If your job involves bidding, winning, and building, you may have a hard time imagining how work ever got done before mobile devices—back in the early 2000s. In the wake of the iPhone launch 12 years ago, mobile devices like smartphones and tablets have become as common as hardhats on the jobsite.
Beyond using mobile devices for talking and texting, there are lots of other ways the construction industry is leveraging mobile tech. For example, some contractors use mobile time-card apps to verify their locations with GPS, complete with data and timestamp. With real-time access to job documents and data in the field, contractors can now avoid costly errors and rework with a few taps on their devices.