The client required a native app because they wanted to leverage app stores as a new distribution channel. However, the
content was already being served up from the client’s website. What to do?
Lionbridge developed a hybrid approach, with a web app in a browser window with a native app wrapped around it to provide
access to on-board device functionality. Web content runs within the browser frame, while all navigation, sharing, storage,
and other device-specific functions are handled by the surrounding app. The approach provides the look and feel of a native
app but delivers the heart of the application within the browser. The result was a much less complex app, with all heavy lifting
of streaming videos, formatting images, and smart text (e.g. recognizing embedded email addresses, websites, and phone
numbers) handled in the browser frame. The resulting combination app could then be submitted to an app store just like a
regular native app