I am trying to create a mobile application and use some Bluemix services.
I see a section for "Mobile" in my bluemix account, which includes :
Mobile Application Content Manager
Mobile Client Access
Mobile Foundation
Mobile Quality Assurance
Push Notifications
Kinetise
Testdroid Cloud
Twilio
Are these the only services supported for mobile apps? Or can I connect to other bluemix services as well, say for example a Watson Speech to Text service?
Thanks in advance,
Chaitanya
Yep, you can connect the other services!
The Mobile services are specific to Mobile applications. This is why they are under the Mobile header in Bluemix, but many of the other services include their own Mobile SDKs.
For example, here's a link to the Watson Developer Cloud Mobile SDKs where you can add Watson services to your app:
Here's a brief overview of the Bluemix Mobile services that I posted as an answer for another question.
Here are the current services that we have and a bit of information about them that follow the MBaaS pattern and here's some links for how to get started):
Mobile Client Access
This service enables you to secure your Mobile Application. You can add Facebook, Google, or custom authentication to your application.
Push Notifications
You can add the Push Notifications service to send push notifications to your app on Android and iOS.
Mobile Analytics (Beta)
The Mobile Analytics service enables you to gather crash and usage knowlege about customers using your mobile app.
Cloudant NoSQL DB
The Cloudant service is the IBM NoSQL database to store your data.
Object Storage
The Object Storage service is an unstructured cloud data store where you can store things like images or files.
Mobile Foundation
The catalog also includes the Mobile Foundation service which you can use to create a test environment before deploying or purchasing the on-premise software. This service is another way for enabling a developer to create a mobile channel.