Android has been criticised a lot for its inconsistent user interface and the look of the apps and the general interface have never been unified thus making the interactions feel inconsistent throughout. We all know Apple has strict guidelines and rules for developers of iOS apps and this is the reason why iOS feels very smooth and streamlined all through. Even Microsoft has set rules for its Windows Phone and Nokia also has given developers guidelines for developing Qt apps. While same has not been the case with the Google’s Android despite of getting popular and having a significantly huge market share but with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich now slowly making its way onto devices, Google is trying to make the user experience unified.
Google has launched a new website for Android developers, and would-be developers, that is called Android Design. “The site is intended to help Android application programmers create apps that look and work beautifully while making the most of what the Android operating system, especially the new 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich version, has to offer”.
Although they have taken the right step forward they haven’t made the guidelines compulsory and knowing that ICS is available on very few handsets at this time, it’ll be hard to hard to motivate the developers so soon but we could see its effect in the coming months.
