If you are working on a new app right now, then you should actively factor in data size while building the app.
ADM: What approach would you advise developers to take when embarking on making a data-light app? Sometimes the internet connection is limited even in developed regions and you don’t want your users to be locked out when this happens. Because your app will be using less data, it will be blazing fast on a good internet connection. The reality is that data-light apps can lead to a significantly better experience – even in developed markets. ADM: In which cases might developers want to consider making their app data-light, globally i.e. We recently chatted with Elvis about some of the challenges of building data-light apps for users with low internet speeds, but high expectations. He taught himself to code on a Nokia 2690, and has worked with an MIT backed startup dot Learn.
He has developed several apps to specifically serve African markets from a very young age. They have to think about how to make their app "data-light" but still worthwhile for users with low internet speeds and intermittent connections.Ģ0-year old Nigerian tech prodigy Elvis Chidera is an engineer at Careem. With that being said, it can be a challenge for app developers trying to cater specifically to markets where Internet connectivity is scarce. They have to chase down the distant wifi hotspot to even get into the app store. It's nothing for us to stuff in a healthy dose of remote content downloads for our games, mobile ad networks for our full-screen videos, analytics so we can track user activity, and other fat-pipe code that works well in the land of gigabit connections.īut did you know that almost half of the nations in Africa have experienced internet shutdowns in the past 5 years, and only 24% of people in Africa even use the internet? Plus, about 1.6 billion people still live in places where mobile broadband networks (3G and 4G) are not even available. We've become a bit lazy in the United States when it comes to developing apps.
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