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Arduino Android Blueprints

You're reading from   Arduino Android Blueprints Get the best out of Arduino by interfacing it with Android to create engaging interactive projects

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2014
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781784390389
Length 250 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Enhancing the user interface

The current user interface requires further enhancements to make it user friendly. One can easily notice that the sensor data output needs to be enlarged and centered and the buttons can definitely be more attractive. Also, we want to make sure that our Weather Station app stands out from the user's current list of apps, so our app would definitely benefit from a change in the icon.

We will work on the following main tasks:

  • Creating and adding our very own Android app icon
  • Centering and enlarging the data output text
  • Modifying the buttons and adding some color to our text

Creating and adding our very own app icon

One of our very first steps to enhance the user experience is to have our very own icon.

First, we will start off by downloading the image asset. This is available publicly at http://bit.ly/chapter3-iclauncher.

You should navigate using the project tree, followed by a right-click on app, as shown in the following screenshot:

Creating and adding our very own app icon

After you right-click on app...

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