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Apps Application Images Stored In App or Online?

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iAmDan

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I am developing a new application and my first application (hence this question), that lists products for comparison. These of course have images and I was wondered would it be good practice to store the images inside the application that the user would download, or have them on some type of host with the application linking to the internet to receive the images on viewing the products?


Sorry if this is a noob question.
 
Do the images ever change, or would it be necessary to update the list of available products?

An alternative approach would be to have the list of products on a website, and use a WebView in your app.
 
The images would never change, but the list of available products may. But to get around that issue, the product list would be loaded from an online database, so if a product goes discontinued for instance, the app would never load the product into the view.
 
I personally would store these images locally, because it may be the case that internet access is not always available. By storing locally, the app will always be able to provide some functionality.
 
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