iPhone UI
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- duckseason0
I feel the iOS UI has been in need of a refresh/overhaul for a while now. I suppose we'll have to wait and see what Jonny Ives has up his sleeves.
- doesnotexist0
i prefer all that information to be hidden until i want it. it bugs me to look at the windows screen and see every bit of information right there from the get-go. all my apps are in folders and the first screen has just my calendar. i appreciate that both exist and understand some people like seeing that information, but i don't.
- so i guess i'd rather see my brand (bg image) and not information.doesnotexist
- the great thing is that you can personalize it to show what you want. Another + for me.monkeyshine
- guess i'm not into the personalization, just want it to work out of the boxdoesnotexist
- Sounds like iOS doesn't work out of the box for you.zarkonite
- monkeyshine0
My only criticism of the WP8 UI is that the People live tiles are a little deceptive. They appear to be more relevant than I think they actually are. It would be nice if they appear by activity or relevance as it relates to me but I don't think that's the case.
- err0
WP8 animations are cool for a few days. But then you just end up being frustrated waiting for them to end. The iphone feels dated but it works. Honestly the only thing that keeps me on iOS is group txting and emoji. Oh and whatever new social media app thats all the rage this week.
Can't wait for a new iOS
- set0
iOS is out of date. I look forward to seeing what they come up with next.
For now, android is far and beyond iOS. Haven't really used W8
- animatedgif0
I don't like all the photos on the homescreen
- monospaced0
New Blackberry UI all the way
- I had a play with that in the store... it was seriously the most confusing unintuitive UI i've ever used!set
- No way man, it's the bestest and it makes Apple look even worse. Omg, they're so going bankrupt.monospaced
- Since Steve died nobody knows what to do with the iPhone, so naturally they're just letting it die.monospaced
- Agreed...nothing wrong with the BB. I thought / think the Z10 is a great phone.see_thru
- animatedgif0
Remember when people got bored of the iPod UI and the market fragmented into 50% iPod and 50% split between other players.
Yeah I don't remember it happening either.
- your point?set
- I think it's that he thinks we'll be tapping icons for awhilemonospaced
- I just mean a lot of inexperienced users don't like to learn new things once they grasp something.animatedgif
- WP8 and Android are not exciting to them, they're different and intimidatinganimatedgif
- eh? Android already has a bigger market share.fadein11
- sine0
^ yeah. skipping the BB. i'm due for an upgrade soon. BB is obsolete imo. my gf has a Samsung. i reckon i'll go with the newest model when i upgrade...
- dude, the bb just came out, it's awesome, I tried it. OMG Apple and Android are outdated and will fail unless they innovatemonospaced
- because a phone is all about the features and the amazing UI, everyone knows tahtmonospaced
- not funnyset
- you're right, phone UI is no joking matter, lives fucking depend on itmonospaced
- fucking lives, man!doesnotexist
- ukit20
I can see your point about the notifications but it would be a stretch to say that iOS doesn't have a good user experience. Give people some credit - they aren't just being brainwashed by the cool Apple brand.
- but what is good about the UI? I don't really like Android either but at least they've improved.monkeyshine
- yurimon0
I think its crazy that we still have to click on shit to have something happen in an interface.
- or tap slide etcyurimon
- that was a step back from the far superior buttons we had beforemonospaced
- samsung does gestural thingsdoesnotexist
- I'm doing a gestural thing right now too.monospaced
- inteliboy0
What other company has this kind of absurd pressure?
- formed0
Personally, I find all this fascinating as competition is truly changing the markets and design. With the iPod, no one came up with something that was as good. iPhone started the same way, but the competition wasn't asleep this time (thanks to Google's desire to rule the world).
MS has done a superb job, as far as design goes, shame they fell asleep at the wheel and came to the game so late. It'd be a different game altogether if they were 2 years earlier.
- qTime0
I wonder how much of this is based on aesthetics rather than the actual interactions.
- yurimon0
this just in
- fadein110
Those who claim iOS is still good haven't used an alternative for a reasonable period of time. Android kicks iOS ass... Really it does.
As for the Android being ugly argument - that isn't the case any more. Great thing about Google is they don't wait 5 years for updates.
- monospaced0
they're phones
- why do you get so bothered by it then?fadein11
- haha, I'm not bothered, I say buy blackberry because everything else sucks, and BB is WINNING!!!!!!monospaced
- you do make me smile... through gritted teeth.fadein11
- Continuity0
Overall, I love the iOS interface, and I'm not _too_ scared of what Ives will do with iOS7.
That having been said, lock screen notifications — the notifications functionality in general, really — are as useless as a marzipan dildo.
A few years ago, Teehan+Lax had done a mock-up of what their best-case scenario for the lock screen would be:
http://www.teehanlax.com/blog/ip…
For a time, the dude who runs Cydia was going to develop it for jailbroken devices, but it went pear-shaped.
Anyway, the point is, looking at that PS comp now, I still think it would be the single-most useful new feature for iOS, and I dearly wish Apple overhauls notifications to look and behave like what T+L proposed.
- good idea, great idea. i still like my notifications hidden. :Ddoesnotexist
- Well, obviously, the user should have the freedom/option of hiding them.Continuity
- I am always concerned on how apple always decides what it wants you to access.yurimon
- i like that they have an opinion about it, most don't. they just give you everything without thinking about it.doesnotexist
- I like notifications, and they can be turned off. Whats the problem again?CygnusZero4
- There'll be less skeuomorphism.see_thru
- inv0
I love skeuomorphism. There. I said it!
- you should check this bad boy out: http://www.amazon.co…Wolfboy
- it's skeuomorphism +Wolfboy
- 5/5 amazon stars...nice!inv
- monkeyshine0
I like that teehanlax version for notifications. It is way more natural. Most importantly the system needs to be flexible to individual preference. I love that I can see on wp8 my upcoming meeting and go to calendar for more. I love that I can see weather at a glance. I also love that I can see an aggregated view of all of my social activity without having to download a separate app.