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I don't encounter many bugs, but I'm considering getting android because Apple's feature/UX choices are beyond insane today. There are two features they're mis

I don't encounter many bugs, but I'm considering getting android because Apple's feature/UX choices are beyond insane today. There are two features they're missing, that I feel should have been one of the first few added. 1. You can't view a list of chapters in iTunes, like in Audiobooks from say, Audible. Awful. I mean, I hate to be unkind, but are they seriously this inept to not include a chapter list that you can view and jump to? 2. You can't keep the screen on while on a call, like say a conference call, where you might want to remain muted until you want to speak. Awful x100,000,000. My next phone I'll take a long look at Android.

ryanwaggoner 9y ago
The problem here is that the “top 2 features that should have been in place from day 1 and represent an insane usability gap” are different for every user. So if they try and add all the weird corner case niche features, it’ll be the standard unopinionated bloatware that most software is. FWIW, I’ve never played an audiobook in iTunes (Audible), and I hadn’t ever noticed the screen locking during calls thing. TouchID is so fast that it never bothers me, I guess.
- dahauns 9y ago
  >So if they try and add all the weird corner case niche features, it’ll be the standard unopinionated bloatware that most software is. While I agree with the sentiment behind the argument, these days the pendulum is swinging far too much in the other direction. Sure, this choice is always a tradeoff. But today, so many applications and websites are being optimized for the one single most important use case at total expense for everything else. Making the software a true lowest common denominator, but seriously reducing actual usefulness. Just look at the example: I don't have hard numbers, but I'd wager that "Show table of contents for an audiobook" is only a "weird corner case niche feature" for a very wide definition of the phrase (i.e. "everything below my main feature").
s73v3r_ 9y ago
Android does the same thing regarding screen on during calls.
- Zeebrommer 9y ago
  I do believe Windows Phone does that perfectly, if it's any help...

ryanwaggoner 9y ago

The problem here is that the “top 2 features that should have been in place from day 1 and represent an insane usability gap” are different for every user. So if they try and add all the weird corner case niche features, it’ll be the standard unopinionated bloatware that most software is. FWIW, I’ve never played an audiobook in iTunes (Audible), and I hadn’t ever noticed the screen locking during calls thing. TouchID is so fast that it never bothers me, I guess.

dahauns 9y ago
>So if they try and add all the weird corner case niche features, it’ll be the standard unopinionated bloatware that most software is. While I agree with the sentiment behind the argument, these days the pendulum is swinging far too much in the other direction. Sure, this choice is always a tradeoff. But today, so many applications and websites are being optimized for the one single most important use case at total expense for everything else. Making the software a true lowest common denominator, but seriously reducing actual usefulness. Just look at the example: I don't have hard numbers, but I'd wager that "Show table of contents for an audiobook" is only a "weird corner case niche feature" for a very wide definition of the phrase (i.e. "everything below my main feature").

s73v3r_ 9y ago

Android does the same thing regarding screen on during calls.

Zeebrommer 9y ago
I do believe Windows Phone does that perfectly, if it's any help...