Android G2 UI FAIL (not to look like iPhone?)
When working on Sudoku Master Example for Nokia, I designed a simple touch keypad for number entry to Sudoku cells. In the design, touch keypad highlighted the number ‘over’ the touch point with a zoom effect. Many thought I got ‘inspired’ from iPhone, and questioned the design. However, the reason was simple (so I thought):
The reason for the decision to zoom above the finger is simply because it is the only way to make the number visible for both right- and left-handed people.
Today, I was watching Android G2 video review; and saw that a guy was typing on a virtual keypad and complains (00:45) there is no key highlight at all (which is weird). When I watched little carefully, I could see the highlights popping up on the ‘left’ side of keys. This was a perfect real life example that the key highlights should be on top of a key, not on left, right or bottom. And that’s not because Apple iPhone does it so; but that’s the only right way to avoid such a big FAIL when a left handed guy shoots one of the first reviews of your product :)
PS. Phone definitely looks cool
February 18th, 2009 at 18:03
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February 19th, 2009 at 0:08
The thing that you have not seen probably is that there is an option in the device allowing you to state what hand is primary which has effect on the pop-up location… what if you type with two hands? That’s an option too…
February 19th, 2009 at 10:50
That is even worse, breaking unified user experience and user interaction limitation. Even if you used three hands, phone can not detect which hand you are using at one moment, therefore ‘one’ popup location will always be wrong.