December 3, 2018
April 28th, 2023
“Future is Mobile Computing – smartphones and tablets are just elements of it. The industry is on the verge of a whole new paradigm.” – Thorstein Heins
2018 has witnessed the world bound by mobile apps and the presence of mobile computing everywhere so far. There is no doubt on the fact that mobile devices and apps are an indispensable ingredient of our personal as well as professional lives. Just have a look at the below-proven statistics, don’t they self-proclaim the increasing popularity of mobile application development?
As the year 2019 approaches, it is interesting to witness how mobile apps will influence businesses belonging to the different genre, size, and segment. Trends doing rounds in the IT circuit showcase that there is no looking back for mobile applications.
“In today’s modern world, people are either asleep or connected.” -Janice H. Reinold
Trends for the coming year are doing the rounds on a fast scale hence it becomes necessary to study these trends well in advance. Let us have a quick peep at certain solid reasons why watching trends surely pays:
“In my opinion, the future of mobile is the future of everything.” – Matt Galligan
IoT has already spread its wings all over the globe, into personal as well as professional lives. Be it different industry segments like eCommerce, construction, healthcare, education, shipping & logistics, transportation and many more, Internet of Things is carving a niche for itself. Mobile devices and IoT devices are sure to collaborate seamlessly in the coming year.
This will empower users to have a better experience and control of the gadgets through a unified application. IoT connected devices are sure to see an upsurge in demand across industries and homes, with devices talking to each other with minimal human intervention.
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AR and VR haven’t ceased to amaze the audience and looking at the way they are integrating with mobile apps, the coming year is sure to show wonders. Especially in gaming apps and social media apps, the trending AR and VR technology is proving its mettle strongly. Mobile apps with AR – VR technology are becoming highly interactive and have become successful in engaging the users. Campaigning on social media wasn’t better before and sees a bright future in the coming year.
AR and VR have changed the way business operates, users communicate and technology drives success. They have started influencing mobile strategies heavily with devices that showcase unique user interface and experience. Mobile app developers are keenly building user experiences as never before, digitally merging the physical world, as if it is real.
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Both AI and machine learning have been a techie’s favorite, no wonder why! Getting real-time information and detailed analytics, at the tip of a finger is now possible with these cutting-edge technologies. And now with mobile apps imbibing these advancements, there is a lot you can expect. AI-powered mobile apps like Siri, Prima, Google Now and many more are ruling the market and there are many more coming up in the next year. AI with machine learning is all set to offer various services like data analysis, language and voice translation, geolocation etc. Technology giants are trying their best to bring up mobile apps based on AI and machine learning.
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A quick way to interact with your customers, chatbots are now indispensable to almost all your mobile apps. As a virtual assistant, they bypass the human interaction to a large extent and hence sees a bright future in the coming year. Chatbots are showcasing seamless connection with AR – VR advancements and thereby, offering organizations an edge above the rest. Chatbot interactions on mobile apps have been instrumental in taking client relationships to another level altogether.
Connecting with people, sending personalized messages/ notifications/alerts/reports, offering digital services, act as virtual assistants in mobile apps, extending CRM beyond a defined level are some of the many advantages the globe is enjoying with Chatbots and looks forward to more.
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With the wearable technology is widely accepted all over the world, newer and better ideas are cropping up by tech giants and the wearables are getting better. Its acceptance around the globe is increasing with customer base getting wider. These wearable apps serve multiple purposes at a time – enhancing your personality and smartness, monitoring health parameters, checking on your physical workout sessions, making your homes smarter, managing your lifestyle and more. 2019 is sure to witness an upswing in a variety of wearable apps and devices to satisfy a wider range of clientele.
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As a step to avoid slow down of the applications, APM offers mobile metrics that got integrated into Google. With mobile apps increasing, utilization of APM is also on an increasing spree and directly contributes to augmenting quality and performance of apps. Widely used by testers during performance testing, APM has a happening year ahead.
Mobility, being the key focus area, EMM has a lot to offer in 2019. With an intent to streamline business workflows, EMM offers app security, financial monitoring, application maintenance and much more. The year ahead will witness increasing usage of APM and EMM by enterprises belonging to different industry segments.
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The cloud is gaining importance and is sure to become an indispensable ingredient in the success story of any business. Cloud management apps are the in thing today and shall continue to write their success path in the coming year. Being a safe, secure, handy storage place for apps, cloud computing and integration solutions will help organizations expand their infrastructure without having to worry about space and management of the environment. Cloud apps will encompass various areas of social media, video streaming, online storage, gaming etc. and will witness a revolutionary trend in 2019.
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Beacons will now not be limited to only stores and malls but will see an expanded usage across airports, payment zones and even for personalized usage. The coming year will leverage the potential of this wonderful technology – small in size, big in profits. There will be a variety of mobile apps based on beacons technology that will unleash its potential to the finest. The world will witness more usage of beacons, the Bluetooth technology, and its integration through mobile based applications.
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AMP assists in speedy performance and quick loading of pages, just as a smaller variant of HTML pages. Like SEO in performance, it helps the web apps and websites to improvise their performance and get a better ranking, increased visitor traffic, and presence.
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Catering to all that you want, On Demand apps are the apt mediators between the user and the service provider for a wide range of services. There is an increase in its popularity and usage in this year and since it has been successful, the coming year shall witness more of it. On Demand, apps are being used successfully in a variety of industry segments, in organizations of different sizes. Millennials make up nearly half of the on-demand consumers.
Nearly all from food, taxi, medicines, movie tickets, to groceries, are booked through on-demand apps. More and more industrialists are realizing the potential in different businesses and customers are enjoying its benefits that on-demand economy is bringing.
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For the B2B community, mobile applications are a blessing and its acceptance is increasing multifold. The coming year is sure to witness a range of mobile apps being used by enterprises worldwide, in their daily working. The enterprise mobility market is seeing radical changes with innovations entering every other day and proving their worth.
Because of technological advancements like AR, VR, AI, machine learning, demand for mobile apps is increasing exponentially. Enhanced mobile experience along with maximized RoI, increased productivity and profitability are guaranteed outputs owing to the enterprise mobile app revolution.
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Users today are now choosing the mobile mode of payment over other methods. Though slow but steady, this payment option is gaining momentum amongst users all over. mCommerce has also paved its way to success over eCommerce and mobile is the frontend now for all. Offering a great mobile app experience is now a significant task for service providers, in which offers a seamless payment experience is vital. Various payment gateways like Amazon Pay, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay etc. are increasingly getting popular and there will be many more in the coming year.
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As native mobile apps, instant apps have seen increasing popularity since the last two years and is looking for more. You don’t need to download/install these apps and they are extremely user-friendly, flexible and compact sized. It saves big time on memory and time both. 2019 is sure to welcome this new trend of mobile apps with open arms since it is the technology of today.
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In the enterprise mobile app development industry, there is so much coming your way, each day. To anticipate what the coming year shall bring along is a tough task. Hope this article helps you visualize the advancement of mobile apps and its severe influence on the globe. For mobile app development companies, there is so much to look for and benefit from the technological happenings in the arena of mobile applications. Keeping a watch on the up-to-the-minute mobile happenings is a wise thing to do!
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