Android vs iOS UI
The cluster centers on comparisons between Android and iOS user interfaces, debating aspects like home screens, navigation consistency, widgets, back buttons, and overall design philosophy. Users highlight strengths and weaknesses of each platform's UI approach, with some mentions of Windows Phone.
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I'm not too familiar with iOS, but may it be that iOS is emphasizing a "silo" view of apps (where you consistently stay within one app until you "escape" to the root), which Android deemphasizes the app in particular, in favor of a more unified feel?
Android doesn't have as much "drag and drop" as iOS. For example, you can't add a tab bar at the bottom, nav bar at the top, table view in the middle, set the text of each cell in the table view, and have an app that looks complete and looks like a stock Apple app. If you do that with Android you're just going to have a flat black screen with lines of text crammed next to each other with 0px of spacing. You really have to do _all_ your own design with Android. That tends to lead to more inconsis
I think "inspired" is a bit of a strong word for imitating one particular design element. The Android home screen remains an entirely different beast, with it's widget-oriented interface. Frankly, I think that the home screen is one of Android's biggest strengths over the iPhone. I love being able to glance (for example) at my upcoming calendar events or recent tweets without launching the respective apps.
you mean it's too intuitive? would actually work? offers a sense of familiarity? wouldn't want that on android... nooo sir.
You're just used to Android. It's hard to put buttons on a phone that's nearly all screen.
Me too. Android and even iOS seem so clumsy in comparison to WP's UI.
Uhhh consistent user interface? Have you recently looked at apps on the android marketplace? You can find anything but consistent user interface. Some copy the iPhone, other have purple square buttons, others have grey Windows buttons. Some have some iPhone keyboard, others use the native keyboard. There is zero consistency in android app.
can you tell me why you think it is less well thought out than ios or android in practice?
Honestly using this on a phone is not very far from the android ui.
Agree with the Android UI. After working with it a few times, I find it quite intuitive.