The mobile app development industry is continuously evolving. Technology advancements, consumer demands, and a wide range of other factors have a direct impact on mobile app trends
Staying up to date with the latest trends is arguably the most crucial aspect of success in this space.
A huge investment in the mobile app development industry by a lot of tech giants has been witnessed in the past few years. Small businesses are also gradually realizing the importance of mobile apps and are incorporating them into business processes.
Are you prepared for the mobile app development changes in the coming year?
Let’s discuss the top mobile trends dominating the year so far and expect these to continue trending upward.
1. Mobile Commerce
With more and more people converging towards mobile purchasing, the future of mobile commerce looks promising. Not long ago, mobile applications were just for the big players. But now everyone is developing them.
It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been in business or how small your company may be, you can probably benefit from mobile app development.
Why is every business building apps?
Most small business owners are using mobile apps to increase sales revenue.
Apps also improve the user experience and help businesses stay competitive in a market that’s always changing. You can’t afford to fall behind, so you need to stay up to date with the latest technology.
By the end of 2021, more than 70% of total eCommerce sales will come from mobile devices. Apps play a significant role in the current and future success of mobile commerce.
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2. Artificial Intelligence and Chatbots
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning have changed the entire face of mobile app development and are expected to take it to a new level after 2020. The integration of AI with mobile apps improves user engagement and saves businesses money.
AI-powered chatbots have changed the way businesses interact with customers via mobile phones. Mobile apps with services like cab services, food delivery, and online shopping are integrating chatbots to respond to customers’ query quickly.
Examples of AI features that can be implemented into a mobile app include:
• Image recognition
• Text and image classification
• Sentiment recognition and classification
• Speech recognition
• Predictive maintenance
Artificial intelligence can make apps smarter, and ultimately improve their performance at every level. From the backend development process to the frontend user experience, AI will change the way apps are built-in.
3. Wearable technology with mobile devices
Wearable technology has become increasingly popular. This isn’t necessarily a breakthrough in the market. We’ve seen smartwatches, trackers, and fitness bands healthcare monitors, and glasses for a while now. By syncing with mobile devices, these apps can be used socially as well. People can compare their progress with their friends and make it a competition.
But wearable devices have yet to reach their full potential.
Take a look at this graph from eMarketer about the penetration of wearables in the United States.
While we’re not seeing a staggering jump year-year-over year, the growth is still steady. The wearables trend has changed and will continue to change the way that mobile apps get developed.
We’re just beginning to scratch the surface with wearables and mobile app integration. The coming years will be exceptionally progressive in this category.
4. Internet of Thing
The IoT is far from a new concept. But the rise in mobile penetration across a broad range of sectors and categories has created seemingly endless opportunities for the Internet of Things
People have grown accustomed to using technology to improve their everyday life.
The Internet of Things is a vast network of interconnected digital, mechanical, and computing devices that enable the exchange and transfer of data and information. The use of IoT in mobile apps helps remotely control smart gadgets via Smartphones. Moreover, mobile apps powered by IoT enable to connect of bands, wristwatches, and other wearables to smartphones.
5. Apps For Foldable Devices
Phones have clearly changed over the last decade. Touch screens with one or no buttons have taken over the market.
But over the last couple of years, foldable devices have begun making a comeback. 2019 saw the release of foldable devices like the Samsung Galaxy Fold, the Huawei Mate X, and the new Motorola Razr.
These smartphones fold to compress or expand the screen size based on user preferences. For example, a user might make a call with the device closed, but watch a video on a larger screen by unfolding the device.
From an app development perspective, resellers and content creators need to account for these devices when building or updating an app.
The idea is that an app should seamlessly adjust its display as the screen folds or unfolds.
6. Mobile Wallets
As mobile security improves and global app revenue rises, we’ll see an increase in mobile payments as well. Among them are:
• bank apps
• PayPal
• Venmo
• Google Pay
• Samsung Pay
• Apple Pay
Mobile wallets must be taken into consideration for app development in 2020. Wallet integration should become a standard feature for every app that processes transactions. Currently, that’s not the case. But the mobile wallet penetration rate in apps will grow significantly in the coming years.