Calculator in iOS can’t divide 729 by 27

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Post by spleeder » Thu, Aug 20, 2015, 12:09 PM UTC

Calculator in iOS can’t divide 729 by 27
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Post by morey » Thu, Aug 20, 2015, 12:15 PM UTC

729 divided by 27 equals 27. That is why if you tap "=" its still displaying 27 and if you tap it again it divides by 27 and a 1 is displayed. So the Calculator is working fine.

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Post by wingerlang » Thu, Aug 20, 2015, 12:25 PM UTC

morey wrote: post #2

729 divided by 27 equals 27. That is why if you tap "=" its still displaying 27 and if you tap it again it divides by 27 and a 1 is displayed. So the Calculator is working fine.

It might have been a joke.

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Post by alblue » Thu, Aug 20, 2015, 12:30 PM UTC

So the answer you get is the same as you've typed in (27). Hardly "can't divide" ...

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Aug 20, 2015, 12:30 PM UTC

morey wrote: post #2

729 divided by 27 equals 27. That is why if you tap "=" its still displaying 27 and if you tap it again it divides by 27 and a 1 is displayed. So the Calculator is working fine.

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Post by didgeoridoo » Thu, Aug 20, 2015, 12:30 PM UTC

This is a case where a bit of skeuomorphism (gasp) might have been useful. The momentary screen refresh flash on old-style LCD calculators helped indicate to the user that the input had been acknowledged. In the iOS calculator, the subtle darkening of the "=" button (which is also almost entirely concealed by the rest of the curled thumb in right-handed users) is just not enough feedback on its own.

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Post by ryangittins » Thu, Aug 20, 2015, 12:33 PM UTC

alblue wrote: post #4

So the answer you get is the same as you've typed in (27). Hardly "can't divide" ...

I think you've missed the joke.

Re: Calculator in iOS can’t divide 729 by 27

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Post by morey » Thu, Aug 20, 2015, 12:33 PM UTC

wingerlang wrote: post #3

morey wrote: post #2

729 divided by 27 equals 27. That is why if you tap "=" its still displaying 27 and if you tap it again it divides by 27 and a 1 is displayed. So the Calculator is working fine.

It might have been a joke.

Yes you are right. I also thought about this.

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Post by msoad » Thu, Aug 20, 2015, 12:37 PM UTC

I like Google's UI better. It's more obvious

http://gfycat.com/SelfishNegativeDouglasfirbarkbeetle

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Post by carlosrg » Thu, Aug 20, 2015, 12:47 PM UTC

didgeoridoo wrote: post #6

This is a case where a bit of skeuomorphism (gasp) might have been useful. The momentary screen refresh flash on old-style LCD calculators helped indicate to the user that the input had been acknowledged. In the iOS calculator, the subtle darkening of the "=" button (which is also almost entirely concealed by the rest of the curled thumb in right-handed users) is just not enough feedback on its own.

I bet Jony Ive & Co. consider that "unnecessary ornamentation".