6 Trends that will influence Mobile App Development in 2016

Sara Lizzie
Mobile & Web App
Published in
3 min readJan 27, 2016
6 Trends that will influence Mobile App Development in 2016 — SD3
Source: statista

Mobile App Development industry has seen several changes in recent years and it will bring even more innovations in 2016. According to a research the expected global mobile app revenue by the end of 2017 will grow to 75 billion US dollars. Latest technology and programming languages will create a mobile app landscape that will look different from the early day’s mobile app development. Mobile App Developers are working on new technologies and protocols so it is necessary for all the people who are connected with app development industry to stay updated for the latest mobile app development trends.

Few Mobile App Development Trends that will Rule in 2016 are as follows:

  1. Quick Mobile App Development:Though billions of smartphones are available in the market but still people are starving for the new apps and to fulfill their requirements companies have to make the development process faster. Several app development platforms and no-coding development tools are available in the market that decreases the time and effort between the initial app idea and launching of the app.
  2. Cross-Platform App Development will Rule the Roost: Cross Platform App Development tools play an important role in fulfilling the requirements of multiple devices. Lot of time and effort is needed to develop cross platform apps. In 2016, with the help of cross platform development tools, developers can easily develop apps for multiple platforms in minimum time.
  3. Cloud Technology Apps will get the Top Positions: Cloud Technology will be one of the most essential parts of the app development in 2016. With the help of cloud technology developers can easily develop apps from different devices but with same functions and content. With the use of cloud facility people can easily access their data from any device or any channel.
  4. User Experience and App Analytic will get more Priority: Proper Analysis is required to understand the user’s requirements as well as problems. User’s App Analytic Report is very beneficial to collect informative data of user experience. Developers can do proper analysis and improve the things to provide better user experience. In this competitive world, it is very important to impress your users and if you can’t do then there are several other vendors available in the market that will do that.
  5. IOT (Internet of Things) will be the talk of the Town: In 2016 Internet of Things will make things smarter. Several things like smart refrigerators, smart toasters, etc will be available in every household. It is estimated that by 2019 more than 35 million devices will be connected through Internet of Things.
  6. More Emphasize on App Security: In the coming years the top priority for the developers is to provide safety and security to the mobile apps. App Security is the most serious concern in future.

With the growth in technology the mobile app development trends will change accordingly. Apps are an important part of user’s lifeso the main concern for the developers is to provide an app with all the features that the user wants. We can hope that the above trends will bring some positive change in the world.

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