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The Top Mobile App Development Trends You Need To Know In 2017

Published on 25 November 16
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The last few years have seen a significant change in mobile app development trends, and it will only be expected to augment in 2017.

According to a survey, the overall global revenues coming from mobile applications are expected to increase by at least 962.5% between the period of 2011 to 2017. The existing markets are already very competitive, and there are also trends of emerging markets in Indonesia and Brazil for Android phones and China for iOS phones.

There would be some changes or improvements in the App development trends in 2017. These would be pertaining to the following aspects.

1. An Increase In Hybrid Technologies

Many companies are already using hybrid technology tools like Sencha Touch, PhoneGap or Cordova to have an agile app development project. Moreover, as the trend of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) grows on a global scale, demand for mobile enterprises apps will increase by about five times.

This increase in hybrid technologies will, therefore, be on high trends in the year 2017. The focus of top app developers is likely to enhance the hybrid technologies.

2. Improved Cloud Support

According to the recent surveys, it was found that most smartphone users prefer apps that provide cloud storage facilities. Therefore it can be said that the future trends in 2017 would involve apps that provide a scalable cloud storage facility.

People prefer to store their data online to make it accessible at all times and from all places. Therefore application developers are aiming to include this as one of the important agendas while designing the future apps in 2017.

3. The Do It Yourself (DIY) Apps

The Do It Yourself Apps are also in trend recently. Since the demand for apps is very high and there are not enough developers in the market, the top mobile app companies are now trying to design apps with a certain amount of coding and design that a nontechnical person can also design his own app according to their needs.


It is a very new thing and is expected to be in trend in the times to come. Moreover, there are tools and platforms available which claim even persons without any technical knowledge can make apps using their interface.

4. Increase In Demand For Big Data Applications

Big data is now under a bit of control, and top app developers have found ways to sort and use the data profitably. Using the insight and power of big data, developers can create apps which are able to gather context about a consumer.

The context can be used to push business deals or provide a better and enhanced customer service. This trend will remain hot in the year of 2017.

5. Trend In Augmented Reality (AR) Apps

Pokemon Go has been a trendsetter in Augmented Reality apps where they use the GPS-tracking system in the games. There is also news about using 3D features in mobile game apps implementing augmented reality to enhance the level of engagement in apps.

Now users are more comfortable with allowing the app to access their GPS location, so it becomes easier to combine these features in enhancing the app experience. Therefore, with these changed circumstances and demands of people, 2017 trends will see top app developers focus a lot on it.

6. More Stress On Security Features

With the increase in app and internet usage, there is also a growth in security threats. Therefore, top app companies are also aiming to work extensively on it to improve their protective features.

Two-factor security authentication is one of the features that many apps have included to deal with the problems of data hacks. Moreover, companies are also trying to use encryption features to protect data. So, the next year will have a lot of trends around security in 2017.

Verdict:

The above mentioned top six mobile app development trends will be very evident and are much anticipated in 2017. These are some promising trends which are likely to bring revolutionary changes in dealing with the rising popularity of different types of apps.

The top mobile app developers are always working towards improving the user experience of various types of apps. With the increase in users of smartphones, the demand for apps is only likely to increase in future leading to a wide range of trends. If you are looking to improve user engagement, build brand loyalty and increase sales, going the app way is one of the things that you need to consider.

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