Confusing UI in iOS7

Nice post. The one that REALLY annoys me is reminders. If I want to add a reminder, I would assume subconsciously I have to press the add symbol. But that adds a new list. To add a new item you have to tap an empty white box with no visual cue. Brilliant.

Everything is confusing if you pretend to be an idiot.

The problem with pretending to be someone unfamiliar with touch UI (and computers in general) is that whatever you claim to be confusing is still just conjecture. You claim one thing, Apple claims another. If you'd highlighted the parts that are genuinely confusing to you (and I'm sure they exist) rather than talking about rectangles v.s. red things in corners, or written up a walk-through with someone who realistically might get that confused (not denying they exist), then it would be easier to take this post seriously.

Everything is confusing if you pretend to be a user.

There, fixed that for you.

You may not agree with the tone of the author but his point (albeit small, repeated and not explained fully) is accurate.

That's really not true or fair. I'm in the process of giving my ~70 year old mother my old iPhone so I can send her photo messages and such.

The teaching experience I've had running through how to use applications is almost exactly the same as here. (Though I must say that this is on IO6). Simple things like the way you 'Add' or 'Edit' something being inconsistent really do throw her off. I'm sure anyone who has guided very none-technical people through using technology can relate. It's nothing to do with being 'an idiot'.

There are plenty of older people who take a lot longer to pick up technology like this, and it's also worth noting that as a demographic they are often wealthier than their younger counterparts, and a valuable customer segment.