Nathan SnelgroveFeb 1, 2023

Love @gruber’s take on this: https://daringfireball.net/2023/01/meanwhile_over_in_androidtown

I was just trying to explain this to a friend who couldn’t believe I was “an Apple fanboy.” (I’m a UX and web designer for a living, so come on.) Gruber says it much better than I do.

Meanwhile, Over in Androidtown

Spending a few hours perusing the state of the art in Android Mastodon clients gives me the distinct impression that Android is forever stuck in its Window 3.x era of UI polish and design. It’s rough.

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Show threadJohn GruberFeb 1, 2023
@nathansnelgrove One thing I learned long ago is that people like us who prioritize design, UI, and UX can empathize with and understand the choices made by people who prioritize other factors (e.g. raw feature count, or software being free-of-charge). But it doesn't work the other way: most people who prioritize other things can't fathom why anyone cares deeply about design/UI/UX. Thus they chalk it up to being hypnotized by marketing or something.
Show threadMarcFeb 2, 2023
@gruber @nathansnelgrove Hypothetical question John: If you were hiring a UI/UX designer for a non-phone project (e.g. web), and during the interview process you notice they have an Android phone, would that impact your view of them and whether they’d be a good designer?
Show threadJohn GruberFeb 2, 2023
@imarc @nathansnelgrove It wouldn’t be a deal-breaker.
Show threadAndreas Sikkema
@gruber @imarc @nathansnelgrove Personally I would say that “It works with Chrome, so why bother” would be a much bigger problem.
Feb 2, 2023 at 3:32pmWeb