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CURIOUS CREATURE

Android · Platform notes · 2011-05-12

Android Presentations At Google Io 2011

Platform experiments should pair API behavior with lifecycle, compatibility, and a fallback that remains understandable to users.

01

Read the contract

Start with lifecycle and API guarantees, then identify behavior that varies by release or device implementation.

02

Build a probe

Use a minimal screen or demo that exposes one platform behavior without unrelated application state.

03

Keep a fallback

Capability checks and graceful alternatives make experiments useful beyond the newest configuration.

Working rule

Make the next measurement cheaper than the next argument.

Keep a minimal reproduction close to the observation. Change one variable at a time, preserve the failing path, and prefer before-and-after evidence over a broad rewrite.