Mobile app development has entered its 10th year since the Apple opened iOS app store back in July 2008 with 500 apps. It would not be remiss to think how the mobile app development has become smarter in 10 years. We will also see trends in mobile app development that will prevail in coming years.
We are making similar mobile apps but they are much more accomplished
These are app development programming trends as well as usability and UI/UX trends.
Smarter App StoresApple announced 40% year on year increase in revenue from App Store. This shows that more apps are now relying on the in-app purchases. The usability barriers have fallen and end users are willing to invest more in the app experiences that they love. This shows that Apple (and similarly Google Play) Store are offering better services to the app development and app searching users. There are now much more curated contents from app store editors where apps mix and match according to your purchase and install history much better. There are editor choice and early access categories in Google Play store to get to the smart content easily.
Smarter Programming LanguagesiOS App development languages have become smarter. Objective-C was overtaken by Swift. Swift became Swift 2. For Android, we used to have Eclipse IDE. Now, its Android Studio which is taking heavy hints from XCode.
There are now much more libraries introduced to do cumbersome tasks in mobile app development. Now we have Picasso, Glide, Volley and Retrofit where an app development company needed to write custom code and libraries.
Longer Development TimeAll these features given above point to the fact that the app development times have become longer. According to 2016 app development report by Outsystems, the app development times are 2/3rd of the apps have development time more than 3 months. This is a considerable investment and a barrier when convincing clients to develop mobile app for their business.
Alternative App development technologiesWith smarter apps, come smarter technologies and to get around the long development times.
Reusability is the name of the game and even the hybrid development tools have enhanced. Platforms like Sencha, PhoneGap, Ionic, jQuery Mobile and Kendo UI have become much more advanced in their features.
However, React Native JavaScript framework is the flavor of the day with its apps developed in JS and exports as Native apps instead of Hybrid apps.
Google is pushing Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) project to make user experiences better and faster.
Smarter App DesignsApp designs are now becoming minimalistic. With Google’s Material design vs Apple’s HIG, app designs are becoming cautious rather than flamboyant. This adds to the user experience. Navigations are now much more standard as is Animation and gestures. Colors are much calmer and on the mellow spectrum. More things are now being handled with swipe left or up than with top menus and buttons. This all adds up to a more natural and concise user experience.
Better App FeaturesThe features given below are worlds of knowledge in themselves. They provide just a hint of areas where mobile app development has grown in the past few years.
Mobile Commerce on the RiseMobile Commerce or M-Commerce (handy derivation of E-Commerce) is on the rise. Mobile commerce has been a nightmare and users much more like buy from a desktop than a mobile device.
In 2014, Shopify reported that there were at least 100,000 stores on their website had more than 50% traffic from mobiles only.
Apple Pay and Android Pay solutions are now making it to more countries and touch commerce is taking flight.
This year, with Amazon launched first Amazon Go store where you just swipe your mobile phone on the check-in and thereby press buttons to buy whatever you want. That way, its mobile-on-the-go as well as real world.
All in all, this points to the fact that mobile commerce will grow and smart solutions will be developed to take advantage and mobile features.
Mobile app development is getting smarter and learning on the same curve as this wonderful industry is growing organically. Be sure to join us in take full advantage of web user preferred interfaces with The Right Software.
We are making similar mobile apps but they are much more accomplished
These are app development programming trends as well as usability and UI/UX trends.
Smarter App StoresApple announced 40% year on year increase in revenue from App Store. This shows that more apps are now relying on the in-app purchases. The usability barriers have fallen and end users are willing to invest more in the app experiences that they love. This shows that Apple (and similarly Google Play) Store are offering better services to the app development and app searching users. There are now much more curated contents from app store editors where apps mix and match according to your purchase and install history much better. There are editor choice and early access categories in Google Play store to get to the smart content easily.
Smarter Programming LanguagesiOS App development languages have become smarter. Objective-C was overtaken by Swift. Swift became Swift 2. For Android, we used to have Eclipse IDE. Now, its Android Studio which is taking heavy hints from XCode.
There are now much more libraries introduced to do cumbersome tasks in mobile app development. Now we have Picasso, Glide, Volley and Retrofit where an app development company needed to write custom code and libraries.
Longer Development TimeAll these features given above point to the fact that the app development times have become longer. According to 2016 app development report by Outsystems, the app development times are 2/3rd of the apps have development time more than 3 months. This is a considerable investment and a barrier when convincing clients to develop mobile app for their business.
Alternative App development technologiesWith smarter apps, come smarter technologies and to get around the long development times.
Reusability is the name of the game and even the hybrid development tools have enhanced. Platforms like Sencha, PhoneGap, Ionic, jQuery Mobile and Kendo UI have become much more advanced in their features.
However, React Native JavaScript framework is the flavor of the day with its apps developed in JS and exports as Native apps instead of Hybrid apps.
Google is pushing Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) project to make user experiences better and faster.
Smarter App DesignsApp designs are now becoming minimalistic. With Google’s Material design vs Apple’s HIG, app designs are becoming cautious rather than flamboyant. This adds to the user experience. Navigations are now much more standard as is Animation and gestures. Colors are much calmer and on the mellow spectrum. More things are now being handled with swipe left or up than with top menus and buttons. This all adds up to a more natural and concise user experience.
Better App FeaturesThe features given below are worlds of knowledge in themselves. They provide just a hint of areas where mobile app development has grown in the past few years.
- Gestures
- App feedback and positive reinforcement
- Design languages
- Third-party libraries
- Beacons & Location services
- AI / Feature Chat Bots
- Instant Android Apps
- AMP
- Security
- Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality
- IOT
- Wearables
- M-Commerce
Mobile Commerce on the RiseMobile Commerce or M-Commerce (handy derivation of E-Commerce) is on the rise. Mobile commerce has been a nightmare and users much more like buy from a desktop than a mobile device.
In 2014, Shopify reported that there were at least 100,000 stores on their website had more than 50% traffic from mobiles only.
Apple Pay and Android Pay solutions are now making it to more countries and touch commerce is taking flight.
This year, with Amazon launched first Amazon Go store where you just swipe your mobile phone on the check-in and thereby press buttons to buy whatever you want. That way, its mobile-on-the-go as well as real world.
All in all, this points to the fact that mobile commerce will grow and smart solutions will be developed to take advantage and mobile features.
Mobile app development is getting smarter and learning on the same curve as this wonderful industry is growing organically. Be sure to join us in take full advantage of web user preferred interfaces with The Right Software.