Shipaton 2025 - Day 5 - Building a Better Sign Up Experience
Day 5 of my Shipaton 2025 journey focused on enhancing the Sign Up experience by adding descriptive error messages and refactoring the codebase. These improvements ensure users receive clear feedback during registration and lay a scalable foundation for future app development.
Mantas Butenas
8/6/20252 min read
What I Built Today?
Today’s focus was on enhancing the Sign Up experience and improving the internal code quality of my Android App. Here’s what I accomplished:
✔️ Added Descriptive Sign Up Error Messages: I implemented clear feedback for three critical checks during registration:
The email field cannot be empty.
The password must be at least 6 characters long.
The “Confirm Password” field must match the password.
If any of these validations fail, the app now shows a friendly and specific error message, helping users understand exactly what needs to be fixed.
✔️ Refactored Codebase for Better Structure: I cleaned up and reorganized the Sign Up-related code to make it more modular, readable, and scalable. While these changes don’t alter the app’s current UI, they streamline the development process as new features are added.
While today’s work didn’t bring visible new features, it greatly improves the app’s usability and development workflow.
What This Means for the App?
Clear and precise error messages are essential for a smooth user onboarding experience. By validating empty fields, password length, and password confirmation, the app now proactively guides users through the Sign Up process without leaving them guessing why something isn’t working.
On the technical side, refactoring the code is a strategic move. Clean architecture allows me to:
Add new features faster.
Prevent code duplication and reduce potential bugs.
Build a scalable foundation for future iterations.
Even though today’s improvements are “behind-the-scenes,” they’re laying the groundwork for a more robust and maintainable app as it grows.
Small Wins that Matter
These kinds of small enhancements like helpful error messages and clean code structure often go unnoticed by end-users, yet they make a huge difference in how smooth the app feels.
As an Android developer, it’s tempting to only chase flashy new features. But these subtle UX and code quality improvements are what turn a basic prototype into a product that feels professional and reliable.
Today’s work is a small, invisible win. But it’s one of those essential building blocks that will make the app easier to scale, maintain, and delight users in the long run.