Mobile apps
Custom Secure Mobile App Deployment on the Upswing
A new report shows a significant Q3 increase in mobile app activations and growth in the number of firms using multiple apps beyond email.
App Activation Continues to Climb
App activations increased 30% quarter-over-quarter and 188% year-over-year.
Secure Browsers Lead Growth
For the fourth quarter in a row, secure browsers led all app categories, growing 57% quarter-over-quarter, to account for 37% of all apps deployed by organizations.
Custom Apps Win Popularity Contest
Custom apps were the most popular app category for the retail industry (40%), followed by the insurance industry (31%), financial services (25%), business and professional services (15%) and energy and utilities (13%).
Why Build One When You Can Build Two or More
58% of organizations that build custom applications have built two or more apps, 15% built five or more, and 7% built 10 or more. The average organization has developed 3.74 custom apps.
App Usage Rises
Seven in 10 organizations (70%) use two or more apps beyond email.
Public Sector Adds Secure Browsing
43% of all apps in government were either document access or document editing, and 31% were secure browser apps, up 10% from last quarter.
Businesses Want Secure Messaging
24% of apps in energy and utilities were secure instant messaging (IM) apps, followed closely by high tech (23%) and finance (21%).
iOS Regains Activation Share
New iPhones helped boost iOS share. iOS device activations regained some previous losses, building its lead from 64% to 66%. Android’s share of activation fell slightly to 31%, while Windows dropped to 2% and Windows Phone held at 1%.
Tabulating Tablet Activation
In the third quarter, iOS accounted for 71% of tablet activations, Android 21% and Windows 8%. However, the tablet market is increasingly fragmented. Just two quarters ago, 81% of tablets ran iOS.
iOS Rules Regulated Industries
For the third quarter in a row, iOS device adoption held steady or grew in regulated industries. iOS accounted for 83% of public-sector activations, followed by financial services (77%), education (77%) and insurance (68%).
Android Leads in High Tech
Android maintained its lead with 52% of all activations in high tech, and eked out a slight lead over iOS in transportation at 50% vs. 49% for iOS.