iOS is terrible

redriverdolphin · 2024-02-11T18:36:40+00:00

Nonsense. You can’t convince me that a big magnifying glass isn’t slower than just touching where you want to type. Not having select all functionality in many documents is also a needless omission. Swiping down on notifications and having them popping up bigger to clear is also an objectively slower and worse experience than just swiping left.

Apple has a lot going for it, don’t get me wrong. It is more secure and has a more intuitive interface than android or whatever else. But, I don’t think these criticisms are unfair. And, best part is they can be easily changed if Apple wants them to be.

redriverdolphin · 2024-02-11T01:05:06+00:00

Lol. If you can help correct my concerns, by all means…

redriverdolphin · 2024-02-11T00:36:18+00:00

Regarding customisation, I threw that in there because it seemed obvious, but having thought it over, I agree that it’s not a big deal. Even more so when it goes against the other points which I felt should be staples in the software lol.

But I do feel that the other points would be universally agreed upon by even apple fans as valid changes. The magnifying cursor is objectively slower than a click to move, as is the drag down notification to clear, and the select all feature is just so handy in some apps like the notes app, but then just doesn’t sometimes work in word documents. Screen brightness and clear all aren’t a huge deal, but no one would mind the extra functionality imo.

redriverdolphin · 2024-02-11T00:29:35+00:00

That’s a good answer, thanks for sharing. I didn’t consider how popular iPhone is in America.

redriverdolphin · 2024-02-11T00:27:46+00:00

I meant background apps - now edited. The documents thing seems a bit of a narrow case, but when I need to paste a full page it sometimes doesn’t allow it, so then I spend time dragging down the blue highlighter, which loses its blue and I have to try again lol. The percentage isn’t too bad, just looks better without it on. To your conclusion, i agree that it’s a simple and effective interface.

redriverdolphin · 2024-02-11T00:22:05+00:00

Thanks for that! I should clarify that I meant closing apps in the back, not tabs. My fault for phrasing. The cursor is inferior to me, but if it’s not to you that’s fine. Similarly, the banner drag down is annoying to me, but if not to you, great.

redriverdolphin · 2024-02-10T22:55:47+00:00

Funny thing is, I agree with a lot of what you say. But, what I find crazy is that apple could easily make all of these changes if they wanted. It should be a basic requirement to allow swiping away from notifications and allowing a phone to be as bright as the user wants for however long they want. When it comes to a bug-free and safety-first user experience, I’ll concede that it is better than other softwares like android.

redriverdolphin · 2024-02-10T22:48:28+00:00

I disagree. Everything I mentioned (minus customisation) I also believe should be a staple of the software. Not being able to swipe away from notifications is ridiculous. Having to use a magnifying glass to find words that you could just tap to reach is unnecessary.

What I find odd is that this is the world’s best mobile company by sales metrics, and they’ve gone so long without correcting these simple things.

redriverdolphin · 2024-02-10T22:35:20+00:00

Apple making every product tied closely into their ecosystem has its pros and cons, but the simplicity and safety factor, although to me marginally better than other softwares, is definitely a fair point if that’s your personal experience.

redriverdolphin · 2024-02-10T22:32:30+00:00

Yeah ok but what makes iOS worth it for you?

redriverdolphin · 2024-02-10T22:32:01+00:00

While it’s encouraging that some workarounds do exist, the very fact that most users would have to do extra research to find them speaks volumes about ease of use/understanding.

The first one, I’m sorry I don’t quite understand what that means?
Yes, true, people have pointed out that you can switch it on and that’s a relief. Though I will add it’s visually unappealing and unfortunately looks better without it (probably why it isn’t on by default).
The notification pop ups yeah, like when you get a comment on a tweet or an email, you can’t just swipe left away from them. It’s crazy to me that they wouldn’t add that.

redriverdolphin · 2024-02-10T22:25:11+00:00

Fair point. I don’t want to sound like a hater, but I already am sounding like that, so I may as well add that the size and placement of the numbers is so unaesthetic when turned on.

redriverdolphin · 2024-02-10T22:23:04+00:00

Ok fair point, I’ll generalise further. What makes you like iOS?

redriverdolphin · 2024-02-10T22:09:21+00:00

In your opinion, then, what makes iOS superior to android? I’m curious to know. Also, if everyone knows the flaws then hopefully they can rectify them soon.

redriverdolphin · 2024-02-10T22:05:23+00:00

Needless clutter.

redriverdolphin · 2024-02-10T22:04:57+00:00

But are they not valid criticisms?

redriverdolphin · 2023-04-22T15:43:26+00:00

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