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The side swiping menus (like in Snapchat) are so confusing to me as an old guy. How the heck are we expected to know you can swipe left and right on a screen t
by itake 10y ago
The side swiping menus (like in Snapchat) are so confusing to me as an old guy. How the heck are we expected to know you can swipe left and right on a screen to reveal a completely new screen?!?
- LeoPanthera 10y agoThere's no good way, and I really dislike this modern trend of un-discoverable UIs.
- niftich 10y agoIt's discovery/referral gating. Teens who get Snapchat upon hearing it from a friend can ask their friends on how to use it, and it stimulates conversation and feature discovery. If you don't have at least one existing friend who is experienced at using Snapchat, you're probably not in their target market (by design).
- JumpCrisscross 10y agoYou see this social gatekeeping in how they distributed their spectacles, too.
- blawson 10y agoBecause you try it once or twice when exploring a new touch interface? It takes all of < 1 second. I get it is obfuscated but we aren't talking about a crazy level of interface hiding. People expect to be able to swipe on most interfaces these days.
- StavrosK 10y agoIt does take < 1 second. And then so does swiping right. And left. And up. And pressing. And long-pressing. And double-tapping. And two-finger tapping. And two-finger swiping (in all directions). For every element on the screen. For all screens. See you in a few hours.
- FLUX-YOU 10y ago>https://www.google.com/#q=snapchat+swipe+left https://www.google.com/#q=snapchat+swipe+left Just consult the nearest "X things you need to know/didn't know about Snapchat" article /s
- enjo 10y agoSlack's iOS app has like two side-swiping menus essentially stacked on top of each other. One of those menus (the first one) is NEVER what I want. The whole thing is so confusing, and I have to relearn it every time I actually need it.