Google was annoyed of seeing all the animal Android apps on their cast fresh Ice Cream Sandwich OS. And they care to; Ice Cream Sandwich is a admirable artefact on its own but back you barrage a third-part app that does not chase the aforementioned architecture attempt as the OS again it sticks out like a abscessed deride and boodle the acquaintance for the absolute OS and not aloof the app.
So to set things straight, Google has now appear an all-embracing account of UI guidelines for developers to chase so that their apps accept the aforementioned constant attending and feel as the OS. This is the aboriginal time Google is accomplishing article like this for Android. In comparison, both Apple and Microsoft accept had UI guidelines in abode for a continued time now, which is why you see iOS or Windows Phone apps that attending agnate to the OS to the point area you can't acquaint a third affair app from those built-in. With these fresh UI guidelines, Google aims to accomplish a agnate consistency.
Google releases Android Design Guidelines for app developers
Having said that, Google has alone provided these as suggestions instead of authoritative them mandatory, so you will still acquisition apathetic developers not allotment to change their UI to fit the fresh attending of Android. Hopefully though, the ample majority will see the ablaze and accomplish the all-important changes.
Another affair to agenda is that Ice Cream Sandwich itself is accessible alone on beneath than 1% of the accessories out there, so developers currently accept little action to adapt their apps for ICS. It additionally charcoal to be apparent how these adapted apps will attending on earlier versions of Android. Google needs to assignment adamantine to access ICS acceptance on Android afore they can apprehend the developers to actualize apps for it.
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