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Android Design - Dropping iOS Patterns
This document provides guidance on designing specifically for Android rather than iOS. It discusses key differences in Android design patterns such as using navigation drawers instead of tabs and an up button for hierarchical navigation instead of a back button. The document recommends prioritizing content over form, using subtle animations, status bar notifications, and following Android interface guidelines to ensure a native user experience.
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Android Design - Dropping iOS Patterns
- 1. Designing For Android DroppingiOS Patterns @jsonfry
- 2. What? • • Designing Specifically forAndroid How it differs from iOS design
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- 4. Basics of designingfor small touch screens • • • • • Large tap area, don’t make tiny buttons Prioritise content Minimal user input Intermittent connectivity (Have used an Android device)
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- 10. Side Note • Don’t makea soft iOS style back button • Up button
- 11. Side Note • Don’t makea soft iOS style back button • Up button
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- 15. View Stack • • Like BrowserBack Button Subtle Animations
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- 34. Where are tabsuseful?
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- 45. Icons • • • App Icon Notification Icon ContextMenu Icons icons android bit.ly/
- 46. Icons • • • App Icon icons android bit.ly/ Notification Icon ContextMenu Icons bit.ly/assetstudio
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- 59. Ongoing Notifications • • Anything inthe background E.g. • • • Music Downloading Updating status
- 60. ngoing Notifications • • Anything inthe background E.g. • • • Music Downloading Updating status
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- 69. Different Screen Sizes &Densities
- 70. Different Screen Sizes &Densities screens ndroid bit.ly/a
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- 78. Other Little Extras • • • Don’tuse a splash screen Don’t use full screen Double tap is only used for zooming
- 79. Other Little Extras • • • Don’tuse a splash screen Don’t use full screen bit.ly/A Double tap is only used for zooming ndroidDesig nGuide lines
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