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Stylish has clearly taken priority over functional in mainstream tech design. I just got a new Android phone that iterated 1 version in the operating system an
by unyttigfjelltol 4y ago
Stylish has clearly taken priority over functional in mainstream tech design.
I just got a new Android phone that iterated 1 version in the operating system and product. The old phone had a persistent triangle symbol to press for "back". Now that symbol is gone and I'm supposed to swipe from the edge of the screen for the same "back" function. Except, lots of apps use a similar motion for other functions, including Firefox for closing tabs. So, now I'm constantly swiping a few milimeters too close to the screen edge and going "back" when I want to close a tab, with few clear visual clues as to what is going wrong. This is just 1 of many UI fails on the new phone, very frustrating for me and I would guess extremely and unnecessarily confusing for "normal" people.
- phonepostingsux 4y agoMy Samsung XCover has physical keys for back/home/switch task and that'll be a hard requirement for any future phones I'll even consider. Can't patch those out without really wanting to fuck me over. I suppose outdated features like good grip and removable battery are a bit much to ask for.
- leaflets2 4y agoStylish sells better? Or why does it happen? People don't have time to dig into usability details, instead they get an app because it gives a nice looking first impression? Could "rewards" in a company work in similar ways -- impressing managers with sth nice looking?
- sizzle 4y agoThis is why I switched to apple and never looked back, can’t stand OSes manipulating interface controls arbitrarily after updates.