According to Statista, globally, there will be approximately 25.44 billion connected devices. These devices will include smart health monitors, smartphones, smartwatches, televisions, smart home accessories, home security systems, and much more. Now, as IoT is expanding its coverage among multiple categories, in parallel, to make these devices more comfortable to use, developers are optimizing mobile apps as well.
In this blog, we are discussing a few ways that are helping developers in filling the gap between IoT advancements and mobile apps. So, if you are curious to know more about it, stay with us until the end of this blog.
1. Cloud gaming
High-end gaming was limited to consoles and PCs a couple of years back. But now, developers have found a way to make any functioning smartphone run games that you love. Cloud computing, one of the most exciting innovations of IoT and mobile apps helps users in streaming games on their smartphones to play them without the limitations of a hardware configuration of devices. These games, however, require a fast internet connection to run smoothly. With the help of IoT technologies such as wireless joysticks or VR kits, users can experience a full-fledged gaming experience just from their smartphones. Vortex is one of the major contributors to the IoT cloud gaming industry at this moment.
2. Metaverse IoT
If you are keeping up with innovations that the tech industry is facing currently, Metaverse might have come across. The technology enables users in creating a replica of themselves to venture into a virtual space. This virtual reality space is also accessible from your iOS or Android devices and apps like Roblox make it possible. To have the perfect experience, IoT-supported VR devices and Haptic Gloves support Metaverse where you can experience the world as if you are living it. However, making smartphones compatible with Haptic gloves is still a task in progress. But, Metaverse IoT is indeed the present and future of the app development industry across the globe.
3. Mental wellness
IoT apps can be considered as one of the most effective technologies that will change the way the mental health segments work. With the help of IoT sensors, these apps can help patients diagnosed with cases such as bipolar to monitor their sudden mood changes to provide them or to arrange help for them as well if needed. IoT sensors help these apps in collecting the data and predicting the possibility of an event to provide the best possible solution.
In short, the future will clearly witness the increasing adaption of IoT and mobile apps to bridge the gap between timely assistance and mental health patients. Embrace and myCareCentric Epilepsy are two existing examples that use IoT sensors and apps to monitor and request help if any seizures are predicted.
4. Smart farming
Farming is one of the major industries that has seen innovations in one part of the world but remained traditional in other parts. This new IoT solution in the farming industry can however help farmers on a larger scale. IoT apps are used today to predict weather conditions to help farmers in deciding the watering schedule. Now, you might be wondering, how does the internet of things work to predict water schedules for the farming industry? Well, IoT sensors as external components are used to gather information such as air temperature, wind speed, humidity level, and more. Accordingly, the forecast of needing the right amount of water at the right schedule is generated. To help farmers from wasting their crops, especially in areas with unpredictable weather conditions, IoT farming strategies can be really useful.Â
5. Safety
One of the major concerns that IoT is solving for app users is the personal safety and safety of loved ones. From providing support for home security systems to normalizing location tracking systems for the safety of kids, IoT apps are helping parents in getting less anxious. These apps can be paired with home security systems like cameras or motion sensors that can generate alerts if a movement is picked. Some IoT cameras can even support face recognition systems to identify the intruder and if unknown, to alert the owner of the home and generate alerts for authorities as well. Likewise, location tracking apps allow you to track the phones of your kids to ensure they are at the right location and safe. Some apps even allow listening into the environment if the phone is not answered so that you can make sure your kids are safe. However, to use features of these apps, one-time permission is required for most location-tracking apps.
Wrapping up
Well, that is all we wanted to share with you to describe how IoT is innovating the app development industry for the better. As you might have guessed that within the last few years, very unexpected technological innovations came into existence. And Metaverse is an example that, a few years ago, sounded like a sci-fi movie plot. Thus, the same innovations can come into existence for the IoT and app development industries as well. And when that happens, we will be ready to write about them. So, keep visiting DATAFLAQ!
