The app market is expected to cross $77 billion mark this year, according to a renowned research platform. Eyeopener, isn’t it?
Surely, it’s an alarming signal for businesses who have escaped the mobile magnificence in the past. And still finding reasons of not owning a business mobile app. However, the time hasn’t turned down opportunities yet as you can still get involved and get going.
Considered to be a trend in the past, mobile adoption is now a mainstream. Be it a small agency with a handful of clients to satisfy or an organization as large as Microsoft, mobile app has something in the kitty for the business owners. The important thing here to note is that the entrepreneurs prefer to go the android way. Clearly, because they found it more lucrative than other platforms and the revenue can be generated from the word go.
Notably, there are over 2 million apps on the Google Play app market. It’s quite evident that there are revolutionary possibilities of growth for Android app development companies and businesses who own an app or in the process of producing one.
Here, we list down several Android app development trends likely to dominate in 2017 and beyond.
The latest from Google’s bag is Nougat, an Android update, which caught headlines in the second half of the last year. Although, new update looked promising but the adoption rate hasn’t been a desirable one as it took more than five months to reach 1.2% adoption. However, as per a recent reveal by Google, Android 7.0 adoption is on the rise. Since February, it has climbed by 1.6% which points to a bright future.
It seems that momentum has been picked up and the possibility of more users updating their smart devices increases.
Android Instant Apps – for those who don’t have the app installed on their device yet they can pleasure it the same way as users with the app installed. It allows users to play only the called feature on the screen without the complete app download by simply following the link from the search engine results page. Considering the users who deploy Instant Apps will be less interested in downloading the app, which would result in decreased revenue for developers. However, Google will surely make some profit due to the increased web searches. Presently, only 27% of apps are downloaded through a web search, which is likely to shoot up with Instant Apps.
Google’s Android has dominated in the past while Apple’s iOS find it tough to match its extravagant growth. In the fourth quarter of 2016, Android-powered phones claimed 81.7% of the market, up from 80.7%, as per Gartner. While the sale of iOS-powered devices in the same period went a tad higher from 17.7% to 17.9%. Android has held strong and considering the surveys from top research firms, it is likely to dominate this year as well.
Security has always been a concern for the mobile app owners. Striving for the same, the search engine giant is planning to enhance the security of Android’s operating system. Android Developers are working hard to incorporate solutions that are safe and secure. Automatic security updates will aid in making interactions with the app easier and safer.
With a raised security bar and access to only authorized users, the level of security overall will rise. We hope to see new procedures and integrated security features in mobile world this year so that hackers can’t easily break through.
Although, not fascinating, but the in-app search is something that adds value to the users allowing them to search anything within the app. How often do you come across a situation where you want to look for something, but due to modern UI you can’t locate it? In cases like these, in-app search acts as a savior. Users would be allowed to search any content within the app using just one keyword. Amazing, isn’t it?
This Android app development trend is expected to be among the prominent ones. However, we need to watch if mobile app development companies embed in their upcoming apps or update their existing interfaces.
Regardless of all the rumors and ever-changing development arena, Google strives to be the best. Undoubtedly, the trends that’ll make this year and stay will impact the industry in a massive way. The quick changes happening in the IT industry at times make it difficult to choose the right platform for your business.
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An IT Engineer, a Digital Marketer and a Content Marketing Specialist, Sahil Miglani enjoys technical as well as non-technical writing. His passion and urge for gaining new insights on gadgets, smartphones and technology has led him to Konstant Infosolutions. He quenches his thirst for technology through his action oriented writing skills and a profound ability to stay up to date with latest industry trends. Besides this, Sahil is a sports appreciator, a Sachin Tendulkar fan and a keen follower of cricket. He also has a flair for writing sports content. He lives with the belief that his hobbies have turned into his profession, no wonder he is writing wonders.
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