Google I/O 2013 App Source is now available as a large-scale demo of Android best practices.
Above all, Connectikpeople may recall that, every year, a few days before the Google I/O developer conference, the Android team publishes an app on Google Play that has two main goals.
remote viewers navigate, watch the keynote and session videos on their Android devices from home.
The second, more important goal of the app is to serve as a large-scale demo of Android best practices covering both app design and technical implementation.
In this dynamic, today the Android team has published the Google I/O 2013 Android App Source: http://code.google.com/p/iosched.
Connectikpeople has discovered that, the app source demonstrates a number of best practices such as:
• Implementing responsive design with fragments and alternative resources to support phones and tablets
• Using content providers and implicit intents to navigate the app
• Using sync adapters and GCM to keep content fresh across devices in a battery-friendly way
• Integrating Google+ for sign-in, public stream participation, and as a share target
• Integrating Google Play services to include Google Maps (with custom tiles, markers, and info windows) and +1 buttons
• Exposing multiple entry points to the app with home screen and lockscreen widgets and expandable notifications and more.
