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Android UI Design

By : Jessica Thornsby
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Android UI Design

By: Jessica Thornsby

Overview of this book

<p>Great design is one of the key drivers in the adoption of new applications, yet unfortunately design considerations are often neglected in the face of “will it work,” “can we make it quicker,” or “can we get more people using it”?</p> <p>This book seeks to redress this balance by showing you how to get your PM to start treating the design phase of your project seriously. This book is focused entirely on the development of UI features, and you’ll be able to practically implementing the design practices that we extol throughout the book.</p> <p>Starting by briefly outlining some of the factors you need to keep in mind when building a UI, you’ll learn the concepts of Android User Interface from scratch. We then move on to formulate a plan on how to implement these concepts in various applications. We will deep dive into how UI features are implemented in real-world applications where UIs are complex and dynamic.</p> <p>This book offers near complete coverage of UI-specific content including, views, fragments, the wireframing process, and how to add in splash screens—everything you need to make professional standard UIs for modern applications. It will then cover material design and show you how to implement Google's design aesthetic in a practical manner. Finally, it ensures the best possible user experience by analyzing the UI using various tools, and then addressing any problems they uncover.</p> <p>By the end of the book, you’ll be able to leverage the concepts of Android User Interface in your applications in order to attract new customers.</p>
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Android UI Design
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
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Preface

Accessibility best practices


Your app is only truly accessible when everyone can navigate it, understand it, and use it successfully, including people who may have visual, physical, or age-related limitations.

Android has several in built accessibility features that help you optimize your app for users with visual or physical disabilities, so the good news is that, in most cases, creating an accessible app won't require any extensive changes to your code.

In this section, I'll show you how to use these built-in platform features to make sure everyone can enjoy using your app.

Note

If your app is part of a team effort, then it's important that everyone on your team keeps accessibility in mind. If you're working with a designer or a team of testers, then it's a good idea to make sure they're also familiar with the following accessibility guidelines.

Adding descriptive text to your UI controls

If you've designed your UI well, you shouldn't have to add an explicit label to every on screen element...