Free Android UI library and component recommendations

In just a few years, the Android platform has formed a huge and active developer.Community. Many community-developed projects have entered a mature stage and can even be used in commercial software production without worrying about quality issues.

This article is compiled from androiduipatterns and is intended to share some free and open-source Android UI libraries and component resources.

I. UI Component Library 

1. greendroid

This project can implement the following uidesign:

• Action bar)
• Quick action)
• Workspace)
• Dynamic list)

And many more useful components.

Project website/Example

2. actionbarsherlock

Before Google launched its mobile phone actionbar API, this project was always used with ICS. He recently extended the project to the action bar. There are also components for work areas.

Project website/Example

3. Android compatibility package 

This is an official extension from the Google Android library. Compatibility package is a function library officially released by Android For APIs not supported by the old platform version or not provided by Android framework. It contains many very useful APIs. This package also includes the implementation of the uidesign In the workspace.

Project Website

Ii. UI Components 

1. iosched

This is an official Google I/O application (also available in GDD and Google developer Day) (Note: Google I/O is a two-day Developer Conference held by Google every year, the Conference talked about various technical issues. Developers provide many examples to demonstrate their technology. This project provides an Android Application for this Conference.Program.). This application implements a large number of uidesigns and has become a reference standard for Google Android devices. We strongly recommend that you use the GUI Design Mode of the application. (Google Code link: dashboard. Java)

Project Website: http://code.google.com/p/iosched/

2. Android-viewflow

The project's workspace UI design mode is very similar to Google Docs.

Project Website: https://github.com/pakerfeldt/android-viewflow

3. Android-coverflow

This project can be used to complete a cover flow. You can get more information in the video of this project website.

Project Website: http://code.google.com/p/android-coverflow/

4. Android-viewbadger

This project allows Devs to display badges without having to modify the layout file.

Project Website: https://github.com/jgilfelt/android-viewbadger

5. Android-pulltorefresh

This project implements the uidesign of the dynamic list/pull-down refresh (pull to refresh.

Project Website: https://github.com/johannilsson/android-pulltorefresh

6. Android-viewpagerindicator

This project can be used to implement the uidesign of the workspace.

Project website/Example

From: http://www.iteye.com/news/22984, http://www.androiduipatterns.com/2011/10/free-android-ui-library-component.html

7.Android-viewpagerindicator 

Project Website: https://github.com/JakeWharton/Android-ViewPagerIndicator

This project is similar to viewflow.