33 Cutting-Edge Mobile Phone Technology Trends For 2015

With the introduction of a new operating system (OS), come plenty of new refinements, whether it is Windows, Mac, Android or iOS. With the world slowly moving its base to mobile technology from laptops, there have been several developments in mobile technology in a very short time. The majority of these developments are in terms of the new features added to smartphones and the apps to enrich the experience of users. While not all phones have all the features, most of the phones today have the features that are common to smartphones. However, flagship phones of several companies have additional features that continue to set the trend and pave the way for even more features. Some of the most cutting-edge features of mobile phones for the year 2015 along with their compatible OS are as follows:

1. Interactive Notifications: Reply directly from the notifications pane without opening an app (iOS/Android)

2. Unlimited Widgets/Widget Resizing: Place as many widgets on the home screen as you can by resizing them (Android)

3. Split-screen Apps: Have two different features of an app feature on it screen (for eg. Google maps and Gmail for a Google App), accomplish two tasks without going back and forth, and improve your productivity (Android)

4. Search Within Apps: Use the search bar on home screen to search within apps, contacts, documents etc (iOS)

5. Multi-windows: Have two apps or browsers windows open at a time, and work on two different things (Android)

6. Wireless Printing: Print your documents wirelessly from your mobile phone by connecting your printer and your phone with an app (Android)

7. Launch Google Document From The Relevant App: Instead of going to your Google Document website link to edit your document, open your Quick office app and edit the document directly from the app (Android)

8. Immersive Mode: Hide the status bar and navigation buttons while playing a game or a watching a video, and let the game or video cover the entire screen (Android)

9. Closed Captioning: Allow automatic close-captions for any audio or video playback

10. Running App As Lockscreen Background: Let your phone display the screen currently running app as background while it is locked (Android)

11. Pay Using Your Smartphone: Integrate Google Wallet or Apple Pay in your mobile phone to pay using your phone (iOS/Android)

12. Hide Photos Without Deleting: Hide photos from your Photos app without deleting them (iOS)

13. Make Calls Over Wi-Fi: Using the VoLTE technology, make calls through Wi-Fi when you lose network (iOS)

14. Record Your Screen: Video record your screen while you use your smartphone (Android)

15. Google Now Voice Search: Search anything on your device or web by saying 'Ok, Google' into your phone (Android)

16. Wipe Data Remotely: When you lose your phone, wipe your data or lock it by going to Google Settings, then Android Device Manager in the app drawer (Android)

17. Send Last Location Before Phone Dies: Send the last location of your phone to your Apple account before your battery runs out of battery or dies (iOS)

18. Step Detector And Step Counter: Track your steps when you are walking, running or climbing stairs through an app and a inbuilt phone sensor. For this to be efficient, while doing the app development you should use all the sensor-specific codes to do the necessary (Android)

19. Wi-Fi Tunneled Direct Link Setup: Stream media between devices connected with the same Wi-Fi network (Android)

20. Credit Card Scanning: Enter your credit card number without typing them by scanning the credit card and retrieving the numbers (iOS)

21. Talk to type: Speak to get your spoken words converted into text (iOS)

22. Add Photos To Your Note: Insert images in your text notes (iOS)

23. Grayscale Mode: Convert your phone screen into a vintage black-and-white screen wonder

24. Handoff: Seamlessly transfer tasks between your iPhone and Mac. For eg., continue to edit a file that you first opened in an iPhone in a Mac Pro. Or make calls from your iPhone to your Mac (iOS)

25. Location-based App Suggestions: Provides app suggestions based on the location you are at (iOS)

26. Indoor Map Directions: Indoor map positioning system that direct you to the points of interests in an indoor setting (iOS)

27. AirPlay: Remotely stream media from your iPhone to your Apple TV without being on the same Wi-fi network

28. Enable/Disable Notifications For All Apps: Allows you to enable or disable notifications for all apps on your phone (iOS/Android)

29. Auto-delete Messages After A Definite Time: Allows you to delete messages automatically after a period of 30 days or one year (Android)

30. Face Unlock: Uses the front camera of your phone the detect the geometry of your face which is then matched with a pre-stored image of yours (Android)

31. Encrypt Phone: Allows you to encrypt the data within your phone that would require decoding it to gain access (Android)

32. Use Wi-fi To Determine Location: Uses Wi-fi instead of GPS to detect your location without draining your mobile phone battery (Android)

33. Limit Background Processes To Improve Battery Life: You can limit the number of processes running in the background to improve the performance and battery life of your phone. (Android)

Thus, there are several high-tech mobile technologies waiting to take the centre stage. Some of them have already been implemented, while some others are yet to see witness widespread usage. The effectiveness of many of the technologies depend on how well they are implemented by the app developers. Whatever the case, it is these very technologies, that will drive the future of mobile world tomorrow and every after.