How To Develop Successful Apps For Android Tablets

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This article is dedicated to Android developers building apps for tablets. As we know, mobile manufacturers are introducing more Android tablets. The hottest among them include Nexus 7, Nexus 10, Galaxy Note 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 2. For these four and others, the most expected thing that even Google wants from tablet app developers is the development of such Android applications that support all devices.

Google wants Android developers to build high quality applications for Android tablets. But, there are many developers who are not aware of the fundamentals of creating tablet apps for Android. So for all of them, here are some top tips:

·Quality is king! This aspect helps users decide to stay with or uninstall an app. It directly influences users when they download an app. If an app impresses users, it will forever deserve its place in their devices. In case the first impression is not good, users will not think second time before uninstalling it. The quality becomes more observable in tablets. Devices with large screens deeply magnify graphics. A small screen can easily hide graphics related shortcomings but ...
... tablet screens are large enough to disclose everything. 

·It does not require too much effort to code user interface layouts for Android applications. The complex part is how to optimize it. Developers make heavy modifications to existing XML layouts, but it causes inefficiencies that mostly go unnoticed. Google recommends that developers should use the tool called layoutopt to optimize layouts. It helps in detecting common problems.

·When it comes to Android application development for tablets, developers can take advantage of the extra screen area. Extra screen gives you an opportunity to add additional content. You can use multiple-pane layout to use extra screen area in an efficient manner. It will let users easily navigate the app.

·The icon for tablets has to show up on different densities used by screens. Developers can alternatively create different sets of bitmap drawables for different densities supported by devices.

·Font sizes and touch targets need to be optimized so that the app can easily be used on big devices. The app needs to be adjusted for all the screen configurations. You can use styleable attributes or dimension resources to adjust the font size. Many apps are developed with widgets. Developers need to work on widgets as well. Their height and width should fit tablet screens. They should be resizable too.

·Developers should design an Android app that functions identically on tablets and handsets. They should make sure that it will display well on most of the devices and meet navigation & design criteria.

Follow these tips to take your Android application development project for tablets close to success.

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