Apple’s no better than anyone else when it comes to UX
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Re: Apple’s no better than anyone else when it comes to UX
#2Bullshit headline.
The article is about just one UI issue.
Not any kind of comparative analysis of UX.
Re: Apple’s no better than anyone else when it comes to UX
#3I'm not sure if the author is correct. I have this setting enabled. My iPhone died, it's my only apple device. Apple replaced it, I logged into iCloud on the new phone and all my Messages restored (along with everything else, it was like my old phone). How is that not a backup?
Re: Apple’s no better than anyone else when it comes to UX
#4Bullshit headline. The article is about just one UI issue. Not any kind of comparative analysis of UX.
Oh but there is more, a lot more. I've mostly been a Android owner but some years ago I got an iPhone instead. The glaring UX issues everywhere are hard to ignore. I just started documenting everyday, so I can share it in the future. But there is definitely more than just one issue with Apples UX and UI.
Re: Apple’s no better than anyone else when it comes to UX
#5I’ve been burned by Apple Notes on iPhone many years ago.
Toggling on iCloud sync copied my notes there, but I then toggled it off seconds later and my local copy of hundreds of notes got deleted.
Re: Apple’s no better than anyone else when it comes to UX
#6Bullshit headline. The article is about just one UI issue. Not any kind of comparative analysis of UX.
Oh but there is more, a lot more. I've mostly been a Android owner but some years ago I got an iPhone instead. The glaring UX issues everywhere are hard to ignore. I just started documenting everyday, so I can share it in the future. But there is definitely more than just one issue with Apples UX and UI.
Care to share even 1 or 2 of the most egregious off the top of your head?
Edit: Thanks all. I have to disagree that "Apple's no better than anyone else when it comes to UX" -- I think they are better but also make a lot of annoying mistakes. UX is hard, doubly so when you have such popular devices that try to cater towards so many different groups (children, techies, common folks, older non-tech savvy, etc). No one makes nearly as many popular devices and software under the same brand that comes close to this high of a standard. The reason all of these things stick out is because the expectations are so high.
Re: Apple’s no better than anyone else when it comes to UX
#7>If you delete a message, it's deleted from all your devices immediately, and it's gone forever. Delete an entire conversation? Gone forever.
This is expected behavior on 2-way sync. Presumably backups made before the message was deleted will still have the message but will delete it out once network connectivity is restored.
Re: Apple’s no better than anyone else when it comes to UX
#8Bullshit headline. The article is about just one UI issue. Not any kind of comparative analysis of UX.
But the headline doesn't say it's a comparative analysis of UX? It's a comparison of an example of current Apple UX with their prior reputation, if anything.
Also, this isn't a forum for needlessly aggressive remarks.
Re: Apple’s no better than anyone else when it comes to UX
#9Bullshit headline. The article is about just one UI issue. Not any kind of comparative analysis of UX.
It's usually advisable to just flag and not respond to low quality submissions, don't take the bait.
This one might get some good discussion at least, or it might not.
Re: Apple’s no better than anyone else when it comes to UX
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Oh but there is more, a lot more. I've mostly been a Android owner but some years ago I got an iPhone instead. The glaring UX issues everywhere are hard to ignore. I just started documenting everyday, so I can share it in the future. But there is definitely more than just one issue with Apples UX and UI.
Care to share even 1 or 2 of the most egregious off the top of your head? Edit: Thanks all. I have to disagree that "Apple's no better than anyone else when it comes to UX" -- I think they are better but also make a lot of annoying mistakes. UX is hard, doubly so when you have such popular devices that try to cater towards so many different groups (children, techies, common folks, older non-tech savvy, etc). No one m…
Not the most egregious but three examples:
If you're using CarPlay, there is a phone call and you pick up, CarPlay changes the entire screen to the phone call (which is just the profile pic of the person you're talking to), even if you're using Maps or anything else.
Everything has a different way to be closed or go back to the previous screen. Sometimes you swipe up, sometimes to the left, sometimes there is a back arrow in the top left, sometimes there is a X in the top right. When to do what is often not clear, and there is no universal "go back" action that seems to work either.
Swapping application context goes by "last touched", and it's easy to get lost when swapping left/right and trying to look/copy/scroll from many apps.