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The number of smartphone users in India<\/strong><\/a> is estimated to reach over 760 million in 2021<\/strong>. Globally, 3.8 billion users<\/strong><\/a> would be owning a smartphone in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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App downloads in billions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This projection reminds me of a quote from an influential leader-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIf your plans don\u2019t include mobile, your plans are not finished.\u201d<\/p>\nWendy Clark, former SVP at Coca-Cola and now CEO at DDB Worldwide<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

To be honest, I do not agree with the statement. Yes, for a very complex application, mobile plans may not be that good an option but it\u2019s a rarity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, I would not want to write software code on a tiny smartphone with my two thumbs. But I would still want to read my code, or of a Github repository on my phone, while I\u2019m sipping tea with my geek friends, and discussing how to implement an intelligent recommendation engine with Tensorflow. Geek stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope you got the idea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your entire business need not be on your target user\u2019s phone, but there is always a segment of your business that can be on their smartphone. All you have to do is empathize with your users and find out what would help them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do businesses need to be on a smartphone?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

How much time do people spend on mobile apps?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You would be amazed to know that people in India on average spend around 5-7 hours<\/strong> a day on their smartphones. Yes, that\u2019s 1\/3rd of our waking hours. Not sure if this is a good thing in general from the health perspective but it\u2019s definitely something that no business can ignore in 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What sort of applications do people spend their time on?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

People are on the phone for their entertainment, networking, shopping, work, learning, healthcare, and banking needs. And businesses in their respective domains do not want to miss the opportunity that smartphone and the internet have opened up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are businesses doing to tap into the mobile opportunity? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be it a retail & commerce business, pharma & healthcare business, or an enterprise from the education industry, everyone is hopping onto the digital transformation<\/strong> journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples of the solutions businesses are developing for their customers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human resources(HR) companies are getting into remote working, job & talent discovery platforms. Similarly, medical, pharmaceutical and healthcare enterprises are delivering telemedicine services, remote health monitoring, and care services. The hospitality and leisure industry players are attempting to replicate the offline premium experiences in their smartphone apps as well. Logistics and transportation companies are building applications to improve their operations. B2B FMCG players are transitioning into D2C brands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trends are similar in the automobiles, BFSI, sports, yoga, fitness,<\/strong> and lifestyle<\/strong> industry too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Annual app downloads in billions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Businesses must have a mobile plan if they can before it is too late. Here\u2019s another interesting stat that supports my argument \u2013 3 billion+ smartphone users are cumulatively downloading mobile apps 218 Billion+<\/a> times. That\u2019s 70 apps per user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wow! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now you see the opportunity, and the competition as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you are clear on whether mobile is part of your digital transformation plan, the big question that needs to be answered is \u201chow to develop your mobile application\u201d? Of course, not every business can afford to hire an entire development team. And so, a majority of small and large enterprises hire an IT outsourcing partner to develop their mobile application(s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We shall now discuss why<\/strong> and how<\/strong> part of choosing an IT outsourcing company <\/strong>to digitally transform your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why outsource mobile app development?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n