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I wholeheartedly agree with the author here, but I also think Apple is even worse in some regards. Ever since iOS 7 I don't even trust their UI guidelines anymo
by Eroica 12y ago
I wholeheartedly agree with the author here, but I also think Apple is even worse in some regards. Ever since iOS 7 I don't even trust their UI guidelines anymore. Look at this picture of the Music app on my iPhone: http://imgur.com/6ADrt9U http://imgur.com/6ADrt9U
What does the text on the bottom mean? Oh you can't read it? Yeah it's Chinese. These are the "buttons" for Repeat, Shuffle, etc. I have no idea what kind of designer thought it was wise to use text instead of icons there, especially since most icons in a music player are easily recognized most of the time.
It all started with this "trend" to go flat, now I can't even see what are supposed to be buttons and what not.
- blkhp19 12y agoI can't read it because I can't read Chinese. Since people speak mostly English on this website, why wouldn't you post a screenshot of the app running in English? I don't think people would have a hard time deciphering the text in their native language. Also, my parents (both new iPhone users) would have no idea what the shuffle and repeat icons mean. They're not tech-savvy at all and don't recognize those icons. However, they've seen play, pause, and skip buttons their entire lives on radios. I think Apple deliberately chose to make certain buttons text. Seriously, why would you use a Chinese screenshot as an example? I'm so confused as to what your thought process was... of course nobody can read it...