![]() I have just upgraded to the latest version of Android and pretty much every UX change is worse than what it used to be, and I've felt the same way since 3 or 4 versions ago. The amount of software I use daily that has actually improved in the last 5 years as opposed to getting worse is getting frustratingly low as the years go on. ![]() I have never been a big fan of Apple's software, but I must say that this is not just an Apple problem, it's a software industry problem. > there is also a huge problem with things being touched for no reason and making them worse. I find this a fundamentally user-unfriendly paradigm. This would include banners which hang around obstructing part of your screen and need a swipe to remove them, or alerts which must be interacted with before you can do anything else. TL DR: Android had a single holistic approach iOS has a variety of apparently unrelated approaches.Ģ) When you're using your phone or computer (it happens on MacOS too) many of Apple's notifications distract you and demand your attention or action. * There are also banners which pop up (and there used to be alerts?) but these aren't connected with the other approaches. * The notification center is shown on the lock screen, but IME it's buggy, not always responsive, and sometimes disappears confusingly. * The notification center offers a list of notifications, but it's not linked to a visual reminder - you have to remember to check it. * Red dots on icons indicate waiting content, but don't reflect when the content is from (unless you're obsessed with clearing all of your red dots - which would be a problem in itself) In contrast, iOS has some aspects of this, but it's not holistic: To check a message, you'd just pull down the menu from that bar, and you'd see your different notifications in more detail, most recent first, and a tap would take you to the app. ![]() a mail icon for mail, or a message icon for a text, etc.) - which was both unintrusive, and very quick and practical to check. From memory (my last use of Android it was a long time ago!) it was a combination of two factors:ġ) Android's system relied on icons appearing on the bar at the top of the screen (e.g. ![]()
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