Designing Pro Apps @ FrenchKit 2016

A lot has been talked and promoted by Apple to bring desktop-class experience to iOS. But what does it actually mean to do that? Is it the use-case of your product? Is it the way you present it? Or is it how well you integrate with the system tools?

Playground can be found here: https://github.com/pietbrauer/Designing-Pro-Apps

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1. Designing Pro Apps September 23, 2016 @ FrenchKit Piet Brauer, nerdish by nature
2. @pietbrauer
3. Who are Pro users? What do they use their device for?
4. – Wikipedia, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosumer “A prosumer is a person who consumes and produces media.”
5. Prosumers • People who travel for work • Who want to focus on work • Technical leaders • Early adopters
6. Technology adoption life cycle 0,0% 10,0% 20,0% 30,0% 40,0% Innovators Early Adopters Early Majority Late Majority Laggards
7. Early adopters • Make sacrifices • Extremely friendly and understanding • High influence Technology adoption life cycle
8. Y U NO PC/mac? Probably you right now
9. Why iOS • More focus • LTE built-in • All day battery life • More power than '15 MacBook • Direct manipulation • Apple Pencil • More robust
10. What do prosumers use their iOS device for?
12. Schindler • Developed iOS app for service technicians • No laptop at hand • No handbooks required • Always connected and up-to- date
13. IBM MobileFirst for iOS • Partnership formed in 2014 • Apps for over 15 categories • Apps for Pilots, Mechanics, Insurance agents, Nurses, Police Officers etc.
14. SAP • Partnership formed in 2016 • iOS Apps & SDK • SAP for iOS design language
15. Do people even want these apps?
16. 28% 23% 49% Use Smartphone Use Tablet No Smartphone or Tablet
17. 17% 83% Apps in Private App for Business
18. – http://blog.wiwo.de/look-at-it/2016/08/01/die-app-gap-kluft-zwischen- wunsch-und-wirklichkeit-bei-business-apps/ “Every second participant (52 %) wishes to accomplish more professional task via apps.”
19. App Wishlist • Project documentation • Expense sheets • Travel itineraries • Sick notices
20. Using iPad Pro as your only computer
21. Do an iPad only weekend • Leave your laptop at home • Try to get work done • Write a blog post • Edit pictures from your camera • etc. • Stay open minded, you will be surprised
22. How to make your existing app a delight for prosumers
23. Support SplitView
24. Make use of screen real estate UISplitViewController, Grid Views
25. Keyboard Shortcuts Navigate collections, make it same as Desktop app
26. Don't trap users in your app Support import, export editing of files within your application using Document Provider
27. Implementing keyboard shortcuts and SplitViewController https://github.com/pietbrauer/Designing-Pro-Apps
28. Thank you! Get in touch @pietbrauer @pietbrauer
29. • https://blogs.office.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ IMAGE-01_ExcelHero_iPad_Slvr.png • https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/45/ DiffusionOfInnovation.png • http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/004/006/y-u-no-guy.jpg • http://www.apple.com/pr/products/ipad/iPad.html • http://ulyssesapp.com/press/ • https://c.fastcompany.net/multisite_files/fastcompany/imagecache/ 1280/poster/2014/12/3039693-poster-p-1-apple-and-ibm-announce-a- new-portfolio-of-business-apps.jpg • https://experience.sap.com/fiori-design-ios/views/analytic-view/#!