Question

i need to add an help window to my android application.
But actually i don’t know how to do it if there is a best practice, or some prepare objects.

I simply want to add an help option in the application menu, and when it is chooesed the help is showed. What is the best way to do that?

I think about several solution, but i’m not sure they are good.

1. Add another activity that contains only a text view or a webview and print the contente of the help
2. Use a Dialog Box? Maybe a custom dialog?
3. Launch a web activity and retrieve the help page from the web.

They are good ideas? Btw what is the best way to provide a basic help page into an android application?

Thanks.

Answer 1

1. Is suitable if your amount of help is small and does not need formatting

2. Is good for formatted text, bigger amounts of text and does not require internet connection or your server to be present when user likes to have help

3. Is the most flexible, as you can change help information without updating application,
   but requires dedicated web page and internet connection.

Now it’s your choice. My personal preference is #2.