Mobile App Development Trends in 2017
With the crescent progress of the Smartphone users, the number of apps also increased. Presently, mobile apps have become an undivided part of everyday life. Since these apps make easy life and fulfill daily requirements, more and more people are getting drowned in them. That’s the reason why iTunes Store and Google Play Store speak for a stormy growth in the past few years. The year 2017 is also likely to be promising from the aspects of mobile apps development. Here we have provided a brief about the latest mobile app development trends that can be anticipated in 2017.
1. AR & VR application development
The AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality) application development is a continuing trend, following the outstanding success of Pokémon Go. It proved to the whole industry that the market is ready for cross-screen-reality interaction, and there’s a whole new area to expand into, with great revenues promised, to those who succeed.
In 2017, we are expected to see VR and AR apps in the retail industry like real estate, travel, education, healthcare, and more. It’s hard to understand how this will affect us as consumers and users, but just imagine the advantage that VR brings to real estate. Exploring houses before the purchase can be a lot more efficient.
2. Beacons & Location Based App Development
Although this isn’t a brand-new trend, it has not yet reached its full potential. Therefore Beacons & Location Based services integrated into app development is still a trend that is considered to grow in 2017. We think that we will not only see more apps integrating location services, but we will see real added value around these integrations. In other words, quality and quantity.
Beaconstac states that “The revenue from Location-based services market is expected to reach $43.3 billion by 2019.”
eMarketer review in April 2016 supports the growth trend by saying “Most [US] smartphone owners use Location-Based Services, however, there’s still significant room for growth.
3. AMP to Transform the User Experience
In early 2016, AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) was combined into the mobile search listings of Google. Web pages with AMP coding have high chances of visibility in the mobile web search results.
AMP would help businesses enhance their conversion rate and notably reduce the bounce rate.
4. Micro and Enterprise Apps
Enterprise apps help manage, streamline, and restructure the business processes while micro apps perform much-targeted operations. Both micro and enterprise apps are widely accepted in the business and this mobile app trend is going to boom in the upcoming years.
5. Artificial Intelligence Is Real Now
With the use of advanced analytics, cognitive interfaces into complex systems, AI will provide business users access to powerful insights never before available to them. Owing to these advantages eBay, IBM, Google, Facebook have started acquiring startups those who are expert in Artificial Intelligence. We have already seen some amazing AI apps like Prisma, Siri & Google Now and waiting for much more in 2017 keeping the AI mobile application development trends flawless.
6. Cloud Driven Mobile Apps
Presently customers to the tech professionals, everyone knows about cloud technology and how it’s impacting our collective lives. Today, cloud computing has found its place with mobile apps. Now, we can expect powerful mobile apps which can fetch data directly from the cloud and take minimum space in your smartphone’s internal memory.
7. Integrated Mobile Payment
In the past few years, there has been a considerable push in mobile transactions. The integrated payment technology makes the payment process easier and faster. It follows that in 2017, the app stores will witness an increase in bespoke mobile applications, allowing merchants to smooth the progress of mobile payment in a completely secure manner.
8. IoT Based Mobile Applications Development
Almost every IoT solution needs an accompanying mobile app, using its smart device sensors to assist the user to control the smart device. Android just released its own package for developing IoT apps. The existing solutions such as smart homes, smart cities, connected cars, smart healthcare, the energy sector, transportation systems, and more are just the start.
One concern with this growing trend in security. With all those connected devices, the chances for breaches are higher. Let’s just say a necessary security test needs to take place. That is not only IoT will get stronger in 2017, but it also opens a whole new market for IoT security apps!
9. Focus on Mobile App Security and Privacy
As the mobile app industry evolves, 3rd party SDKs gain power and apps gather much more information. This means that the risks, vulnerabilities, and security breaches are getting bigger. It’s a great concern for developers and business owners who are concerned about their apps’ performance and user data. That’s why this year app security is an app development trend. However, some JavaScript frameworks can help you develop a secure and scalable mobile application.
10. Wearable Devices Are Getting Attention
According to International Data Corporation (IDC), the market for wearable devices is going to experience a composite annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.3%, leading to 213.6 million units shipped in 2020. We saw some amazing wearable devices this year like Apple Watch Series 1, Google Daydream View, Pebble 2, Xiaomi Mi Band 2, Fitbit Flex 2, and more.
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