1. Mobile App Development Trends in 2018

2. IoT and Wearable To Keep Growing ▪IoT and wearable are in vogue in 2018 and both are expected to grow further. ▪An increasing number of IoT developers are spending much time and effort on developing an advanced and robust IoT and wearable app. ▪It is estimated IoT investment will swell to a whopping 120 billion by 2020. ▪The wearable technology's inclusion in mobile app development will get a boost in 2018, especially in healthcare and manufacturing. 2 www.virtualemployee.com

3. Accelerated Mobile Pages Improving Mobile Searches ▪Accelerated Mobile Pages are a new way to improve webpage loading time in mobile app gadgets. ▪They will greatly help enhance businesses' conversion rate, improve bounce rates, retain audiences or visitors, and offer improved user experience. ▪Accelerated Mobile Pages will become an important trend for developers and online businesses during 2018. ▪With their inclusion in mobile apps, websites' ranking on various search engines will change significantly. 3 www.virtualemployee.com

4. Boost to Mobile App Security ▪These days, many people use smartphones for online transactions; so, Mobile App Security is paramount. ▪Mobile App Security steps should be in place right from the app development stage, which includes code encryption, secure back-end, and API. ▪Mobile App Security should also be tested well in popular payment gateways before it is released on various app stores. 4 www.virtualemployee.com

5. Android Instant App for Convenient Use ▪Android Instant App is indeed a big advancement in app sharing and app discovery. Through this app, Android users can view the Android app and browse different content with deep linking without installing the app. ▪Android Studio provides tools to modularize the app so that you simply load the part of the instant app that you need. ▪Using Instant App, Vimeo increased its app's session time by 130% in 2017. Thus, Android Instant App is expected to be in vogue in 2018 and ahead. 5 www.virtualemployee.com

6. Adoption of Cloud-Based App Development ▪Cloud-based app development is in vogue and numerous mobile app development firms are using this technology to streamline their operations and boost productivity. mobile app development firms ▪Adopting a cloud-based app will help obtain data from the cloud, which will put less burden on mobile devices' internal memory. 6 www.virtualemployee.com

7. Rise of Chatbots ▪The chatbots technology is growing rapidly and its market is estimated to reach $6 billion in five years. ▪Chatbots, in sync with mobile apps, can help organizations engage with customers, thereby improving sales. ▪As per a survey, 65% North American customers may interact with chatbots this year. ▪The popular chatbots used today include PONCHO (weather forecaster), MELODY (doctor), and ENO (financial assistant). 7 www.virtualemployee.com

8. Increase in On-Demand Mobile Apps ▪On-demand Mobile Apps are trending this year on account of their user-friendliness. You can use them anytime anywhere. ▪On-demand Mobile Apps are generally used as food- ordering app, vehicle-cleaning app, taxi-renting app, laundry services app, and more. ▪The famous On-demand Mobile Apps include Airbnb, Peapod, Ola, and Uber. 8 www.virtualemployee.com

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