The increase in COVID-19 instances that started the pandemic have propelled the shift to mobile-first solutions across practically all industries. The pandemic has even played a crucial role in increasing the average time people used to spend on their smartphones. This has increased the demand for modern and intuitive mobile applications since everyone is using their smartphone to pay bills, connect with friends, order products, and pay EMI.
At the same time, everyone wants their mobile operation to be safe and secure as in the past couple of years, everyone has witnessed how cyber attacks have breached the privacy of common people and cost them thousands of dollars. Moreover, your mobile application needs a seamless user experience if you want to make it shine among 2.87 million apps on Google Play and 1.42 million apps on the Apple store.
More and more businesses are joining the race of building an engaging, seamless, and safe mobile app. A mobile app is the best way to keep customers engaged since wherever people go, they never forget to carry their mobile phones with them. But to keep your company at the forefront of uniqueness and innovation, you have to incorporate the latest mobile app development trends and this is what we are going to discuss in this blog post.
Increased focus on UX/UI
Mobile applications don’t need to be too complex and rich with features that make it difficult for the user to navigate through the apps. More recent studies have shown that most smartphone users prefer a minimalist design with a seamless and clear interface. Such types of UI make it easier to read content and use the features of the mobile application.
Because of all this, the focus on UI/UX design has increased by many folds. Gone are the days when people used their mobile phones just to send emails and texting. From shopping to entertainment, mobile phones are now being used for a variety of purposes.
While keeping things simple, colors and uniqueness are also being prioritized during mobile application development and this is going to continue in 2023 as well.
5G
The arrival of 5G marked the beginning of the fourth industrial revolution. In comparison to its counterpart, 5G is definitely going to take the speed and reliability of internet connections to a whole new level. The 10X faster speed of 5G will make self-driven cars, IoT, and other technological marvels like AR/VR more prevalent.
Because of this, any new mobile application development will be planned in such a way that these new technologies can be easily amalgamated into its feature, thanks to the speed of 5G for making it possible.
In addition to this, the speed and reliability of 5G will make geo-fencing and geo-targeting more useful through mobile apps.
Chatbots
Businesses no longer find it a daunting task to respond to the queries, issues, and questions of customers on a round-a-clock basis, thanks to the invention of chatbots and AI. If you have visited a website recently and got a pop-up message ‘How may I help you’, it is a chatbot based on AI, not a real human sitting beside a computer and chatting with you.
Chatbots are already being used on a large scale at the enterprise level and soon they are going to become ubiquitous in mobile applications as they have already made their mark. Since chatbots provide quick service and are available 24/7, almost all cross-platform app development has chatbots incorporated into the plan.
Cloud computing
One of the best technological marvels that you can incorporate into your mobile application is cloud computing. Nowadays, there is no need to build separate mobile applications for every mobile platform and OS.
All the mobile applications that are built using cloud computing solutions can be used on mobile phones using a web browser and they work flawlessly across different operating systems and mobile screens.
When a mobile application uses cloud computing, it doesn’t devour precious space on the mobile phone of users and there is no need to install such mobile applications since they are accessed directly through a web browser.
The impeccable performance of cloud-based mobile applications has made it an imperative part of cross-platform app development. The server is responsible for storing all the data and is accessible at any time. It also nullifies the chances of losing data because of app crashes.
Wearables
Wearable technologies have gained quite a lot of popularity, especially in industries like sports and healthcare. People are accepting wearables with alacrity and they will continue to grow and become more useful in the future.
Wearables like smartwatches provide up-to-date information regarding heart rate, pulse rate, steps walked in a day, and much more. With 5G being launched and the internet becoming more reliable, there is no surprise why 2023 is going to see a rise in demand for mobile applications for wearable technologies.
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Edge computing
Edge computing has developed from cloud computing, much like every previous technical advancement. Since the whole cloud computing model is based on a centralized system, latency becomes a major issue, especially when it comes to the technologies being offered by 5G. The best way to overcome this issue is to bring edge computing into action.
When edge computing is used on an extensive level, the mobile application joins the cloud and this reduces latency to some extent. Soon, you will hear mobile app developers using the term edge computing more frequently and it will be used extensively.
There are just too many apps on both Google Play Store and Apple Store and to make your stand out from the crowd, you have to follow the latest trends and incorporate them in your mobile app development plan.