Mobile users have always been finicky about the whole user experience and also mostly prefer a look which is best for doing different types of activities like social networking, chatting, messaging, listen to music etc. easily. Developers always seek to create the native experience in mobile applications for better popularity.
The most profound change brought about by mobility is the great evolution from being connected to being converged. All applications including voice, messaging, location services and video now converge within the smartphone for an experience based on convergence. With the advent of SOA, several companies started the concept which included Connected Systems.
 
Mobile applications evolved from connected systems and now possess an arbitrary application which contain multiple applications for messaging, data, location and video services which are managed by different third party providers. Such Converged Apps are also run on a downgraded mode when the user is not authenticated. Most of the features are then downplayed for such users.
 
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