Some people are too cautious to share their name and other personal details with the app. With the increasing risk of data stealing from apps, carefree people also have become a little bit wary for whatever they share within the apps. This fear has turned the life of mobile app developers more challenging and difficult as they have to deal efficiently with the fearful users while creating their apps.
To tackle with the fear of users, developers have to build a relationship with them by increasing their commitment towards the app. It means whatever users expect, your app must deliver it in a same manner. For this, developers need to take three necessary steps while creating an app. They are: make it slow, be transparent and build trust.
Make It Slow
In the early stages of the app development process, before you map out the whole app, determine the answer of one question: “Is registration necessary for users to use the app?”
The answer of above question will open some ways for you to prepare a basic set of features and functionalities for your app that allow users to register only when they desire to get an access towards advance app features.
When users tend to register, make sure that you have left two options for them: one is register and sign in and the second one is direct login using any social network. Ask only for the information, you actually need, nothing additional than that or avoid asking for information, completely useless for you.
Additional Data
Personal data of users are not limited to the information that users give while registering, but also includes the information, they have in their device. If they permit you, you can have access to the data given below:
What about 3rd Party Services?
May be you are using third party services like advertising to earn revenue from your app. Don’t forget that even third party vendors can get access to user’s personal data via your app. That’s why, you have to choose them carefully and you would be the only person who takes control of data, accessed by them.
Being Transparent
Being transparent doesn’t mean a guaranteed trust of users, but some disclosure is needed than nothing. You can make some short declarations just like an email subscription form where you can be assured than no one can disclose information other than you. You can also declare a privacy policy where you are allowed to say anything to your users or to warn them to be on a safe side.
Build Trust
Trust is difficult to build, but much easy to crash. App developers not only need to build trust, but to maintain them as long as they want to see their app on users’ smartphones. Keep a constant focus on data collection as well as changing habits of users as it lays a huge effect on your app usage.
Be loyal with your users and announce any changes, take place within your app. Let them clearly know that which data will be used by app and how it is secured from others.
Conclusion
Generally, apps are directly asking users to provide their personal data and also, without the permission of users, they are getting an access towards the data, stored in the device. Once users come to know about it, they will not think a twice to uninstall your app. Therefore, you must think a twice for mobile app designing as it may become difficult for you to regain the trust of users.
Related: Mobile app developers face a necessary evil of freemium model with networking and comm. Apps
To tackle with the fear of users, developers have to build a relationship with them by increasing their commitment towards the app. It means whatever users expect, your app must deliver it in a same manner. For this, developers need to take three necessary steps while creating an app. They are: make it slow, be transparent and build trust.
Make It Slow
In the early stages of the app development process, before you map out the whole app, determine the answer of one question: “Is registration necessary for users to use the app?”
The answer of above question will open some ways for you to prepare a basic set of features and functionalities for your app that allow users to register only when they desire to get an access towards advance app features.
When users tend to register, make sure that you have left two options for them: one is register and sign in and the second one is direct login using any social network. Ask only for the information, you actually need, nothing additional than that or avoid asking for information, completely useless for you.
Additional Data
Personal data of users are not limited to the information that users give while registering, but also includes the information, they have in their device. If they permit you, you can have access to the data given below:
- Contacts
- Calendar
- Location
- Photos
- Reminders, etc.
What about 3rd Party Services?
May be you are using third party services like advertising to earn revenue from your app. Don’t forget that even third party vendors can get access to user’s personal data via your app. That’s why, you have to choose them carefully and you would be the only person who takes control of data, accessed by them.
Being Transparent
Being transparent doesn’t mean a guaranteed trust of users, but some disclosure is needed than nothing. You can make some short declarations just like an email subscription form where you can be assured than no one can disclose information other than you. You can also declare a privacy policy where you are allowed to say anything to your users or to warn them to be on a safe side.
Build Trust
Trust is difficult to build, but much easy to crash. App developers not only need to build trust, but to maintain them as long as they want to see their app on users’ smartphones. Keep a constant focus on data collection as well as changing habits of users as it lays a huge effect on your app usage.
Be loyal with your users and announce any changes, take place within your app. Let them clearly know that which data will be used by app and how it is secured from others.
Conclusion
Generally, apps are directly asking users to provide their personal data and also, without the permission of users, they are getting an access towards the data, stored in the device. Once users come to know about it, they will not think a twice to uninstall your app. Therefore, you must think a twice for mobile app designing as it may become difficult for you to regain the trust of users.
Related: Mobile app developers face a necessary evil of freemium model with networking and comm. Apps