Android ui patterns
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This document summarizes key Android UI patterns such as the Action Bar, Multi-Pane Layout, Carousel, Quick Actions, Dashboard, and Workspaces. It provides examples of how each pattern addresses common problems and how they have evolved and been implemented in Android since version 3.0. It also discusses goals for Android UI design and differences in experiences between phones and tablets.
Android ui patterns
- 1. Android UI Patterns Presented by Vladan Pulec Created by Vladan Pulec and Peter Pascale
- 2. Agenda Android UI History Android 4 UI Highlights Android UI Patterns
- 3. Android Version History Look and Feel Formalized 2009
- 4. Android Version History 2010 Google IO Dashboard UI Pattern
- 5. Android Version History 2011 Google IO Tablet Patterns No More Dashboard
- 6. Android Version History Ice Cream Sandwich October 19 2010 Honeycomb UI - Unification No More Hardware Buttons
- 8. Android Market Share Source: Nielsen (http://www.bgr.com/2011/12/15/smartphone-penetration-skyrockets-in-2011-iphone-becomes-no-1-handset/ )
- 9. Android Versions - Reality Source: developer.android.com As of March 5, 2012
- 10. UI Design Pattern Goals Image Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdhancock/5138860024/
- 11. Tablet vs. Phone User Experience Users hold and interact with phones and tablets differently UI needs to be adaptive to support user interaction
- 12. UI Design Goals Related to Patterns Stay Consistent Use Visual Hierarchy Value Simplicity Pay Attention to Patterns Image Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/45574318@N00/5370376951/
- 13. Android 4.0 UI Features Simplified Look and Feel Unified Tablet/Phone Platform System Bar and Action Bar Virtual Navigation Buttons No Hardware Buttons Image Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwallenstein/3870027760/sizes/m/in/photostream/
- 14. Navigation in Android 4.0 Software Navigation Buttons System Back System Home Recents No Search or Menu
- 15. Android UI Patterns Action Bar Multi-Pane Layout Carousel Quick Actions Dashboard Workspaces
- 16. Action Bar Multi-Pane Layout Carousel Quick Actions Dashboard Workspaces
- 17. Action Bar Dedicated Real Estate at the Top of Each Screen Make Frequent Actions Prominent Support Navigation Indicate Current Location in App Consistent Between Tablets and Phones Provide Branding
- 18. Action Bar - Sections Where am I? application icon or logo can be used for "upward" navigation
- 19. Action Bar - Sections What can I see? view details (can have a navigation component) can include tabs, dropdowns, breadcrumbs
- 20. Action Bar - Sections What can I do? action buttons (icons, text, or both) most important or frequently used actions new place for Search and Menu
- 21. Action Bar - Examples
- 22. Action Bar Consistency Between Phone and Tablet
- 23. Action Bar - Antipatterns Ignoring the "Where - See - Do" Best Practice Button controls at the bottom of the screen Inconsistent across different applications
- 25. Backward Compatibility ActionBar native support in Honeycomb and up Remedy • Compatibility Pack can be used for earlier version • ActionBarSherlock (actionbarsherlock.com) makes the implementation easier
- 27. Action Bar - Summary Replaces traditional title bar Makes frequently used actions prominent Convenient means of handling menu and search Dedicated, persistent real estate Displays application icon together with the activity title
- 28. Action Bar Multi-Pane Layout Carousel Quick Actions Dashboard Workspaces
- 31. Multi-Pane Layout - Orientation Change Preserve Functional Parity
- 32. Implementing Multi-Pane Layout Fragments... The Building Blocks The Resource System... The Dynamic Assembler Backwards Compatibility Library... support 1.6+
- 33. Fragments
- 34. Fragments Reusable Section of an Activity Master Detail Fragment List Fragment
- 35. Fragment Basics Behavior .java Layout .xml or programatic... or not at all...
- 36. Resource System Changes Old Layout Categories - Since 1.6: res/layout/my-layout.xml <-- Typical Or res/layout-land/my-layout.xml res/layout-port/my-layout.xml
- 37. Resource System Changes Honeycomb Layout Categories - 3.0 - 3.1: Size small, normal, large, xlarge Orientation port, land Ex: res/layout/my-layout.xml res/layout-xlarge-land/my-layout.xml res/layout-xlarge-port/my-layout.xml
- 38. Resource System Changes Honeycomb Layout Categories - 3.0 - 3.1: Size small, normal, large, xlarge Orientation port, land Ex: res/layout/my-layout.xml Deprecated res/layout-xlarge-land/my-layout.xml res/layout-xlarge-port/my-layout.xml
- 39. Resource System Changes New Layout Categories - 3.2+: Allows Specific Screen Size Designation - Not Just Categories res/layout/main_activity.xml Phones res/layout-sw600dp/main_activity.xml 7" Tablets res/layout-sw720dp/main_activity.xml 10" Tablets sw = Smallest Width w = Available Min Width h = Available Min Height http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html#DeclaringTabletLayouts
- 40. Multi-Pane Layout Code Demo https://github.com/peterpascale/FragmentExample
- 41. Action Bar Multi-Pane Layout Carousel Quick Actions Dashboard Workspaces
- 42. Carousel - "Beyond the List" Break the Monotony of List Views
- 43. Carousel - "Beyond the List" YouTube Video Wall
- 44. Carousel - Implementation CarouselView - Renderscript - Ready for Customization Gallery - Single Items, Single Images - Not Full Screen http://j.mp/io2011-carousel-sample
- 45. Action Bar Multi-Pane Layout Carousel Quick Actions Dashboard Workspaces
- 46. Quick Actions Easy access to contextual actions Practical even for limited real- estate User easily sees context even when quick action is open
- 47. Action Bar Multi-Pane Layout Carousel Quick Actions Dashboard Workspaces
- 48. Dashboard Good application entry point Takes a lot of real estate May appear that application has limited functionality May be overwhelming to a new user
- 49. Action Bar Multi-Pane Layout Carousel Quick Actions Dashboard Workspaces
- 50. Workspaces Useful when dealing with a lot of data Clear navigation
- 51. Thank You
- 52. Android UI Patterns New Patterns Problem Solution Since Phone Tablet Action Bar Access to most common Horizontal action bar on top 3.0 Yes Yes actions of the screen Carousel Engaging way to select scrolling 2D/3D carousel 3rd party Yes Yes options (3.0+) Multi-pane Layout View Provide effective use of Composite UI with reusable 3.0 No Yes large screens components (with 1.6 compatibility) Existing Patterns Problem Solution Since Phone Tablet Dashboard Application home screen Main brander landing page Any In Some No Cases Quick Action Menu Provide contextual actions simple pop-up menu 3rd party Yes In Some on a small screen (2.0+) Cases Workspaces Displaying a lot of data on a horizontally scrollable tabs Any Yes No small screen
- 53. Resources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_interface_design • http://www.androiduipatterns.com/ • http://momentummobile.com/mobile-app-ui-ux-design.html • http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/declaring-layout.html • http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html • http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/icon_design.html • http://www.google.com/events/io/2011/sessions/designing-and-implementing-android-uis-for-phones- and-tablets.html • http://www.donnfelker.com/downloads/AndroidTabletDevelopment.pdf • http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals/fragments.html • http://j.mp/io2011-carousel-sample
Editor's Notes
- #2: Peter
- #3: Peter Android UI as a bit of a moving target. Android 4 - the focus Android UI patterns in the context of Android 4
- #4: Peter UI layout established default color schemes boxy immature UI patterns
- #5: Peter Dashboard pattern introduced Action bars implemented inconsistently
- #6: Peter Dashboard is being replaced with action bar
- #7: Peter UI unification lesson learned - UI keeps constantly evolving and applications need to adjust hardware navigation going away
- #9: Peter
- #10: Peter/Vladan diversified support for multiple versions
- #11: Vladan
- #12: Vladan phones - one hand holds the device, the other interacts tablets - Because of the size and the weight of tablets, you might design your screens differently to accept interactions on the left and on the right portions of the screen. Ideally, some users would just use their left and right thumbs to interact with your app. Google SDK supports reuse between devices of different screen sizes
- #13: Vladan Google Emphasizes Platform Consistency user should feel in control http://momentummobile.com/mobile-app-ui-ux-design.html
- #14: Vladan Support in Action Bar or other mechanism Don't Assume Search Hard Key Unified UI toolkit: A single set of UI components, styles, and capabilities for phones, tablets, and other devices. Rich communication and sharing: New social and calendar APIs, Android Beam for NFC-based instant sharing, Wi-Fi Direct support, Bluetooth Health Device Profile support. Deep interactivity and customization: Improved notifications, lockscreen with camera and music controls, and improved app management in the launcher. New graphics, camera, and media capabilities: Image and video effects, precise camera metering and face detection, new media codecs and containers. Interface and input: Hardware-accelerated 2D drawing, new grid-based layout, improved soft keyboard, spell-checker API, stylus input support, and better mouse support.
- #15: Vladan Navigation to Search and Menu items must be supported in the application UI - These functions have to find a place in the UI.
- #18: Vladan actions - context sensitive actions, most used actions for each screen navigation tabs incorporated directly into the bar search button throughout an application Honeycomb tables (and future Ice Cream Sandwich phones) lack physical navigation buttons Contextual actions can be used based on user's action on the screen (ie. selecting text or an email message) overflow - less commonly used actions, tablets do not have &quot;Menu&quot; button, Overflow menu replaces it Branding and Home Access - excellent spot for application logo, selecting the logo should either send users to the home screen, go back within the application
- #24: close to hardware controls
- #29: Peter
- #30: Peter Take Advantage of Tablet Real Estate Consolidate Multiple Phone Screens into One Layout Master - Detail
- #34: Peter Android goal: Create a single APK (android exe) for both tablet and phone app. Ambitious, but Android provides a number of facilities to support this. First - Fragments You can think of a fragment as a modular section of an activity, which has its own lifecycle, receives its own input events, and which you can add or remove while the activity is running. You can combine multiple fragments in a single activity to build a multi-pane UI and reuse a fragment in multiple activities.
- #35: Peter Android goal: Create a single APK (android exe) for both tablet and phone app. Ambitious, but Android provides a number of facilities to support this. First - Fragments You can think of a fragment as a modular section of an activity, which has its own lifecycle, receives its own input events, and which you can add or remove while the activity is running. You can combine multiple fragments in a single activity to build a multi-pane UI and reuse a fragment in multiple activities.
- #36: Fragment - represents a behavior or a portion of user interface in an Activity Can combine multiple fragments in a single activity to build a multi-pane UI and reuse a fragment in multiple activities. modular section of an activity, which has its own lifecycle, receives its own input events, you can add or remove while the activity is running
- #38: Peter Honeycomb added new layout categories which you could combine with sizes.
- #42: Peter
- #46: Peter
- #48: Vladan
- #50: Vladan
- #51: Vladan
- #53: Vladan/Peter categorize the patterns into categories-new, relevant, dated new patterns - action bar - multipane - carousel Still good - dashboard - busy indicator - quick action menu - workspaces Not so good - action drawer - dynamic list - look what this is -