Welcome to the UI/UX Edition of GDG Android Oslo!

We're welcoming spring with the next GDG Android Oslo event, featuring talks about theming, UI, and UX in the world of Android.

We'll start off the evening with a talk by Süleyman Fatih Giris and Odin Asbjørnsen on "Getting your apps ready for Material 3". We'll take a break for some pizza and drinks before moving on to a round of Lightning Talks. Afterward, you'll have a chance to mingle with the speakers and other participants during the socializing time!

Let's hang out and chat about everything Android!

Please let us know in advance if you have any allergies or dietary restrictions.

Schedule

16:30-17:00 Registration and mingling
17:00-17:40 Getting your apps ready for Material 3
17:40-18:10 Pizza break
18:10-18:50 Lightning talks
19:00-21:00 Socializing

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Getting your apps ready for Material 3

Material 3 is Google’s latest and newest design system. However, using or adopting Material 3 in Android apps might be a bit challenging.

In this talk, we will see how we can use the Material 3 design system with the Material components in Android apps. Firstly, we will talk about the color system and typography in Material 3 and discuss the differences with Material 2. Then, we will see how to use Material 3 components both in the Android View system and Jetpack Compose. Moreover, we will touch upon how to migrate to Material 3 from Material 2 and, share the experiences for Material 3 migration of our banking apps. Finally, we will argue about the pros & cons of using Material 3.

Lightning talks

Using, misusing and handling bottomsheets

Trym Nilsen, Shortcut

Parts of the Ruter App is built up of various types of bottomsheets, all based on the material bottomsheetbehavior. Hear and see how we built (and sometimes failed to build) the system and different screens. We will share laughs, despair and experiences.

Data Driven UI Parsing in Compose

Carl Findahl, ARK Bokhandel

Get insights in how you can use a data driven UI components to gather user feedback and update the UI of your app without having to release a new version.

One app, six brands. Going Nordic with FINN.no

Balder Mørk, FINN

Starting 2023, Norwegian online marketplace FINN.no will begin a journey of close collaboration and common technical platform with sister sites in the Nordic countries: Blocket (SE), DBA and Bilbasen (DK) and Tori and Oikotie (FI). Balder Mørk is an Engineering Manager at FINN.no, and will give an overview of how they think this transition can be done for their native apps while preserving the brand identities.

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