A key component of the Power Platform is the capability to create low-code/no-code apps. There are three types of power app: canvas apps, model-driven apps, and portal apps. The next two chapters will look at model-driven apps and portal apps, and this chapter will focus on canvas apps.
Canvas apps are small apps created around a specific task or role, normally as an app that someone uses as a part of their job, in contrast with an app that they use all day. A typical example of a use case for a canvas app is a mobile user who needs to capture information while performing part of their duties, for example, recording the results of an inspection:
Canvas apps run in a browser or on a mobile device using the Power Apps app, which can be downloaded from your mobile phone's app store. Further, a canvas app has access to the resources of your device, such as, for example, the camera, GPS location, and whether the...