Top 7 Mobile App Development Trends of 2016 – 17

Author: Hemang Rindani

Mobile application development is one of the hottest businesses around and no surprises. At every corner of the world, daily a few thousand people are adopting mobile and internet. To stay connected with them, businesses need to adopt mobile applications.

Mobile technologies have evolved through years. 2016 was no different in a way it opened up new horizons and challenges for mobile app developers.

Mobile Trends for 2016 were:

  1. Enterprise Mobility: Where employees and stakeholders are allowed to use business applications on mobile devices.
  2. IoT: Again a hot topic, where electronic items are connected to smart devices which can be controlled by mobile applications. Conferences held during 2016 was mainly focused on Mobility and connecting everything with mobile device.
  3. App security: This is of utmost priority and data security is the field everyone is eyeing upon in 2016. With IOT, there will be lot of personal data will be on internet and to protect end users, newly developed mobile apps will have crucial consideration of App security and will be given top priority.
  4. Wearables: This is rising quickly. Smart watched are already there in market which allows users to communicate and use mobile applications over a wearable.
  5. M-commerce: All ecommerce businesses are now available on mobile and many of just allow single point of communication, Mobile.
  6. Cloud based applications: Increases speed at which you communicate with devices and saves mobile memory.
  7. AR and VR: Augmented and Virtual reality are gaining momentum but not before 2017 will it be a trend. As we have already seen Pokemon taking world by storm with whole new concept of virtual reality, many companies have already started working on VR and AR to give new edge to mobile apps development and mobile gaming.

These trends are there to remain intent in 2017 as well where Robotics is likely to join it. 2017 will see more smart applications based on IoT, AR and VR and security will stay as a challenge.

Cygnet Infotech deeply understands the trends and are all equipped with skilled workforce to tackle any requirements along with a promise of delivering best user experiences. Contact us to develop your application.