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I have to say I'm really surprised that they've dropped the tablet specific ui tweaks. Seems to me that some especially the centered home, back, recent apps but
by baconner 14y ago
I have to say I'm really surprised that they've dropped the tablet specific ui tweaks. Seems to me that some especially the centered home, back, recent apps buttons are a step backwards for usability on larger devices. Given the great focus they've had in android on making apps that adapt to device size smoothly its a surprising they wouldn't follow the same logic with the navigation ui, etc.
- tadfisher 14y agoI agree, but I can sympathize with their reasoning. One requirement is consistency; users of Android phones (of which there are many) will feel right at home using a phone UI on a tablet (of which there are relatively few). Another is, in fact, usability; holding the device in your left hand while manipulating it with your right is probably a common scenario, and I've personally sworn at my Android tablet with the traditional UI when my palm grazes the Back button. This is also annoying in games, where using your left thumb on a virtual joystick leads to hitting the Back/Home buttons at inopportune times. It seems that moving these controls back to the center forces users to have the intention of navigating through the system, and I have to say that is a pretty good reason. However, I believe that all of these issues could have been solved with palm-detection or simply disabling the buttons when swiping from another part of the screen.