Wearable App Development: Is There Any Challenges?
The craze of wearable app was never higher than now. Technology these days are ultra-agile, from desktop websites to mobile apps and now from mobile apps to wearable app, tech is changing on the go. Well, this provokes more job opportunities for the app developers. Tech has taken over the majority of the things you put on your body, from watch to glasses, from jackets to gloves, tech is everywhere. The demand for wearable app development is hyping with every new sunrise, but are the resources available for its development sufficient? Not all the developers who are a pro with mobile app development can pull off wearable apps as well. The challenges lying with wearable app are quite different from that of mobile device. Coming to the question are there challenges with wearable app then my friend answer is yes there are. To the matter of fact, there are many. Let’s take a sneak peek into some of the major challenges developers face with wearable.
1) Fragmentation
Yes, one of the challenges developers can’t take their eyes off from. It’s not that old when wearable apps were devoid of cross-platform capability. In fact, at present also, there are apps with lacking cross-platform ability. If being a developer, your mind is anywhere boggling around doing the same, don’t. I repeat just don’t even dare. One of the most relevant examples is of Google Glass. This failed to gain that massive popularity on the grounds of not being cross-platform. With every passing minute, the level of competition is getting unbelievably high. If being a wearable app development company, you plan to sustain this situation, developing an app that works well with multiple devices is the only way out. It’s upon you whether you take fragmentation as a challenge or an emerging opportunity to get a competitive advantage.
2) Use your brain and don’t let it drain
Wearable has a shorter battery life which creates a hurdle in its continuous usage. You can take the example of pebble where the screen constantly remains on, which will eat up a heavy amount of battery. The bulk of apps are banned on the account of not being able to provide sufficient battery life. Wearable apps are also discarded on the grounds of high battery usage. You have a red alert developers: Don’t develop a wearable app which is a battery eater. You don’t want the user to choose between your app or their device, as you know what they will choose.
3) Deploy on the go
Wearable apps are on the boom. With increasing popularity, user base and demand both are increasing heavily. Now, developers are not increasing with a similar pace. First thing constant innovations to learn and second is the need to deploy fast, creating a balance between both of them is really a challenge on the part of the developers.
4) App updates
Change is the only thing that really is constant. The rush of new wearable is something that will continue in this era with entry of different programming language and innovative tech. The apps which are up for the update and which can be installed in the new devices has a higher probability to stay in the competitive market and probably in the hearts of the users as well.
5) Tethering
Wearable apps are designed and developed for the smaller screen size with limited functionalities. This makes them dependent on other larger devices to make use of the full-fledged features of the wearable app. Designing and developing apps for such a small screen size and yet make it look visually enchanting and functionally flourishing is a massive challenge for the developers. If the device to which wearable is connected stopped working or the battery drains, it will result in a tether breaking situation. Hence, it’s must for the both the devices to stay in range and work if it is connected via Bluetooth.