Common 10 Mistakes by Android Developer
There are thousands of different devices, with different screen sizes, chip architectures, hardware configurations, and software versions. Unfortunately, segmentation is the price to pay for openness, and there are thousands of ways your app can fail on different devices, even as an advanced Android programmer.
Regardless of such huge segmentation, the majority of bugs are actually introduced because of logic errors. These bugs are easily prevented, as long as we get the basics right!
Here’s an Android programming tutorial to address the 10 most common mistakes Android developers make.
Common Mistake 1: Developing for iOS
To my great pleasure, this Android mistake is far less common nowadays (partially because clients are beginning to realize that the days when Apple was setting all the design standards are long gone). But still, every now and then, we see an app that is an iOS clone.
Don’t get me wrong, I'm not an Android programming evangelist! I respect every platform that moves the mobile world a step forward. But, it’s 2014 and users have been using Android for quite a while now, and they've grown accustomed to the platform. Pushing iOS design standards to them is a terrible strategy!
Unless there is a super good reason for breaking the guidelines, don’t do it. (Google does this all the time, but never by copy-pasting.)
You can also read : Top 10 Common Mistake in Java
Here are some of the most common examples of this Android mistake:
- You should not be making static tabs, and they don’t belong on the bottom (I'm pointing at you Instagram).
- System notification icons should not have color.
- App icons should not be placed inside a rounded rectangle (unless that’s your actual logo ex. Facebook).
- Splash screens are redundant beyond the initial set-up/introduction. Do not use them in other scenarios.
- Lists should not have carets. These are just a few of the many other small things that can ruin the user experience.
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