Making a website work on a mobile device is vastly different from making it work on a desktop machine. There are so many things that were features on a desktop browser that are now a hindrance to work with on a mobile device. Let's look at both the good and the bad of what makes mobile different.
Even with all the negatives, mobile application development is an exciting field. There are a lot of good features available for mobile web applications. Modern smartphones offer sensors and tools that would be strange on a desktop, but are vital for mobile apps. They bring a world of information to the user, and let the user make notes and share things where they are, instead of later that day when they boot up their desktop. Let's look at these features in more detail.