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Checkboxes and switches serve different functions and shouldn't be used interchangeably: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/toggle-switch-guidelines/ https://www.

• layer8 3y ago
  This is a rationalization after the fact. Checkboxes used to be used in contexts where they are effective immediately too, and nobody was confused by that. The real reason switches were introduced was to be able to line them up on the right side in iPhone OS Settings, whereas checkboxes would have to be on the left side, costing too much extra margin space on the then-small iPhone screen.
  • anon373839 3y ago
    Did you read the linked article? I think toggle switches are a superior metaphor for controls that move a system between two states. Checkboxes are superior for opt-in items that can be skipped over. Consider the “kitchen lights” illustration here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/design/controls/toggles https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/design/contro... Do you really think a checkbox has the right affordances for this action?