Android Shortcuts & 3D Touch
general overview
With an app like Alarm.com’s, many devices … lots of different equipment configurations… important to let users make shortcuts useful for them.
Goals
Allow users to set custom commands
Allow users to rearrange the order in which the commands appear.
Process
Competitive Analysis
Wireframe
High fidelity mockups in Sketch and uploaded to Marvel
Final Product
Feature
Android (left), iOS (right)
Shortcuts into the Alarm.com app via a long hold (Android) and a firm press (iOS)
Configuration
Android (left), iOS (right)
One of only a few apps to allow custom shortcuts / 3D touch configuration.
Recognition
According to the folks at Android Police, “Alarm.com's latest update is the best example of app shortcut configuration we've ever seen.”