As new things come in technology almost daily
the developers must keep an eye on things that can help them to build best
applications. There have been recent developments in the field of application
development on iOS which both developers and business owners must consider to
upgrade or develop new applications.
The above listed latest developments for
developing apps using iOS are all set to pave way for new work for development
and consulting firms around the globe.
Coding using swift language
Swift is an alternative
programming language developed by Apple. This language is inspired by the
modern-day languages like Objective-C, Ruby, Rust and C#. With the stable
version of the language released by Apple in December 2016, the language has
created a lot of hype among iOS
developers. Apple has redesigned
the compiler this time with a lot of additional features in the language. The
developers who already code using Objective-C will find it easier to make a
shift to the Swift programming language. Developers around the world are taking
a keen interest in learning this new language.
Launch of Apple iWatch 2
With the recent launch of
Apple iWatch 2 with Watch OS2, there is an increasing demand for developers to
develop applications for iWatch. With the limited number of applications that
are present to be downloaded on iWatch, the development in this area will
increase. This will attract more iOS developers to develop new innovative
applications for iWatch 2.
In-Application purchase.
As more and more applications
are becoming free to be downloaded from iTunes, in-app purchases can become the
prime source of income for the application owners. By the end of the year 2017,
93% of the applications are set to be free to download from the Apple app
store.
iBeacon Protocol
The iBeacon is a new Bluetooth
protocol that has been developed by Apple recently. The advantage of this low
proximity Bluetooth protocol is to send signals to the nearby devices that use
a similar technology using the OS or an application. It helps to identify a
device’s physical location which can help to track customers or can send some
location based service to them. New software development using this technology
will keep on trending this year.
M-business applications
The m-business applications
on iOS will thrive this year. With a lot of business going online, the business
owners are in the need of developers who can develop efficient e-commerce
applications on iOS. E-payments and wallet integrations with the existing
application will see a steep rise like the previous year.
Application Security
This is another area where
application developers need to focus on. As per a recent survey by Gartner App
security 75% of the applications on Apple play store do not meet the
significant application security criteria’s. With significant changes in iOS 10,
Apple has tried to force developers to implement certain changes beneficial for
application security.
Cloud Based applications
The demand for cloud based
applications has already increased in the iOS market. This demand will remain
stable for the coming year. This will create more jobs for iOS developers who
already have experience of working with cloud based applications on iOS.
Launch of iOS 10 and iPhone 8
With the launch of new iOS
version and a newer version of iPhone, the developers will be getting the new
work of upgrading the application to fit with the new version. The new iOS
version contains many new features waiting to be explored by the developers.
