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A mobile operating system, developed by Open Handset Alliance (OHA) which is led by Google, notable for its use on a wide variety of tablets and smartphones and its status as a leading competitor to the Apple iPhone, RIM's Blackberry and Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.

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Indicate long click option to user on Android

Background: Android has the feature of pop up menus (sort of like right click) that happen when a long click is done. This is typically done on list view but could be done anywhere. And even on list views it is not consistently…
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What key things form the best Android app UI?

To those of you who've built many apps, what are the things that are critical for a good UI? I'm thinking things like: Action Bar Well-designed icons Use threads to keep the app responsive A selector to highlight when focused/pressed, etc. Pay…
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Why doesn't the Android OS have a system wide "Forward" button?

I find it too easy to hit "Back" (in a browser kind of way) forgetting that there is no "Forward" to correct my mistake.
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How to make a text look "clickable" in mobile applications?

I first made the clickable text bold and rest all normal Then the one who tested said he can't make out the clickable text. I changed the color to blue, so now its much better but he even wanted me to underline it. Now it looks like a link on web…
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Navigating between tabs in an android app

What is the preferred method of navigating between tabs in an android app? Is it: a. Clicking on them? b. Swiping left/right? I can't seem to get a definitive answer from the android design guidelines page. I'm porting an iphone app that has a 3…
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Where can you find high resolution images of Android phones?

I'm looking for high res Android phone "shell" to more effectively visualize my Android apps. For example, the Samsung Galaxy Vibrant: http://www.samsung.com/us/system/consumer/product/sg/hi/89/sghi897zkaatt/SGH-I897ZKAATT_1_600.jpg The problem…
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What deliverables do I need to request from a visual designer for my Android app?

download bmml source – Wireframes created with Balsamiq Mockups I am designing an Android app game for children. I have created wireframes for each screen. I am used to requesting graphics with specific pixel sizes. But I believe that Android uses…
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Activity transitions on Android

Since API Level 5, we have had easy access to overridePendingTransition, allowing us to replace the standard slide left/right transitions with all kinds of craziness. I just noticed that the latest update for Google Maps is using fade for a lot of…
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Where to put OK/Cancel on an Android activity form?

Imagine an app screen used to fill out a form and then either Ok, or Cancel - an activity that on a desktop application might be a dialog box. The keyboard will be displayed, so we have limited screen space on a phone, and to ensure everything fits…
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What is the best way to allow a user to select one value from a list of potentially hundreds?

I'm trying to write an Android app that requires users to select a value from a list of potentially hundreds. They're likely to know the item they're selecting to asking them to filter by typing seems like a sensible approach. I've searched high and…
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Best way to select/edit time spans in limit of a day

I'm developing an Android application which is related to a time planning. I need to show/edit some time span related information. I.e. Shop is working 9:00-18:00 at weekdays with a hourly break 12:00-13:00. Mute the phone volume 21:00-07:00 at…
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What is the best page flow for a list, search and show item application?

Consider the following scenario: I have an Android application with three screens: a list of items, a search results screen, and a show item screen. A search bar can be invoked on every screen, and the search bar will either take you to search…
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Android: Task application Form edit/view pattern?

I am writing an android application that manages a list of Todo tasks. So each task have properties such as title, due date, priority, importance and so on. So there will be a list of all the tasks, and then when the user selects a task, he should…
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What are the advantages of a card-centric user interface?

It's being reported that Google is moving to a "card-centric" redesign in the upcoming Android-5 O/S. Is it more responsive? Is it more intuitive (quicker to realize how to do things)? Does it use less memory thus allowing for more functionalities…
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Single choice design - pop up dialog or drop down list

I was wondering, if we were intent to let users make a choice, which UI/UX design is better, and why? - Pop up dialog or drop down list? Pop up dialog Drop down list The reason I ask so is that I'm currently designing a configuration page, for…
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