UX: Android App Design

Android developers have great opportunities today to implement from good to great app design. Dealing with design across multiple devices requires the best framework that supports effective strategy for the right devices and services. Developers for Android should also assess how much has to be customised for multiple Android devices.

Design components to improve the user experience. There should be Different Devices, Different Experiences according to UX Magazine. Remember that every device offers something that is different. Being able to identify the right features for different devices is key. Providing the right content that suits the device is critical.

Google / UX Magazine

Supporting multiple devices is important to align for mobile devices. Developer Android highlights that Android runs on a variety of devices that offer different screen sizes and densities. For applications, the Android system provides a consistent development environment across devices and handles most of the work to adjust each application's user interface to the screen on which it is displayed. At the same time, the system provides APIs that allow you to control your application's UI for specific screen sizes and densities, in order to optimize your UI design for different screen configurations. For example, Android users  might want a UI for tablets that's different from the UI for handsets.

One of the most significant components for an Android application is the importance of a good icon. Offering clarity by not using too many words is an important element. The message for applications should be more graphical opposed to being unclear with messaging. Color schemes are also important as the user would want to be impacted and notice the app as “standing out” from the other competitor apps. Making sure the app UI is also consistent is an important element to good design. For developing applications, keeping it simple is always best.

A great android app that is designed well will make users come back to the applications and want to use it more than once. If the developer can get users to download the app once, then that is off to a good start. Metrics such as measuring visits, unique visits and re-visits are key metrics developers should aim more. Tweaking the application based on customer feedback will be important to the process of analysis.

Today’s consumers and app users demand a mobile environment that anticipates their individual wants and needs. The mobile consumer is modern, smart and resourceful, digitally interactive and well connected, commands real urgencies for enterprise organizations to engage from all development standpoints. Winning for Android developers can mean developing strong full life cycle growth strategies that are not channel specific, but rather consistent across all retail channels to implement new platforms that focus on engagement.