Questions tagged [android]
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On Android, how do you design a very shallow navigation?
I need to create a simple account section in my mobile app with 1-level deep navigation:
___ Register
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Account --
\___ Login
On iPhone, I'm using a grouped table view:...
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Using Material Design on iOS
I have an Android app developed by using Material Design principles. Currently, I am planning to release it on iOS too.
I read several blogs/SO posts, which state that Apple is strict about Flat ...
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Best strategy to gather feedback for beta android app
I am working on a product that will soon release a beta android app, not through google play, but just sending the apk around to a couple of people.
I am now looking for ways to gather user feedback ...
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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 ...
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Should we keep the native feel for a cross-platform app or not?
When developing a cross platform application should I try to make the application look exactly the same on both iOS and Android or try to keep a native feel to it depending on the platform?
I've read ...
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Fitting a Huge Real Life Insurance Form in a 7 Inch Tablet
I'm consulting a Life Insurance company who plan to go mobile with their procedures on signing up for an Insurance product. This will be mobile on a 7" Tablet device, say Nexus 7 with 1920×1200 pixel ...
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How important is it to stick to the platform guidelines in mobile app design?
I'm designing a mobile app.
The developer is using a framework which uses native building blocks for iOS and Android. Customising means extra dev work.
Developer says: "Why waste time when ...
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should a button be disabled under offline situation or clickable with a notification of offline afterwards
Recently, I encountered a dilemma when designing a button on a mobile app.
Here is the case. On the screen where I place the button, the user is required to fill in some information (but not all ...
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when designing an app for both Android and iPhone, should the user interface be the same?
When designing a mobile app for use on both iPhone and Android, should you make the UI the same on both platforms? Why or why not?
I have thought about this a bit. To some extent, this entails more ...
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Android: what are the best practices for up/back buttons?
I've been developing an android app. I'm a long-time android user and from my experience, I rarely (if never) use the up button provided at the top left of the activity and always use the back button ...
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Android app: informing users that an image is clickable
I have an Android app. In its help section, there are some images that are clickable and if clicked user can see more information. And there are images that are not clickable.
Other than adding a ...
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Benefits of following OS design guidelines
We are currently working on a cross platform application for iOS and Android. From a development perspective the plan is that the UI, interaction and experience will be replicated across both ...
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In Android application, when to use View control instead of Tab
I develop a shopping application for one company. First time I design to use Tab to categorize product in shop. But I am not sure Ishould use "View control" instead of "Tab" or not.
Tab and View ...
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Improving the sensitivity of range sliders
The context here is a hybrid Android (v 4.4.x+) app. I have started with the code for the rather well written and documented noUISlider which I have modified to make it look more like a "Material" ...
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Mobile - Sorting Items on one tab
I am currently working on an android application and I try to follow the material design specification.
Now I am in a situation where I have 2 tabs with different content.
I need to present sorting ...
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Is it okay to use both nav drawer and bottom nav in home screen of an android app?
I am developing app, my home screen looks like below (using both navdrawer and bottom nav simultaneously)
I used bottom nav, because I wanted to give user the easy access to the higher level ...
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"Offers" list - capabilities that might be deterimental to usability
Consider the "offers" list shown below. There are two display issues here on which I would like some feedback
You will notice that the header text for the second list item spills over into a new ...
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How to allow user to choose a value multiplier
I've recently published an Android app that is intended for use as a board game currency (think Monopoly etc.).
Because it is intended for multiple types of game, and because even within Monopoly the ...
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Android - Is it a good idea to display a list of horizontally scrollable lists (shelves)?
The project I'm currently working on requires that I present a list of "shelves" to the user. These shelves need to be in a standard, vertically scrollable list, and each shelf should be scrollable ...
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Choosing between Tabs and ActionBar spinner
I need to show group of objects in two ways: in the list and on the map. I can use tabs or action bar spinner. As Android guide says both modes are acceptable (In Android application, when to use View ...
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App drawer - does side matter?
I designed an app and would like advice on the side drawer. You almost always see it placed on the left side of the app. Have there been any references or studies on what happens if it's placed on the ...
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Back Navigating with Android Fragments and Navigation Drawer
I'm developing a fairly complex Android application (used for a Home Automation system) which is basically a One Activity - Multiple Fragments Application.
The Navigation in the application primarily ...
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Normal Dialog or Bottom Sheet dialog for confirmation
I am about to pick dialog type for confirmation (yes, no) when deleting an item.
I have two options to choose from:
Bottom sheet dialog
Normal dialog
What is the best for this scenario and why?
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Android back button and tabs
In a recent presentation from a Google employee (Navigation anti-patterns), it states pretty directly that it's bad practice to navigate tabs using the back button (see this slide - https://plus....
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How do I make it clear that different sections of my form are alternatives?
I have a form in an Android app: it's kind of a page of a wizard, for constructing a query against a web service. Each section of the form is a different way to progress to the next page of the wizard,...
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What UI design should I use for a smartphone app?
On desktop platforms, using the system's control styling, etc. is a very common practice and changing it ("theming") is usually looked down upon unless the application specifically calls for it (like ...
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Android design convention for saying a user needs to complete an action first?
I've read the Android design conventions, but can't see a good solution.
I have a 3 tab mobile application. Tabs 2 and 3 need a selection made on screen 1 before they will work. The user enters at ...
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Are there Android design conventions for an empty screen? [duplicate]
I am designing an application with 3 screens, each on their own tab. Screens 2 and 3 require data to be inputted on Screen 1 before they work. The app will open at Screen 1.
Are there any conventions ...
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Would users understand splitting an Android app's functionality by permission?
Say I'm developing an app for Android tablets that supports offline use, such as a mail or Usenet client. As far as I can tell, most tablets are Wi-Fi-only, and the user is likely to be away from Wi-...
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White action bar or dark actionbar
I see many apps today uses shades of white extensively in their design.
Even action bar color is shade of white which was used to be a dark color earlier. This seems to be a trend.
As I read in this ...
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Point of opening bottom sheet when overflow menu was clicked?
I was wondering what's the point of opening modal bottom sheet when overflow menu is clicked? Look at this : Modal bottom sheet behavior
Because user have to reach the top of the screen to click the ...
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alternative to scrollable tab bar for mobile
i am designing an application for android. an important part of it is designing a page to allow users to select stuff (i.e add to cart) from a categorized list of items.
the IA is such that most ...
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