# Using Elevation In Android Applications

DevFeed: [Using Elevation In Android Applications](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/using-elevation-in-android-applications-22848.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://androidessence.com/using-elevation-in-android-applications/>)

Author: Adam McNeilly

Published: 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Android Essence](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/android-essence.md>)

Topics: [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Material Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/material-design.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [components](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/components.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [interface](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interface.md>), [material-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/material-design.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial on using elevation in Android applications to communicate surface hierarchy and relative importance in Material Design interfaces. It discusses identifying surfaces, assigning consistent elevation to related elements, and using elevation to distinguish controls such as toolbars and floating action buttons.

## Source excerpt

layout: post author: adam title: Using Elevation In Android Applications description: Discussion of some of the best ways to handle elevation in your Android application. modified: 2015-09-15 published: true tags: [elevation, material design] categories: [android] The backbone of Material Design is to design your user interface in a way that is simple and intuitive for users, in the same way we use our intuition with real life materials. One of the many ways this is achieved is through the use of elevation in Android UI components, demonstrated here: