Google+ for iOS is out

Post by sneak » Wed, Jul 20, 2011, 1:03 PM UTC

isani wrote: post #113

nc wrote: post #25

Can't believe they went for the same Facebook style launcher, when it's a) used by Facebook b) only got 5 icons c) it's explicitly regarded as bad UI design by Apple (at this WWDC).

This thing is full of pointless UI weirdness. For example: * None of the back buttons look like iOS back buttons or state where they lead. * The tab controls are taller than usual, taking up room for no good reason. * The open in Safari icon looks like nothing I've ever seen and it displays an alert view instead of an action sheet. * The People view has a tabs on bottom and a segmented control on top. The segmented c…

Post by joejohnson » Wed, Jul 20, 2011, 1:37 PM UTC

Groxx wrote: post #76

joejohnson wrote: post #75

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What are the advantages of using this app? It seems like a lot of overhead for recieving information that can be sent in a text message.

No text message costs, I'd think. And I've had text messages take several minutes to arrive, websites rarely run that slowly. For myself: I've got an iPod. No text messages there (I have Voice, but not everyone does).

Post by Groxx » Thu, Jul 21, 2011, 7:31 AM UTC

joejohnson wrote: post #123

Groxx wrote: post #76

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No text message costs, I'd think. And I've had text messages take several minutes to arrive, websites rarely run that slowly. For myself: I've got an iPod. No text messages there (I have Voice, but not everyone does).

If you have an iPhone, isn't it required to subscribe to an unlimited SMS plan?