The world of mobile phones and mobile technology is evolving continuously. It is evolving rapidly with new and advanced features at smartphone user’s disposal anytime they want. Some of the development trends of 2021 that you should know about are:

Internet of things (IoT) App Integration

The idea of IoT has been a part of the world for a far longer time than you notice. It is far from being something new. But it has made a special place for itself. The market of IoT has become much wider in recent times. It has become more portable and ‘mobile’. IoT is offering a wide range and the consumers have grown habitual of using the IoT to improve their lives. There are apps that you can use to adjust the temperature of the house, and locking and unlocking doors. You can also manage security cams and systems, and various other uses. In the new year, you can see many more features with IoT in mind.

Foldable devices

The smartphones such as Samsung Galaxy Fold. Motorola Razr, etc. compress and expand the screen whilst folding and unfolding and the apps on the phone have to ‘shapeshift’ accordingly. The concept is that the apps should adjust itself as the device flips and un-flips. According to the stats, the forecast is that there will be 50 million units transported by the year 2022, and the year 2021 will be a game changer for the apps and phones.

5G

As the world of technology improves and develops, the ‘need for speed’ of internet is also increasing rapidly and the introduction of 5G is going to be a great addition to this. 2021 will see to a rough amount of 3.5 times more of 5G connection than the current users. 5G is going to be helping in the developing and functionality of mobile apps and will help developers add new and improved features without negative effects.

Mobile commerce

A list of 2021 app trends is incomplete without adding mobile commerce to the list. The trend has been making its place since 2019, got bigger and better in 2020. It is expected to thrive more and more in 2021. It is expected that by the end of 2021, the total sales through ecommerce will be more than 72.9% and it will take place through mobile devices.

AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Artificial Intelligence is going to make our apps much smarter, much improves in performance and much improved in user interface in the coming years. It has penetrated the technological world a long time ago and it has only improved and made our lives easier in recent years. With its backend improvement and frontend user experience, apps based on AI is and are changing the world of apps and will continue to do so in 2021.

Conclusion

The world is rapidly changing and evolving and so is mobile app development. Using technology which is just two or even one-year-old can push you back in the market and throw you out of the competition. These are some of the trends which will be useful for 2021.

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