Latest Mobile App Development Trends

The Mobile App Development world is an ever changing and innovative sector, which sees a change in trend and demand throughout the year. With each year passing we witness, a huge competition and multiple challenges in this sector. The year 2012 saw the emergence of best applications developed by various app development companies. More than focusing just on the Smartphones, there was an incredible shift seen in building of multi-platform apps. Apart from this, the year witnessed more changes in the mobile app field, which is still changing and growing.

One of the recent trendsetters we have seen is mobile messaging based on various apps instead of texting or SMS. In the app world, there is a large number of mobile messaging apps like- WhatsApp, Nimbuzz, Pinch, Fring and much more, which helps the user to message instantly and free. The user need not worry about the message charges levied by the carrier for each message; all he is pay is the internet or network charges. Most of these instant messaging app services are available in iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry. Location based apps are yet another set of applications that has become instant hit in the market. The Location based services can include from supermarkets to restaurants to gym to banks and more. The apps are based on the GPS location of the user. This is very helpful especially when a user is new in town or at some emergency. Mobile Search and improvising the security of your gadget has been one of the most efficient and best trendsetters. Keeping your gadget safe has been always a top priority and now with the help of some great apps, you can locate your lost device, enable security features or even click the image of the robber. Cerberus anti theft, Prey, find my iPhone are some of the top apps designed to secure your gadget. Mobile Payments through your mobile has gained momentum in past one year and it is still growing bigger. SMS banking, Near Field Communications (NFC) systems are some of the tope online banking methods, which help the user to make banking transactions safely.

Apart from these, there are certain apps designed for medical and health fields, mobile advertising, mobile trading, Social networking, and much more. The scope of mobile app technology is not limited with these sectors, but the innovations and demands for new apps keep this industry evolving at a rapid pace.




Julian Robert is a writer for Zco Corporation who provides information about mobile app development.