> The one button to rule them all thing was a flop that even their own apps have ditched, the only place I still see it is in myfitnesspal (and it's super annoying)
I have just opened 4 random Google apps on Android (Search, Docs, Plus, Drive) and they all have the floating action button. Which Google apps have ditched it? The FAB makes a lot of sense on small screens like smartphones.
Re:Material Design Color Tool
by mattmanser on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @04:08PM
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They're not the original design for buttons, only a couple use the original design now (calendar for example).
The original design was click the button and a load of small buttons appear.
Keep ditched it completely, Drive has a slide up, I think Clock used to use it, others have disappeared.
They've abandoned the original concept.
They couldn't get buttons right! The one button to rule them all thing was a flop that even their own apps have ditched, the only place I still see it is in myfitnesspal (and it's super annoying). It's surprising you can launch what's supposed to be UI/UX guidelines and get buttons wrong.
It was obviously untested and had no basis in actual UX satisfaction. They had an unproven theory at what a good UX would be and presented it as fact. I think because of that, the Material guidelines should be regarded as irrelevant. They were at best a designer's bad guess at what a good UX is.
In my opinion, there's loads of other components in there that are bad, for example the side menu, the experience of all material apps on desktops, it's a bad UX.
I don't think you should follow their guidelines.