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Re:After the iPhone 4S, Android just feels wrong by cbs on Friday October 21, 2011 @03:44PM (#3141339)
>Is it annoying? Yes. But after moderate use I stop noticing it

As someone who uses both devices, I really only notice this when I'm so board that dragging around a menu seems like a good way to kill time or plain old stoned. Its really surprised me how much I've seen this as a criticism of the android in the past few weeks. In the past I had always just written them off as being different, not necessarily better or worse, like a design decision to make sure that "Yes menu, it is in fact time for us to scroll" because there are many cases where the user won't have a steady finger but don't mean to activate scrolling.

But, if the menu feel is even being brought up as a valid comparison point, it is good news all around. Splitting these hairs is proof that both platforms have finally made it to the point of meeting most user's wants.

Re:After the iPhone 4S, Android just feels wrong by Pewpewarrows on Friday October 21, 2011 @03:54PM (#3141373)
Oh I definitely agree. To be at the point where this is the last real criticism of the OS that I've come to know and use is excellent.

And take it for what it's worth, but the instant reaction of iOS devices isn't necessarily for everyone. My father for example thinks that it's much too sensitive. He'll accidentally graze the screen when hovering his finger over something while reading or trying to get to a UI element, and all of a sudden the app starts scrolling, making him feel lost and frustrated.