Inspired by an article from Gaurav Gupta in YourStory, this presentation takes you through the mobile tech trends for 2018. Link to the article: https://yourstory.com/2017/12/mobile-applications-trends-2018/

1. Upcoming mobile tech
trends for 2018
By Gaurav Gupta

2. Virtual Reality and
Augmented Reality
• More industries will find use of
AR and VR
• E.g., airports, entertainment
centres, amusement parks
• Google and Apple might soon
publish libraries to help app
developers create apps around
these technologies

3. Progressive Web
Apps (PWAs)
• PWAs are apps that run on
browsers
• Optimised for both mobile and
computers
• Higher internet speeds are
making it easy to use PWAs
• A possible breakthrough in 2018
could be an increase in Apple’s
support for PWAs

4. IOT
• IOT is all about having your
devices’ control on your
fingertips
• 2018 would likely see a deeper
integration of mobile with IOT
devices
• Companies have a lot to gain
from the consumer behaviour
data they can get out of it

5. The next billion
users
• Most companies believe that
they can use English language
to serve almost all their
customers
• Most companies believe that
they can use English language
to serve almost all their
customers
• Catering to this market would be
an area of interest for many
companies in 2018

6. App design
• In this age of anxiety, users like
to spend less time in
understanding how a particular
app works
• in 2018, companies are going to
innovate further in their app
designs by adding depth,
animation and transition
• Material designs would take
preference over flat designs

7. Mobile based
payments
• Mobile based payments are
going to get easier in 2018
• Technologies like UPI, will give it
a major boost
• Government support for it would
increase further

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