Developing Android on Android

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The Android notification area plays an important role in managing real-time inbound information and helps keep you informed without cluttering your screen with annoying pop-up messages. Skilled user interface designers and developers make this look obvious and effortless in elegant Android applications, but it takes practice coupled with a lot of trial and error to see what works and what doesn’t. That’s why I find working with Tasker’s notification functionality coupled with plug-ins like AutoNotification to be so helpful. If something doesn’t look quite right, I can immediately jump into the task and tweak the settings until the results are satisfying.

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