Hot Mobile App Trends In 2017 So Far

The scramble for market share between top app development companies for the 2017 market began in June 2016. Mobile app developers have become so prolific that there are more than 254 billion apps available.

The enlivened interest in app development is the increased willingness of customers to pay for mobile apps. The projected number of paid downloads for 2017 has already exceeded 15 billion. The monetary incentive for top app development companies in the direct sales market in 2017 is $94 billion.

Indian app developers and the businesses that use the services of app development are in part responsible for the trends that have taken off in 2017. The demands for instant gratification, higher levels of security, and app flexibility that matches the capacity of newer phones is the driving force from consumers.

Apps that control any and all mechanical devices have increased in number by 133% in 2017 compared with projected increases of 33 % in 2016. The rapid increase is due in part to much easier access to cloud-based storage and data transfer from mobile devices.

The real driving force behind the IoT app explosion is convenience and a sense of personal control. Every device like a refrigerator, a washing machine, or a garage door opener needs an app specific to that brand of device.

Home and auto security have also played a part in the increasing number of apps that monitor the safety of a home or car when the owner is present or not present.

Android app development and iPhone app development have generated an increasing number of apps to match the range of fitness devices that have flooded the market. Each new version of a wearable fitness device needs an updated or new version of Android app development and iPhone app development for compatibility with the device and with new versions of phones and phone software.

Wearables are not just for keeping fit. The fashion industry has ventured into wearables in a big way. Clothing that adapts to lighting, body temperature, and even mood need apps to make the clothing work. The newest version of shoes can tell you how far you have walked and how the health of your feet is because of a few sensors and an app.

The drivers from the end users are the need to be fit, look good, and the ego needs to be better than the next person.

Apps that do more take up a large amount of memory space. Apps that do a whole lot can overcome even the largest memory that fits on a phone or even a high capacity mobile device.

An example is the need to invert a large matrix for some scientific applications. Even bulky desktops are hard pressed to manage a matrix that is 100 by 100. Most users are not geek scientists. The apps they depend on use manipulations like this to deliver the data that most users desire.

The solution to the problem is streaming apps. The solution solves two problems. There is no memory limit in cloud storage. The user does not have to search a store for the app.

App streaming is limited at present. Apple and Google are about even in the number of apps available.

Ransomware has become the most troubling security issue in 2017. The latest international assaults failed but the threat to businesses of any size in any part of the world was made very apparent in 2017.

App structure can be a door to a security breach. App developers did not intentionally create this problem. The needs to access multiple parts of a variety of programs, display numerous ads, and allow access to potentially damaging personal information are parts of what make apps work fast.

Consumers and businesses have begun to demand that app developers building higher levels of security in the apps they create. Over 96 percent of 2016 applications failed to provide security that could defeat ransomware.

Studies in 2016 projected that the demand for mobile apps for business would outstrip the capacity of mobile app developers to create the apps by 500 percent. The simple idea is that if your business does not have a mobile app then you are not competitive.

The news is great for mobile app development companies. These companies can expect a minimum of 66 percent more investment in mobile apps from businesses in 2017. The rate of increase is expected to stay the same until 2022.

Business mobile apps will be the most profitable app development arena. The expansion will produce a need for app developers that is presently not being met. The business of app development is perfect for working distantly.

Augmented reality app development and virtual reality app development are steadily taking hold of the mobile app market. Gaming and entertainment are the present leading money makers for augmented reality app development and virtual reality app development.

Much lesser known but potentially more important apps that use VR and AR have allowed scientists and physicians to venture into living human cells and to correct the genetic malfunction that causes Sickle Cell Disease. AR and VR allowed geneticists to see RNA make DNA live for the first time.

The dollar value of AR and VR is expected to be $35 billion in eight years. The attraction is simply a more enhancing and involving video experience. There are no special glasses needed anymore.

Technology that makes loading speeds faster for mobile devices has already made apps and web sites more popular. Sites that load faster get higher ranking in Google searches. A part of the ranking may be that the technology was developed by a Google-owned company.

The idea is based on human nature. People do not like to wait. A website that loads on a mobile device fast gets more interest and better ranking because it caters to the need for speed. The general consensus is that the new technology makes a website look and feel like a mobile app.

Average engagement rates of 90 percent indicate higher profits that pay for the cost of the technology.

Artificial intelligence has become a part of apps and mobile devices faster than anyone predicted. A person can converse in any language they have a translator app in their phone. AI does not think yet but it is getting awesomely close.

There is an app available that allows two users to read each other's mind provided that they have an fMRI cap.

The expectations for app development that were written about in June of 2016 have come to fruition in 2017 at a much faster pace than expected. The income and the awesomeness of what is possible seem to be limitless.