Make Your App Material

Required Behavior

Criteria Meet Specification

App uses the Design Support library and its provided widget types (FloatingActionButton, AppBarLayout, SnackBar, etc).

App uses the Design Support library and its provided widget types (FloatingActionButton, AppBarLayout, SnackBar, etc).

App uses CoordinatorLayout for the main Activity.

App uses CoordinatorLayout for the main Activity.

App theme extends from AppCompat.

App theme extends from AppCompat.

App uses an app bar and associated toolbars.

App uses an AppBar and associated Toolbars.

App provides a Floating Action Button for the most common action(s).

App provides a Floating Action Button for the most common action(s).

App properly specifies elevations for app bars, FABs, and other elements specified in the Material Design specification.

App properly specifies elevations for app bars, FABs, and other elements specified in the Material Design specification.

App has a consistent color theme defined in styles.xml.

Color theme does not impact usability of the app.

App has a consistent color theme defined in styles.xml. Color theme does not impact usability of the app.

App provides sufficient space between text and surrounding elements.

App provides sufficient space between text and surrounding elements.

App uses images that are high quality, specific, and full bleed.

App uses images that are high quality, specific, and full bleed.

App uses fonts that are either the Android defaults, are complementary, and aren't otherwise distracting.

App uses fonts that are either the Android defaults, are complementary, and aren't otherwise distracting.

App conforms to common standards found in the Android Nanodegree General Project Guidelines.

App conforms to common standards found in the Android Nanodegree General Project Guidelines.

Submission must use stable release versions of all libraries, Gradle, and Android Studio. Debug/beta/canary versions are not acceptable.

App utilizes stable release versions of all libraries, Gradle, and Android Studio.