has launched a splashy new site that highlights numerous zany creative Android apps. It’s called Android Experiments, it’s a curated collection designed to show off the flexibility of Android development tools.
Anyone can submit their app to the site. It’s then reviewed by a team of engineers who will pick choose which get promoted.
There’s a heavy emphasis on sharing one’s work, as all of the projects are open source include a link where you can grab the code from GitHub.
Not all the apps are br new for Android Experiments. One of the featured selections is Form tch Face by ’s Roman Nurik, among our choices for the best apps only on Android. It matches up a watch face with your Android home screen background, includes design choices consistent with ’s Material Design.
y this matters: This is a pretty neat way to show off some of the more creative work being done by Android developers. It also can help foster a greater sense of community collaboration among those who want to try out each other’s apps, given that they’re all open source. It also offers a method for showcasing its various developer tools available, as the site highlights not only the Android SDK but Chrome web apps oject Tango.