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> This article just has iPhone in the title to get more views. This article has iPhone in the title because it talks specifically and exclusively about iPhones
by mrzool 8y ago
> This article just has iPhone in the title to get more views.
This article has iPhone in the title because it talks specifically and exclusively about iPhones.
Of course there's always a lot of improve with UI and UX on all devices, but this article focuses on iPhones.
- pcmoney 8y agoI disagree unless you are saying: 1. Only iPhones can adjust text size. 2. Only iPhones have mapping functionality 3. Only iPhones have a voice activated digital assistant. 4. Only iPhone have a health app. These are all common smart phone features. They only pertain to iphones because of the title and the author uses specific examples of otherwise generic problems in the context of iphone use. I would say only iPhones have apple stores with classes specifically geared towards teaching the novice user how to use their phones.
- __david__ 8y agoIf I were the author and I was only familiar with iPhones then I would be extremely wary of making claims about other phone OSes that I didn't have as much experience with. Nothing in his article says that other phones don't have these problems—he's merely asserting that iPhones do.
- jsight 8y agoExactly. I mean, Android has most of these issues, but I believe that Google's latest initial setup strongly encourages the configuration of emergency contact information just as one example. If he had tried to imply that it covered Android as well it would have focused on some problems that Android might not have and probably overlooked a dozen more that it does have. I don't think the author thinks that either platform is perfect.
- jpttsn 8y agoA name drop no less. “McDonald’s is dead cows.” “Too much Smirnoff will get you drunk.” It implies comparison to the competition, and cheats it’s way in front of an audience that wants to compare products.
- majewsky 8y agoIt's still justified because Apple prides itself as the pinnacle of usability. It's one thing if $RANDOM_ANDROID_OEM builds a bad UI. It's a whole different thing if Apple builds a bad UI.
- jpttsn 8y agoSurely that’s wrong. If Apple makes a “bad” UI but all other UI is even worse, then Apple is still the pinnacle of usability. Saying “Usain Bolt Too Slow” is obvious clickbait.
- jon889 8y agoAlmost all of it can be applied to not only Android phones but also Mac, and Windows. The problem is that everyone needs a slightly different set of features to be at the front. There is no way any software maker can surface the features a user needs for everyone. At some point the user has to take responsibility and learn the tool they bought. If it was anything from a coffee machine, to a tractor, the user has to learn how to use it, and also use it all to it’s full capacity. With accessibility issues this is harder I know, and yes Apple should put text size settings in the set up process. Also maybe phones could be more proactive in pushing the user to do stuff differently. Eg if the user keeps googling Facebook to get there it could suggest typing directly or showing a message about what bookmarks are. But the title of this article is definitely click bait. I know I clicked on it indignantly thinking “maybe but no more than other phones”. Whereas if it had been “phones are hard to use”, then “lets look at the iPhone”, the chances I clicked on it would’ve been lower as I would’ve though “yeah you’re probably right” It’s actually a pretty good article, that made me think about my job, just would’ve been nice to see examples from other platforms for comparison.
- jsight 8y agoI really think the focus on iPhone is just because the author is a heavy user of iOS. He knows too many details for it to be anything else, IMO.