Android Team “Laser Focused” On The User Experience For Next Release
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#2I'm more than pleased with how Android looks and behaves on the Nexus One. Obviously it can only get better from here, but I really hope that Google tries to avoid going the exact same route of Apple with their iOS. Apple has a lot of desirable features on the iPhone, but also many quirks that I can never, ever get over.
On top of this, I'm not a huge fan of how they're doing multi-tasking, and the introduction of "wallpapers" make the new iOS look ridiculous. They should have stuck with what they had before, in my opinion.
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#3Now we just need someone to build a phone without vomiting their own crappy interface all over it. The Nexus One is great, but can't we have a bit more choice than 1?
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#4Someone needs to tell the Android Team that User Experience isn't a feature. It is fundamental design decisions early on that determine what the user experience is.
That's like arguing a poorly designed home will function better after a fresh coat of paint.
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#5Someone needs to tell the Android Team that User Experience isn't a feature. It is fundamental design decisions early on that determine what the user experience is. That's like arguing a poorly designed home will function better after a fresh coat of paint.
No, it's more like a gut and redo, while leaving the structural elements alone.
And they say they are happy with the structural elements.
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#6Sounds perfectly reasonable and I hope they can pull it off. Google hasn't shown the UI design sensitivity necessary to compete with the iPhone UI, but they are determined and iterate quickly, so they can probably get to a point where their UI will be better than what handset manufacturers can come up with.
Openness is great, but being open without setting a high standard is not good in the long run.
Re: Android Team “Laser Focused” On The User Experience For Next Release
#7Someone needs to tell the Android Team that User Experience isn't a feature. It is fundamental design decisions early on that determine what the user experience is. That's like arguing a poorly designed home will function better after a fresh coat of paint.
No, it's more like a gut and redo, while leaving the structural elements alone. And they say they are happy with the structural elements.
I say kudos if they can pull it off. Ignoring the possible meddling of the various device manufacturers, they have their work cut out for them.
I want to be optimistic here; it is just I've never seen such re-engineering done before for any OS.
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#8That's good.
Problem: what about Sense and Motoblur? Think HTC and Moto are going to drop them just because the Android UI bas improved? yeah right...
Re: Android Team “Laser Focused” On The User Experience For Next Release
#9Now we just need someone to build a phone without vomiting their own crappy interface all over it. The Nexus One is great, but can't we have a bit more choice than 1?
Wanting choice and keeping companies from customizing their product to differentiate them seem to be goals that are at odds with each other.
However, I've used a number of android based phones and I still find the Nexus One's interface to be the best and cleanest.
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#10That's good. Problem: what about Sense and Motoblur? Think HTC and Moto are going to drop them just because the Android UI bas improved? yeah right...
Agreed: why would they drop them now, unless they were just startlingly worse? They aren't interested in Android's success outside of their devices, they want to differentiate themselves.