Though design is a constantly evolving thing, there are always some design trends considered hot and being followed by designers. Read about our list of Top 6 hottest mobile design trends in 2016

1. TOP 6 MOBILE DESIGN TRENDS OF 2016
Original Post by Kalyan Gali (VP - Product Development, TechAhead)

2. OVERVIEW
We are already done with half of year 2016. Both major mobile OS
organizations, Google and Apple has released beta versions of
their mobile OS, Android Nougat 7.0 and iOS 10.0 respectively. It
is time to reflect on one of the major factor in success or failure of
a mobile app, its design.
A study conducted by app analytics company, Flurry reveals that
on average time spent by users on smartphones and tablets every
day is 158 minutes. Out of these 158 minutes, 127 minutes are
spend browsing mobile apps and only 31 minutes are spent
browsing or visiting websites. Companies and business that do
not provide their customers or users with a great mobile app
experience are losing out as users demand more each passing day.
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3. OVERVIEW
But having an app is not enough. In fact having a bad app can
negatively affect the business, as a study conducted by Oracle
has this important observation, “Over half (55 percent) say a
poor mobile app experience would make them less likely to buy
or use a company’s products or services.”
Having surpassed the desktop users, mobile is now front and
center more than ever. Designers now have to prioritize the user
experience when designing mobile apps. Though design is a
constantly evolving thing, there are always some design trends
considered hot and being followed by designers. Following is the
list of Top 6 hottest mobile design trends in 2016, picked by our
expert design team:
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4. 1) SIMPLIFIED USER INTERFACE
From the early skeuomorphic designs of five or 10 years ago, the
user interface has come a long way. Flat design is the present and
future, with its emphasis on clarity, simplicity, and functionality
that plays up the advantages of digital screens,. Flat design came
into its own with the design changes made by Apple in iOS 7, and
by Google in Android’s Lollipop update of 2014.
The trend of simplified design continues, with minimalism the
name of the game in UI design. Blank screen space is now a design
element in itself, no longer just a backdrop for the functional
elements on the screen. Designers highlight and maximize the
empty space, allowing users to focus on the other elements, with an
eye toward clarity and simplicity throughout the entire app
experience.
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5. 1) SIMPLIFIED USER INTERFACE
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6. 2) SIMPLER COLOR SCHEMES
This was a winner last year and it’s still here, the “simple is
beautiful” trend. It’s more of a reclaiming, actually. Red, neon
and blazing green that ruled the roost in early 2013 have now
become a story of the era gone by. Today’s modern day
discerning users prefer a blend of subtle and simple colors.
Though clutter-free colors are sure to win over the flashy or
showy, it makes sense to use the colors of your brand.
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7. 2) SIMPLER COLOR SCHEMES
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8. 3) INCREASED EMPHASIS ON TYPOGRAPHY
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The smaller the screen, the more meaningful the typography.
The trick with mobile typography is balancing legibility with
space conservation. While in overall scheme of app design,
typography has historically taken a backseat to essential
considerations such as navigation, color, and overall aesthetics.
Designers are now starting to pay more attention to fonts—and
increasing their emphasis on typography

9. 3) INCREASED EMPHASIS ON TYPOGRAPHY
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10. 4) WEARABLES ARE NOW MAINSTREAM
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Wearable market is at its peak. Designers are now also focusing
on the principles of wearable app as those are quite different
from the simple app designing. For the wearables, privacy is
priority. Gesture driven actions, audible alerts, text messages,
etc. can be decorated with eye-catchy designs. Specifically for the
wearables, designers give priority to apply exciting way of user
interaction.

11. 4) WEARABLES ARE NOW MAINSTREAM
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12. 5) MAGICAL MICRO-INTERACTIONS
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Micro-interactions are focused on the UX of a native mobile app.
These single, task-based interactions were a big focus in 2015.
So this year, UX designers are working to take these interactions
to the next level and go beyond simply ‘like’ or ‘login’ buttons.
Not only has the size and improved screen resolutions of mobile
phones pushed designers to up their game, but the 3D-touch
made available by the iPhone 6 has opened a new world. 3D-
touch has the ability to simplify and enrich your user
interactions by reducing the steps to complete a task.

13. 5) MAGICAL MICRO-INTERACTIONS
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14. 6) POSITIVE APPEAL OF SOCIAL MEDIA BUTTONS
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Most applications seem incomplete without social media
buttons. Whether it is a business app, eCommerce, game or
service app there will be the social media buttons for sure in any
of the screens available. Mobile App designers try out impressive
ways of appearing social media buttons. This trend is going to
continue as designers try out new and creative way to include
social media buttons in app design.

15. 6) POSITIVE APPEAL OF SOCIAL MEDIA BUTTONS
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