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Google has launched an instant messaging app named “Allo”.

This app has started rolling out to Android and iOS.

Messaging has come a long way for Google starting from GTalk to G-chat to Hangouts via Google Wave and Buzz. But it’s not like the other messaging apps such as Watsapp, Facebook Messenger and many more.

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And Google “Allo” joined this world but with Google Assistant- one clear USP.

To use this, all you need is a phone number and if you are going to make use of “Google Assistant” feature, you must sync your Google Account with this.

This app is now available free in the iOS app store.

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Google has launched a new app named “Google Trips” which is a perfect vacation planner for you.

This app helps you to craft the perfect plan for vacation. One of the best feature of this app is that your trip reservations are gathered automatically from your Gmail account and stored offline.

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“Google Trips makes exploring the world easier by organizing your essential info in one place and making it available even offline. Get activity suggestions based on what’s nearby, customizable day plans, and your travel reservations from Gmail.”

The app also helps you to know when you reach near any popular attractions, and also helps to make suggestions for things you might want to do.

The app now is available at free of cost on the Play Store and the iOS App Store.

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Bringing in millions in profit by selling apps can seem hype, but we are not talking about admiring anything by its face value. Being a start-up or being an established Android or iOS app development company is not something that will invariably determine the success of an app.

Yet, at an earlier point, it is important to learn how to create what you want to create. Here are the most important things that you need to know before starting Android or iOS app development as a business.

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Get an Understanding about the Abundant Opportunities

It is essential that the entrepreneurs stepping into the app development industry recognize the abundant opportunities that are accessible by them. They shouldn’t falter in being aware of the growing mobile app market and the latest tools and trends. Otherwise, it is possible that they might encounter difficulties later, that will prevent steady growth.

Apart from that, you must check if you are starting a business that is right for your area of expertise. You should also check if you have enough resources available in your area. If not, you should be willing to consider outsourcing the work. For instance, imagine that you suddenly get a requirement for hiring a new skilled personnel, who seems to be not available in your area. Here, the only option seems to be outsourcing.

Understand the Marketplace and the New Form of Business Happening there

Many of us have seen different world markets and has got some basic idea about what sells and what does not. But, when we talk about market in the mobile app development space, we do not mean the ordinary markets or even a physical market of some sort. We are talking about the app store here.

Everyone should keep a watch on the market quite earlier than venturing into the business. Download the most successful apps and the failed ones. Try to figure out the common traits in them. This will help to develop a sense of the existing demand and allows one to explore into the world of innovative and promising ideas further ahead. For those targeting iOS app development, Apple’s cheat sheet will help a great deal.

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Starting an Android/ iOS App Development Company

Once you have decided to carry on with this business, you need to register yourself as a developer, so that you can publish your apps in the respective app stores with a developer account. You can opt the platform of your choice and fulfill the requirements to complete registration, which includes an annual fee and acceptance of the terms of service. For starters, it is always better to begin with iOS app development than Android, as iPhone users are more likely to try new apps from new developers.

Hire the Workforce

Hiring is often a laborsome and lengthy process. First of all, you need to prepare a rough document of expected employee duties and desired qualifications to post the job on various job sites. Then you need to interview them and filter them out through multiple screening episodes. Apart from programmers, a mobile app development company need designers, marketing team, project managers etc.

You should get all your employees to sign a non disclosure agreement before hiring, to protect your various data and intellectual properties. From there, you can begin setting up timelines and goals for each of your employees and teams to move forward with mobile app development. Developing and finalizing your app idea, designing prototype, building the back and front-ends, coding, testing, deployment, marketing, and maintenance are the next steps to be followed.

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After much anticipation, Apple’s iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, was unveiled yesterday in a special event held at San Francisco.

Both iPhones will be officially launched for the Indian market on October 7th. As for now, the pricing details are yet to be made clear, but the company announced that it will start from Rs 60,000 onwards for the base model.

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The iPhones will come in all the four colors (gold, silver, rose gold, and black) as previously seen, except black now comes in two variants; matte black and jet glossy black. The device will hold any of the three memory options – 32GB, 128GB and 256GB.

A new force-sensitive home button, an A10 Fusion 64-bit quad core SoC, wireless AirPods, IP67 water and dust resistance, camera improvements, 25% brighter display, improved colour management etc. are featured in the latest set of iPhones.

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MyJio, an app from Reliance Jio was the top draw on Google and Apple stores in India during the previous week.

Almost 6 Reliance Jio apps raced up the popularity charts a day after Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani offered them for free for more than a year.

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“Jio app subscriptions worth Rs 15,000 annually would be free for customers till end of 2017, alongside free voice calls for life”, Ambani had said.

Reliance Jio launched its 4G data based service commercially yesterday.

With these apps, Jio can become the largest over-the-top player in India and it has the potential to make inroads into the elite league of Indian app developers with the largest number of users, Cyber Media Research said in a note. Jio will be there along with Hike and Flipkart, which each have about 100 million users, the research firm said.

Jio, through its bouquet of apps and disruptive pricing, has addressed use cases and affordability, Faisal Kawoosa, Principal Analyst Telecoms at CMR, said in a statement.

It also provides a messaging app and a cloud storage service through JioDrive.

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Google launches a new way to find personal content on phones- “In Apps”.

This feature works with Gmail, YouTube and Spotify and soon it will also work with Linkedin, Facebook messenger and many more…

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With this app, you can search content in your mobile itself instead of web.

Google said that “the coming LG V20 phone will have a dedicated shortcut just for In App search, which will come to other Android phones eventually.”

For those who do not have the shortcut, can access this app either by searching in Google search bar on the Android phones or by launching Google app.

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iOS app development companies often face scarcity of app ideas. In such cases there is a genius method that you can try out viz., going through the popular apps in the app store. This will give you an idea of what’s trending in the iOS app development industry and helps you to generate more innovative ideas.

A major advantage of having a study of these apps is that you can understand what good apps look like. You can even have a look at the bad apps to get an idea of what doesn’t sell.

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Here is a list of the most popular apps that iOS app development companies can learn from and be inspired.

1. Tinder Social

Tinder is originally a dating app. Tinder Social introduces a new way to plan your night. It helps to make new connections. Then, you can invite your friends to go out, learn about what other crews are up to, and meet with these new groups.

2. Big Oven

Big Oven just makes cooking a lot simpler. There are more than 3,50,000 plus recipes to get inspired from. The app will allow home cooks to get organized in the kitchen, as it comes with a menu planner and gives a grocery list based on each recipe.

3. Yelp

Look up for locations and get local reviews of restaurants to hardware stores on your iPhone with Yelp. There are in-depth reviews and photos contributed by expert community members. You can compare deals based on price, distance, or popularity.

4. Shazam

Shazam makes identifying music and getting song lyrics as simple as a tap. You can follow and see what your favorite artists are shazaming. Stay up-to-date with new releases from the artists that you follow. The app also connects to Spotify.

5. Splitwise

Designed originally for college students, Splitwise helps you to keep track of debts owed and view due dates. This tool helps roommates to split their bill payments like apartment rents or group trip costs. You can settle your bills any time with PayPal and Venmo.

6. Audible

This app is the right one for book lovers, who are not very good at reading them. Audible lets you listen to more than 180,000 titles covering audiobooks, short stories, dramas, non-fiction and even the Bible. The books can be downloaded for offline play, while you are on a commute or waiting in queue. Audible has features that promote optimal listening.

7. Genius Scan

Genius Scan can become your pocket document scanner and it will convert your photographs into PDF or JPEG files. Features including smart page detection, perspective correction, and image enhancement makes Genius Scan the perfect tool for close-up text scanning.

8. ScanLife

ScanLife, get information that you want about almost any product available in the market. You can scan the barcode or QR code of a product with your iPhone’s camera, and the app will give you product reviews and price comparisons, along with special offers available for you. Using the app will give mPoint rewards with every scan that you make, which can be redeemed for actual gift cards.

9. Etsy

It is a place where sellers and shoppers meet to deal with handmade and vintage goods. Millions of people visit Etsy for unique goods; from stylish handmade jewellery to one of a kind furnitures. You can use Apple Pay or PayPal for safe and swift transactions.

10. Hulu

You can watch TV shows and stream movies with this useful app. Unlike cable channels, Hulu will connect you to your favorite programs at any time that you prefer. Hulu offers both limited commercial and commercial free plans.

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Now you can easily do video calls cross platform with just your mobile number with a new Google app.

The search giant has introduced “Duo”, a video calling app for Mobiles.

This is a one-to-one video calling app which can be seen as an alternative to Apple’s FaceTime and is exclusively for smartphones.

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Amit Fulay, Google’s group manager for communications, said: “Users are reluctant to video call because they don’t know if the other person is on the right network, the right device or it’s a good time to call. We’ve tried to remove all that friction and make it feel like an invitation, not an interruption when someone call’s you.”

“The chances of you having your close friends and family’s phone number is much higher than having a specific account, so using the phone number makes it easier.” , he said, making it clear that you can use Google Duo’s video calling without having a Google account. Although the initial release is restricted to selected markets, the app is all set to launch worldwide in the near future.

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India is predicted to top app revenue charts by 2020, with 20.1 billion app downloads. The prediction has been done by popular app data and insights company AppAnnie. If it happens, it would be a 92% increase from 2016.

In the last 2 years, total app download rate and in-app time has doubled up compared to the first quarter of 2014. AppAnnie’s prediction also includes Brazil, Argentine, Mexico, and Indonesia in 2nd , 3nd , 4th and 5th positions respectively. At the same time, app revenues in more mature markets such as Japan, US and Western Europe will still comprise 2/3rd of the total app revenue.

According to the report, by 2020, the global app market will grow to $102million.

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In March this year, technology giant Apple had announced it’s first TV reality show. The show, which will be unscripted, is about app developers. It has now been christened as “Planet of the Apps”.

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This week, a casting call has been made by Apple, asking for “100 of the world’s most talented app creators,”. Interested app developers should send details about the app under development, while also providing their (developer & team) 1 minute video profile. Applications can be sent in till August 26.

Filming of the first season would start from late 2016 to early 2017, and would be filmed at Los Angeles. Tech-lover and pop star Will.i.am is producing the show along with Howard Owens and Ben Silverman.