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This gives you native performance, but the ease of development of a shared UI. Given that Material Design is gaining popularity on the web and iOS as well, apps

by jrs95 9y ago

This gives you native performance, but the ease of development of a shared UI. Given that Material Design is gaining popularity on the web and iOS as well, apps made with Flutter won't feel entirely foreign either. And the Cupertino styled widgets will help, too.

LeoNatan25 9y ago
"Material Design" apps on iOS are as foreign as ever, don't fool yourself.
- myko 9y ago
  I hear this a lot from iOS developers but actual users seem fine with it. To my eye Material applications on iOS looks like what applications should be doing - taking the HIG and improving on it in their own way.
PascalW 9y ago
Material or not I do think that mobile UI's on Android and iOS are starting to converge more and more. Lot's of apps look very similar on iOS and Android and it doesn't have to fail alien at all, if well executed.
- canistr 9y ago
  I find the convergence typically by design on the part of the Designers, PMs, and decision-makers up top as opposed to their actually being a need for convergence. I often attribute this to a strong lack of diversity of teams whereby there are almost zero Android users on the design/product team leading to a unified look. It can also be attributed to laziness on the part of the PM and/or designer. Or in general, clients opting for cheaper solutions when hiring an agency to build apps for them. I say all this to point out that, Android users often get the short end of the stick when it comes to app design. Often there is a strong lack of consideration on what is a native Android app feel. No consideration for the use of back-buttons, menus and UI elements using bottom navigations or custom ones instead of native Material design... Generally convergence is made for all kinds of reasons that ultimately leave Android users alienated.

4 ms·

This gives you native performance, but the ease of development of a shared UI. Given that Material Design is gaining popularity on the web and iOS as well, apps

by jrs95 9y ago

LeoNatan25 9y ago
"Material Design" apps on iOS are as foreign as ever, don't fool yourself.
- myko 9y ago
  I hear this a lot from iOS developers but actual users seem fine with it. To my eye Material applications on iOS looks like what applications should be doing - taking the HIG and improving on it in their own way.
PascalW 9y ago
Material or not I do think that mobile UI's on Android and iOS are starting to converge more and more. Lot's of apps look very similar on iOS and Android and it doesn't have to fail alien at all, if well executed.
- canistr 9y ago
  I find the convergence typically by design on the part of the Designers, PMs, and decision-makers up top as opposed to their actually being a need for convergence. I often attribute this to a strong lack of diversity of teams whereby there are almost zero Android users on the design/product team leading to a unified look. It can also be attributed to laziness on the part of the PM and/or designer. Or in general, clients opting for cheaper solutions when hiring an agency to build apps for them. I say all this to point out that, Android users often get the short end of the stick when it comes to app design. Often there is a strong lack of consideration on what is a native Android app feel. No consideration for the use of back-buttons, menus and UI elements using bottom navigations or custom ones instead of native Material design... Generally convergence is made for all kinds of reasons that ultimately leave Android users alienated.