Native application development techniques

A system comprising:

• one or more computers;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions thereon that, when received by the one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
• determining, by a client device, that an application has been executed on the client device;
• in response to determining that the application has been executed on the client device, transmitting, by the client device and to a computing device, a request for updating the application, wherein the request identifies a first version of a user interface of the application;
• receiving, by the client device and from the computing device, an application content object that comprises a set of content to be presented through the user interface, and identifies a second version of the user interface of the application with updateable features that adjust a manner of interacting with the set of content to be presented through the user interface, wherein the application content object specifies (i) a set of adjustments to be made to the application in generating the second version of the user interface of the application and (ii) a timeline for the client device to iteratively implement each of the set of adjustments, the timeline comprises at least a first time for implementing a first adjustment included in the set of adjustments and a second time for implementing a second adjustment included in the set of adjustments;
• displaying, by the client device, the set of content included in the received application content object through the first version of the user interface of the application;
• determining, by the client device, that first present activity data indicates that a user is not interacting with the application and that a first present time corresponds to the first time;
• and
• in response to determining that the first present activity data indicates that the user is not interacting with the application and that the first present time corresponds to the first time, updating, by the client device and at the first time, the application by generating the second version of the user interface of the application that implements the first adjustment, and displaying the set of content through the second version of the application that implements the first adjustment;
• after updating the application by generating the second version of the user interface of the application, determining, by the client device, that second present activity data indicates that the user is not interacting with the application and that a second present time corresponds to the second time;
• and
• in response to determining that the second present activity indicates that the user is not interacting with the application and that the second present time corresponds to the second time, updating, by the client device and at the second time, the application by generating the second version of the user interface of the application that implements the first adjustment and the second adjustment, and displaying the set of content through the second version of the application that implements the first adjustment and the second adjustment, wherein the second version of the application is generated without adjusting an application package interface (API) of the application.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions thereon that, when received by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

• determining, by a client device, that an application has been executed on the client device;
• in response to determining that the application has been executed on the client device, transmitting, by the client device and to a computing device, a request for updating the application, wherein the request identifies a first version of a user interface of the application;
• receiving, by the client device and from the computing device, an application content object that comprises a set of content to be presented through the user interface, and identifies a second version of the user interface of the application with updateable features that adjust a manner of interacting with the set of content to be presented through the user interface, wherein the application content object specifies (i) a set of adjustments to be made to the application in generating the second version of the user interface of the application and (ii) a timeline for the client device to iteratively implement each of the set of adjustments, the timeline comprises at least a first time for implementing a first adjustment included in the set of adjustments and a second time for implementing a second adjustment included in the set of adjustments;
• displaying, by the client device, the set of content included in the received application content object through the first version of the user interface of the application;
• determining, by the client device, that first present activity data indicates that a user is not interacting with the application and that a first present time corresponds to the first time;
• and
• in response to determining that the first present activity data indicates that the user is not interacting with the application and that the first present time corresponds to the first time, updating, by the client device and at the first time, the application by generating the second version of the user interface of the application that implements the first adjustment, and displaying the set of content through the second version of the application that implements the first adjustment;
• after updating the application by generating the second version of the user interface of the application, determining, by the client device, that second present activity data indicates that the user is not interacting with the application and that a second present time corresponds to the second time;
• and
• in response to determining that the second present activity indicates that the user is not interacting with the application and that the second present time corresponds to the second time, updating, by the client device and at the second time, the application by generating the second version of the user interface of the application that implements the first adjustment and the second adjustment, and displaying the set of content through the second version of the application that implements the first adjustment and the second adjustment, wherein the second version of the application is generated without adjusting an application package interface (API) of the application.