On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 7:46 AM, A Curious Developer <imdb...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Is there a specification that describes the basic user interface > requirements for every Android phone?
This is covered in the Compatibility Definition Document (CDD): http://source.android.com/compatibility/index.html Quoting section 8.7 from the Android 2.2 edition of the CDD: "The Home, Menu and Back functions are essential to the Android navigation paradigm. Device implementations MUST make these functions available to the user at all times, regardless of application state. These functions SHOULD be implemented via dedicated buttons. They MAY be implemented using software, gestures, touch panel, etc., but if so they MUST be always accessible and not obscure or interfere with the available application display area. Device implementers SHOULD also provide a dedicated search key. Device implementers MAY also provide send and end keys for phone calls." > Does it have to be called "Menu", for english versions? No. It could be an icon. > If I tell a user to "Press the Menu button", is > that going to be meaningful for every Android phone? Perhaps not "every" phone, but close enough that you should be OK, AFAIK. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _Android Programming Tutorials_ Version 3.0.1 Available! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
