The Android community is bustling with friendly faces— you couldn’t find a more engaging, enthusiastic advocate for the OS than Yasmine Evjen, a UX designer developer. Evjen can be heard weekly on the -focused Material podcast, she’s also a major advocate for diversity in the tech space.

Because Evjen is a veteran of ’s annual developer’s conference, we just had to ask her for predictions on what she expects from I/O this week. So let’s start with a discussion of the big show before we get her thoughts on a much smaller but still immensely entertaining show: Material.

: th I/O fast approaching, what are you excited about seeing?

Evjen: I’m really excited to see how bridges the gap between the physical virtual world. ’ve been hearing a lot of discussion around VR oject Tango. ll give us a three-dimensional virtual interface that we can see touch? ll Cardboard evolve into a stalone product, still maintain the affordability of a cardboard box? I can’t wait!

Since I live in a city with long commutes, I’m also excited to see the self-driving car in action. And, , please bring tap pay to Android ar smaller watches.

stly, I’m ready for some home automation!

: Anything Material Design-related that you could see evolving in Android N? Is there a sort of design pattern or philosophy you think we should keep in mind as we’re tinkering around with the developer preview?

Evjen: ’re seeing a big push for micro-interactions within the Quick Settings Notifications tray. need to start building apps that help us quickly effectively get things done with the least amount of interaction.

It’s opposite to what most people think when it comes to apps. They equate time spent inside an app to high user satisfaction. But a great user experience is accomplishing a task in the least amount of steps possible. en you build systems that automatically do that for you, it feels like magic.

Think of ways to make your user’s life easier: at are tasks that a user can do from an incoming notification? If you’re building a messaging service, giving your user the ability to quick reply from a notification is a must. If you allow them to do it via their watch, they’ll love you forever. Don’t force your user to enter your app to accomplish a task. Think of ways to make tasks easier for them.

: How do you explain the Material podcast to people who’ve never heard it before?

Evjen: Material is a weekly show about the Android universe on Relay FM. ong with tech columnist app developer Russell Ivanovic we have discussions based on what’s happening in around .

In the past, we’re interviewed various product teams, including the Nearby otos team, as well as the Vof Material Design, Matías Duarte. wanted to create a show anyone could listen to, regardless if they’re an Android fan, or even technology-curious. 

: So what’s the origin story?

Evjen: Material started three weeks after I/O 2015. Relay FM was looking to add an Android show to their Apple-heavy lineup. They reached out to Russell, he worked with the co-founders to put together the rest of the crew. Russell I met at I/O, then he reached out after the conference asked if I would be interested in being the third host. Our first conversation, along with , was painful to listen to. But we’ve grown a lot since then.

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: How did you get started doing UX design?

Evjen: During my freshman year of college, I had to find a class to fulfill a computer credit. I saw Flash as one of the options thought, “Flash is that thing I see on websites, right? That may be fun to learn.”

Turns out, I was actually pretty good at it, my professor encouraged me to explore it as a career. I ended up getting a degree in Internet b Development, worked on various digital design web development projects early on. My first job was at a small industrial design firm working on various marketing product projects. That evolved into a passion for User Experience Design (UX) mobile apps.

: I know you’re also a part of ’s men Techmakers group. Is there anything the team is putting together for I/O?

Evjen: ’s men Techmakers is going on full-force preparing for their annual dinner answering any questions in the official Slack community. I have a feeling they were the team behind the conference code of conduct, community tips, Mothers’ rooms, child care options.

I cannot praise highly enough the great work that Natalie Villalobos her team are doing. Beyond making the I/O experience as seamless as possible, they’re helping build community with women from around the world with different career backgrounds. For the past five years, men Techmakers has also offered a session within I/O, showcasing incredible technologists who just also happen to be women. Really looking forward to seeing what they cook up this year!

: You say in your Relay.FM bio that you’re hooked on wearables. at are you sporting on your wrist these days?

Evjen: I have the original AS Zentch. It’s huge bulky! As an early adopter, I knew the next generation of Android ar watches would be thinner, but I didn’t want to wait.

Besides aesthetics, the second generation of watches didn’t provide enough for a new purchase. I told myself I’d wait until Android ar received tap pay to upgrade. I really hope they deliver this year, because I really want a smaller watch.

Yasmin Evjen

: Do you think there’s been enough design ingenuity in the wearables sector?

Evjen: en Android ar was first announced, everyone was eager to see what it could do. I would gloat about the shopping list on my wrist the ability to respond to a text message without getting my phone out. But I would lose everyone’s attention when I told them they had to be connected to their phone via Bluetooth in order for it to work.

has made improvements in this area by adding -Fi support, in November 2015, announcing cellular support, which made it possible to leave your house without your phone still make calls answer messages. There are still a lot of hurdles to jump over before smartwatches become mainstream. Extending battery life making them visually appealing is a start. If you’re not an early tech adopter, hold off a bit longer, wait till they get smaller thinner.

: at was your first Android device?

Evjen: My first Android phone was the HTC One V with Beats Audio. My love for Android came after that with the introduction of the Nexus 4.

: at are you sporting these days?

Evjen: A frost Nexus 6/a>, patiently waiting for my otos ve Case to arrive. wards was gracious enough to send me a high-res version of a wallpaper he designed. Did you know he created the intro music for Material podcast? Besides being a talented designer, used to be an audio engineer, overall an amazing person.

: at’s the one app you couldn’t live without?

Evjen: cket Casts. It’s a solid podcast app that syncs across multiple platforms, including the web! It also connects to Android Auto, helping me get through my long commute.