๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ (๐๐ ๐ฃ): increasingly mature, now officially backed by Google to share business logic across Android and iOS. By 2026, it will be the standard for teams working with native code and needing a shared core.
๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐จ๐: Apple is pushing it as the future default, and more projects are adopting it. By 2026, it will be nearly mandatory for any serious iOS app.
๐๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ: already the present on Android and expanding to desktop and web. By 2026, thereโs no going back.
๐๐น๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ: still attractive for fully cross-platform projects.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ: gradually losing momentum; increasingly limited to companies deeply rooted in the JavaScript ecosystem. By 2026, it will be far less relevant than it was a few years ago.
๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: currently useful for autocompletion and test generation, but by 2026, AI will be integrated across the entire development lifecycle โ from design to production optimization. It will also live inside apps, powering real assistants and personalization.
๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐: leading the way with Kotlin, Compose Multiplatform, and an AI-powered IDE. By 2026, itโll be hard to imagine mobile development without its tools.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐: Europe and the U.S. are tightening rules, and by 2026, apps will have to be more transparent about permissions, data, and AI usage. Compliance wonโt be optional.
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐: with the European Accessibility Act (mandatory from 2025) and growing ADA pressure in the U.S., accessibility will stop being a โnice to have.โ By 2026, itโll be a legal requirement and a mark of quality.
๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐: Apple is being forced to allow alternative stores on iOS, changing distribution and monetization models. By 2026, not everything will go through the App Store or Google Play.
๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐: more users and governments are demanding apps that consume less battery and data. By 2026, energy efficiency will be a key design factor.
๐ช๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ซ๐ฅ: currently niche, but with visionOS, smarter watches, and advanced glasses, by 2026 it will become a serious market to watch.
๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด + ๐ฑ๐/๐ฒ๐: more processing will happen on-device, reducing reliance on servers. In 2026, expect faster apps and local AI capabilities.
๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐: the Asian model (apps inside apps) is slowly making its way west. By 2026, it will become more common in Western markets too.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
Between now and 2026, mobile development will shift toward mandatory declarative UIs (Compose, SwiftUI), a shared core via KMP, and AI embedded throughout the lifecycle and within apps themselves.
Accessibility and regulation will mark a clear turning point โ compliance will no longer be optional.
Meanwhile, the ecosystem will become more open (stores, devices) and more demanding in terms of efficiency and sustainability.
๐ ๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐: ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐-๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ.
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