Just a decade ago you might have been able to walk an entire city block without seeing someone staring into their handheld mobile device. Now you would be hard-pressed to find anyone in the crowd who isn’t carrying one! Mobiles are now much more than just phones, they are video and still cameras and mini-computers that allow you to access the internet from almost anywhere!
Based on this incredibly widespread mobile device adoption by the human race, app development companies are constantly coming up with new ways to improve and accentuate the things they are capable of doing for us. Let’s take a look into the near future to see what may lie ahead of us in our increasingly mobile world!
Sustainable Design – As our world’s resources continue to dwindle and we face new problems based on the mess we have made of our poor Mother Earth, the concept of sustainability has finally come into common parlance as a means to slow down the damage, and hopefully save and build for a better future. This will come into play in regards to mobile devices in the form of the new, eco-friendly materials that will be used in their construction, and the energy-saving components that will be implemented into their design. Manufacturers are finally coming to the realization that building for the long run by reducing e-waste and utilizing environmentally friendly ‘green’ production methods now will save them loads of money in the future along with improving their reputation as Earth stewards.
Foldable Phones – The fun new kid on the block that everyone can hardly wait to meet is the new folding phone! Cutting-edge technology has given these amazing devices flexible OLED displays that have the ability to be folded into a smaller size and then opened up again to a larger view. The experience has been described as being akin to having a small smartphone screen transform into a larger screen like that a tablet has! These new folding phones present the user with a much larger swath of screen real estate that makes immersive content consumption and multitasking much easier. Foldable phones are a fun way to fit a lot more into a small space, and not only that, they look pretty cool, too!
Healthcare Management – Another surprising role that mobile phones are beginning to take on is their use as a tool to help you with your healthcare management. A wide variety of new mobile applications designed for health monitoring and tracking your heart rate are already growing in popularity, and this trend is destined to continue as new developments in mobile technology open the way to provide even more health-oriented services. In the very near future apps will be able to monitor critical vital signs like glucose levels and blood pressure in real time from wearable tech that can be fully integrated with your mobile device.
The Australian Government’s Office of the Information Commissioner’s webpage has useful information on keeping your mobile device secure, app sharing, how to dispose of old mobiles properly, and much more. Things are changing faster than ever, making the future development of mobile technology a very exciting thing to watch!