Heretical for good Android apps

On a few big Android designs, this next says how to use some of the heretical of the Android system to build good, natural apps.

Although IOS5 has already provided wireless sync functionality in the new version, this is completely not compared to the Android sync function, just a mobile phone connected to the WiFi network, turn on the sync switch, Android can automatically in the background real-time synchronization of information, such as mail, Address Book, Task table, Or the information your application needs to sync.

This is extremely consistent with a user's common mobile use scene: Instant access to content, offline use, synchronous upload. As shown in the following illustration:

Google's official applications mostly support synchronization, such as Gmail,docs,reader,blogger,calendar. If your product allows users to edit data on multiple platform devices, why not support this feature?

PS, the current NetEase mobile phone mail is I have seen the most comprehensive and rapid Android synchronization applications, if you are not accustomed to the internationalization of Gmail, may wish to try.

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I have been 211.html "> think iOS Desktop is not called Desktop, because it can only place applications or browser bookmarks, but his advantage is to manage the application more convenient direct." But for the direct processing of information, it is the advantage of Android, Android desktop does not just put apps, he can put some extra shortcuts,widgets, and organize their floder.

In this case, the desktop is really like the desktop, you can place anything:

Want to conveniently play watercress radio, Widget added to the desktop, direct add star, throw garbage cans;

Often give a girlfriend phone, drag to the desktop, click on the phone;

Love reading Reader in the cold jokes, put on the desktop, click to read.

Shortcuts&widget is another kind of portal for users to use in Android, and in some scenarios, it can efficiently meet the user's marginal needs. As a developer, consider how to set up your shortcuts, and honestly I'm looking forward to a Weibo client with a shortcuts.

Search is Google's ace, and they also take this ability to the Android system, the pro son Nexus series always contains a search hardware key, but also provides an integrated search function to respond to this button.

Unlike iOS, the Android system can search for applications, but it also searches for content within a given application. In search, especially convenient and practical.

Perhaps in the near future, you can search for your microblog friend directly in this interface, and click to send letters to him directly.

Sharing is a feature of Android, with only two client support, users can share information in any two local clients, such as saving Weibo to a local Evernote application, and selecting a picture in the gallery to send to a friend via WhatsApp.

The interface that supports two-way sharing means that users can share content in your application, and you can easily receive the content that other applications share.

Andorid's multitasking design, which causes the system to slow down and consumes too much battery capacity, provides a better timing service than iOS through the service of a resident system. The simplest example is the timing alarm of a watercress station: A watercress station is played at the time you specify.

Unlike iOS can only be timed to remind the difference is that Android to do any work on time, think about timing a photo, send a message regularly, timed to play a song, this will make your life add a fun. And as a developer of you, this will give you the application to add a trace of characteristics? NetEase, for example, read the highly acclaimed offline downloads, and it is possible to provide a timed download on Android, which is not supported under the iOS platform.

I like the Android system, as I like iOS, so simple that Android apps can do a great job without copying iOS, and if you love Android, you should take advantage of his features.

Source: http://www.userkon.com/tolyer/tips_for_android_app_design.html