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A quick look at the new patterns and styles you can use to build beautiful Android apps… Android 5.0 Lollipop Material design Material design is a comprehensive guide for visual, motion, and interaction design across platforms and devices. Android 5.0 provides a new theme, new widgets for complex views, and new APIs for shadows and animations that...

These design principles were developed by and for the Android User Experience Team to keep users' best interests in mind. For Android developers and designers, they continue to underlie the more detailed design guidelines for different types of devices. Consider these principles as you apply your own creativity and design thinking. Deviate with purpose. Enchant...

Creative Vision   Android design is shaped by three overarching goals for users that apply to apps as well as the system at large. As you work with Android, keep these goals in mind.   Enchant me Beauty is more than skin deep. Android apps are sleek and aesthetically pleasing on multiple levels. Transitions are fast and clear; layout and...

Significant changes in Android 3.0 included: Deprecation of navigation hardware keys (Back, Menu, Search, Home) in favor of handling navigation via virtual controls (Back, Home, Recents). Robust pattern for the use of menus in action bars. Android 4.0 brings these changes for tablets to the phone platform. Adapting Android 4.0 to Older Hardware and Apps Phones...

In some situations, when a user invokes an action in your app, it's a good idea to confirm oracknowledge that action through text. Confirming is asking the user to verify that they truly want to proceed with an action they just invoked. In some cases, the confirmation is presented along with a warning or critical information related to...

Some content is best experienced full screen, like videos, games, image galleries, books, and slides in a presentation. You can engage users more deeply with content in full screen by minimizing visual distraction from app controls and protecting users from escaping the app accidentally. In version 4.4, Android offers two approaches for making your app go...

Efficient navigation is one of the cornerstones of a well-designed app. While apps are generally built in a hierarchical fashion, there are instances where horizontal navigation can flatten vertical hierarchies and make access to related data items faster and more enjoyable. Swipe views allow the user to efficiently move from item to item using a simple gesture...