Future of Mobile App Development

The mobile app sector is a fascinating topic to follow. It has expanded dramatically over the previous decade and is expected to continue to do so. What does the future hold for mobile app development? Given the current condition of the business and our understanding of how it has grown over the last few decades, what can we expect?

We examine some emerging trends in mobile app development that we believe will have a significant impact soon.

Cross-platform Development:

We tend to default to iOS, Android, and, to a lesser extent, Windows Mobile when it comes to mobile platforms. Android wants global dominance with smartphones offered at lower price points, even as iOS retains its tight grasp on the high-end market with no indications of losing its premium position. Windows Mobile is increasing, but not fast enough. The platform wars appear to have achieved a deadlock. There doesn't appear to be a new mobile app development competition on the horizon very soon.

Developing apps that perform well across different platforms and devices is now a challenge that will not be accepted. Although there is no "one size fits all" approach to mobile app development, cross-platform mobile development tools will become more popular. As HTML5 develops and matures, the future of mobile app development will increasingly rely on it to create hybrid mobile apps that run on various platforms and devices.

App Development for the IoT:

The future of mobile app development is no longer limited to our smartphones and tablets. We're about to enter an era in which cloud computing powers Smart-Everything, and our smart gadgets don't exist in isolation. Much of current efforts aren't paying off now; mobile app development for the Internet of Things will soon become more important.

We see a trend away from phones and tablets, thanks to the expanding popularity of Android Wear and the elegant 2015 entry of the Apple Watch into the smartwatch market. We've just recently begun to contemplate the real possibilities of wearable technology. Wearables are just one of the product categories that IoT encompasses.

Developers' Tools:

Developers creating tools to help other developers create even more tools? It sounds like a geeky version of the film Inception, but with the Big Bang Theory ensemble. More developers will create specialized tools for developers in the future of mobile app development. The mobile app development tool industry is already exhibiting indications of expansion. Powerful tools, particularly cross-platform ones that make it easier for developers to create mobile apps, are becoming increasingly popular.

There are third-party solutions for practically every step of a mobile developer's process, from cloud servers to app analytics. MBaaS, or Mobile Backend as a Service, is one of the current hot trends in development tools to keep an eye on. MBaaS, a popular, fast-growing business, is a relatively new form of cloud service that allows developers to connect and manage the back-end of their mobile apps through the cloud. Without a sure, we'll see more of it in the future of mobile app development, which the cloud will most certainly dominate.