Summary of mobile application development trends in 2015

The improvement of hardware performance and the emergence of new technologies are important factors affecting the development of mobile applications. In recent years, both aspects have made great progress. From the increasing screen resolution, 64-bit processors, to the gradual maturity of HTML5 technology that supports development on all platforms, each aspect should not be underestimated. However, in this case, the hardest workers should be developers, because their skills also need to be improved. But while working hard on skills, it is also necessary to understand the development trend of mobile application development in 2015, so as to find the direction for your efforts.

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1. Personalized user experience

In 2015, most mobile applications will provide more personalized content and services, and those services that are only available on the Web will also transition to mobile. New applications will allow users to create, modify, share and purchase personalized products and services. Newly developed technologies can effectively use the big data provided by mobile analysis tools to promote the personalization of application services.

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By collecting relevant information on users' mobile devices, we can provide specific services related to them. This will allow users to spend less time choosing what they like, because the results they see are all displayed based on their own preferences. Therefore, personalization will become the most important aspect of mobile applications in 2015.

2. The rise of mobile payments

Mobile payments have been stagnant for the time being, mainly because of user concerns about security issues. However, payments through mobile applications using Near Field Communication (NFC) technology are gaining momentum, as Apple's recent upgrade introduced a mobile payment system with NFC and convinced a large number of merchants and businesses to accept payments through this system.

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In 2015, mobile payments are expected to grow rapidly with the development of secure mobile applications, and mobile payment solutions such as Apple Pay, Google Wallet and MCX's CurrentC also indicate a rapid growth trend in mobile payments. Applications designed for Android, iOS and Windows Phone with integrated payment systems allow users to purchase products and services securely through their smartphones.

3. HTML5 and hybrid development

Building native applications for each platform is a time-consuming and resource-intensive task, and the solution is to develop mobile web applications for each platform using HTML 5. This method allows developers to develop quickly with fewer resources without affecting the user experience.

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Newly released mobile development systems such as Android Lollipop and iOS 8 have added some new features such as Web GL and Web Audio to improve the processing capabilities of HTML 5 on their respective devices. In fact, regarding the influence and development of HTML 5, our website also has a related article that conducts a detailed analysis: "HTML5 is finalized, why the native app world will be subverted."

4. Enterprise Applications

Flexibility has become an important aspect of enterprise service delivery, and most enterprises need to respond quickly to changes in updates and releases because their enterprise applications have specific time constraints. The development of technologies such as HTML 5 will enable the development of rich enterprise applications with little overhead. This means that 2015 will see the rapid development and high flexibility of enterprise mobile applications.

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5. Content-rich applications

Mobile applications in 2015 will usher in rich designs, user interfaces and speed improvements. The efficient improvement of hardware speed and the decline in price will give mobile developers more freedom to develop mobile applications, no longer restricted by limited processing power. The increase in screen resolution and the progress of 64-bit processors will prompt a large number of existing applications to update to the latest standards. Google's new design progress in Android 5 will also force competitors to improve their design standards. 2015 will be an era that witnesses mobile applications with higher resolution, high color saturation and cutting-edge interface design as well as improved hardware support. It is expected that 64-bit will be the standard for all mobile devices and new applications.

6. Choose Your Own Device (CYOD)

In 2014, mobile entered the enterprise and workplace, and BYOD became popular and seems to be widely used. Companies promote BYOD for application development for different mobile platforms and devices. In this way, companies do not need to provide employees with specific devices like BlackBerry. However, in 2015, this trend will give way to choose your own device (CYOD), and further, companies will directly issue devices to employees, and mobile terminals will be owned by the company, that is, COPE.

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CYOD allows employees to choose the smart terminals they want from the device types selected by the enterprise. The restrictions on the types and range of devices make it easier for enterprises to centrally manage and uniformly implement enterprise security standards and policies. Therefore, CYOD will become the new standard for enterprises in 2015.

Source: DZone/ITEYE