I think Android has a ton of functionalities and that's definitely wonderful. I am not trying to be overally critical since I know the Android team has been working hard and this is highly appreciated. However in all systems, there are rooms for improvement and here are a few areas where I think Android can improve upon:
1) UI refinements - Currently it's actually pretty hard to create good- looking UI in android. This is one of the main reasons why UIs in android look like childplay compared to IPhone apps. Any of the base/ core UI components in android (to be blunt) are not that pretty. To customize and add in the appropriate gradient and create the kind of sophisticated UIs that are comparable to Iphone apps is twice as hard. Having done development in both, this is something Android should target. Overall the android UI is too blocky, too funky, and not stylish. And in some cases, they are moving backwards. The new tabs in Android 2.0 look worse than Android 1.6. The new spinner is also not doing justice either. A focus in this area will be helpful in order to create better UI for android applications. 2) User Experience - Instead of constantly just adding new functionalities, focus on user experience. For example, always having to click the menu key to bring up a menu requires additional clicks that are not necessary. Having to click a back key and guess where the current application UI will take me back to is also not great. Possibly provide a built-in on-screen menu in the framework? Provide a breadcrumb component as part of the framework as well? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
