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5iOSAppDevelopmentTrendsEveryDeveloperMustKnow

Published: September 28, 2017Reading Time: 4 min
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5 iOS App Development Trends Every Developer Must Know
Stay abreast of the latest trends in iOS app development, including AR, AI, and blockchain integration, to create cutting-edge apps.

There’s a strong case to be made that Apple iPhones and iOS apps have become the center of the world, displacing all the rivals on the line. That’s because of its meticulous craftsmanship with upcoming iPhone 7 features and carefully integrated software and/or Apps that are currently the greatest force that is changing the technology landscape.

Even if the businesses or enterprises have nothing to do with the emerging app development trends, they are strongly influenced by anything that originates from Apple.

Businesses that want to surge in an incessantly speeding market have to adapt and take the leap forward by embracing what’s trending inn, or otherwise, eventually, the business will steep aside.

So, here Inflancer brings to you the most talked upon and trending iOS app development trends that you’d immediately embrace to step ahead of the game.

Swift 3.0 Programming- A Mainstay

Swift is an all new proprietary programming language and an innovative set of coding methodologies and frameworks from Apple that can co-exist with but is significantly better than Objective-C, a dearest language for iOS Apps.

Swift is becoming a leader and a reason to an evolution of more fitting iPhone, Mac and iPad apps. Swift is designed to provide seamless compatibility with Cocoa and Objective-C. It is comparatively more robust language than Python.

iBeacon and Geolocation

Create more powerful m-commerce and e-commerce apps through iBeacon. The Apple’s beacon technologies are most sharpened, simple and secure technology for the payment process. It will help to personalize services outstandingly, especially when aligned with innovations like Siri improvements in iOS 11. The transportation services, the banking sector, sports stadiums, Airports, etc. are integrating iBeacons to share information and connect with Apple devices.

Wearables and IoT

IoT and wearable technologies are the new trends in iOS app development. In fact, IoT’s future is shaped by wearables. According to erricson, 74 percent believe multiple wearables and sensors will help them interact with other devices and physical things around them, whilst 1 in 3 smartphone users believes they will wear at least 5 wearables beyond 2020. 6 out of 10 smartphone users are confident that wearables will have uses beyond health and wellness. While, Two in five users of wearables say they feel naked when not wearing their device, with a quarter even sleeping with it on.

Augmented Reality

AR is certainly on the horizon and we have already seen a tremendous growth in this lane. The Mobile App gaming industry is skyrocketing after being fueled by Augmented Reality, thus allowing the iOS app developers to integrate AR amply for 3D gaming app development.

Cloud-based App Development

The cloud envelopes everything; unsurprisingly, many startups today are relying entirely on cloud solutions to run their businesses. Plug into the cloud based app development that will enable you to smart sync across multiple devices and free up the space on your device hence reducing the app size.

There are many other mobile app (iOS) technology trends, of course, but these five represent the largest changes. App Developers would be wise to take note, make improvements and advance toward the future.

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