Connected Devices
Build software that matches the ambition of your hardware. We design and engineer companion apps and connected experiences for device-led products, where reliability, trust, and long-term maintainability are key to success. Ship integrated hardware-software experiences, built for real-world conditions.
Software that scales beyond the hardware
The future is phygital. We turn connected products into scalable platforms.
We blend product design, mobile engineering, backend systems, and QA to build reliable connected device experiences. Our teams develop and optimize apps across iOS, Android, wearable OS, and in-vehicle platforms like CarPlay.
Pairing & Onboarding
Design seamless onboarding flows that guide build long-term trust and eliminate early drop-offs. From secure pairing to permission management and guided calibration, we reduce friction for business-critical onboarding flows and increase early adoption.
BLE & Connectivity
Engineer robust BLE connectivity foundations, including reconnect logic, state handling, background limitations, and battery performance. We build for the moments that typically break: intermittent signals, device switching, OS constraints, and real-world interference.
Firmware & OTA Readiness
Build update flows that protect the device experience and user trust. We implement safe firmware update journeys, including staged rollouts, fail-safes, and clear user communication. We ensure your hardware has no software downtime with OTA management.
Hardware + Software UX
Connected experiences must work even when connectivity doesn’t, especially for healthcare and fitness contexts. We design clear, human-friendly interface patterns with fallbacks and recovery actions that keep users informed and in control.
Back End, Data & AI
We build scalable backends and APIs that power device telemetry, workflows, analytics, and multi-platform access. With Node.js, Python, and Go foundations, we enable secure data processing, integrations, and AI features that turn device data into actionable intelligence.
Connectivity Audit
We conduct deep connectivity audits to identify reliability gaps, performance bottlenecks, and edge-case failures across devices and environments. These audits help eliminate frustrating user experiences that increase LTV and ensure seamless real-world reliability.
Quality Assurance
We validate connected experiences through rigorous testing across device models, OS versions, network conditions, and real-world edge cases. Our QA approach combines manual and automated testing to ensure your apps perform reliably across iOS, Android, Android Auto, and CarPlay.
Predictive Analytics
We design analytics pipelines that capture real-world device usage, engagement patterns, and performance signals. Using predictive analytics, we help identify early signals of churn, detect usage drop-offs, and uncover opportunities to improve retention and long-term engagement.
Building reliable software experiences for hardware-led products
Aubergine helps you de-risk growth by engineering connected experiences that are stable, scalable, and trusted by users. We enable software-led hardware adoption, reducing business churn and improving LTV.
Reduce support cost
Enable reliable connectivity and recovery paths with design and engineering decisions that reduce support tickets, lower churn, and protect customer LTV.
Customer retention
Drive long-term engagement through predictive analytics, behavioral insights, and prescriptive notifications that drive daily usage.
Faster iteration
Iterate and optimize by shipping improvements with robust release pipelines, OTA-ready experiences, and scalable backend foundations.
Future-proof readiness
Prepare for OS updates, new device variants, firmware changes, and AI-driven enhancements to maintain performance and reduce churn.
Mobile app development for connected devices
Hardware + software symphony
IoT and connected device experiences engineered to evolve, endure, and scale.
150+
Engineers & designers building memorable phygital experiences
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Connected device and IoT projects delivered
Aubergine’s specialized teams blend product design, mobile engineering, backend systems, and QA expertise to build phygital experiences that perform reliably across real-world conditions.
Experiences users love. Results connected device teams are proud of.
For phygital products, high app ratings improve referrals, strengthen brand trust, and directly influence hardware sales by increasing adoption and retention.
Aubergine’s work has been instrumental in helping us reach about 130,000 app downloads between iOS and Android.
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Richard Dube, SVP of Cubii
FAQs
What makes connected device app development different from standard mobile app development?
Connected apps must handle hardware variability, OS fragmentation, connectivity instability, and real-world environments. Unlike typical apps, your UX must remain trustworthy during failure states such as pairing issues, sync delays, firmware updates, and intermittent signals.
How do you improve BLE reliability across iOS and Android?
We focus on robust reconnect logic, state management, background behavior, battery-aware performance, and device-specific edge cases. We design connectivity experiences that keep users informed and in control, while engineering the system to handle OS constraints and real-world interference.
Can you help us design safe OTA and firmware update experiences?
Yes. We design and implement firmware update journeys that prioritize user trust and device safety. We help manage clear messaging, safeguards, staged rollouts, failure recovery paths, and post-update validation so that your product can evolve without high-risk releases.
How do you test connected experiences across devices and conditions?
We combine manual and automated testing across device models, OS versions, screen sizes, and network environments. For phygital products, we also validate real-world variables such as distance, interference, background operations, and failure recovery to reduce post-launch incidents.
Can Aubergine integrate AI into connected device products?
Yes. We build AI-ready backends and integrations that turn device data into insights for predictive analytics, intelligent automation, personalized recommendations, and support reduction workflows. AI is integrated with performance, privacy, and reliability in mind to strengthen your connected device experience.
What does long-term maintenance look like for connected products?
Connected products require continuous maintenance to support OS updates, firmware updates, hardware variants, and evolving user expectations. We support long-term stability through structured release processes, monitoring, QA regression cycles, and a scalable architecture that prevents “maintenance debt” from accumulating.
When should I bring in a partner like Aubergine?
The best time is before post-launch complexity spikes i.e when pairing flows, BLE reliability, QA strategy, and maintainability decisions are still being shaped. We help founders and product leaders de-risk delivery, reduce support burden, and build a product foundation that survives scale.
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