A lot of Android Apps look nasty because they were created by individuals with the intent to solve a problem, and that problem is rarely - that Android Apps look bad.
Then, when they have solved the problem, why not put it in the Market.
Any Android App can look great. It's just a matter of taking the time to make it so.
I couldn't detect a value judgment either way from your comment, but I agree, and I think that's a feature, not a bug. I've got plenty of utility apps on my Android phone that I interact with very rarely to change some setting on the phone or run some background service. I'm glad that the developer of each of these didn't feel the need to divert resources to making a beautiful UI before releasing or improving the functionality.
Not to say I don't appreciate beautiful UI design, but I think there's room for beautiful apps and ugly but functional apps.
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A lot of Android Apps look nasty because they were created by individuals with the intent to solve a problem, and that problem is rarely - that Android Apps look bad.
Then, when they have solved the problem, why not put it in the Market.
Any Android App can look great. It's just a matter of taking the time to make it so.
I couldn't detect a value judgment either way from your comment, but I agree, and I think that's a feature, not a bug. I've got plenty of utility apps on my Android phone that I interact with very rarely to change some setting on the phone or run some background service. I'm glad that the developer of each of these didn't feel the need to divert resources to making a beautiful UI before releasing or improving the functionality.
Not to say I don't appreciate beautiful UI design, but I think there's room for beautiful apps and ugly but functional apps.