The wearable app development industry has grown in leaps and bounds in the past few years. The prime reason for this exponential growth in the wearable development market is continuously captivating innovations and transformations that the wearable app development companies bring to the customers. In addition to these innovations, the affordability, user-friendly nature of wearables, penetrative power of mobile phones and apps globally are some of the reasons why the wearable app development industry is rapidly flourishing. Industry leaders and researchers have predicted the stupendous growth of the wearable development market in the years to come.
Given below are some statistics to prove the remarkable growth of the wearable development market:
- According to a forecast made by Gartner Inc., the global shipments of wearables will reach 225 million in 2019, up nearly 26 percent from 2018.
- As per research conducted by Statista, the number of wearable devices connected globally has increased more than two times in a span of three years, from 325 million in 2016 to 722 million in 2019. Also, it is predicted that this number will cross the one billion mark by 2022.
These statistics are evident to prove the upward trend in the wearable development industry. It is essential for budding businesspeople and app developers to be aware of the latest trends in wearable app development. This will enable them to build more innovative and advanced mobile apps based on wearable technology for customers.
Top 4 wearable tech trends witnessed in 2019 are given below:
Highly innovative smartwatches
The smartwatches offer a lot more to the customers than just checking the time. With some of the latest smartwatches available today, users can keep a track of their daily activities like the number of calories burnt, distance covered, number of steps taken, etc. People can also use it to make and receive calls, send text messages, set alarms and much more. It also lets users monitor their blood glucose levels and pulse rate. One such smartwatch is the Apple Watch Series 5. It has an inbuilt ECG which constantly keeps a check on your heart rhythm. If there are any signs of complications, it triggers a warning and sends an alert to your physician and close ones. These smartwatches are getting smarter, intelligent and creative with each passing day. What’s even better is that these latest smartwatches come with improved battery life and SD card reader in comparison to their earlier version which did not have any of these.
Medical and healthcare wearables
The use of wearables and wearable apps has led to a paradigm shift in the traditional patient-doctor relationship. The various trackers available in wearables synchronized with the mobile app enables doctors and physicians to constantly monitor the health condition of their patients in real-time. Wearables help to collect first-hand patient data and help them to receive timely medical assistance even at distant locations. One such innovative medical wearable is the health patch. It is a minute body sensor that is capable of monitoring about eight parameters like body temperature, respiratory rate, heart rate, etc. The patch can be easily placed on the body without getting noticed by anyone.
GPS tracking system
The integration of GPS tracking system into wearable app development has made it possible to keep a real-time track on the location and the path followed by an individual while traveling. This is vital in the case of people who suffer from dementia or for parents who want to keep an eye over their kids while they are traveling to and from the school or going out with friends.
This is yet another trending wearable gadget mainly meant for people who want to keep track of the incoming messages and calls without letting others know or distracting others by constantly looking at their mobile phones or Smartwatches. This device is useful especially for entrepreneurs and businessmen who are busy in meetings throughout the day. This device also makes it possible for users to track various day-to-day activities.
These are some of the latest trends in wearable development. With the increasing advancements in the Internet of things (IoT), there is no way to stop the wearable app development industry from growing even more rapidly in the years ahead.
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