Native Mobile App

Overview

iOS/Android app with background audio capabilities.

Advantages

• Best background audio support
• Can use native wake word detection
• Push notifications
• Better battery optimization
• Access to more device features

Tech Options

React Native

• Cross-platform iOS + Android
• JavaScript codebase
• react-native-audio-api for microphone

Flutter

• Cross-platform with Dart
• Good audio plugin ecosystem

Native (Swift/Kotlin)

• Best performance
• Full platform capabilities
• More development effort

Background Audio

iOS

• Requires "audio" background mode in Info.plist
• Must play audio to stay alive (can be silent)

Android

• Foreground service with notification
• More lenient background policies

Considerations

• App store approval process
• Privacy policy requirements
• Battery usage concerns