2. Nils Domrose
nils@domrose.net
• Mobile Software Developer
• Android
• Titanium Mobile, phoneGap, dojo
• Linux, OpenBSD, Python, MongoDB ...
• Diver
@endyman
http://gplus.to/endyman
Sunday, November 20, 11
3. Tablet Market
iPad Android
Microsoft QNX / RIM
1.9% of all Android Devices
other are running Honeycomb
1%
5%3%
30%
61%
Q2 2011 11/20011
Source: Strategy Analytics http://tinyurl.com/3zs57yr
Source: http://developer.android.com
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6. Real Mobile Device usage
1. mobile
2. Laptop
3. tablet
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7. Content Creation vs.
Consumption
• Computers are still used to generate most Content
• Are there any content creation use cases apart from
social media, email and photos ?
• People tend to use classic computers for content
that exceeds 140 chars
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8. Mobile vs. Tablet
a clearly unfair test - but a reason why your
mobile is nearly always at hand
Likely that apps are used on the mobile only after
the “wow-it-runs-on-my-tablet-too” effect.
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9. Basic Tablet Use Cases
• Media Consumption (ebooks,Video, Web, audio)
• Email & Comms
• Social
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10. Adding support for Tablets
Considerations
• Apps that provide access to services (twitter,
dropbox, facebook, 1password) should run on
tablets, too.
• Maybe a Widget + configuration activity is sufficient
• Build Apps which benefit form tablets strengths
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12. Use Case 1:
TouchOSC
Touch OSC enable control and Feedback of midi, vdmx and other osc compatible devices
• display - perfect on tablet size touch screens
• mobility - control OSCusing wififrom anywhere
devices
• connectivity - connect
Apps that uses Touch surfaces to concurrently
display multiple controls. Like Audio Apps,
Games, interactive Graphs
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13. Use Case 1I:
Vodafone Foundation Germany
Vodafone Foundation distributes Publications in epub format via this app
• display - tablet to read ebooks
• mobility - readupdate ebooks on the anywhere
ebooks /publications
• connectivity - go
Apps that support the basic tablet use-cases like
ebook reader, video player, web tablet work.
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14. Use Case III:
Sales Force App with access to CRM data and other corporate Services
• display - replace laptops art pre-tablet devices by
introducing state of the
or
UI and touch controls
• mobility - battery life, weight
• connectivity - wifi or mobile access to corporate
data
• openness - distributesubscribeclosed user group
without the need to
App for
to enterprise
distribution programs
Apps used as a sales tool and increase mobility
and productivity - including closed user groups
and corporate users.
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15. Dev Tips
• Use latest SDK / API Level
• Use compatibility Library to support pre-
Honeycomb
• actionbarsherlock might be useful
• droid-fu isproblems likestart for imageclasses ....
common
also a good
remote
base
views
and
• Use Fragments
• Use Intents
• Use api versions inside /res
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