title: Tabs vs. Home Screen For Android Application?
body: <p>I have an Android application that I've been working on, and it's implemented using tabs to separate the different functions that it performs. </p>
  
  <p><a href="https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2010/05/twitter-for-android-closer-look-at.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">See the article here</a></p>
  
  <p>The above article talks about how instead of implementing the Twitter application using tabs they decided to go with a home screen and a tool bar because of some of the limitations of tabs.</p>
  
  <p>If my application only ever would need to have three tabs (or 3 home screen icons) would it be worth it for me to take the time to go back and convert my application to a home screen layout, or is home screen versus tab purely a preference?</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ezvTb.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ezvTb.png" alt="Home Screen Example"></a><br>
  <sub>(source: <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GTM_W5mVPTU/S-rlV2NLU0I/AAAAAAAAAD0/fQUmdTS6cdA/s400/home01.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">blogspot.com</a>)</sub>  </p>
  
  <p>Home Screen Example
  <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/nAh9W.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/nAh9W.png" alt="Tabs Example"></a><br>
  <sub>(source: <a href="http://www.simplydroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/site14.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">simplydroid.com</a>)</sub>  </p>
  
  <p>Tabs Example</p>