An iOS redesign wtih a serious flaw
May. 30th, 2019 06:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
strredwolfSo I came across a redesign focused on simplicity: https://www.behance.net/gallery/79280905/iOS-13-phoneOS
However, it has a serious flaw. It does not address the question of old users that have been yelling "WHERE'S MY STUFF?!?"
Simple is fine, but it must be fast. Apps should follow a Unix philosophy of "doing one thing and doing it well."
So...
The lock screen: I can disable notifications on the lock screen already with iOS 12, from all notifications down to app-level granularity. Permanently disabling this breaks existing work flows.
The home screen: Once again, "WHERE'S MY STUFF?" When I'm switching to the home screen, it's because I need to jump to another app. This stuff was on a separate screen in iOS 12. Now I have to add a swipe to get anything. That's slow.
Overall styling/concept: You're adding padding. Why are you adding padding? You're just making the phone look fat, and causing me to swipe/tap more. That's also slow. You're also hiding stuff I use on a regular basis. Where's my stuff?!?
Safari: Keep the name "Safari". I have "Firefox" and "Chrome" on my phone for various functions. Bring back page titles. Compact that URL card a bit more. You have the room. USE IT.
Music/TV: You're still following the broken model that I want to listen to music that is not on my phone. Nobody has unlimited bandwidth for that. We load our phones with music and video because flash memory is cheap. Follow the Unix philosophy: Split Apple Radio out to it's own app, and default Music to pre-loaded music. It's what we have iTunes for! (Also split "TV" out in a similar fashion.)
And one more thing: Give power users some love. Give us options to turn on and off and tweak. We love that Apple's iOS just works. It can work better by being much more customizable.
However, it has a serious flaw. It does not address the question of old users that have been yelling "WHERE'S MY STUFF?!?"
Simple is fine, but it must be fast. Apps should follow a Unix philosophy of "doing one thing and doing it well."
So...
The lock screen: I can disable notifications on the lock screen already with iOS 12, from all notifications down to app-level granularity. Permanently disabling this breaks existing work flows.
The home screen: Once again, "WHERE'S MY STUFF?" When I'm switching to the home screen, it's because I need to jump to another app. This stuff was on a separate screen in iOS 12. Now I have to add a swipe to get anything. That's slow.
Overall styling/concept: You're adding padding. Why are you adding padding? You're just making the phone look fat, and causing me to swipe/tap more. That's also slow. You're also hiding stuff I use on a regular basis. Where's my stuff?!?
Safari: Keep the name "Safari". I have "Firefox" and "Chrome" on my phone for various functions. Bring back page titles. Compact that URL card a bit more. You have the room. USE IT.
Music/TV: You're still following the broken model that I want to listen to music that is not on my phone. Nobody has unlimited bandwidth for that. We load our phones with music and video because flash memory is cheap. Follow the Unix philosophy: Split Apple Radio out to it's own app, and default Music to pre-loaded music. It's what we have iTunes for! (Also split "TV" out in a similar fashion.)
And one more thing: Give power users some love. Give us options to turn on and off and tweak. We love that Apple's iOS just works. It can work better by being much more customizable.
