Visual Design and User Interaction These criteria ensure that your app provides standard Android visual design and interaction patterns where appropriate, for a consistent and intuitive user experience. Area ID Description Tests Standard design UX-B1 App follows Android Design guidelines and uses common UI patterns and icons: App does not redefine the expected function of a system icon (such as the Back button). App does not replace a system icon with a completely different icon if it triggers the standard UI behavior. If the app provides a customized version of a standard system icon, the icon strongly resembles the system icon and triggers the standard system behavior. App does not redefine or misuse Android UI patterns, such that icons or behaviors could be misleading or confusing to users. CR-all Navigation UX-N1 App supports standard system Back button navigation and does not make use of any custom, on-screen "Back button" prompts. CR-3 UX-N2 All dialogs are dismissable using the Back button. CR-3 UX-N3 Pressing the Home button at any point navigates to the Home screen of the device. CR-1 Notifications UX-S1 Notifications follow Android Design guidelines. In particular: Multiple notifications are stacked into a single notification object, where possible. Notifications are persistent only if related to ongoing events (such as music playback or a phone call). Notifications do not contain advertising or content unrelated to the core function of the app, unless the user has opted in. CR-11 UX-S2 App uses notifications only to: Indicate a change in context relating to the user personally (such as an incoming message), or Expose information/controls relating to an ongoing event (such as music playback or a phone call). CR-11 Related resources: Android Design — Overview of design and user experience best practices for Android apps. Navigation with Back and Up — Android Design document describing standard navigation patterns. Action Bar — Android Design document describing how to use the Action Bar. Iconography — Android Design describing how to use various types of icons. Notifications — Android Design document describing how to design and use notifications.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 05:20:20 +0000