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How Agentic AI will disrupt the mobile app landscape

How Agentic AI will disrupt the mobile app landscape© Shutterstock

The mobile app revolution transformed how people interact with technology, placing a wide range of services at their fingertips. However, as digital experiences evolve, a new shift is on the horizon—Agentic AI. Agents are poised to replace traditional apps, offering users a radically different way to get what they need: one that’s faster, more intuitive, larger in scope, and less reliant on manual human inputs. This shift will fundamentally disrupt the mobile app landscape, pushing companies to rethink how they deliver value and insights in real time.

What Is Agentic AI?

Agentic AI refers to intelligent, autonomous agents capable of making decisions and taking actions to achieve specific outcomes for users. Unlike traditional apps, which are narrow in their scope, require users to manually navigate menus, input information, and make decisions along the way, agents take a goal-oriented approach across a broader set of systems. Users simply express their intent—such as booking a vacation under certain constraints or ordering food for the family that will arrive in time before scheduled evening plans—agents interact with multiple data sources and services to fulfill that request seamlessly.

These agents are more than just chatbots or layering a voice interface veneer on top of an existing app. They operate across a wide array of domains and applications. Your company may just be one input in solving the agent’s goal.

They can handle complex, multi-step tasks, anticipate user needs, and personalize interactions in real time. In essence, agents are the next generation of digital experiences—replacing fragmented and rigid apps with fluid, goal-driven interactions.