Android has been around for a while now and in that time, it has seen some significant changes. A couple of years ago, Google introduced us to its ‘material design’ vision for what modern apps should ...

Update: Following some great feedback in the comments, I have updated this article with some more awesome examples of material design: Textra, Fabulous: Motivate Me, and Material Design Lite. I have ...

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Your Android apps are going to get an iOS-style makeover soon, thanks to new design guidelines from Google. Mostly concerned with the bottom of Android apps, Google is looking to have its developers ...

It's taken me a while to find the time to really explore Google App Inventor, Google's software that allows non-programmers to easily create personal applications and explore programming concepts ...

Ready for more Material Design in your life? These 30 Android apps make Google's latest design standards look amazing -- and they have the functionality to match. Material Design is the heart and soul ...

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You might think app design is app design, whether the software is being developed for iOS or Android. But, in fact, creating highly polished, elegant-looking apps is simply easier to do when ...