Android app design guidelines updated

The Googlers over at Android Design have just put up some new sections into their guide for Android developers.

Highlights include a brand new section on how to create a design layout for application settings, as well as how to link to other Android applications and how to navigate to your app using widgets.
In case you haven’t checked it out, Android Design is a great place to start if you’re looking to create your own app, or just want to fiddle around with their design templates. You can get started here, or jump directly to whats been updated here, here and here.
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Instagram for Android passes 5 million downloads in just 6 days

There must be a wild party going on at the Instagram office – not only did Facebook buy them for a whopping $1 billion, but also their brand new Android app has already shot past the 5 million downloads mark.

Instagram for Android hit the 1 million milestone on the first day of its existence. Now it’s just over 6 days old and over 4 million new users joined in on the sepia photo sharing fun.
Considering that Instagram used to be available only on iOS so far (that version of the app had 27 million users in mid-March), those Android users should all be newcomers to the Instagram flock.
This seems to be one of the great success stories of the tech world – Instagram was founded just 2 years ago and first hit the App Store in October 2010. An year and a half later it has well over 30 million users and is worth $1 billion – not bad, not bad at all.
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[New Game] Cytus Comes To Android From iOS, Actually Makes Music Rhythm-Style Games Appealing On Touch Devices

We've all played some sort of music rhythm game before - be it Guitar Hero, Rock Band, or Tap Tap Revenge. While only one of those was actually meant to be played on a touchscreen device, it still left something to be desired. Enter a new music rhythm game that not only looks fantastic, but actually makes sense to play: Cytus.
Cytus was originally for iOS devices and has now made its way to Android. In all honestly, it's extremely difficult to explain in text, so here's an excellent video that we found on YouTube that really displays what Cytus is all about:

Pretty nice, no? Cytus is free in the Play Store, but access to all songs requires a one-time in-app purchase of $1.99. Hit the widget to grab it.

  

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