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I remember Android KitKat. It was the peak of the operating system. Every year since then a new version comes out that makes things slightly worse, often reques
by betwixthewires 4y ago
I remember Android KitKat. It was the peak of the operating system. Every year since then a new version comes out that makes things slightly worse, often requested ux improvements get ignored, things people were doing that make their lives better but oppose Google's business model get broken or removed, UI elements get changed for silly design reasons that add friction to UX, and it never outweighs the good such as battery improvements and permissions management. I'm not even sure I'd classify it as an operating system anymore except superficially, you're not really operating your device with it, all you can really do is launch applications. You can't even change the default DNS server used globally by the system.
- eternityforest 4y agoI do wish things were more configurable. A lot of things are excessively locked down. But in general, Android is probably the OS I trust most. It has close to embedded-level reliability with almost consumer desktop level features. Other platforms have to make a lot of compromises to achieve high availability, and are very simple, manual-first things like a very lightweight Linux. The only real problem I have with the UI is the lack of an Undo, the fact that no browser lets you disable pull to refresh, and the few times I have found Bluetooth mysteriously turn itself off. There's never any real confusion. I never have to read a manual or wonder where something is. It's perfect for a mobile platform, because you can do whatever you need to do right then and there, even if you haven't prepared for it or done it before.