I am creating a tablet app (both iOS and Android)
I have a menu system in which i am displaying different content for different menu.One menu contains Shopping malls
this contain detail such as
1. Photographs
2. Videos
3. Text
We want this application to be run offline , so all data is stored on the Tablet. But at times we need that the data can be updated also.
One of the option that we thought of using is
1. HTML files and display the HTML files (Problem – Not getting the required fluidity and customisability)
2. Hardcoding all the data (This has the problem of updating the new data , I DO NOT WANT TO UPDATE THE DATA PROGRAMATICALLY)
what is the best way to implement this ? using webviews or something else ?
Don’t know about android, but ios I would use core data to store the data and I would use a web service for updates. The client can check the web service to see if updates are available and then download them if they are. Your client code can then update core data objects based on these updates.
The same approach would suit android, I just don’t know the implementation details for android.
For ios some libraries such as AFNetworking and JSONkit would prove useful.