Article

Ariana Johnson
Ariana Johnson 18 January 2017

Insights Into Mobile App Development Trends

Today you get to see a wide range of applications in both Google Play Store and Apple App Store and they are showing no signs of slowing down in 2017.

In this technology-driven world, mobile applications have become the crucial part of everyone’s life. Nowadays, people are showing a lot of dependencies on well-developed apps for satisfying daily needs and for satisfying numerous business requirements. This has also increased the demand for mobile apps to a great extent. Hence, there is a rapid increase in the number of mobile apps. Today, you will get to see a wide range of applications in both Google Play Store and Apple App Store and they are showing no signs of slowing down in 2017. This blog post includes some mobile app development trends for the year 2017:

Artificial Intelligence Is The Next Big Thing

As per a report by Gartner, there will be huge investment in artificial intelligence in 2017 in comparison to the previous year. The year 2016 witnessed a wide assortment of AI apps such as Google Now and Prisma to name a few, which has gained huge popularity. The year 2017 is expected to stay connected with the AI mobile app development trends to design several new mobile applications.

Growing Popularity of Cloud-Driven Mobile Apps

Cloud technologies is increasing at an exponential rate and cloud computing has found its place with qualitative mobile apps, allowing user to secure their important data. There are numerous cloud based apps such as OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive and many more. On the other hand, the current year will see a myriad of cloud-based apps.

The Arena of Enterprise and Micro Apps Will Expand

Enterprise apps play a vital role in streamlining, restructuring and in managing the business.Evernote is one of the examples of enterprise app that enable team to collaborate on project. On the other hand, micro apps takes minimum load and concentrate on only one task. Some of the examples of such apps are to-do list apps and Facebook messenger. Both these types of apps are expected to increase in the year 2017.

Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality

AR and VR comes under the category of modern mobile app development trend. If a report is to be believed, Both AR and VR have shown some remarkable changes in entertainment and gaming industry. In the year 2017, the market of AR and VR will certainly grow.

Apps Becoming More Secure

The year 2016 shows various cases where apps fail simple entry-level security test and this is when hackers enter the security gaps to steal sensitive as well as confidential information. In order to save everyone from getting ripped off, in the year 2017, app developers are expected to become a lot more careful in terms of security.

IoT Will Grow

Sectors like education, health, smart homes, automobiles and security have started experimenting as well as integrating with IoT advancements and it is supposedly the next big thing in the tech world. As per a report, in 2017, IoT will become the key player as well as the major mobile app development trend.

Swift Is Perfect For App Developers

Swift is the next gen programming language for iOS app developers. This language is fast and easy in comparison to Objective-C. The language will definitely gain huge importance in 2017 and with the emergence of Swift 2 that provides developer-friendly features, this language will surely stay.

Conclusion

App developers cannot expect successful results by relying on outdated tools and trends. However, by having complete knowledge of latest mobile app development trends, you can acquire better outcome.

This article was originally published here.

Please login or register to add a comment.

Contribute Now!

Loving our articles? Do you have an insightful post that you want to shout about? Well, you've come to the right place! We are always looking for fresh Doughnuts to be a part of our community.

Popular Articles

See all
How to Review a Website — A Guide for Beginners

How to Review a Website — A Guide for Beginners

A company website is crucial for any business's digital marketing strategy. To keep up with the changing trends and customer buying behaviors, it's important to review and make necessary changes regularly...

Digital Doughnut Contributor
Digital Doughnut Contributor 25 March 2024
Read more
The World Is Shrinking: 6 Degrees of Separation Is Now 2!

The World Is Shrinking: 6 Degrees of Separation Is Now 2!

Six degrees of separation is not just a party game, it's a reality. Everyone is the world is interconnected, and thanks to social media, that connectedness gets tighter and richer each day. See the research...

Scott Christley
Scott Christley 9 August 2017
Read more
The Impact of New Technology on Marketing

The Impact of New Technology on Marketing

Technology has impacted every part of our lives. From household chores to business disciplines and etiquette, there's a gadget or app for it. Marketing has changed dramatically over the years, but what is the...

Alex Lysak
Alex Lysak 3 April 2024
Read more
What Marketing Content Do Different Age Groups like to Consume?

What Marketing Content Do Different Age Groups like to Consume?

Today marketers have a wide choice of different content types to create; from video to blogs, from memes to whitepapers. But which types of content are most suitable for different age groups?

Lisa Curry
Lisa Curry 21 October 2016
Read more
10 Factors that Influence Customer Buying Behaviour Online

10 Factors that Influence Customer Buying Behaviour Online

Now is an era where customers take the center stags influencing business strategies across industries. No business can afford to overlook factors that could either break the customer experience or even pose a risk of...

Edward Roesch
Edward Roesch 4 June 2018
Read more