Delivered at the Intel Developer Zone Android Codefest, 2013.
A N D R O I D A P P SD E S I G N I N G F U T U R E - P R O O FI D Z A N D R O I D C O D E F E S T, 2 0 1 3
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T H AT ’ S O N E T O O M A N Y !• Smartphones aren’t a novelty anymore• There are too many apps• There are too many developers!
— T H AT G U Y W E A L L K N O W“It’s not just what it looks like and feels like.Design is how it works.”
S O N O W W H AT ?• Solve an actual problem• Don’t follow the herd• Think out of the box• Think inside the box
Time for some examples!
W H AT S A P P & FA C E B O O K M E S S E N G E RDon’t ask the user to repeat, if it is yourapplication’s mistake.
A W E AT H E R A P PThe obvious way is not the only way.
M E S S A G I N G ( S T O C K A N D R O I D )The obvious way is sometimes the correct way.
Pratul Kalia@lut4rpuncommonwww.uncommon.isThank you!
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