July 2016
Beginner to intermediate
282 pages
6h 12m
English
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Android compatibility
Every successful Android device on the market, before being launched, has been certified. Manufacturers have designed, developed, and tested their device according to precise guidelines, rules, and constraints.
To make the task as easy as possible, Google has created the Android Compatibility Program that defines details and tools that help OEMs to create a device that will properly support the OS, the SDK, and the developers' expectations:
"To run Android apps on a variety of Android devices."
As a manufacturer, creating and distributing a certified device has critical importance. Our goal is to create a device with a unique, but at the same time familiar, user experience: we have to be cool, but not weird! Users want to ...