Google drafts checklist for making top-notch Android tablet apps

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Google's Senior Mobile VP Andy Rubin has been [cool towards tablet apps](http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/27/google-andy-rubin-nexus-7-may-head-to-retail/), arguing that mobile titles shouldn't be tuned to a specific form factor. Whether you agree with that assessment [or not](http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/07/apple-ipad-3-liveblog/), his company has produced an (arguably overdue) tablet app checklist to help developers with big screen ambitions. The step-by-step walkthrough tells developers how to make the most of all that free space and optimize for the larger hardware, touch input targets and widgets. There's a difference between having guidelines and getting app writers to follow them, but the checklist is an important step towards keeping that [Galaxy Note 10.1](http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/15/samsung-galaxy-note-10-1-review/) or [Nexus 7](http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/28/nexus-7-review/) well-fed.

[Thanks, Christopher]

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