Beginning Android 4 by Grant Allen

Author:Grant Allen
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Apress®
Published: 2011-12-29T16:00:00+00:00

What the User Sees

A tablet screen looks a bit different from an Android 2.x screen on a traditional phone, as shown in Figure 26–1.

Figure 26–1. The Android app launcher, as seen on the emulator configured as a tablet

With all that additional real estate, various stock components can be placed in more varied locations. In this example, we see the system bar located on the bottom of the screen. On the left end of the system bar are onscreen buttons for Back, Home, and recent tasks (obviating the need to remember the long-press of the Home button to achieve the same effect). Notification icons appear on the right of the system bar, along with the clock and the signal and battery strength indicators (the concept of notifications will be covered in Chapter 37).

The UI of an application that has not been optimized for Android 3.x/4.0 appears much the same, as shown in Figure 26–2.

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