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Mobile DevOps Playbook

By : Moataz Nabil
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Mobile DevOps Playbook

By: Moataz Nabil

Overview of this book

To build mobile apps, you need to understand mobile-first features, tools, and processes that help you build, test, and release robust apps faster and more efficiently. The multitude of challenges stemming from mobile development's inherent complexities, including native iOS and Android app creation, cross-platform frameworks, and the implementation of scalable architectures within extensive teams, collectively contribute to a substantial number of obstacles that can significantly prolong the release process. This book will help you understand and implement the best practices of mobile DevOps for continuous integration, testing, delivery, deployment, and monitoring. You’ll explore different challenges faced by developers due to varied OSs, the unforgiving nature of mobile applications, and continuous updates to mobile phones and learn how to maneuver through these challenges. You’ll also get to grips with the latest trends while discovering the potential future of mobile DevOps, with valuable insights and guidance about integrating mobile development teams into your organization. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to successfully implement mobile DevOps and build fast, qualitative, and efficient mobile apps for your team or organization.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
1
Part 1: Introduction to Mobile DevOps
5
Part 2: Implementing the Mobile DevOps Environment
9
Part 3: Monitoring, Optimizing, and Securing Mobile DevOps
13
Part 4: Moving Beyond Mobile DevOps and the Future of DevOps

Summary

CI/CD for mobile apps is a process that enables organizations to quickly and efficiently release and update their mobile applications, ensuring that the code is stable, secure, and up to date.

Choosing the right CI/CD provider for a mobile app development project is crucial for ensuring a seamless development, testing, and release process. We explored the most popular CI/CD providers on the mobile CI/CD market, including Bitrise, Codemagic, GitHub Actions, Xcode Cloud, Visual Studio App Center, and Ionic AppFlow.

Each provider offers unique features, pricing plans, and levels of support, and it is essential to choose a provider that meets the team’s specific needs.

One of the critical factors to consider is platform support, ensuring that the selected provider supports the platforms that the app targets. For example, some providers specialize in one platform, such as Xcode Cloud, while others support multiple platforms, such as Bitrise. Organizations should...