The smartphone is the biggest technological innovation of the last 50 years. Forget spaceships, artificial intelligence, or the discovery of the God Particle. None of those innovations have had as big an impact on our day-to-day lives as smartphones.
We communicate, bank, work, shop, and more through our smartphones, so it’s no wonder then that businesses dedicate so much time, money, and research to developing mobile apps. At the time of writing, there are an estimated 5 million active apps on both the Apple and Google Play Stores combined, and that number is growing by the day.
In this article, we take a look at three industries that have successfully harnessed the power of apps to not only move forward their businesses, but to move forward app development as well…
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The Business World
Artificial Intelligence has been game-changing and perhaps in years to come, it will have more of an influence on our lives than the smartphone has. Currently, there are a surprising number of sectors and companies reticent to harness the power of AI.
One sector that hasn’t been so reticent is the business world, in particular companies offering business services through the medium of smartphone apps. The most obvious and striking implementation of AI-powered apps in business is the emergence of virtual assistants.
Instead of wasting time and resources organizing their diaries and schedules, many business leaders are entrusting that task to AI task manager apps. Beyond that AI is being used to complete laborious, time-consuming activities such as proof checking documents and editing video content.
The Casino Trade
Who knows what would have happened to the casino industry had it not been for the advent of the internet and smartphones? Would it have found itself overtaken by newer and flashier gambling past times? Would large-scale casinos in cities outside of Las Vegas and Macau become relics of the past?
We can’t say for certain. But what we can say with confidence is that the industry would have been nowhere near as vibrant and healthy as it is now. Casino companies haven’t just used the internet and smartphones to provide a jolt to their economic output, they’ve used them to catapult their revenues and profits to an entirely new level.
Almost every online casino will have apps as a way to play, and they are apps that have been harnessed and designed specifically to be as engaging as possible. Most importantly, though, online casino apps have been constantly evolving over the past decade and a half.
Not content to grow organically and ride the coattails of some other industry’s success, the online casino sector has consistently funded development and innovation to keep its customers entertained.
The latest innovations have been the incorporation of AR and VR technology to not only increase the sociability of online wagering but to bring the experience of the casino into people’s homes. In addition to that, online casinos were amongst the first to offer the option of making deposits and withdrawals in cryptocurrency.
The Travel Trade
It can be stressful booking a vacation. So much so that people often say they need a vacation after their vacation to recover. Traditionally you would pay someone to sort out all the stressful aspects of the planning stage and simply turn up and enjoy yourselves.
In recent years, however, more and more people have cut out the middleman and used the internet to organize their vacations. That is until now, with many turning to virtual travel assistant apps for suggestions and even booking their entire stay through them.
Travel apps powered by AI not only help to match a user’s preferences to their perfect holiday, but they also use algorithms to find the cheapest deals and flights. On top of that, there are apps for when you touch down abroad that help you navigate your way through the streets using AI and communicate with the locals in real time through translation apps.
Going on vacation in 2024 is a far cry from traveling abroad for 40 years and taking your pocket-sized phrasebook!
In Summary
Everything is on an app. That’s not just something your Grandpa says in frustration anymore, it’s a fact of life. If you so wanted, you could live your life through your smartphone without ever having to leave the comfort of your own home thanks to apps.
The future though, is geared toward helping people augment their daily lives through app-life integration. By the end of the decade, would it be absurd to see most people wearing VR headsets on their daily commute, all packed with the latest apps to help them navigate even the most basic of tasks? Probably not.
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