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Why? The initial setup is for the things you set once and never need to change. I tell my phone I want it in English during on boarding - and then I never need
by aidos 8y ago
Why? The initial setup is for the things you set once and never need to change. I tell my phone I want it in English during on boarding - and then I never need that setting again.
- fit2rule 8y agoEyesight changes over time. People learn new languages, and want to switch. Making these decisions for the user and then forcing them forever is decidedly un-user-friendly.
- coldtea 8y agoOr, you know, the person can search for 1-2 minutes how to change the font, when they need to, if and when their "eyesight changes" enough during their years of using iPhones to warranty it. Better than cramming every such feature as a first priority, and making a UI that's confusing for everyday use.
- fit2rule 8y agoYou didn't read the article? Even though its buried there, in the system prefs, people who need to change such settings still cannot find them. That's the point: the UI is already confusing for everyday use, and we honestly expect better of Apple.
- coldtea 8y ago>You didn't read the article? Even though its buried there, in the system prefs, people who need to change such settings still cannot find them. They can always look them up (online), set them, and forget them. Better than having all such settings front and center over more commonly used settings.
- jscholes 8y ago> They can always look them up (online), set them, and forget them. But they don't. You're a reader of HN. It is fairly obvious that you're the sort of person who, at a point when you need to accomplish something you don't know how to accomplish, will assume that it's possible and start with research. But there are a lot of people out there who will start with the assumption that not being able to see their phone screen so well anymore is just something to put up with. The entire point of this post and discussion is that Apple may not be providing the best experience for those users for whom it would never even cross their mind that changing the text size on their phone is possible.
- Double_a_92 8y agoWould you say that everyones grandparents (which mostly could use that setting) are capable of googling tutorials? Even most young people I know are not able to google things (even if it's some important information they urgently need). Or maybe they just don't get the idea of even asking the internet.
- Cthulhu_ 8y agoWhat operating systems have settings like these in a more intuitive location?
- dublin 8y agoApple's design of Settings has clearly evolved via accretion rather than any thoughtful and considered design. The fact that something is possible in a UI/UX has no bearing on the fact that it's fundamental design can still suck huevos.
- aidos 8y agoOr 1-2 seconds. The 3 steps are explained at the top of the Google search: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=change+font+size+iphone https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=change+font+size+iphone
- Naracion 8y agoHow often do you think this happens? I am through and through an Android + Windows user and hate Apple for certain things but I do have to admit their design decisions are pretty solid most of the time. It's not like you're learning a new language everyday. Nor losing your eyesight. Keep in mind that the life of a cellphone is anywhere between one and six years, for most tends to be around three (speculation). Isn't reason enough to make it a top priority for people to be able to access language / text size changes in their settings everyday.
- Cthulhu_ 8y agoForcing them forever is not the case, IDK where you're getting that from. Language settings and text size / other accessibility settings are in the settings and nowadays ios even has a search function in there.
- fit2rule 8y agoIf an elderly person can't find these settings buried in some menu system, they're as good as set forever.