Key Points To Consider While Developing Wearable App
Tags: apps, wearables
Published: 2021-01-08 07:52:20

Prior to decade, it was difficult to build applications for smartphones by a mobile application development company. But this has taken a leap and now they are developing apps for wearable devices and smartphones. In the last few years wearable apps and devices have got more attention from users worldwide. Wearable devices have become one of the most essential parts of gadget lovers and millennials. And so many tech firms like Google, Apple, Samsung etc. have invested in developing world-class wearables that get accepted by users instantly. Small error in development can result in failure when you compete with tech firms. So before starting wearable apps development you must know some key consideration. Before going to the considerations, let’s analyze the reason for developing wearable apps.

#Why Do You Want To Create A Wearable App?
Every year, wearable market is expanding and so in order to become successful in the wearable industry, it is necessary to find what type of app you want to develop? Is your app unique in the market? Why should people use your app? Answering these questions will help you to get better app idea before starting your wearable app development. Let us see the factors that you should consider while developing a wearable app.

#Factors to Consider for Wearable App Development-
**1. Selecting Apps For Device-**
One of the important aspects of a wearable device or app is its size. Wearable app or device should be portable and of a size that can be worn. So as a developer you can develop several apps for smartphones with the same idea, but it is not possible for wearable devices. Because computing process for wearable devices is different, also they have some limitations, unlike mobile apps. Thus you can’t simply continue loading the wearable device with applications as it will hinder the functioning of the device and applications. So you need to choose carefully the applications that you want to incorporate in the wearable device. 

**2. Improve User Experience-**
All the wearable devices and wearable apps, intended to give the best User Experience (UX) to the end users. One most essential advantage of wearable devices here is that the device consists of some features of a smartphone that you can operate instantly in it. We know that wearable devices are new in market so there is still a wide scope for improvement and developers might face some issues while integrating new features. So you do more research, implement it and provide innovative solutions in wearable apps.

**3. App Complexity-**
Wearable apps cannot provide the same performance & usability same as that of standard apps present on smartphones. So as a developer, you should decide the important features that they should include in wearable apps and keep irrelevant features out that will make the app clumsy. So before starting development, make a thorough analysis of relevant features and irrelevant features, also know the priority of each feature. It is important to always keep some space for improvement as technology is changing rapidly.

**4. Design Specifics-**
Some specific types of APIs can be used only for wearable apps development. Sometimes when particular apps can’t run on devices built by the same manufacturer. Mobile app APIs cannot be used in wearable apps. The UI structure is an important aspect that you must consider. It depends on device specifications and offers better functionality through stable interaction with different sensors on the device.

**5. Integrate With Smartphone-**
Regardless of restrictions while developing a wearable app for OS like android and ios, it is important to integrate app with such platforms. Both iOS and Android offer limited tool resources when one is developing an application without integrating the wearable application with the smartphone your application or device will suffer. Mainly this is because the users of wearable device want the app of device to be integrated with their smartphones.

**6. Avoid Over-Architecting-**
As a developer you should incorporate a lean strategy that enables a swift creation of hypothesis and prototype. While creating a new application with attractive features, there is always the temptation to add over-architecture in the way of user experience. When this occurs, the developers should search for the capabilities that the new technology comes with and stress test the particular feature during the smartwatch application development process.

**7. Security-**
All kinds of wearables are extremely personal devices. They carry lots of sensitive data related to your location, health, preferences etc. Prime goal of a developer is to secure the data, both when it is being captured in the wearables and when it is shared with a connected device. Now, to ensure the security of data, you can use advanced technologies, like Blockchain, AI and solid encryption modules. 

**8. Testing The Wearables And App-**
Quality assurance of wearable app is different from testing of a smartphone app. There are various things that testers of wearable apps have to measure on an intricate level. You must focus on the below features-

* Usability
* Functionality
* Installation
* Security
* Performance
* Connectivity
* IOP
* Localization/GPS
* Memory Leak