This twelvemonth , our favorite iPhone apps got serious about reinventing themselves – and disrupt the wandering biz in the outgrowth .
In this workweek ’s sequence of The iPhone Show , let ’s take a flavor back at the defining apps of 2016 . And how the trends they bring about will persist in to reshape the mobile landscape painting in the year to come . Watch the video above to get the lowdown on all the most disruptive downloads .
We ’d be remiss not to start with Pokémon Go , one of the most democratic apps ever . Even though the game may have fizzle out a small flake since it ’s launching , fluid augmented realism is here to stay . It ’s not just for gaming , either . After the succeeder of Pokémon Go , we ’re bound to see more iPhone apps implementing AR experiences for travel , shopping , and real demesne purposes .
It was also a standard year for Instagram . Even though the photo - sharing app is six years olds , it gain over 100 million new users in 2016 . Instagram ’s surge in popularity was mostly in part due to its internalisation of Snapchat - style video Stories . But Instagram is not the only social app to have borrow a few feature from challenger this year . Instagram , Snapchat , Facebook , Twitter , Periscope – they are all out conquer the land of hot video - sharing . Will one app boost to the top in 2017 ?
As social apps became more alike , streaming apps could n’t fight hard enough to standout . Apple Music became synonymous with scoop this yr , survey the strategy of other streaming media companies like Netflix and Amazon Video . But as these apps continue to gun for exclusive content , it means that we ’re going to have to keep paying for different subscriptions or have to pick out between Frank Ocean and Drake ( Apple Music ) or Rihanna and Beyoncé ( Tidal ) . Will 2017 in conclusion fetch about content miniskirt - packet ?
antecedently on The iPhone Show : pure gift every iPhone lover must have
