> But I think it’s well established that most people’s reaction to modals is to close them and get back to what they are doing rather than read and consider the

> But I think it’s well established that most people’s reaction to modals is to close them and get back to what they are doing rather than read and consider them. And this is why I consider modals "out of nowhere" to be the worst UX sin out there. And iOS is chock-full of these things. Low battery? In-your-face alert. System update? In-your-face alert, and then sneaky "enter passcode to install overnight" crap. Something about your Apple ID that you couldn't care less about? In-your-face alert. Plugged something in? In-your-face alert. No SIM card? In-your-face alert. An app failed to download? In-your-face alert. It would've been much better if it was a notification. You'd only look for it if you know it should be there, for example when your computer doesn't see your phone.