Designing future-proof Android applications

Delivered at the Intel Developer Zone Android Codefest, 2013.

Transcript

1. A N D R O I D A P P S
   D E S I G N I N G F U T U R E - P R O O F
   I 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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2. 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!
   

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3. — 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.”
   

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4. 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
   

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5. Time for some examples!
   

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6. W H AT S A P P & FA C E B O O K M E S S E N G E R
   Don’t ask the user to repeat, if it is your
   application’s mistake.
   

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7. A W E AT H E R A P P
   The obvious way is not the only way.
   

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8. 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.
   

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9. Pratul Kalia
   @lut4rp
   uncommon
   www.uncommon.is
   Thank you!
   

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