On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Stephen Lebed <srle...@gmail.com> wrote: > It turns out that the device has a menu button in the status bar, and > the user wants me to not display my app full frame in order for him to > access it. I wonder if devices without a dedicated menu button will > be a major issue in the future. I really don't want to design my app > with a title or status bar showing unless its necessary.
Well, in general, showing the status bar is a good idea for most activities. Games, video players, camera apps, etc. are reasonable for hiding the status bar, but users frequently like to know signal strength, notifications, battery life, what time it is, etc. That being said, I'll be somewhat surprised if Google relaxes the MENU button requirement from the Android Market CDD. In that case, the question then becomes how popular non-CDD-compliant devices become and how much overlap there is between those users and users of any given app. For example, if non-CDD-compliant devices become popular in Asia, that would be a problem for many apps, but less so for ones targeting a US audience, for example. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training in London: http://bit.ly/smand1 and http://bit.ly/smand2 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
