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It is about how things have changed in the past few years. A couple of years ago, mobile app developers in Singapore were still clinched with issues regarding gestures. The interactivities were still thumb-focused and they were just beginning to realize the potential of minimalist design.<br>
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Evolution of mobile trends in 2018 It is about how things have changed in the past few years. A couple of years ago, mobile app developers in Singapore were still clinched with issues regarding gestures. The interactivities were still thumb-focused and they were just beginning to realize the potential of minimalist design. Now, after two years and the challenges and aspirations, mobile app developers have today are utter, completely different. The implementation of Artificial intelligence, chat-oriented interfaces, responsive designs, virtual and augmented reality, are all occupying the minds of developers everywhere. This proves just how quickly things move in the mobile app universe. To make this model more successful, and build cool apps which many will find useful and functional, one must have the foresight and prepare for new challenges around the corner. This is the reason it has become so important to identify the biggest trends on time. In this article, you will find the biggest, impactful trends for 2018 and, most likely, beyond. Conversational Interfaces One needs to judge the amount of both buzz and awe created in the second half of 2018 alone, this year is going to be all about conversational interfaces in mobileapps. A study from a renowned mobile app development company in Singapore says the average user only uses around three apps frequently, and at least one of them is a messaging app. Thus it is obvious that everyone wants to tap into that trend. The perfect way to take advantage of the fact that people enjoy chatting is to offer the feature in places that were hard to imagine a few years back (Just like the Luka app, where humans can converse with bots on a range of topics, from daily news to restaurants, to thermonuclear physics). This is one of the reason chatbots and voice-activated communication platforms, powered by artificial intelligence, will probably dominate in the next 365 days, both as standaloneapps, and as integrated features. The market has already seen what different virtual assistants like Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana or Amazon’s Echo can do. We have also witnessed more breathtaking use cases on chatbots, pretty much every day. With the progress of this technology and becomes more advanced and sophisticated, we can expect conversational interfaces, both chat and voice, to become one of 2018’s greatest hits. Personalization in UI Design It is a fact that we all are different, so why should the apps we use behave the same towards everyone? Some people have poor eyesight. There are many who might be colorblind, or sensitive to screen brightness. This customization of UI design is not a new concept — you have already heard of ‘responsive design’. However, there is a key difference. The requirement of responsive design revolves around adapting a layout to a wide range of devices (Just like the same website adapts to the screen size, so it looks a bit different on an HD monitor or a phone). Following the same path mobile app
developer in Singapore are customizing in UI design, or age-responsive design, as some call it, revolves around adapting a layout to a person. The presence of Mobile apps have been around long enough for everyone to understand their potential, and for everyone to have enough time to understand what they are, how they implement and what he or she can bring to the table. This phenomenon brings us two conclusions: In recent time, Mobile apps are no longer used by the young and the technology-savvy only — they are being used by anyone and everyone in the country. Like in Singapore, everyone has gathered enough experience to know how goodapps can be, meaning users have become more demanding, and tough to retain. It has created a profound effect on user experience — users know they can get the best, so they demand the best. At the same time, the ‘best’ cannot be reserved for a specific target audience — it needs to be the ‘best overall’, even if we are talking about a niche app. The ‘best user-friendly mobile app’ can be achieved by drilling down into individual user experiences and drawing conclusions from specific use cases. It is important to note that people rarely use apps the way they were intended to. Unless one has proper communication, this can result in people using the app wrongly, becoming frustrated, having a poor user experience and consequently leaving a negative review on the app store. Mobile app development companies in Singapore analyzes the user experiences and in-app behavior can be accomplished through qualitative analytics tools, like touch heatmaps or user session recordings. Such tools allow developers to pinpoint biggest weak points, eliminate bugs, or design a more intuitive interface. With a qualitative analytics, Singapore mobile app developers can make sure their apps are being used properly. The market is expecting this trend to pick up significantly this year and to have a strong effect on user experience.