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From a number-of-interactions required point of view, having to type the app's name is the worst solution I've seen. But it is a solution.
by DigitalJack 14y ago
From a number-of-interactions required point of view, having to type the app's name is the worst solution I've seen. But it is a solution.
- revscat 14y agoIf you are wanting a single screen with access to all of your apps... I'm not sure there is a way to that. iOS provides three ways of opening an app: springboard, spotlight, and Siri. Springboard is pretty good, and when combined with folders you can store quite a lot on just the first page. I am not aware of a UI idiom that would provide access in a way you imply.
- NoPiece 14y agoI'd like a single folder for each application type, then an alphabetical list of apps - maybe working something like the contact list. As it is I am stuck with dozens of folders (for each letter of the alphabet, and because of 12 app per folder limit, I have four "Games S" folders. http://i.imgur.com/aTacOlU.jpg http://i.imgur.com/aTacOlU.jpg
- Symmetry 14y agoI actually feel the opposite way. If the search is fuzzy and incremental with good visual feedback there's no way I'd rather launch things than typing their names, except maybe dedicated keyboard shortcuts. Of course, something else is needed for discovering apps.
- zevyoura 14y agoThis is true on a computer, but on a mobile device I suspect you're in the extreme minority; typing an app's name on an onscreen keyboard is an order of magnitude or two more complex than tapping its icon after a swipe or two, especially when familiar with the layout.