Mobile Application Development Trends to Rule in 2020-2021

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Mobile Application Development Trends to Rule in
2020-2021
The total number of smartphone users worldwide by
the end of 2021 is projected to be 760.53 mn.
With this increase in the number of smartphones
around the world, the total number of mobile app
downloads across the globe in 2019 so far has
also grown to a whopping 204 bn. All these
figures are indicative of the growing importance
- or say - indispensability of smartphones and
mobile apps today. So, lets find which mobile
application development trends are going to rule
the mobile application development industry in
the years ahead.
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Cloud computing Cloud computing is not an
entirely new concept and has been around for a
few years. However, after this pandemic hit the
world, people have realized the value of cloud
computing even more than before. As COVID has
disrupted the entire office culture, all the
mobile application development companies are
eying the concept of cloud computing. Since
cloud-based mobile apps can work seamlessly
without occupying space on phones, reduce the
chances of data loss or app crashes to a minimum,
and help enhance the data security people are
looking to continue using them even in the
post-pandemic era. A few examples of most
frequently used mobile apps are PayPal,
Intercom, Slack, Salesforce, Intercom, Google
Drive, etc. Artificial intelligence (AI) Though
AI technology has penetrated the digital world
and has become increasingly prominent with
years. Almost every industry is considering AI
as a potential technology for the future that
can revolutionize the digital world - and the
mobile app development industry too.
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Lets take the example of the e-commerce industry
and understand how AI is highly favorable for it
today. Since the pandemic started, there has been
a steady rise in online shopping. If you have an
AI-enabled e-commerce mobile app like Magento 2
Mobile app or any other as per your ecommerce
platform, it would help you adapt to changing
customers behavioral patterns and engage them
better. With a number of customers refraining
from visiting physical stores and ordering
products online, AI will help you enhance their
journey at every stage. AI-powered features like
Chatbots, Smart Product Recommendations (based
on previous searches), Automated Product
Descriptions, Intelligent Searches Automated
Warehouse Management, Automated Email Marketing,
Post-Purchase Support), Sales Forecasting, Speech
Recognition will help make your mobile app
interactive and conversion-oriented. And your
business mobile app will help take personalized
shopping experience to the next level through
all these smart features and turn into a
smart app. Voice-Enabled Search
Support Voice-Search feature has become even
more valuable than ever before. As people
wouldnt want to touch their devices time and
again out of fear of possible infection -
especially
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when outdoors they would look for a way to
reduce repeated contacts with mobile
devices. Here comes into play voice-search
support in mobile apps that can enable customers
to search and view what they want through voice
commands like in Google Voice Search. Further,
these voice commands help make the search faster
as it takes less time to speak than to type
something. Voice-enabled search helps make the
search more accessible by letting customers
pronounce the search terms (products/services)
correctly all by themselves. Moreover, it also
helps business owners in simplifying their
various business processes. For example, the
admin can fetch stock details of a particular
product through a voice-search supported
business app instead of having to type the name
of the product manually every time. Similarly,
healthcare, education, tourism, and several other
industries can leverage the voice-search support
feature. Wearable App Integration Of late, there
has been a surge in demand for wearable apps.
Yes - you heard it right! Gone are the days when
people would have apps only in their smartphones.
With the ever-advancing digital technology,
mobile app development companies have embraced
developing the latest state-of-the-art
technology - wearable app integration. The
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total number of connected wearable devices is
forecast to surpass the 1 bn mark by 2022. That
is why, a number of mobile app development
companies have incorporated this feature of
wearable app integration into their apps. There
are several different apps for different purposes
out there that feature this. A few examples of
popular apps supporting this feature are
Spotify, Google Keep, etc. Apps for
Foldables Now that Samsung has already launched
foldable phone models like Samsung Galaxy Z
Fold2 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, etc. mobile
app development companies have got ready to tap
into this foldability. As per Samsung, a number
of popular Android apps optimized for foldable
phones including popular ones like Amazon Prime
Video, Spotify, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Following the trend, numerous mobile app
development companies - especially gaming and
video streaming app developers are already
thinking of making their apps foldable. And
this trend wont die down anywhere but will grow
more in the coming years. Foldable phones will
also give rise to a whole new slew of
productivity apps.
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Over To You 2020 is about to end, and 2021 and
years ahead are going to be the years of huge
changes in the mobile application development
sector. If you too are a mobile app developer
and want to stay in line with the ever-growing
competition in the industry of mobile
application development you can adopt the
above-discussed trends and keep yourself
competent and relevant. Are you looking for a
mobile application development solution that can
save you the efforts required to build an app
from the scratch? Check out our Magento 2 Mobile
Application Integration that can help you out in
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