{"id":458,"date":"2017-11-30T05:46:10","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T05:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/?p=458"},"modified":"2021-04-17T16:32:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T11:02:02","slug":"augmented-reality-trends-for-2017-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/augmented-reality-trends-for-2017-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Augmented Reality Trends for 2017 &#038; Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/augmented-reality-app-development.php\">Augmented Reality Mobile Application<\/a> is the next game in the mobile app development industry. AR apps are trendy in 2017 and have high prospects to remain on the top of innovative tech stake beyond 2017.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Businesses and industries are heavily investing in\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">mobile application development<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0using the current technologies and trends. It is believed that nearly 20% of existing apps would render useless by 2020. The real culprits behind it are cost and user engagement. Cutting costs is not always possible when quality is at the center. Therefore, it is the user engagement factor that can be key to raise ROI.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Two tech trends favor user engagement greatly, and those are Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). Out of two, Augmented Reality is stable and full of potentials to sustain for a longer period than VR. We have already discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/how-augmented-reality-works\/\">what AR is and how it works<\/a> and contributes to the modern tech revolution in our previous series on AR.<\/span>\n<blockquote><em>Must Read :\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/the-birth-and-juvenility-of-augmented-reality\/\">The Birth and Juvenility of Augmented Reality<\/a><\/em><\/blockquote>\nThe market experts believe that by 2020 the AR industry would be worth of $56 billion.\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Used-Ar-Apps.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"519\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Used-Ar-Apps.png 519w, https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Used-Ar-Apps-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">AR Apps Businesses Used in 2016<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The share of a remote business AR app is 15% that the highest.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The AR apps with graphics overload on camera view have an 8% share.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The transportation AR apps have a 4% market share, and the same goes true for digital navigation tablet AR apps and wearable AR apps.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The AR apps used for holographic meetings share only 1% of the market.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If we look at the graph above depicting how various organizations used AR applications in 2016, we can imagine the potentials of AR in coming years.<\/span>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Investment in AR App Development<\/span><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When we look at the investment point of view, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/the-technicality-of-augmented-reality\/\">AR technologies<\/a> are posing a glorious picture on the horizon.<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/invest-in-ar-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"587\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/invest-in-ar-2.png 587w, https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/invest-in-ar-2-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Process Manufacturing Training sector will invest in 2017 and beyond &#8211; $309 million.<\/li>\n \t<li>Retail showcasing sector will invest in 2017 and beyond &#8211; $442 million.<\/li>\n \t<li>On-site Assembly &amp; Safety sector will invest in 2017 and beyond &#8211; $362 million.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>AR App Market Share by Industries<\/h3>\nIf we look at the percentage wise industrial investments, the picture would be:\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/AR-Market-Share-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/AR-Market-Share-2.png 574w, https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/AR-Market-Share-2-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The consumer app has the highest market share with 44.4%<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Discrete manufacturing niche with 10.9%<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Retail with 7.4%<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Personal and consumer services with 5.7%<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Process manufacturing with 5%<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Others with 26.6%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Technically, various\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">hardware is used in the Augmented Reality technology<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0sector like head-mounted sets, smart glasses, smart lenses, smartphones, and tablets.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, smart handheld devices have most of the essentials required to render the AR application like the camera as an input device. The digital screen renders the virtual object over the images\/videos taken by the camera.<\/span>\n\nThe touchscreen to monitor and operate the virtual object. The GPS capabilities to provide location data. The accelerometer and gyroscopes like sensors and much more to say.\n<h3>AR Market Share by AR Products in 2016<\/h3>\nTherefore, mobile devices with AR capabilities are highly famous and used the most. The following data from a survey support the statement.\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/AR-Market-Share-by-AR-Products-in-2016-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"673\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/AR-Market-Share-by-AR-Products-in-2016-5.png 673w, https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/AR-Market-Share-by-AR-Products-in-2016-5-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/AR-Market-Share-by-AR-Products-in-2016-5-594x375.png 594w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/>\n<ul>\n \t<li>The market share of mobile devices is 48.36%.<\/li>\n \t<li>The market share of Headsets is 35.84%.<\/li>\n \t<li>The market share of Smart Glasses is 15.80%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><em>Must Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/the-useful-augmented-reality-apps-part-1\/\">The Useful Augmented Reality Apps<\/a><\/em><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Industry-wise Trends of AR Mobile Applications<\/span><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The AR applications are penetrating tentacles in almost all industries and rocking high in nearly two dozen niches.<\/span>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Augmented Reality Apps in Retail Industry<\/span><\/h4>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The retail industry is benefiting the most out of the AR technology revolution, and various apps are emerging in different mobile app marketplaces serving multiple purposes, such as:<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Product preview apps like the Lego app<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The AR dressing room apps like the app by Topshop &amp; Kinect<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Makeup and beauty style apps like Burberry Beauty Box and AR Mirror app by Shiseido<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">AR furniture selling app by IKEA<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ZeeKit by Rebecca Minkoff for clothes and accessory niche<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Color changing AR app by American Apparel<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fitting AR app by De Beers on Forevermark Fitting site<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">AR shoe sampler app by Converse Sampler<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Augmented Reality Apps in Gaming Industry<\/span><\/h4>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We know the AR-capable Pok\u00e9mon Go game, which has generated $950 million in revenues with 21 million active users. In 2012, Niantic had released Ingress as a multiplayer AR game and generated 11 million downloads.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Thus, gaming AR apps have a big and bright future that none can deny it. It is because the AR app brought people out and socialized and entertained them in the real sense.<\/span>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Augmented Reality Technology Market Trends<\/span><\/h3>\n<strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">AR Acquisitions<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: Apple has acquired AR startup Metaio, and Google has Flyby Media. AR display marker company Lumus Ltd has raised $90 million for R&amp;D<\/span>\n\n<strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">AR Product Support<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: AR-assisted repairing and maintenance is getting traction, and companies like new ways to serve the customers.<\/span>\n\n<strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Apple Supports AR<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: Recently, Apple has released the iPhone and iPad to deliver AR experiences by supporting hardware, sensors, and iOS level.<\/span>\n\n<strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Google focuses on AR<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: After failure on Google Glass, Google has partnered with Lenovo for mobile AR platform Tango and started R&amp;D as well as the development of AR hardware &amp; software.<\/span>\n\n<strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">AR Capable Smartphones<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: As discussed earlier, Google with Lenovo will release Phab2 Pro as AR capable smartphone designed around AR architecture.<\/span>\n\n<strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Automotive AR HUD Displays<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: Hudway is experimenting with smartphone-based HUD technologies. Thus, we can enjoy projected speed, direction, alerts, and vital info on the windshield of a car while driving without looking anywhere else.<\/span>\n\n<strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">AR-based Marketing<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: Lowe\u2019s, an American home-improvement company, has released an AR app to enable its potential customers to see flooring, appliances, and various store products.<\/span>\n\n<strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">AR-based Chipsets<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: Recently, Qualcomm Snapdragon has developed AR-centric chipsets to power the AR devices.<\/span>\n\n<strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">AR Headsets<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: CastAR is an augmented reality headset, and Snapchat Spectacles are going to famous AR headsets in the market.<\/span>\n<blockquote><em>Must Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/the-outlook-for-tomorrow-of-augmented-reality\/\">The Outlook for Tomorrow of Augmented Reality<\/a><\/em><\/blockquote>\nFinally, following brands are already using AR apps in the market.\n<ul>\n \t<li>IKEA<\/li>\n \t<li>Domino Pizza<\/li>\n \t<li>Starbucks<\/li>\n \t<li>WalMart<\/li>\n \t<li>Cadbury<\/li>\n \t<li>Volvo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Conclusion:<\/h4>\nWe have explored the latest statistics and trends related to AR technologies and AR applications on mobiles. We know Augmented Reality technology is gaining momentum because it has a novelty factor, tech-advancement, and unlimited other benefits including engagements.\n<blockquote><em>If you are ready to invest heavily in AR application development, SysBunny can help you to provide right consultancy services and <\/em>Augmented Reality App Development<em>services in reliable ways.<\/em><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Augmented Reality Mobile Application is the next game in the mobile app development industry. AR apps are trendy in 2017 and have high prospects to remain on the top of innovative tech stake beyond 2017. Businesses and industries are heavily investing in\u00a0mobile application development\u00a0using the current technologies and trends. 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