Overcoming Arrogance of Mobile App Designers or Developers

The job of a developer or programmer is not a cakewalk, as it really seems to be. Therefore, it is quite natural for them to be super arrogant, which might not be a good thing on the part of you, as a client. However, if you put yourself in their shoes, you might be able to understand what it takes to get them convinced, bringing them on same terms as you. 

We have our own understandings on this issue, bringing us to two killer ways by which you can guide mobile apps development on a right track, lowering down the frustration or arrogance. 

a. Tell them to follow standards rather than getting tempted 

Application development is always on the toes with things moving fast in stages. Ignoring standards could be the worst mistake committed here, as it makes the work of developers even tougher, delaying the entire undertaking altogether. Things can become even more complicated, if developers lured towards integrating complex functionalities defying standards. 

b. Prevent redundant efforts by following a systematic workflow 

Workflow management is critically very important in order to divide your app creation into stages. Sure feedback is a way wherein you can improve your app day by day, based on the response of users. However, organizing the communication between internal users, management, and target groups can also play a critical role in discussing out a step-by-step process for app building. 

Capabilities should not take over your focus 

It is great to be productive and motivated all the time. However, things could turn worse if over confidence takes over your caliber. There is a difference between “I can do it!” and “I can do it myself!” Make developers realize this difference, and inspire them to implement standard based solutions that are both easy to implement, and robust in nature. Additionally, tell them to rely on the feedback from internal stakeholders, and external users, for bringing about improvements within the app every single time. Once you overcome the arrogance factor, you will find programmers thinking on similar lines as you.

Mobile Apps Development: What happened in 2015?

Mobile Apps Development industry is moving at a brisk pace and 2015 seem to be no different. We had some major developments that took place in 2015 with new OSes, advancement in the mobile platform, and a global reach of audience. Let us have a roundup of what we witnessed in the year that just passed by. 

New mobile OSes offered by brands

We saw Apple & Google rolling out their latest mobile operating system in the form of iOS 9 and Android Marshmallow. 

iOS 9 went one step ahead in fixing bugs present in iOS 8. It offered a complete set of new features such as apps deep linking, iPad split-screen functionality, and a brand new innovative open source platform Swift OS. 

Android Marshmallow delivered a great sigh of relief in rolling out app user permissions. Initially users asked for app permissions as soon as they downloaded the app, in previous Android versions. Now they can accept or deny the same. 

Mobile gaming makes its foray on TV 

We saw some major announcements from both giants regarding mobile gaming ready to thrive in your own living room. Yeah, that is right! 

With Apple TV launch in 2015 accompanied by a brand new tvOS, an operating system meant for smart television, the intention of Apple are clear. This is backed by the fact that Apple has even launched an Apple TV App Store. 

Google is quite certainly not behind in the race with the launch of Chromecast that allows users to play games on TVs which they initially played on smartphones and that too with other players available online. 

Emerging markets still budding as ever 

This is not surprising to see as you can witness this trend from past few years. Because of Android’s macro presence globally, the number of Google Play Store downloads grew by an impressive 5% with every passing quarter. The major developments were recorded in countries like India, Indonesia, and Vietnam. In fact, India is considered to be the largest market in terms of the number of downloads for immensely popular apps such as Whatsapp & Facebook, in spite of the fact that only 15% of the total population is on mobile. When it comes to iOS, China turned out to be an emerging market other than US, which escalated 10% growth in Apple’s revenue from one quarter to another.