NIGERIA has witnessed an explosion of mobile apps in the last couple years, making it convenient for smartphone users to do everything from paying bills to saving money, shopping, ordering food, keeping up with news, tracking their health, and so much more.

The mobile app industry is thriving and with technology moving so quickly, it can be difficult to keep up-to-date with the latest trends. In 2015, we saw the mobile app market maturing from smartphones and tablets to wearable devices and Internet of Things. There was also focus on app analytics and mobile app marketing. Now that 2016 is upon us, it is important that you are primed to take advantage of the trends gearing up to take information technology to the next level.

It is also a good time to take stock of some interesting mobile app trends to look out for in 2016, and so Jovago.com, Africa’s No.1 online hotel booking site, lists down 5 mobile development trends to expect as the New Year trudges on.