According to a study, about 80% of the internet access would be done through smartphone in this year. Mobile has wonderfully grown from a simple calling device to a powerful machine today. Talking about the current situation, businesses have found mobile apps and websites as a powerful tool for marketing. Not only just promotion, they have also turned out to be great revenues earners for many.
So when we have recently stepped in this year, it becomes important for all of us to know about the top mobile technology trends. These trends are expected to have a strong effect on users and businesses worldwide.
1: Number of Apps gonna Increase Rapidly: The mobile app development rate is expected to be the highest this year. As business persons are rapidly identifying the importance of apps for the growth of their organizations, there will be a huge increase in the number. Small or large, well-established or newly setup, this year every business will aim at having an app of their own.
2: Chat Applications will remain User’s Favorite: Like the previous year, messaging applications will be heavily used. With many top chat app organizations planning to add special features this year, users will witness some great things in this genre.
3: HTML5 will rule among the plethora of app development options: With smartphone users no longer limited to few platforms, HTML5 is going to be the most popular tool for developing applications this year. Powerful cross-platform applications are the new hot this year.
4: Some Breakthrough Improvements in Mobile Payments: With the launch of “Apple Pay” last year, there is a great probability for the payment process to get improved and secure. Following the footsteps of Apple, many organizations are planning to add special features for enabling secure payment at their sites.
5: Security Checks to go Biometric: Alpha-numeric passwords and pattern locks are becoming a worn out option. In this year, people will witness a major shift towards using the biometrics for security checks in smartphones. Thumb Impressions and retina scanners are expected to be widely used in the year 2015.
6: Phone is no more the only Smart Device: Smartphone and tablets will not only be the two smart mobile devices this year. We expect to see a host of other domestic articles like refrigerators, Air cooling systems and microwave joining this list. All these objects present in a certain area will also be connected to each other for better functionality.
This year is gonna be great in terms of improvement in mobile technology. The above mentioned trends are just the assumptions, the real picture will come in surface as the year progresses.