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As the GGP said, the menu can be exited without updating by scrolling down. The interface isn't intuitive, but it's not a hard block.
by herbstein 5y ago
As the GGP said, the menu can be exited without updating by scrolling down. The interface isn't intuitive, but it's not a hard block.
- eropple 5y agoIf the UI does not make clear the actions you are allowed to perform, it isn't letting you do something.
- danShumway 5y agoEh. I'm not saying that bad or deceptive UI isn't something worth talking about, but I think there is a really tangible difference between something being difficult to find and being impossible to do.
- eropple 5y agoIn some contexts, sure. There's a step change between an appliance doing this--where you are expected to have limited capabilities--and something like a general-purpose computer doing this. An appliance going "nope, I have one path for this" is, tbh, to be expected. A dishwasher washes dishes, and the idea that there is a secret-sauce way to tell it to do something it isn't actively presenting to you is not something a reasonable person is going to expect. It's why my dishwasher has like eight buttons on the top--it enumerates everything it can do. So if that appliance is hiding its verbs, then a reasonable person is going to assume it doesn't have any.
- JKCalhoun 5y agoAgree, but I think there are a number of us that don't want a menu that needs exiting on our dishwasher.
- micromacrofoot 5y agoSure, but that's a separate issue from title accuracy.
- chaostheory 5y agoThen don't purchase a smart dishwasher. I won't be purchasing one either, nor will I purchase a smart microwave or a host of other smart appliances. The person who made the tweet, made the exact opposite decision AND connected their appliance to the internet.
- bambax 5y agoBut what about not needing to do a software update when all I want is to wash dishes? It would be best if most machines didn't talk to us, at all. Press a button: it runs. Nothing more.