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It's hard to buy that argument. It doesn't appear Material ever attempted to be better than iOS, just different. And now Google Design is quietly backtracking (

It's hard to buy that argument. It doesn't appear Material ever attempted to be better than iOS, just different. And now Google Design is quietly backtracking (dialogs are transitioning to iOS action sheets, hamburger button is being phased out for bottom tab navigation). And now the phone even looks even more like an iPhone. Let's be honest, there are only two rules for design at Google: "Not Apple" and "good enough".

Larrikin 10y ago
Honestly I notice more Android on my iPad than I notice iOS on my phone. iOS finally got custom keyboards so I can use a proper mobile keyboard like Swype, the notification panel isn't as useless as it was and is a lot richer like on Android. Its really only a matter of time until iOS introduces widgets on the home screen. I've convinced more than a couple people to switch to Android for their phone simply because you can have your calendar and todo list right where you can always see it. Were hamburger buttons an Android thing? I noticed them everywhere, including on the web.
- ceejayoz 10y ago
  > Were hamburger buttons an Android thing? I noticed them everywhere, including on the web. More of a Twitter Bootstrap thing, I think.
  - panglott 10y ago
    I had also thought that it was more of an Android thing. But apparently it's been the rat in the walls of computer UI since the 1980s on the Xerox Star and DOS, now blown up by Twitter and Facebook. https://blog.placeit.net/history-of-the-hamburger-icon/ https://blog.placeit.net/history-of-the-hamburger-icon/
criddell 10y ago
IMHO, Google should use Material Design for their Android applications, but it doesn't belong in iOS applications.
- vaishaksuresh 10y ago
  I second this.Gmail is something that I use regularly on iOS and the interface is so ancient compared to gmail on Android. This is true for a lot of applications except maybe google photos.
  - obtino 10y ago
    Outlook (for iOS) does a better job of managing Gmail in iOS than the official app.
    - tdkl 10y ago
      It also backups your email to MS servers for free.
    - vaishaksuresh 10y ago
      I'm already regretting giving Google so much of my personal data, no way in Hell am I going to give a copy of it to MS. But I agree about the interface since I use Outlook for work emails.

Larrikin 10y ago

Honestly I notice more Android on my iPad than I notice iOS on my phone. iOS finally got custom keyboards so I can use a proper mobile keyboard like Swype, the notification panel isn't as useless as it was and is a lot richer like on Android. Its really only a matter of time until iOS introduces widgets on the home screen. I've convinced more than a couple people to switch to Android for their phone simply because you can have your calendar and todo list right where you can always see it. Were hamburger buttons an Android thing? I noticed them everywhere, including on the web.

ceejayoz 10y ago
> Were hamburger buttons an Android thing? I noticed them everywhere, including on the web. More of a Twitter Bootstrap thing, I think.
- panglott 10y ago
  I had also thought that it was more of an Android thing. But apparently it's been the rat in the walls of computer UI since the 1980s on the Xerox Star and DOS, now blown up by Twitter and Facebook. https://blog.placeit.net/history-of-the-hamburger-icon/ https://blog.placeit.net/history-of-the-hamburger-icon/

criddell 10y ago

IMHO, Google should use Material Design for their Android applications, but it doesn't belong in iOS applications.

vaishaksuresh 10y ago
I second this.Gmail is something that I use regularly on iOS and the interface is so ancient compared to gmail on Android. This is true for a lot of applications except maybe google photos.
- obtino 10y ago
  Outlook (for iOS) does a better job of managing Gmail in iOS than the official app.
  - tdkl 10y ago
    It also backups your email to MS servers for free.
  - vaishaksuresh 10y ago
    I'm already regretting giving Google so much of my personal data, no way in Hell am I going to give a copy of it to MS. But I agree about the interface since I use Outlook for work emails.