to create is very simple it just needs a database and is pretty much searching through databases and returning results so my question is, if i want my app/database to contain pictures, doesnt that make the size of the app really big? especially if i want to use HD photos, then wouldnt that make the app several gigs? what am i missing here that is confusing me? haha any insight from you guys is greatly appreciated! |
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| Author: | Sur_real [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: databases for smartphone apps? |
well most apps probably host it on a single database that's connected to the internet (like a cloud I suppose?) so the apps will need internet access. I guess similar apps include shazam or soundhound. For example, just in case, people don't have access to the internet immediately, they store their queries offline/locally and then whenever they connect to the internet, it'll go search the database and return the results. Edit: Also, this method allows the the database to be easily updated or else everyone would have to update the app every so often. |
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| Author: | jason_lee_91 [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: databases for smartphone apps? |
Sur_real @ Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:30 pm wrote: well most apps probably host it on a single database that's connected to the internet (like a cloud I suppose?) so the apps will need internet access. I guess similar apps include shazam or soundhound. For example, just in case, people don't have access to the internet immediately, they store their queries offline/locally and then whenever they connect to the internet, it'll go search the database and return the results.
Edit: Also, this method allows the the database to be easily updated or else everyone would have to update the app every so often. so you mean i would search now and then once i get access the phone will go search for me? how ever lnog that may be? or am i using some method to store a part of the data base locally? |
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