It seems impossible to think of a world without smartphones. Mobile apps have become a huge global force and how could they not? According to Statista, there were 2.9 billion smartphone users in 2018 and that number is expected to grow year after year. Due to the huge demand, there is a huge number of…
The mobile market is growing at such rates that manufacturers seem to have new devices and lines coming out every day. Mobile device testing is a must for apps, but trying to test and support all these devices is a QA nightmare. The sheer amount of time and resources needed to fully test these devices…
Users are impatient with apps nowadays, due to the huge amount of apps available to them. The challenge facing mobile teams nowadays is huge when you consider the 2.5 million apps on the Google Play Store and 2 million on the App Store according to Statista. Getting users to download your app is a big…
Interconnectivity and the use of different sensors and devices are already having a profound impact on society, and it’s only going to get bigger. According to CISCO, up to 50 billion things will end up being connected to IoT. And with this new shift in utilizing IoT comes new challenges in the development of apps.…
With the difficult times we’re all facing at the moment staying connected has never been more important. Our team has been self-isolating like many others and working from home since March to help do our part. But with the days all melting into one, no one is immune to feeling a bit down. This is…
With the global landscape changed permanently due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of changes are being made by every industry to adapt. Moving everything online is one of the biggest trends seen everywhere. Education and work (where possible) have all shifted to remote from the safety of people’s homes. Mobile development conferences in 2020…
AR and VR are often being touted as part of the ‘future’. Technology as always strived to interact and simulate reality in more and more ways and AR and VR are seen as the next step. The demand and markets for AR and VR are growing as well. Digi-Capital reports that we’re looking at a…
Humans are a communal species, and the need for social networking has always been there. Most of us are stuck in self-isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which means there’s not a whole lot of socializing happening. This has led to a huge increase in the popularity of social networking apps that were very popular…
Working from home has been a growing trend in the past years. With desk jobs being the majority of the workforce, more and more companies are starting to realize that there isn’t a strong need to have everyone at the office. Unfortunately with the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe, working from home has become a…
Data privacy and the need for encryption has never been higher with more and more of our lives being on the internet. ISPs are constantly tracking your web habits and collecting metadata for the government. And some governments even restrict and censor anything from news media to games. VPN apps help you protect your data…
Crashes are a headache for all parties involved. Mobile teams hate dealing with them and users hate experiencing them. 62% of users uninstall an app if they experience a crash according to a study by DCI. App instability can quickly lead to failure or at least be very costly. To help minimize your app crashes…
Crashes are a headache for all parties involved. Mobile teams hate dealing with them and users hate experiencing them. 62% of users uninstall an app if they experience a crash according to a study by DCI. App instability can quickly lead to failure or at least be very costly. To help minimize your app crashes…