Re:Bad UI is causing people to get scammed
by phonepostingsux on Saturday July 09, 2022 @09:38AM
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My Samsung XCover has physical keys for back/home/switch task and that'll be a hard requirement for any future phones I'll even consider. Can't patch those out without really wanting to fuck me over.
I suppose outdated features like good grip and removable battery are a bit much to ask for.
Re:Bad UI is causing people to get scammed
by leaflets2 on Saturday July 09, 2022 @12:59PM
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Stylish sells better? Or why does it happen?
People don't have time to dig into usability details, instead they get an app because it gives a nice looking first impression? Could "rewards" in a company work in similar ways -- impressing managers with sth nice looking?
I just got a new Android phone that iterated 1 version in the operating system and product. The old phone had a persistent triangle symbol to press for "back". Now that symbol is gone and I'm supposed to swipe from the edge of the screen for the same "back" function. Except, lots of apps use a similar motion for other functions, including Firefox for closing tabs. So, now I'm constantly swiping a few milimeters too close to the screen edge and going "back" when I want to close a tab, with few clear visual clues as to what is going wrong. This is just 1 of many UI fails on the new phone, very frustrating for me and I would guess extremely and unnecessarily confusing for "normal" people.