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This isn't as easy an answer as it may seem. Whatever you do, many (if not most) apps will take a while to update their icons to a flat style. So if you update yours early on, your icon will be th …

Although this question is rather old, the problem has been solved reasonably well in the touch navigation which Android uses. The key is determining whether the swipe originated off the edge of the s …

Three columns aren't a good idea especially on a mobile device. As you already pointed out, people have to then think about horizontal and vertical continuity. Don't make me think! Showing a long l …

The single picker view is well entrenched among iOS users by now, so you would need to find a way of letting your users know that it is a multiple selector. …

In general Apple don't like to change the way that iOS behaves very much as they seem to be worried that existing users will not like it. … I use mostly Apple products, but I have to admit that Android has been moving ahead with their interface, which is now (in my opinion) significantly better than iOS. …

If the table can be interacted with, then you should follow the 44pt minimal tappable area for each cell. If the table however is purely for information purposes, then as long as it is easily readabl …

If you need a back button to navigate around an iOS app, then you clearly need a navbar with a back button. … Apple do this with many of their default iOS apps. The Facebook iOS app also leaves out the back button as it has a form of a tab bar with a slide out menu. …

It's a great question, but I think one without a great answer. Common UI elements and paradigms Nobody can answer whether you can rely on common UI elements and paradigms for every situation. I howeve …

Your interface sounds fairly busy. Are you trying to take a pc interface and put it into a mobile or tablet version? If so, you should consider rethinking the interface by designing it as if there w …

When it comes to designing for the iPhone, I tend to keep to the Apple HIG, and the patterns that iPhone owners are most likely used to. Almost everyone with an iPhone uses mail, calendar, contacts, …

We have become accustomed to being able to zoom in and pan digital maps. Not allowing that is likely to frustrate your customers and, from what I have read, there is no good reason for it. Allow zoo …

Include a selector at the top which allows users to choose between "show all options" and "show flagged options". It may be clear enough to just call them "All" and "Flagged", but you would neet to t …

I've always found "standard resolution" to be clear when speaking to people, but that is likely to change with time. It is important to know that "retina" is an Apple trademark and not a technical te …

I don't see any problem with this. When you select an item from the list, it is expected that you are navigating to a new view. It is common for bars to change between views, as what they show shoul …

Checkboxes should always be shown in the affirmative, so you shouldn't use "Don't show this on startup". You could however use "Hide this on startup" as an option that doesn't have the checkbox fille …