Each year the apple app store revenue is increased by 20-30% with at least a 10% rise in downloads, with the version apple watched there has been an increase of 75%
Apple also introduces 4000 plus new APIs for iOS developers to support the process of execution during the application development. The purpose of continuous development for iOS platforms
While the iOs developer has to look into several challenging aspects such as design (basic, individual custom), industry, type, and functionality of the application according to the industry. Some other challenging aspects arise during the development process. These development obstacles arise due to the continuously developing iOS platform by Apple developers.
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6 Major Challenges for iPhone App Development in 2021
Staying up to Date:
One of the most prominent selling points of Apple products is the adaptation of innovative technologies and well-furnished models. While it’s a selling point for the users, it is an infiltrating point for the developers. For the acquired expertise it takes a developer several months. The competition in the market is high to remain exclusive and it influences the developer skills as well. Staying up to date with the innovation means spending more time on learning than developing. As a developer to pass the approval of the app store you must stay updated on what apple is up to next. Staying up to date with the apple store preferred technologies will supposedly save time and eliminate the risk of bugs and application failure.
Compatibility of Application:
The compatibility of the application with the iOS device includes several things including UI/UX design, functionality, speed, and memory consumption. The company releases new devices with new iOS versions almost every year. Maintaining app compatibility with the different iOS versions and devices is extremely hard especially when the Apple company is rolling out new versions consistently. Every few months there is a new iOS version and to twerk, the changes to the applications are time-consuming. For developers, it becomes a quest to see which version should/ would support their app and how flexible the application should be to work across several devices.
Beta User Testing and Updates
The job of a beta user tester is to check out the functionality and rule out possible issues such as bigs, breakdowns, and faulty architectures. The purpose of these testing updates is to resolve the issues before rolling out the official app. Several iOS updates influence the functionality of the application hence causing problems and bugs. A developer majority of the time also has to update the programming of the application to suit the new updates before the application flops in the market.
Performance and Memory Control:
The biggest issue of developing an iOS application is the memory space. The apple devices have limited memory and too many applications to be downloaded additionally. The iOS update itself consumes a lot of memory space. The small size of the application complicates the functionality. With the downside of no additional space for memory cards, the developers have to be crucial to the application space. Additionally, iOS development terminates your application if it requests to become the source control. In iOS coding, access to the devices is limited to maintain the privacy and security of the user’s data. Coming to both of the aspects becomes a struggle when trying to achieve or solve simultaneously.
Network Speed and Conditions:
As the user encounters network connection issues and the inability of the application to function properly, the blame is on the company or indirectly the developer. Any user will not have the high-speed connection as the general users which means you have to pass the test of network link conditioners. The purpose of testing the network speed and connections is to see the functionality of the application features on the offline mode. An application that requires continuous updates and downloads even on offline features will progressively decline in downloads and progress in bad reviews. Since the iOS applications are developed differently than android, the application must be supported on different network speeds. Especially when the iOS applications are one of their own kind.
App Store Approval:
One of the major issues the iOs developers face is the changes in the Apple approval policies to launch the application on the store. As iOS developers, they must develop the app according to the criteria.
Apple is a premium brand that has its own kingdom of features and processors. Apple dun it’s a platform by its own rules and regulations. While the brand is continuously working to innovate the brand for a better consumer experience, it also means a lot of trouble and strict boundaries for the iOS developers. Apple has a particular set of rules and regulations (you can also call it a guideline) for the developers to follow in order to get the application approved and uploaded on one of the biggest application stores.
The rules and regulations are mostly concerned with coding, privacy, data sharing and protection, access to information, and a certain level of scalability to maintain the standard of the store.
