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How Can You Develop An App With Vue.js?

There are several platforms available nowadays; consequently, developing native mobile applications for each of them is both time-consuming and costly. Cross-platform development will be the greatest answer for anybody looking for a less expensive and faster solution.

Historically, cross-platform apps were inefficient and buggy. However, things have changed recently. React Native, created by Facebook, was a game changer. It allowed developers to create high-quality cross-platform programs quickly and easily. The success of React Native has inspired many others to build their own tools for developing cross-platform applications.

Vue.js is now one of the most well-known JavaScript frameworks. It has grown in popularity among newcomers to JavaScript front end programming due to its ease of use. However, front-end developers have encountered a key disadvantage with Vue.js, which is the inability to use it to create mobile applications. That has changed with the introduction of Vue Native. This article will discuss developing apps on top of this framework.

What Exactly is Vue Native?

Vue Native is a “mobile framework,” as every Vue js dev refers to it. It’s used to create mobile applications that leverage the Vue.js framework language. Vue Native is, to put it simply, the framework on which your project will be developed. The “materials” from which we will create all of the associated pieces are represented by Vuejs mobile.

When discussing app development, the term “native” refers to the operating system on which the program is supposed to function. Whereas cross-platform software can run on Android, iOS, and the web, native software can only run one at a time. This is advantageous since it enables the program to operate significantly quicker. However, it does provide some challenges. Speaking of speed, Vue Native’s popularity is partly due to the enormous amount of time it saves by enabling user interface components to be reused for each operating system.

How to Create Mobile Apps using Vue.js

We can create mobile applications using Vue.js and the Vue native and capacitor frameworks. When it comes to bundling Vue code into a mobile app, these two frameworks use distinct techniques. A capacitor is a framework that embeds a WebView component in an Android or iOS mobile app and renders HTML and CSS inside it. On the other side, Vue-Native converts Vue components into native mobile code for each platform. Both systems have advantages and disadvantages, and the choice to choose either must be based on personal preferences.

How to Create Mobile Apps with Vue Native

Vue Native was inspired by React Native and was included in the React-Vue compilation. Vue JS developers may create applications using the natively given rich UI components. Because the code is eventually turned into native Android or iOS code, this native framework aids in the development of lightweight applications. Vue native has a plethora of APIs and components, as well as access to device APIs such as the camera and the native share component. It should be noted that Vue native does not build to HTML. It builds mobile components using the Vue framework that can be mapped to native components in each mobile environment. The documentation and resources for React native may also be used to understand a substantial portion of Vue native.

 

There is also an option worthy of your attention – hybrid app development, which allows you to develop applications that are basically online apps wrapped in a native app shell.

Vue Native Features

Reusable User Interface Components

Component reusability is one of the most effective techniques to save development time. Individual components may be flexibly adapted to function across several systems.

 

Reusable user interface components reduce the time required to create templates and designs, providing developers with more time to apply business logic.

Syntactical Structure

NativeScript is admired by software developers for its clarity and brevity since it allows them to write code that is readily understandable. Single instructions may be expressed in a number of ways using the framework.

This JS framework aims to offer more dynamism and simplicity to code, making it simpler to understand. Similarly, Vue.js aims to be efficient without being too complicated. Vue.js also has laconism, which enables users to develop complex software without having to write extensive code.

Binding in Two Ways

With a v-model directive, Vue Native allows two-way binding. Any changes to the data are instantaneously propagated to the output, avoiding the need to build extra logic.

Changes to the model are immediately reflected in the user interface. When the UI is refreshed, the model is updated as well. This method shortens the time it takes for a modified UI element to render.

Conclusion

In this post, we discussed the main features of Vue.js and how it can be used to create mobile apps. Hire Vue developers may leverage NativeScript to build versatile and scalable mobile applications that can run on several platforms with the same code.

 

Deliveroo Ireland announces a year-long partnership with FoodCloud – it is using its technology to enable customers to add a round-up donation to the charity while ordering food in-app.

Deliveroo Ireland has today announced a year-long partnership with FoodCloud – which will see the food delivery company fundraise on behalf of the food waste and food security social enterprise who were recently named Charity of The Year for their work redistributing surplus food to their network of charities across the country.

As part of its Full Life campaign, Deliveroo is enabling customers to add a round-up donation to their in-app food orders, with all proceeds going to FoodCloud to tackle the twin issues of food waste and food insecurity.  Deliveroo, with their customers, will raise funds to provide up to 500,000 meals, which will be distributed to FoodCloud’s network of more than 600 charities and community groups over the course of 2023.

This partnership comes as new research from Deliveroo reveals that people in Ireland remain generous givers to charity despite the cost of living crisis – only 22% would consider cutting back on charitable giving to save money. The Irish public are more likely to spend less on clothing (49%), leisure activities (40%) and travelling by car (32%) to save money. In addition, 1 in 3 (33%) of the Irish public would be more likely to donate to charity if they were presented with a simpler, more convenient, way to make a donation. Donating through the Deliveroo app couldn’t be easier – Deliveroo customers need only to round-up their order to the nearest euro when paying for their takeaway or groceries. For every €1 raised, 3.2 meals will be provided to people facing food insecurity.

Through the partnership, Deliveroo is aiming to save 210 million tonnes of food from going to waste, which will prevent 675 tonnes of CO2 emissions from entering the atmosphere and damaging the environment in the process. With sustainability being a priority at Deliveroo,  the company is committed to playing a role in reducing food waste.

Working with Deliveroo to raise awareness of the partnership, TV presenter and food influencer, James Kavanagh commented:  It’s no secret that I’m pretty obsessed with food, so I am really pleased to play a role in raising awareness of the amazing partnership between FoodCloud and Deliveroo. This campaign will stop good quality surplus food from going to waste and help so many people who are struggling, which has never been more important. It’s so easy to support through the Deliveroo app – just a few cents will make such a difference, so next time you place an order, remember to round-up to make a donation!

Partnering with FoodCloud marks the next phase of Deliveroo’s Full Life campaign and its longstanding commitment to supporting local communities, following the company providing thousands of meals to people in need through a partnership with the Dublin Simon Community last year and its work to raise awareness of the Women’s Aid helpline working with the Deliveroo rider fleet.

Paddy Quinlan, Senior Regional Manager, Deliveroo Ireland commented: “Since we launched in 2015, Deliveroo Ireland has worked hard to make a positive contribution to the communities in which we operate. We are proud to be building on what’s been achieved so far and our partnership with FoodCloud, one of the most impactful charities around, will provide thousands of meals to those in need across Ireland.”

Iseult Ward, CEO & Co-Founder, FoodCloud said:  “We are delighted to partner with Deliveroo on its Full Life Campaign, an initiative on their platform to raise awareness on the twin issues of food waste and food insecurity that enables customers to make a donation to support our work. Investing in our work to redistribute food that might otherwise go to waste, ensures good food gets to people and families at a time when they are facing unprecedented levels or economic hardship while protecting our planet and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”

The round-up charity function in the Deliveroo app can be found when customers go to pay for their order. Customers can round-up their order to the nearest euro. For more information on the round-up function and the Deliveroo Full Life campaign, head to: https://deliveroo.ie/more/full-life-ireland.

FREE NOW Europe is the is the first private mobility platform to integrate public transport tickets into its app

FREE NOW, Europe’s  Mobility Super App, announces at the Web Summit 2022 a major milestone: users can now book public transport services through its app as well as taxis, private cars, eScooters, eBikes, eMopeds, and carsharing. As a result, FREE NOW offers all modes of transport from a single source, strengthening its position as Europe’s leading mobility platform with the largest amount of travel options in one app.

The first cooperation enabling access to public transport via the FREE NOW app was signed with Rheinbahn in Germany. FREE NOW users will be able to book tickets for buses, trams, and underground trains directly in the FREE NOW app for all tariff zones of the Rhine-Ruhr Public Transport Association (VRR). The integration completes FREE NOW’s offering of on-demand mobility in one of Germany’s most important metropolitan regions. In fact, with almost 1,100 lines, around 7.8 million inhabitants, and an area of around 7,300 square kilometers, the cooperation with FREE NOW provides access to Europe’s biggest transport network and the largest urban transport area. That includes major German cities like Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Essen, Bochum, Wuppertal, and Duisburg.

To begin with, users will be able to buy single tickets, day passes, and 48-hour passes. The technical integration has already begun. The ticket sales are possible thanks to a partnership with the Dutch aggregator Tranzer.

Further partnerships with other transport companies in Germany and across Europe are planned for 2023.

FREE NOW: Having expanded since 2020, this public transport integration completes urban mobility offering

FREE NOW has continuously expanded its own mobility offering for its users since 2020, in partnership with leading mobility players in Germany and Europe. Through this, the FREE NOW app brings together more than 400,000 vehicles in Europe. This consists of  ride-hailing services like taxis and private cars, as well as carsharing, eScooters, eMopeds, and eBikes.

Thomas Zimmermann, CEO at FREE NOW, comments on the new partnership: “We’re pleased that we’re now the first private mobility platform to be able to offer our users public transport tickets in the biggest population and the largest urban transport area in Europe. This is an important next stage for us and, for the first time, we’re enabling end-to-end ticketing for different modes of transport in our app. Linking different mobility offers is crucial to succeed in transforming transportation in Europe. FREE NOW actively supports this as a partner of public transport. Our goal is to make urban mobility in Europe more sustainable, intelligent, and interconnected.”

Commenting on the announcement Niall Carson, General Manager for FREE NOW Ireland said, “The integration of public transport into the FREE NOW app in Germany is a key milestone for the business, and reflective of our ambitions to make multi-modal approaches to transport more accessible across the markets in which we operate. Our goal in Ireland is to mirror the multi-modal progress of our European counterparts like Germany moving forward – building on our first integration of micro-mobility in the Irish market this year with our TIER eBike partnership in Dublin. We intend to continue expanding our offering and transport solutions with eScooters on the horizon along with other mobility options, helping to support a shift in our national approach to daily transport – from car-centric to multi-modal, flexible and sustainable.”

The new travel option is primarily aimed at remote workers who only travel to their place of work occasionally, as well as business travellers or tourists. For example, almost 30% of all FREE NOW passengers use the app in cities they travel to occasionally. As a platform that’s active across Europe, the company can  contribute to strengthening both public transport and the environmental alliance in the long term.

FREE NOW users do not need to create a new account to book and pay for public transport. They can simply use their existing customer account.

Revolut launches Revolut Chat, an instant messaging feature in step towards superapp

Revolut, the global financial superapp with more than 20 million customers worldwide, has launched an instant messaging feature, where Revolut customers in the UK and EEA can chat as well as share fun gifs and stickers whilst sending and requesting funds to and from other customers.

A recent UK and European survey of 8,000 people, commissioned by Revolut, found that two thirds of people (67.5%) find it difficult to discuss money. The new chat feature in the Revolut app aims to make talking about money less awkward by keeping it in one place.

To access this feature, customers simply have to enter the ‘Transfer’ section in Revolut app. The chat window will open right after tapping on one of the contacts. The chat will be embedded in the ‘Transfer’ feature – so there’s no need to open multiple windows.

Sending a message is easy – all a customer needs to do is start typing and tap on the blue arrow icon. Once a chat message is sent, a notification will pop-up on one of the contacts.

Designed with a focus on security, all chat messages have end-to-end encryption. Customers are able to opt out of the chat function should they not want to use it, and they can either enable or disable it completely in the ‘Security & Privacy’ section. Additionally, users can block other users. The chat function is not available for Revolut <18 users. The chat feature can only be used between users who both have UK or EEA accounts, and have their phone number or have payment history.

Nikolay Storonsky, CEO of Revolut, said: “We’re delighted to bring instant messaging to our customers, moving us one step closer to being a global financial superapp. We listened to our customers who said they wanted to be able to discuss and clarify payment details within the app, rather than having to swap between Revolut and different messaging apps to send or receive funds.

“The new chat feature supports our customers with their fast, low-cost money transfers using Revolut. We want to give our customers more control over their financial well-being through the use of our technology, offering a service that addresses all their financial needs in one place.”

Customers will need to have the 8.72 update or later for their Revolut app on iOS or Android.

buymie partners with new money saving app Woolsocks

buymie, the same-day delivery platform, has announced it is partnering with new Money Saving app Woolsocks to provide discounts to its loyal shoppers.

The new multi million euro funded fintech app Woolsocks launched in Ireland on 17th October 2022.  buymie, Ireland’s leading same day grocery delivery company is one of Woolsocks first partners and is expected to feature in its TV advertising campaign early 23.

Consumers that download the Woolsocks app can save up to 2% on their weekly shop at either Dunnes Stores or Lidl when they get their groceries delivered via buymie. Following its recent launch with buymie, residents of South East Dublin can also avail of the 2% discount when they shop with Woodie’s.

CEO of buymie, Devan Hughes, said of the partnership: “Myself and Laiz are watching our spending like every other family right now. Online shopping is a great way of keeping to a budget and saving petrol money. As well as the weekly deals, this Autumn, we have added new lower cost eco slots. This extra 2% saving for buymie customers with Woolsocks is the icing on the cake. It is a great app and good luck to the team at Woolsocks”. 

CEO of Woolsocks, Carlos Valenzuela also commented ”Woolsocks is aimed at creating an ecosystem where users and local shops can benefit, allowing everyone to easily save money on their daily expenses. For that reason, we are more than thrilled to partner with buymie – the go to brand for grocery delivery in Ireland. Here’s to a great partnership!”

How it works :

Download the Woolsocks app from the app stores and each time you do your grocery shop with buymie you automatically get up to 2% back on your weekly shop , which is added to your savings “sock” in the Woolsocks app,  that you can either save, spend or donate to charity. The deal will initially last for six months.

Building A Trending Video Streaming App: Things To Consider

Businesses develop their applications to be closer to consumers. They arrange different marketing campaigns with the help of them. They inform people about new products and updates. Or use this application for another purpose. 

Still, the OTT application doesn’t guarantee that people will use it. They may find that your competitor’s app is more convenient and easy to use. That is the reason it is better to pay attention to some things when developing the application.

What are the things that can make your application successful? 

#1 Understand your target audience

OTT application development is nothing without understanding your target audience, as the style and content of this application will be target user-oriented. You should know their interests and preferences, the tone of voice they prefer, their life values, when they like watching videos, and how they view content. 

It is essential to understand the necessities of your customers and what needs your product can meet. Understanding all these can help you create an average customer image and create an approach they can appreciate.

#2 UI/UX

Customers prefer using attractively designed and easy-to-navigate applications. Make sure that everything is simply written and easy to find. Also, it is paramount that everything is designed to meet your audience’s interests and needs. After that, you will be able to attract people for whom the application is built. 

If people find an application difficult to understand, they will likely stop using it. They will find another similar application and use it instead of yours. 

Clear UI/UX can influence your customer satisfaction and therefore improve ROI.    

You can obtain a white-label OTT solution where developers have already taken care of most things. You only need to customize it using your colors, fonts, and logo. 

#3 Devices

Will you offer only an application for smartphones? Or will you offer applications for different devices and platforms? Answers to these simple questions will define from what device or devices people will be able to access your videos. 

Maybe, you want to cover only smartphone users. Maybe, you want to sell only to Smart TV viewers. Or maybe, you want to cover as many devices as possible and offer multi-platform capabilities. 

When deciding, keep in mind that many people don’t use smartphones or Smart TVs. Many people would love to access your service from any device they have. But it is up to you to decide. 

#4 Content

Content is what users will chase first. Content is king. That’s why you should care for its creation, too. You should think about the quality of information you give and the quality of the image so that users are satisfied with the picture. Take care of a quality sound.

Also, make sure that you offer valuable information that your target audience is ready to pay for. 

Final Thoughts

When launching an application, many things depend not only on UX/UI, content, and features you offer your audience. A lot depends on the way you communicate with your viewers, how you treat them and how you respond to negative feedback. After watching a video or communicating with your customer service, people like feeling that they are ok and their problems can be solved. So, we recommend chasing quality in everything you do.

 

Trade Republic – Europe’s largest savings platform launches in Ireland

Trade Republic, the largest savings platform in Europe, today launches its services in the Republic of Ireland. Residents of Ireland can now use the Trade Republic app or website to jump-start their wealth creation journeys with secure, easy and commission-free access to capital markets. Trade Republic’s core product, ETFs and stock savings plans, will help the Irish to save up for retirement and with lower risk.

In Ireland, the average household currently saves 20 percent of their income, most of which sits idly in bank accounts. On top of that, residents of Ireland are still facing high brokerage fees or are getting offered difficult to understand investment products. Trade Republic has set out to change that.

Since 2015, the company has built a financial offering from scratch with an easy-to-use product everybody can afford, so everyone can start putting their money to work. Trade Republic does not charge its customers any order commission, there is just one euro of external fees to cover clearing and settlement, regardless of the size of the order. Savings plans for stocks and ETFs are offered completely free of charge.

Irish customers have access to a total of over 8,000 Irish, European, Asian and US stocks and 1,100 ETFs, real-time data, price alerts, a wide range of different order types and extended trading hours, from 7:30am to 11:00pm. Savings plans, with which users can automate investing in the stock markets, are available for over 3,600 stocks and ETFs.

“Inflation in the eurozone has risen sharply – this should be a wake-up call for all Europeans,” says Christian Hecker, Co-Founder of Trade Republic. “All Europeans need to have access to capital markets to start fueling long-term investing, participate in economic growth and ultimately save-up for retirement. We built Trade Republic to enable them to do exactly that, and have now opened our doors to a total of seventeen markets, so Europeans everywhere can finally take their personal finances into their own hands.”

With inflation being at almost nine percent in Ireland, there really is no alternative to investing,” says Hugo Suidgeest, Country Manager of Trade Republic in Ireland. “Everyone who leaves their money just sitting in their bank account will lose purchasing power year over year, and the state pension – even if you work until 70 years of age – will probably not be enough to keep up your lifestyle.”

The Trade Republic account can be opened in the app as well as on the desktop in just a few minutes and is possible for adult users who are both fiscally and physically resident in Ireland with a smartphone (with iOS or Android operating system), a European telephone number and a SEPA bank account.

To change the financial system, Trade Republic has built a financial offering from scratch since 2015, with an easy-to-use product everybody can afford. With more than €1.3bn in venture capital investments by Sequoia, Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund or most recently Ontario Teachers’, Trade Republic will continue to strongly invest into further growth, to expand its offering and launch new products to empower all Europeans to create wealth. Trade Republic is combining the security needs of a highly regulated environment such as the financial industry with the flexibility and customer centricity of a high-tech platform. Besides Ireland, Trade Republic is today also expanding its services to Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia. The company is now present in a total of 17 European countries, reaching 340 million people.

Nokia launches app marketplace for broadband network automation

Nokia has today announced the launch of a marketplace for broadband network automation applications. Seven apps are available at launch, organized under the categories of Network Support, Network Insights and Network Automation. New apps and marketplace features will follow in 2023.

The ‘Altiplano Application Marketplace’ is named after Nokia’s pioneering broadband network controller suite and will include Nokia and third party apps. Alongside the marketplace launch, Nokia is making available an ‘Altiplano Developer Portal’ which provides a software development kit (SDK) and virtual lab environment for developers to build and test apps.

Operators can self-develop and organize their own applications within the marketplace. They can also use the developer portal to customize their network operations tools, personalizing the user interface, customizing APIs, adding service profiles, and building their own network policies and automation workflows.

Geert Heyninck, Nokia’s VP Broadband Networks, said: “No two networks, and likewise no two automation solutions are alike. By opening up the Altiplano platform for developers, partners and customers to create and add applications, we’re pleased to offer exactly the flexibility they need.”

The marketplace will enable users to choose the automation tools from a digital storefront with ready-made applications. Apps will be curated by Nokia under three pillars. Network Support apps will be used by operators to maintain, troubleshoot and protect fixed networks through proactive monitoring, performance analysis and incident management. Network Insights apps will improve quality and service assurance with actionable insights that help operators to better optimize, plan and prevent. Network Automation apps will help automate and optimize the network, provide service and subscriber operations to increase operational efficiency and improve customer experience. All apps currently launched are from Nokia; third party apps will be added in 2023.

Fatima AlDaghar, Director Fixed Access Planning, du, said: “We’re committing heavily in SDN to enhance performance, get insights, and improve services. All managed under a single platform in a multi-vendor environment. Nokia’s open App marketplace – the first of its kind – delivers sophisticated apps that address the requirements of marketing, planning, operations, and assures customer satisfaction.”

Alberto Patron, CEO of Condor Technologies, Argentina, said: “Nokia has a strong reputation in SDN. We welcome this new, open marketplace which gives us an important platform to get our apps in front of global operators.”

Resources

Altiplano Marketplace Website: link (includes link to Development Portal)

Launch apps:

 

  • Network support
    • Automated Troubleshooting Assistant: Create alarm rules and execute corrective actions for resolving network problems
    • SFP Health Monitor: Proactively detect SFP issues, degradation and outliers in optical performance
    • ONT Health Monitor: ONT proactive monitoring and automatic analysis of key performance indicators
  • Network insights
    • Network Trend Analyzer: Anomaly prediction framework using time series analysis to predict network behavior
    • Network Capacity Manager: Monitor PON capacity, utilization and bandwidth bottlenecks on uplink and subscriber
  • Network Automation
    • ONT Easy Start: Automate the ONT activation process to enable first-time-right and user self-install
    • Bandwidth Sharing Optimizer: Dynamic PON bandwidth management for fair peak rate availability to all subscribers

Digital money management service Mi 365 rolled out to Bank of Ireland customers

Bank of Ireland has introduced a new digital money management service – Money Insights 365 (Mi 365) – for all personal customers. Available on the Bank of Ireland mobile app, Mi 365 helps customers take more control of their money by providing them with over 40 insights into their spending.

Mi 365 allows Bank of Ireland personal customers to:

  • Access personalised insights on their spending, including average monthly spend with particular retailers
  • Easily track money in and out, including unexpected payments or refunds
  • Review cash flow spend data on their account for up to six months
  • Spot changes in spending they might need to keep an eye on, for example on groceries, clothing or entertainment

Mi 365 will also show where customers may have duplicate transactions leaving their account – such as similar online subscriptions – highlighting where a saving could be made. The introduction of Mi 365 is one of a range of measures the Bank has taken to help customers understand and manage day-to-day spending, as part of the Bank’s commitment to support and enhance customer financial wellbeing.

Susan Russell, Director of Retail Ireland, Bank of Ireland said: “Research shows that almost 70% of adults need help with tracking spending. Mi 365 responds to this by providing insights, alerts and interventions so that we can manage our money better.

 “It can be hard to find the time to track your spending day-in day-out. Mi 365 does a lot of the heavy lifting by presenting customers with a range of individual spending insights. The service is a core part of our mobile banking app which has more than 800,000 log-ins every day, making it the most popular way for our customers to manage their money. 

 “This is another practical addition to the financial wellbeing supports we offer over 2 million customers in Ireland. We look forward to continuing to expand these supports into the future.”

Mi 365 Insights appears automatically under the customer account information on the home page of the Bank of Ireland app.  A carousel is presented with the three latest insights and an insight inbox retains all previously shown insights for 35 days.  Personal customers can view insights drawn from their current account, joint current account, and credit card account activity.

For information on Bank of Ireland’s financial wellbeing resources: Bank of Ireland Financial Wellbeing