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I'm sure it's not the first documented instance of the principle, but it's part of Android's Design Guidelines. "Decide for me but let me have the final say." - http://developer.android.com/design/get-started/principles.h...


Many many Android users are terrified of apps that ask for AccountManager-related permissions, especially the Manage Accounts permission if an app wants to use Android to store their own credentials. Developers don't want to scare away people who are unsure about certain permissions.


The widely adopted solution is to explain permissions clearly (eg text in app description or link to a web page).

In this case I wasn't even talking about the Trello apps storing credentials in AccountManager - I meant it as a client of the AccountManager to let me use the existing credentials the device already knows.


"Your antivirus software may have flagged the exe in this zip as malware. Please go ahead and click continue to enjoy the great experience we have waiting for you."


Yup. I just downloaded it and signed in with my Trello account name. I was actually thinking to myself that it seemed like a really pleasant sign-in experience (they provided a nice list explaining permissions). I actually came away happy. Imagine that.


It's simple but impressive to see full Retinafied images in the browser. Now if we could just help everyone else on the web along...


https://developers.google.com/events/io/ Just went live. Registration will be live and first-come, first-served at 7am PDT on March 27.


... and $900. So much for enticing developers to come. A first come, first served with a much higher price means it's more likely non-developers will come.


I'm really hoping they do, and soon, because I'm just about to hack together an action bar for my 2.1-2.3 app.


There you go: http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/ActionBarComp...

Probably not exactly what you expected, but should do the job


Excellent! I was waiting for them to do a developer's blog post on backwards compatibility, but this is a huge help on getting started.


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