Overview of Salesforce Mobile Technology

Mobile devices are by definition always on the go, exposed to vagaries of battery life and network connectivity as well as the physical size constraints of displays and input devices. The formidable technical challenge of these problems and the huge demand for mobile devices have driven rapid innovation. From this innovation comes a proliferation of operating systems, user interface styles, development frameworks, and architectural techniques, all vying for developer attention.

Every significant technology vendor has framed mobile technology in its own terms. Salesforce is no exception. Salesforce offers its own mobile philosophy and supporting technologies, both in the application and platform space. These are discussed in this section, divided into two parts:

Salesforce applications—There are three actively supported mobile applications from Salesforce, each with its own unique feature set.

Custom applications—Salesforce advocates three distinct approaches to mobile application development, providing tools and frameworks to support them.