A Systematic Evaluation of Mobile Applications for Instant Messaging on iOS Devices
Joint Authors
Caro-Alvaro, Sergio
Garcia-Lopez, Eva
Garcia-Cabot, Antonio
de-Marcos, Luis
Gutierrez-Martinez, Jose-Maria
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-10-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Telecommunications Engineering
Abstract EN
Nowadays, instant messaging applications (apps) are one of the most popular applications for mobile devices with millions of active users.
However, mobile devices present hardware and software characteristics and limitations compared with personal computers.
Hence, to address the usability issues of mobile apps, a specific methodology must be conducted.
This paper shows the findings from a systematic analysis of these applications on iOS mobile platform that was conducted to identify some usability issues in mobile applications for instant messaging.
The overall process includes a Keystroke-Level Modeling and a Mobile Heuristic Evaluation.
In the same trend, we propose a set of guidelines for improving the usability of these apps.
Based on our findings, this analysis will help in the future to create more effective mobile applications for instant messaging.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Caro-Alvaro, Sergio& Garcia-Lopez, Eva& Garcia-Cabot, Antonio& de-Marcos, Luis& Gutierrez-Martinez, Jose-Maria. 2017. A Systematic Evaluation of Mobile Applications for Instant Messaging on iOS Devices. Mobile Information Systems،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1188911
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Caro-Alvaro, Sergio…[et al.]. A Systematic Evaluation of Mobile Applications for Instant Messaging on iOS Devices. Mobile Information Systems No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1188911
American Medical Association (AMA)
Caro-Alvaro, Sergio& Garcia-Lopez, Eva& Garcia-Cabot, Antonio& de-Marcos, Luis& Gutierrez-Martinez, Jose-Maria. A Systematic Evaluation of Mobile Applications for Instant Messaging on iOS Devices. Mobile Information Systems. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1188911
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1188911