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I need to do paginated list of items in android application. What are the best practices to do this? I use cursor loader to get data from content provider(cache). If the data is expired the provider initiates loading data from web. Update: Concreting question: What is the best way to implement a paginated list (load more button, endless list or something else)? | |||||
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It depends very much on your application. Each method has strengths and weaknesses, so you need to weigh up each one and decide from there. A paginated list is easy to navigate to a specific point, and would probable be best where you have many items and someone is likely to need to jump to a specific one. Infinite scroll is good for a simple interface where it is most likely that someone will want to see the earlier items, or where there aren't many items in the first place. Think of a blog here. Clicking to show more is best in similar situation to infinite scroll, but where bandwidth is an issue. I only have to load up what I want to load up that way, but I have to click another button. You need to decide which will be more important or, even better, ask your customers. I am facing a similar issue in an app I'm working on, and my current solution is to use a slider both for navigation and positional information. I have yet to test this out with customers, but I think the idea has merit.
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