A Hybrid Model for Usability of Mobile Applications

Authors

  • Rabia Afzal Minhas Department of Software Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Pakistan
  • Khola Rafique Department of Software Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Pakistan
  • Ali Javed Department of Computer Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Awais Azam Department of Software Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Pakistan

Keywords:

Mobile applications, usability, Waste-app.

Abstract

The success of mobile applications depends upon its usability. Of all the non-functional requirements,
usability dimension is the foremost requirement for mobile applications. The usability of mobile applications should be high so that users can interact with them easily. There have been many models
proposed that help developers make mobile applications more usable. But they did not address all the issues. In our paper, we propose a framework which is hybrid of multiple models including ISO, Moe, Voelle, Nielsen Zhang, and PACMAD models. In this paper, we also introduce a novel feature “Waste-app” for efficient utilization of memory. It automatically cleans up cache and the apps that have been in use for a long time. The proposed methodology shows that inclusion of this new feature and the new hybrid model gives better results in usability aspects.

Downloads

Published

2017-07-15

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2017): JCN

Section

Articles