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5 Take Away points from Droidcon 2016

Droidcon is a global developer conference series focusing on the best of Android, supporting the Android platform and creating a strong network for developers and startups. Droidcon covers all aspects of the Android ecosystem from mobile devices, to TV, to cars, to gaming, and so much more.

The idea behind the droidcon conferences is to support the Android platform and create a global network for developers and companies. The platform offers high-class talks from leaders from different parts of the ecosystem, including core development, embedded solutions, augmented reality, business solutions and games.

The speakers of the conference were some of the leaders from Android space, Yigit Boyar- Google Express, Dario Laverde- HTC, Jenny Yuen- Software Engineering Manager – Android at Facebook, Evelio Tarazona Caceres- Lyft, Israel Ferrer Camacho- Twitter, Christina Lee- Hightlights, Huyen Tue Dao- Trello and many others, who spoke about Android Development and the future of Android.

The 5 take away points from this conference were:

  1. Application Architecture:
    An application architecture describes the behavior of applications used in a business, focused on how they interact with each other and with users. It is focused on the data consumed and produced by applications rather than their internal structure.Yigit Boyar explained the need and necessity of Application architecture in developing mobile applications that can work offline as well. Mobile networks are unreliable and if the application does not account for it, your user suffers from the worst user experience, which would in return affect your application; this motivates developers to design an application that can work offline and improve user experience with better architectural decisions from online behavior.
  1. Auto Profiling Apps on Every Build:
    Evelio Tarazona Caceres of Lyft highlighted, not only Architecture alone, but performance also is always a concern when working with resource constrained environments like Android. In addition to that, developers also have to deal with another limited resource: time. It is quite common that adding new features or fixing bugs is way more relevant than ensuring the application works smoothly. Just measuring the performance of certain view takes a good amount of time, so why not automate it?“At Lyft we found that gathering data with every continuous integration build would help us to not only detect regressions but also to ensure a smooth ride for all our users.”, He added.

  1. Borrowing The Best of the Web to Make Native Better:
    Christina Lee while addressing conference, said, “The fast iteration of the web has yielded several very promising paradigms to mitigate problems by thoughtfully separating concerns.” She spoke about how they are exploring ways to borrow principles from React, Flux, Redux and Cycle. JS to bring the best of web data flow management to Android Applications. She provided an overview of the relevant principles, including samples from apps in production.
  1. Fluid Gesture:
    Material design on Android
    has ushered an age of delightful animation and meaningful transition leading to more engaging and sophisticated Apps. Eric Leong laid emphasis on examples of unique, but effective gestures, especially those unique to certain App Categories. To demonstrate the ease of developing a gesture-based interface, even in a production application. Eric used Tumbler Gestured, to show how important is implementing gestures using a backboard and rebound, libraries that help tie user interaction to on-screen motion.
  1. Loving Lean Layouts:
    XML Layouts are a fundamental part of android development at all levels. Getting started is a straightforward but creating an efficient layout while still achieving a high level of control, takes some practice and few tricks

Android powers more than 80% of smartphones worldwide and shipped on over 1 billion devices. However, Android forks now account for over 20% of the global Android ecosystem and 41% of new devices. The Droidcon covered all aspects of the Android ecosystem, provided overview of future of android and revealed statistics and introduced specific strategies to help developers reach a wider audience with their applications.

 

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How Smarter Sales Apps Are Reinventing the Frontlines of Insurance Distribution

The insurance industry thrives on relationships—but it can only scale through efficiency, precision, and timely distribution. While much of the digital transformation buzz has focused on customer-facing portals, the real transformation is happening in the field, where modern sales apps are quietly driving a smarter, faster, and more empowered agent network.

Let’s explore how mobile-first sales enablement platforms are reshaping insurance sales across prospecting, onboarding, servicing, renewals, and growth.

The Insurance Agent Needs More Than a CRM

Today’s insurance agent is not just a policy seller—they’re also a financial advisor, data gatherer, service representative, and the face of the brand. Yet many still rely on paper forms, disconnected tools, and manual processes.

That’s where intelligent sales apps come in—not just to digitize, but to optimize, personalize, and future-proof the entire agent journey.

Real-World Use Cases: What Smart Sales Apps Are Solving

Across the insurance value chain, sales agent apps have evolved into full-service platforms—streamlining operations, boosting conversions, and empowering agents in the field. These tools aren’t optional anymore, they’re critical to how modern insurers perform. Here’s how leading insurers are empowering their agents through technology:

1. Intelligent Prospecting & Lead Management

Sales apps now empower agents to:

  • Prioritize leads using filters like policy type, value, or geography
  • Schedule follow-ups with integrated agent calendars
  • Utilize locators to look for nearby branch offices or partner physicians
  • Register and service new leads directly from mobile devices

Agents spend significantly less time navigating through disjointed systems or chasing down information. With quick access to prioritized leads, appointment scheduling, and location tools—all in one app—they can focus more on meaningful customer interactions and closing sales, rather than administrative overhead.

2. Seamless Policy Servicing, Renewals & Claims 

Sales apps centralize post-sale activities such as:

  • Tracking policy status, premium due date, and claims progress
  • Sending renewal reminders, greetings, and policy alerts in real-time
  • Accessing digital sales journeys and pre-filled forms.
  • Policy comparison, calculating premiums, and submitting documents digitally
  • Registering and monitoring customer complaints through the app itself

Customers receive a consistent and seamless experience across touchpoints—whether online, in-person, or via mobile. With digital forms, real-time policy updates, and instant access to servicing tools, agents can handle post-sale tasks like renewals and claims faster, without paperwork delays—leading to improved satisfaction and higher retention.

3. Remote Sales using Assisted Tools

Using smart tools, agents can:

  • Securely co-browse documents with customers through proposals
  • Share product visualizations in real time
  • Complete eKYC and onboarding remotely.

Agents can conduct secure, interactive consultations from anywhere—sharing proposals, visual aids, and completing eKYC remotely. This not only expands their reach to customers in digital-first or geographically dispersed markets, but also builds greater trust through real-time engagement, clear communication, and a personalized advisory experience—all without needing a physical presence.

4. Real-Time Training, Performance & Compliance Monitoring

Modern insurance apps provide:

  • On-demand access to training material
  • Commission dashboards and incentive monitoring
  • Performance reporting with actionable insights

Field agents gain access to real-time performance insights, training modules, and incentive tracking—directly within the app. This empowers them to upskill on the go, stay motivated through transparent goal-setting, and make informed decisions that align with overall business KPIs. The result is a more agile, knowledgeable, and performance-driven sales force.

5. End-to-End Sales Execution—Even Offline

Advanced insurance apps support:

  • Full application submission, from prospect to payment
  • Offline functionality in low-connectivity zones
  • Real-time needs analysis, quote generation, and e-signatures
  • Multi-login access with secure OTP-based authentication

Even in low-connectivity or remote Tier 2 and 3 markets, agents can operate at full capacity—thanks to offline capabilities, secure authentication, and end-to-end sales execution tools. This ensures uninterrupted productivity, faster policy issuance, and adherence to compliance standards, regardless of location or network availability.

6. AI-Powered Personalization for Health-Linked Products

Some forward-thinking insurers are combining AI with health platforms to:

  • Import real-time health data from fitness trackers or health apps 
  • Offer hyper-personalized insurance suggestions based on lifestyle
  • Enable field agents to tailor recommendations with more context

By integrating real-time health data from fitness trackers and wellness apps, insurers can offer hyper-personalized, preventive insurance products tailored to individual lifestyles. This empowers agents to move beyond transactional selling—becoming trusted advisors who recommend coverage based on customers’ health habits, life stages, and future needs, ultimately deepening engagement and improving long-term retention.

The Mantra Labs Advantage: Turning Strategy into Scalable Execution

We help insurers go beyond surface-level digitization to build intelligent, mobile-first ecosystems that optimize agent efficiency and customer engagement—backed by real-world impact.

Seamless Sales Enablement for Travel Insurance

We partnered with a leading travel insurance provider to develop a high-performance agent workflow platform featuring:

  • Secure Logins: Instant credential-based access without sign-up friction
  • Real-Time Performance Dashboards: At-a-glance insights into daily/monthly targets, policy issuance, and collections
  • Frictionless Policy Issuance: Complete issuance post-payment and document verification
  • OCR Integration: Auto-filled customer details directly from passport scans, minimizing errors and speeding up onboarding

This mobile-first solution empowered agents to close policies faster with significantly reduced paperwork and data entry time—improving agent productivity by 2x and enabling sales at scale.

Engagement + Analytics Transformation for Health Insurance

For one of India’s leading health insurers, we helped implement a full-funnel engagement and analytics stack:

  • User Journey Intelligence: Replaced legacy systems to track granular app behavior—policy purchases, renewals, claims, discounts, and drop-offs. Enabled real-time behavioral segmentation and personalized push/email notifications.
  • Gamified Wellness with Fitness Tracking: Added gamified fitness engagement, with rewards based on step counts and interactive nutrition quizzes—driving repeat app visits and user loyalty.
  • Attribution Tracking: Trace the exact source of traffic—whether it’s a paid campaign, referral program, or organic source—adding a layer of precision to marketing ROI.
  • Analytics: Integrated analytics to identify user interest segments. This allowed for hyper-targeted email and in-app notifications that aligned perfectly with user intent, driving both relevance and response rates.

Whether you’re digitizing field sales, gamifying customer wellness, or fine-tuning your marketing engine, Mantra Labs brings the technology depth, insurance expertise, and user-first design to turn strategy into scalable execution.

If you’re ready to modernize your agent network – Get in touch with us to explore how we can build intelligent, mobile-first tools tailored to your distribution strategy. Just remember, the best sales apps aren’t just tools, they’re growth engines; and field sales success isn’t about more apps. It’s about the right workflows, in the right hands, at the right time.

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