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> On android's slide down config screen (the one with wifi, bluetooth, etc toggles) I always have to stop and think a bit to determine if wifi is on or not. I'

> On android's slide down config screen (the one with wifi, bluetooth, etc toggles) I always have to stop and think a bit to determine if wifi is on or not. I'm a bit surprised by this -- it transitions from dark gray on light gray when it's off to _bright_ white on _bright_ blue when it's on. This would seem to mirror many physical things that have status lights which are not illuminated when disabled and are illuminated when enabled. What's the source of initial confusion for you?

AgloeDreams 7y ago
Just setting opacity to show state is generally seen as bad practice, the difference in contrast is just too little compared to real life. Seeing as the screen is dimmable/ can be used in various lighting situations, if every switch is off it can be really hard to tell if the current opacity is 'all on' or 'none on'. In UX design it's common to see this solved by both using opacity but also a distinct shape/contrast and by changing the icon. Sometimes throwing a bit of color in can help those who are not color blind. Normally you'll see all three. Ironically, you can see the team trying to solve this in material's filter chips by adding a checkmark: https://material.io/components/chips/#filter-chips https://material.io/components/chips/#filter-chips