Today, there seems to be a mobile app for just about every aspect of our lives. Through our smartphones, we can keep track of our daily schedules and manage our time instantaneously, find restaurants and other stores that we do business with, and unwind by streaming music, television shows, or playing games.
How Mobile Apps Have Transformed The Ways we Socialize, Work, and Play
Nearly two-thirds of the world’s population has made the switch to mobile devices for things they would have needed a computer for. Today’s smartphones can do almost everything that a desktop or laptop computer can. Since more people have their phones on the most if not all of the time mobile apps make it possible to work more effectively, share photos and videos or stay in touch with friends and family any time of the day or night. Mobile apps such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter process millions of new messages every minute of the day from users all around the world.
Brief History of The Mobile App
It’s hard to believe that less than ten years ago, mobile apps on our mobile devices were just getting started. Apple and Google opened their app stores where users could download the latest free apps or purchase them for a small fee.
Developers found it was far easier to create an app for either Apple or Android devices than it was to program a computer program. The popularity of mobile also made it a lucrative way for many to find success and make money almost overnight.
The Connection Between People via Mobile Technology
There is almost an infinite number of social media and chat apps for mobile devices. Among these, the most popular are Facebook Messenger, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. Business colleagues and their clients, family, and friends can all chat or hold meetings in real-time using mobile apps such as Zoom, etc.
Mobile Apps & How We Play
Mobile apps, particularly in the area of gaming, have been growing at an astounding rate each year and have now become the preferred way that users play games.
The games Pokémon Go, Angry Birds, and Candy Crush became extremely popular game downloads. Those who enjoy playing casino games such as poker or playing bingo games online, for example, prefer to play bingo games using a mobile app. The gaming industry has recently noted an 8.5% increase each year and estimates that mobile game apps will reach between $65 billion and $118.6 billion by 2022.
Mobile Apps at Work
Nearly every corner of business and industry now makes use of work-related mobile apps somewhere within their organizations. Some of these apps can help workers manage their productivity and keep track of current and upcoming project milestones.
Department managers and HR professionals are able to take a look at the people they manage at current productivity levels and schedule meetings with teams. Mobile apps can also be used to manage employee benefits packages and health for workers and give surveys to encourage worker feedback.
Other Ways We Use Mobile Apps
One of the most successful mobile apps that are included on almost every new mobile device is Google Maps. Users are able to program in their own address and a destination and get directions on how to get there. Most retailers offer their customers apps that allow them to place an order any time of the day or night and have it delivered.
Mobile assistants such as Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana, and Amazon’s Alexa can answer questions and give us directions while we drive or play our favorite music whenever we like. Patients can interact with their physicians regarding recent appointments and health tests, while apps like Fitbit can help them make their fitness goals.
Mobile apps have already touched almost every area of our daily lives, with more applications being created every day by developers. Mobile apps are definitely one way to help us make our work and leisure times much easier and more enjoyable. And with newer AR technologies becoming mainstream, there will be a whole new world of use cases for mobile devices soon enough.
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