15 Mobile App Development Trends for the year 2016

Mobile app development has been taken to new heights today. With the number of smart phone users increasing dramatically in last few years, mobile apps have become exceedingly important for businesses. If you are a mobile app developer, you must be looking for some trends to follow in 2016. Here is the list. Expedite the App Development The demand for mobile apps is growing and the businesses are finding it difficult to keep up with it. Therefore, there will now be the need to speed up the process of development.

Cloud The mobile apps will now be more cloud driven than ever. Therefore, the developers will need to find new ways to integrate the apps with the cloud. Security Several security glitches and cases of hacking were reported in 2015. Therefore, the app development companies will now be focusing more on enhancing the security of the mobile apps.

Location Based Wi-Fi Wi-Fi will now be location based and will allow the business to spot their users so that they can provide them the location specific services.

Wearable Technologies Wearable technologies like the smart watches will gain more traction in 2016. Therefore, developers will need to focus on the apps specific to these gadgets. Enhanced Mobile Banking Online banking saw a big shift from desktops to the smartphones. More people will be looking for mobile banking apps so that they can perform transactions on the go. IoT or Internet of Things 2015 just scratched the surface of this concept but was met with great response. Therefore, connectivity between multiple devices and gadgets will be the focus for the app developers in 2016.

App Performance Trackers As more and more people will start using advanced mobile technologies in 2016, it will become important for the companies to track the performance of their apps. Increase in Business Apps Enterprises have already understood that online presence is not it. Therefore, more and more companies will now focus on the development of android apps for generating more sales and also for brand building.

Advertising and Purchasing 2015 saw many big companies moving to the app for product sales. This year it will grow even bigger as more users have started using apps for purchases. This will also increase the in-app advertising. Enhanced User Experience With the increase in competition, it will become extremely important to provide enhanced levels of experience to the app users.

App MarketingOnline marketing will continue to grow in 2016 but app marketing will be the new big thing for the marketers. Since more users are using apps, the focus of marketers is bound to shift.

HTML 5 HTML 5 has picked up on popularity and 2015 was a good year for it. However, 2016 will continue with its growth. Mobile Gaming Mobile gaming will increase in 2016. Even the mobile games have become multiplayer and hence they will become more popular in this year. Advanced Apps The smartphone technologies have evolved. Therefore, developers have more opportunities to create apps with advanced features.     Find us on Google Play & Itunes!