IOS 10.3 UPDATE – A NEW WAY TO SOLICIT REVIEWS

Every app development process can be a worthy experience, if you get the right mobile app development company, which can handle and judge your mobile app requirements accurately. The role of a mobile app developer within the mobile app development services, works as oxygen, without which the existence is out of the question. As an iOS developer, I have a standard to meet the expectations set by the Apple Inc., which is quite relishing, to achieve the best output for the users. Undeniably, the Apple regulations help the developers to offer a crystal product to the users and maybe that has been a reason behind, why people opt for iOS app development, to know more, you can explore further through my last blog “IOS APP DEVELOPMENT – A PLATFORM TO MEET YOUR BUSINESS REQUIREMENT “

• Why Is It Needed

Albeit, Apple shares a very robust and healthy app regulation system, due to which none of the developer can skip the guideline and have to abide by the rule book of Apple, but there has always been a glitch where iOS app developers can never respond to the reviews published on the app. If you wonder, it would never be beneficial, then let me clarify that there are certain points which every iOS app developer go through and knows where the shoe pinches. As an iOS app developer, you receive the mail from your user base if they want to grouse about a bug or a shoddy design, till now there had not been a suitable solution for this problem, where developers can respond to the user’s reviews directly.

• How It Will Help

Customer interaction is a tool to touch and stay at the pinnacle of success, this formula is not only applicable on mobile app development, but it is a sure-shot key of success for every business. If you can’t respond to the concern with your user base than you fail to create a trust factor with your users. Unfortunately, Apple had never allowed the iOS developers to respond to their user’s query and concerns. Though there is not always a bag of complaints oozed out by the users, but at times it can be the most useful information for the developers to incorporate what is needed to boost the sales growth. So if a developer is able to interact and address the concern of a user, which could either be a negative statement or a positive, it would certainly aid the developers to improvise the required changes to attain a much better mobile app for the targeted users.

• What Is iOS 10.3 Update

As an iOS app developer, you need to stay abreast of the latest developments in the field of iOS to make a healthy pace with the cutting age technology offered by the Apple. It always works in the favor of the iOS app developer since it helps you to remain prepared any future challenges that come as an unavoidable package with iOS updates and avoid the surprise shock.

As we all know, Apple is famous for providing the updates to its users, as a part of the iOS 10.3 release notes in the late January’17; Apple has taken a vital step in the favor of iOS developers and users. As per the Apple,” When iOS 10.3 ships to customers, you will be able to respond to customer reviews on the App Store in a way that is available for all customers to see. (This feature will also be available on the Mac App Store.)”. This news indeed is a blessing for the developers, who have been longing for a suitable source to interact with their customers. The feedback shared by the developers will be publicly available on the AppStore, making it enough unbiased. This update is still in the beta stage and will be made available for the users and the developers in the next couple of months. iOS 10.3 will bring the innovative API for the rating system, where unlike the previous system, users will be able to quickly rate in-app through a simple and beautiful overlay and the user will not get to lose their on-going work or landing on the Apple App Store screen. The iOS 10.3 will be an impeccable experience for the developers with the improved app store and rating experience; the integration of Siri into native apps will open the boundless possibilities for voice-control of the app and OS functionality. The iOS 10.3 update would improve the overall quality of App Store ratings and the app related interaction between a developer and the users. The best part about this update would be that if the developers want to commit a bug-fix or correct the mistake, they can do it on a sheer platform of the public forum.

Expected Benefits

• Would add a degree of comfort to users and developers
• A key platform to indicate how responsive developer is
• Developers can stay more closer with their customer base
• Curb the “harming reviews” posted by the unethical players

Other Challenges Faced By The iOS Developers

• Limitations in performance and memory
• Application compatibility
• Performance and battery consumption
• Networks speeds
• Apple’s app store approval process
• User experience design
• Apple watch and VR connectivity
• App Security

The release date for iOS 10.3 has not been decided and would be available in a month or two for the developers. I believe, for the iOS developer community, the upcoming 10.3 update will be a harbinger of joy and happiness. At Techugo, we take pride in developing the mobile apps for the  leading brands to startups and our mobile app development team  has the expertise to create a unique  variety of mobile app solution for your business needs, which would help you to showcase your idea, goal and dream in the most informative and engaging way. Our team of top mobile app designers is here to help assist you with every step of your mobile app development strategy. We consult, brainstorm, manage the project, design, develop, test, launch, and market apps in the best possible way. You can get in touch with our team to discuss further your concept to bring into reality. The discussion would help you to gain a better insight of your app requirement.

You can reach us at:

sales@techugo.com

Skype: aks141

Skype: ankit.techugo

Source: http://www.techugo.com/blog/ios-10-3-update/

WHAT TO ASK YOUR CLIENTS BEFORE DEVELOPING AN APP

There has already been written much about what to ask your developer before planning for an app, but internet shares a very limited space with the questions to be asked from your client. Yes, it is true, as an app developer, you also have the viable prerogative to query your clients, to satiate your understanding of the mobile app development process. The queries are many on the technical front, but today we are not going to take a dip into the technical perspective merely, since the technical approach and demand for every mobile app varies from one to another, on the contrary, we shall discuss the generic questions to be asked from your client to get a better hold on the app concept.

Why To Ask Your Client

If a project is started to meet the level of your expectations as a client, then you need to gear up to the questions raised by your app developers to gain a fruitful product in the form of a mobile app. The calculation is very simple; if you need a perfect mobile app for your business, then you need a platform filled with inquisitive souls who can mold the app development as per your requirement and concept bearing, but it can only be achieved if there is a valid and logical set of queries raised from both the ends. The series of pertinent questions here goes following, go ahead:

• Why This App Is Getting Built

You don’t need to jump on the gun, after getting a lead from your marketing channel, rather you need to engross in various points to understand the mobile app concept and the reason for its development. Ask your client, the main motive behind developing the mobile app, whether is it an enterprise mobile to increase the workforce efficiency or is it an eCommerce mobile app to boost the sales process. If you feel this question set is futile enough to give you a clear indication of the app development process, then you are certainly wrong, because these questions would help you build an efficient wall of required features and functionalities, needed to develop that mobile app, which runs seamlessly.

• Know The Targeted Users

The subsequent question after the previous question is to know the targeted users for the mobile app. You need to research and understand that which purpose the mobile app will solve for the users, how it will help. The targeted users have to be searched on a wider scale, like what is their need, which mobile platform they use, this complete set of information help you understand and know more about your targeted users and what actually the need to make your mobile app a successful product.

• Can We Know Your Budget

No, you don’t sound pushy with this question, it is a common myth to not to indulge into monetary aspect, and certainly does not imply well with mobile app development process because there is technology involved. The monetary part is not discussed for any sort of negotiation from either end, but to know what your client wants and what his limitations are, maybe there are certain features required by the client’s end, which can spike up the budget, so it’s always better to have a clear understanding of the budget range. I understand mobile app development is a serious game to handle with care, which involves an ocean of unpredictable expenses to be involved with, the only sigh of relief you could get is from an estimated budget. The budget estimation from your client’s end speak a big deal, you need to ask them for a range in which they want their desired concept to take shape, for a new client this question works as one of the essentials, since if the client does not divulge the range, it is a clear sign that the project is not a serious boat to sail, rather just a vague idea of a client who is killing the time with you. The budget range would help you to decide on the cost involved in the initial build and get an awesome app that would get better and better.

• Know The Key Individuals

A very common advice to all app developers out there, KNOW who you are working with? Who is the driving element behind the project, means who gives consent for every aspect? Who is the budget holder? Who is the Project Owner? Who makes the final call on the decision and very importantly; you need to know the concerned person who would be consulted at what stage to move from Ideation to prototype, to build, to test, to release. These all points if decided and discussed beforehand with your client can crack a major deal without creating any fuss about anything.

• Who Are The Competitors

To know about the competitors, does not yell out, that you are gonna have every single feature ‘Cut-Copy-Paste’ option, on the contrary, it does not support the plagiarism, since once you know what is already being sold in the market, should not be repeated within your mobile app, so know your competitors and learn what you should not do and what functionality can influence your app features as well. After a complete research, you can discuss with your client and share your views on the mobile app development process.

You need to follow these question strategy quite religiously and ask your clients from the basic phase of mobile app development. It might sound a little harsh to some of you to bash your clients with these many questions at an initial phase, but trust me; this strategy will help you emerge as a promising mobile app development company, which does not negotiate for anything less than perfect. At Techugo, the same strategy is integrated and interwoven into the fabric of app development process for every client and it is followed by every single employee involved in the process of app development, whether it is an Android app development process or an iPhone app development process, but the strategy remains the same. At Techugo, we take pride in developing the mobile apps for the leading brands to startups and our mobile app development team has the expertise to create a unique variety of mobile app solution for your business needs, which would help you to showcase your idea, goal, and dream in the most informative and engaging way. Our team of top mobile app designers is here to help assist you with every step of your mobile app development strategy. We consult, brainstorm, manage the project, design, develop, test, launch, and market apps in the best possible way. You can get in touch with our team to discuss further your concept to bring into reality. The discussion would help you to gain a better insight of your app requirement.

You can reach us at:

sales@techugo.com

Skype: aks141

Skype: ankit.techugo

Source: http://www.techugo.com/blog/developing-mobile-app/

EXCEED APP SERVICES – TO MEET CLIENT EXPECTATIONS

We work with clients, not for the clients, this was the statement I was told during my interview with Techugo – a top mobile app development company and I feel proud to announce them my current employer for past 2 years. Also, this statement roamed around me during my induction and then gradually it made its impact on me, and I understood the work strategy and the demand for my work.  To proceed with the app development process is not just a boring cycle, but is a relationship which you built with your clients to make their dream come true. An app development process can be a far easier task to achieve if the client’s expectations are not excluded from the development part, and rather took it as a mission to be accomplished. On being asked, any marketing person would provide you a well-learnt definition of best client-service, but it can be proven hollow if you don’t integrate the required features of your client service, which varies as per the domain and as per the audience type. Here I have compiled a few of the essentials to be incorporated by every app development company and interweave it with the app development process.

• Be Flexible With Your Approach

It is quite obvious for the clients to indulge in the pool of expectations, which they have already filled with their dreams, on the other hand, every app developer needs to be flexible enough in their approach and should not be rigid to impose their thoughts on their clients. You need to understand and explain the things to your clients in the most amicable way, so it can bring the successful mobile app as a final product.

• App Development Is A Relationship

Many app developers have a misconception, that their involvement is no more needed in anyways, once the app is launched on the respective app store, but they are not well aware of the fact that app development is the only basic phase, the real picture comes into the light, once the app is ready and its marketing gets initiated. Once the app goes live, you have to be an attentive listener to your client’s requirement, which will be echoed through the reviews and feedback, put your efforts and root out the bugs before they turn into a big stink.

• Be Transparent

Every client wants to save a penny, if need be, and does not want to let it go waste for a superfluous reason. You can’t expect your client to hand over their account details, so you can invest as it requires in the app development process. You need to be intellectual enough to inform the client the rough order of calculation for the app development beforehand, don’t take a risk of integrating the feature or app functionality, without the consent of your client. Remember, if your concept goes well with their demand, there is never a NO from your client’s end to proceed with the functionality. Don’t surprise or shock your clients with the unexpected invoice all of a sudden.

• Your Client Is Not As Technical You Are

As an app developer, you have to play a slow and steady game, where the chance of winning the race is always higher. Your client has a concept to be built as an app, but don’t expect that your client is well-versed with the technical know-how, and they can ask for any feature or functionality, something which either can be time or cost consuming, so if you find any technical glitch in achieving what your client expects, then it is always better to discuss and share the alternative method to be implemented. Tell the reason behind and your client would grace your decision.

• Research The Audience

Every business has its own demand and targeted audiences when you opt for the app development process for your client, then you have to be a partner for them in the development process. To understand their business functionalities, you need to indulge in the client’s business and understand it much deeply. You need to do market research for their respective audience and what they are looking for in the mobile app. Most of the time, the app developers work on their own working strategies and forget the demand of the client’s audience, which results in a futile product to be called as a mobile app.

That was the reason my manager taught me time and again “Work With The Client Not For The Clients”, this statement accentuates itself very well. As an app developer, if you are able to understand the actual need of your client and able to deliver what is expected, then on an honest note the app developed by your end would be a masterpiece and you would ultimately receive the trust and the prospective referrals from your existing clients.

• Improve Your Client Interactions

I agree that you hold a strong communication channel within your company, but if you fail to relate to your client’s needs, then it is all a waste. You need to ensure, the communication channel to involve, the following points are integrated within your communication channel:

• Let the clients feel ‘Heard’
• There is no harm in accepting your mistake
• Follow-up after an issue is resolved
• Develop relationships, so your clients can share their concerns easily
• Be available, regardless of their time-zone limitations
• Show empathy, patience and consistency

It’s crucially important for your client service team to adapt the right skills to manage the client’s needs. No amount of CRM software can compensate for shortcomings in this area. It is not a hard nut to crack but can be a cake walk for you, if integrated well and efficiently. You need to be proactive with your client’s and seek their feedback and review to improve the work quality and increase the work productivity. Techugo- a top mobile app development company, am associated with currently, has taught me that the client comes first, you have to listen to your client and its requirements. At Techugo, the mobile app development process, for every client is a memory to be cherished forever, because we take pride in developing the relationships with our clients, whom we fondly called our patrons, and maybe that is the reason, Techugo efficiently talks about 80% repeat business, since the inception.  Techugo has developed mobile apps for the leading brands to startups and our mobile app development team has the expertise to create a unique variety of mobile app solution for your business needs, which would help you to showcase your idea, goal, and dream in the most informative and engaging way. Our team of top mobile app designers is here to help assist you with every step of your mobile app development strategy. We consult, brainstorm, manage the project, design, develop, test, launch, and market apps in the best possible way. You can get in touch with our team to discuss further your concept to bring into reality. The discussion would help you to gain a better insight of your app requirement.

You can reach us at:

sales@techugo.com

Skype: aks141

Skype: ankit.techugo

 Source: http://www.techugo.com/blog/exceed-app-services-meet-client-expectations/