Sessions at AnDevCon II about Tablets

Sunday 6th November 2011

• Hands-On Android Tablet Programming

  by Donn Felker

  Come to this hands-on-lab to be introduced to Android tablet development. We'll build out a simple android application, which showcases features of the new Android Tablet APIs. First, we will cover a short synopsis of what is new in Android Tablet development and then we will dive right in, creating an application which allows users to utilize the action bar, fragments, emulator and more. You will build an app that works on small screen devices, as well as large screen devices. We'll briefly touch on the new Android widgets, RoboGuice integration and internationalization.

  • Android
  • Tablets

  At 9:00am to 5:00pm, Sunday 6th November

Tuesday 8th November 2011

• Honeycomb's Sweet UI: Designing For Android Tablets

  by Amanda Zacharski

  Honeycomb was arguably one of the biggest landmarks in the tablet landscape since the birth of the iPad. This operating system re-approached tablet computing with a new UI and represented the first real challenge to iPad's market dominance.

  These new UI elements make Android tablets vastly more usable, particularly in the enterprise space, but also requires designers to add even more to their already fragmented Android knowledgebase. This design-focused class looks at how to make the most of Honeycomb, whether it be an original app or a port from iPad. We will cover:

  • Best practices for utilizing fragments, system bars, action bars and other new UI elements
  • Making the most of Honeycomb's new widget options
  • Sizing and bounding boxes for Honeycomb
  • The importance of naming conventions and how to correctly name files to avoid distorted graphics.

  We will mix lecture with interactive lessons. Students should bring paper, a pencil and their laptops if they are not already very familiar with Android tablets and its design practices. We will be doing some activities in small teams and will provide a few printed copies of the Android Design Guidelines to help participants.

  • Android
  • Honeycomb
  • Tablets
  • User Experience Design

  At 3:45pm to 5:00pm, Tuesday 8th November