The document discusses various design patterns for Android interfaces, including dashboards, pivots, quick actions, long press menus, and contextually positioned buttons. It recommends avoiding dashboards and instead using pivots to access item-specific functionality. Quick actions or long press menus could also provide access. Contextual positioning of buttons like refresh or share is important. Hidden or rarely used functions should be placed out of the way. Overall guidelines promote usability, discoverability and grouping similar functionality.

1. Investigating Android Design PatternsArpit Mathur (@arpit)Software guy, Comcast Innovation Labs

2. CaveatDesign Enthusiast….so not a real designer!!

3. The search for a world clock…

4. http://www.challishodge.com/from-experience-to-trust/

5. Design PatternsInteraction design patterns are a way to describe solutions to common usability or accessibility problems in a specific context.They document interaction models that make it easier for users to understand an interface and accomplish their tasks.

6. Sourceshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ZBjlCRfz0

7. 1) Getting to all the functionality

8. Dashboards

9. Making Dashboards a little more useful

10. But app (should) resume from the previous saved state

11. Pivot/Workspace pattern

13. A slight variant: Panorama

14. Getting to item specific functionality

15. Quick Actions

16. Submenu screens

17. Long Press Menu

18. Swipe for submenuWarning: May conflict with Pivot gestures

19. Long-press actions are harder to discover and hide the contentBut it’s a learnt behavior, now built into List?Documentation and UX conversations seem to go pro quick actions but newer Google apps seem to be going to quick actions as well

20. Hidden affordancesFine balance between avoiding clutter and being discoverable

21. A funny thing happened on my way to share…

22. Contextually positionedRefresh / StopTap to select textShareAll Windows / New window

23. Hidden (Dolphin)

25. Pull to refresh

26. TweetBot

27. Quick summaryAvoid dashboards, choose pivotsLong press to get item specific functionalityOr swipe for extra cool pointsPlace action buttons at contextually relevant positionsGroup similar functionalityHide rarely used functionality

28. Other patternsActionBarSearchWidget

29. Remember these are just guidelines. To really build fantastic UI, be aware of these and then break ‘em wisely!

30. Links:Android UI design patterns (Google IO talk): http://www.google.com/events/io/2010/sessions/android-ui-design-patterns.htmlhttp://www.androiduipatterns.com/Twitter for Android: A closer look at Android’s evolving UI patterns: http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/05/twitter-for-android-closer-look-at.htmlThe Humane Interface: http://www.amazon.com/Humane-Interface-Directions-Designing-Interactive/dp/0201379376