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It's great that Google is happy to build iOS apps, I just really wish they'd stop pushing material design on platforms other than their own.

exodust 10y ago
That makes no sense. There is no "pushing" going on. An app can be designed with any style or approach. I'm not sure how you expect Google to design their apps... perhaps get in touch with them and offer your advice.
- andrewingram 10y ago
  I know an app can be design with any approach, I just happen to disagree with theirs. However there's also a perfectly plausible possibility that that Google's use of material design in iOS is less about well-researched decisions and more about trying to get people used to the Android aesthetic so that they switch. I don't know if this is what's actually happening, but I don't think it's entirely outlandish, and it's what it feels like as a user of their products.
  - exodust 10y ago
    Material design acting as vehicle of infiltration, contaminating the minds of users on other platforms, making them abandon their devices to join the rival tech giant? That's a good one.
tsycho 10y ago
/rant I am so tired of comments like yours. Google does a ton of UX research, so I am sure they have a much better understanding of whether normal iOS users find their apps usable or not. If you dislike their design, don't use their apps. It's not pre-installed or forced upon you in any way.
- andrewingram 10y ago
  I think your comment is more aggressive than is necessary. My preference is for mobile apps that feel at home on the platform they're installed on. In my opinion Google builds high quality apps that I want to (and often do) use, but I have a disagreement with their style choices. This is a legitimate opinion to hold. When an app is as good as (say) Google Maps, the fact that I disagree with some decisions isn't going to stop me using it. But for apps of more borderline utility, it might do.

exodust 10y ago

That makes no sense. There is no "pushing" going on. An app can be designed with any style or approach. I'm not sure how you expect Google to design their apps... perhaps get in touch with them and offer your advice.

andrewingram 10y ago
I know an app can be design with any approach, I just happen to disagree with theirs. However there's also a perfectly plausible possibility that that Google's use of material design in iOS is less about well-researched decisions and more about trying to get people used to the Android aesthetic so that they switch. I don't know if this is what's actually happening, but I don't think it's entirely outlandish, and it's what it feels like as a user of their products.
- exodust 10y ago
  Material design acting as vehicle of infiltration, contaminating the minds of users on other platforms, making them abandon their devices to join the rival tech giant? That's a good one.

tsycho 10y ago

/rant I am so tired of comments like yours. Google does a ton of UX research, so I am sure they have a much better understanding of whether normal iOS users find their apps usable or not. If you dislike their design, don't use their apps. It's not pre-installed or forced upon you in any way.

andrewingram 10y ago
I think your comment is more aggressive than is necessary. My preference is for mobile apps that feel at home on the platform they're installed on. In my opinion Google builds high quality apps that I want to (and often do) use, but I have a disagreement with their style choices. This is a legitimate opinion to hold. When an app is as good as (say) Google Maps, the fact that I disagree with some decisions isn't going to stop me using it. But for apps of more borderline utility, it might do.