Let’s start with two basic facts- 1. Magento is widely regarded as one of the most powerful and sophisticated eCommerce development platforms; 2. eCommerce is now highly skewed towards mobility and mobile apps continue to emerge as the preferred channel. To take the discussion a step further, it is common knowledge that b2b enterprises are perhaps the most demanding consumers with the highest level of expectations and minimal compromise.

Now if we take all these into consideration, we can conclude that like Magento has served well the b2b community with its high-end solutions, it should also have such tools to build mobile apps. Turns out, there is! With Magento 2, there is a Mobile App Builder that promises to match the same level of expertise and quality as its well-renowned eCommerce solution. Here are just 5 of the key features that lend credibility to its claims: 

Native Android and iOS

While cross-platform applications have been gaining popularity in recent times, they still lack in terms of performance and features when compared to native apps. When it comes to bringing the best out of the platform, only native applications are up to the task and that’s exactly what Magento 2 Mobile App Builder offers. One of the key benefits that b2b businesses have by opting for native apps is reliable updates and access to hardware. There are a whole range of features which we will discuss later, that require hardware access, something cross-platform apps either do not support or do not perform as well as expected.

Scalable

The mobile app on Magento is built on MVM (Model View Model) architecture- something sophisticated application use to isolate data from their views. While this does contribute to better UX, the key benefit is that it makes the application scale much better without causing any interference. Also, as it is an open source tool, it consistently gets updated with new features and improvements- thus further underscoring its importance.

Offline Capabilities

Unlike consumer apps, b2b applications have many critical tasks that mustn’t rely on connectivity making offline capabilities an essential feature. It enables to check inventories, suppliers, sales, among others instantly even without a reliable internet connection.

AI capabilities

AI is the latest crush of mobile solutions that has gone past the phase of being just a fling and is moving to become a crucial feature. In that regard, Magento 2’s use of ML Kit lends it a significant advantage in integrating such features. For instance, features like text and object recognition come inbuilt in the tool. This way, if you wish your application to use phone’s camera to double up as a barcode scanner or an optical search, all you have to do is add an API- something that is much more complex inexpensive in a cross-platform app.

Full-featured solution

Because b2b enterprises often have strict and non-negotiable requirements, there are few tools capable of serving all their needs at a single window. With Magento development services offering a wide suite of features including payments, shipping, wishlist, search, multi-lingual support, among others, Magento 2 Mobile App Builder is one the handful of such tools that saves businesses crucial time and effort during the development phase. 

Closing remarks

As should be clear by now, Magento mobile app development is an end-to-end solution that not only delivers the finest quality b2b solutions but delivers them with utmost simplicity in short-time- everything b2b enterprises crave.