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It's Instagram but it's Apple's user interaction design [1]. >and works the same on any phone. Well yes, that's what Jobs' "thermonuclear war" was about. In f
by Despegar 7y ago
It's Instagram but it's Apple's user interaction design [1].
>and works the same on any phone.
Well yes, that's what Jobs' "thermonuclear war" was about. In fact Google is still at it with Android Q. They've given up and just aped the iPhone X gestures [2]. Apple might be mad about it but they shouldn't be because it just makes switching from Android to iOS easier.
[1] http://www.iphonehacks.com/2013/09/ios-7-gestures.html http://www.iphonehacks.com/2013/09/ios-7-gestures.html
[2] https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/7/18530599/google-android-q-features-hands-on-dark-mode-gestures-accessibility-io-2019 https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/7/18530599/google-android-q-...
- Chris_Chambers 7y agoI once visited Google’s Mountain View campus. When I pulled out my Android phone, the employee showing me around suppressed incredulous laughter and told me that everyone there uses an iPhone.
- jordansmithnz 7y agoTo be a little pedantic - it’s not quite the same as Apple’s user interaction design... notice how the ape performs swipes to navigate back? Apple’s gesture for this requires starting at the edge of the screen, but Instagram allows you to start swiping anywhere. I’d hesitate a guess that without this difference, the ape wouldn’t have been able to browse Instagram nearly as easily.
- graeme 7y agoYes, instagram’s swipe back is much better than apple’s. Though in fairness, I do think the iphone is pretty intuitive. My parents picked it up quite well (mac too). However, there are a variety of mid-tier functions that are not very discoverable. Not pro features, even simple stuff like screenshots and certain sharing options.
- genghizkhan 7y agoTo be fair, screenshots aren’t intuitive on any OS.