I don't like that this web site is called "Mobile UI Patterns." As others have pointed out, this is more specifically iOS design patterns. While some things can be similar, Android and iOS have different design patterns, and I think that should be respected when developing an application. Personally, I dislike when an Android app is made to look like an iOS app.<p>For those, who want Android design patterns, there is this web site: <a href="http://www.androiduipatterns.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.androiduipatterns.com/</a>
Is it me or the usage of "patterns" here is not very accurate. It could be called "mobile screens design". "Pattern" could be used for specific and abstract solutions to interaction problems. For instance, the Google map's corner in iOS, that you click to get settings, is a "UI pattern". Some such patterns can be abstracted from the OP, but what I see is a list of categorized screenshots.
Great little composition & perfect experience to go with it. People here are bitching about the details - but the fact is that the design is simple enough to put focus solely on the mobile designs. If you're a designer and need a bit of categorized inspiration, this is perfect. Thanks for sharing.
I love the site, am visiting it for a couple months now to get inspired. Another great site is <a href="http://pttrns.com/" rel="nofollow">http://pttrns.com/</a>
Funny to see how iPhone SDK has already forced on us how smart phone apps should look, just like what MS did to us with Visual Studio. I know the SDK developers want to make programming on their respective platform easier with these built in look and feel, but as a mobile developer, do I want my app just look like everyone else's?
Awesome post, thanks for sharing. There are so many inspring patterns here that I can see myself learning from for my mobile web apps. Nicely categorized too.<p>Feature Request/Suggestion: Let community take it on from here and submit designs/screen shots and vote each other.
Thanks a lot for the link, very interesting. Alright it is not "pattern" in a strict sense but it gives a good overview of the composition of some apps.