IoT Changing the Face of Mobile App Development Realm

It is for the first time that controlling from a central device, individuals and companies can create an interconnected ecosystem of devices. Internet of Things (IoT) is spanning a variety of devices ranging from the wearables and fitness devices to household goods and utilities. Each having their own mobile app development ecosystems, large tech companies such as Apple, Google, and

Amazon serves as a base for third-party developer integration. In order to allow for their system to be used by a large number of people, the mobile app developer is then free to choose an ecosystem to integrate their hardware with or support all ecosystems in mobile app development.

Integrated Services

In mobile app development, the ecosystems in the large companies are based on prebuilt APIs, which allows the developer to integrate with the main central device and this has affected mobile app development. It has shifted the focus of developers from the need to focus on the features developed in an independent mobile app development to utilizing a service to integrate well with a voice assistant or central smart home application. As Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri have already gained popularity, for both control and effective access, the development of hardware like light fixtures and thermostats must be designed with voice assistant integration in mind.

Unified Ecosystem of Devices

In mobile app development industry, a number of appliance companies have already started to create smart appliances that connect to a central app and voice assistant. It provides a unified experience if each of these devices is able to connect with other devices in the mobile app development ecosystem. Many refrigerators have begun to ship with touch panels integrated on the doors. This can enable functionality of being able to display reminders and notes from a phone, display a recipe that you want to bake, or connect to your phone and, through built-in cameras, can show a live view of what’s inside for when a user is at the grocery store. That same company could design an oven that connects with the refrigerator via an internet connection. This will allow the user to maintain full control of the kitchen without being near the oven or fridge by communicating with a mobile device.

Connecting the Virtual World with the Physical

The integration between the software and hardware is an additional way IoT is changing the mobile app development landscape. Wearables and microcontrollers can be programmed and controlled through an application. Similar to what smartphones and tablets allow, the smartwatch industry also allows for third-party mobile app development. The user interface and application designs must be significantly different from applications developed for the phone or tablet due to the size of their displays and their location on the wrist.

The IoT technology is already changing the mobile app development strategy. IoT has made an integrated mobile app development ecosystem to control the devices around a user with third-party apps already serving as extensions to already existing frameworks. As the IoT market is young, there is still quite a lot of innovation yet to come.

Published by Suyog Keluskar

Suyog Keluskar is an experienced Market Research, Customer Insights & Consulting professional, covering latest industry and market updates on Electronics, Semiconductor and ICT domain. With over ten years of experience in business/market research, Suyog delivers customer-centric assignments in market-entry, market expansion, partner identification, competition analysis, market sizing, industry insights and customer intelligence studies. When Suyog is not busy unraveling the consumer mind or unearthing market potential he can be found traveling the road less traveled with a fascinating book on contemporary history in his hand. An avid cricket fan, music lover and you will also find him discussing politics with his friends and peers more often.

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