Ux

I've noticed that ever since I got my Apple Watch that my photo stream has been filled with seemingly random screenshots of my watch face. It's easy to take a screenshot - simple hit the digital crown and the side button at the same time. So why the heck am I always causing these screenshots? Today I finally discovered the root of the issue. When I'm on a video call at my standing desk I typically put my hands in my pockets to force myself to focus on the people talking. I get seriously distracted if I don't do this. Turns out that's the exact reason for all of the photos. ...

This has to be the most useless and scary software update screens to date that I've seen. Don't get me wrong, I like Android and I'm getting back into developing software for it and iOS isn't blameless in the shit-UX department. I couldn't pass up this example of a super important interaction that is done so poorly. Even though I'm familiar enough to what a "target" is in this context, I'm still confused by the screen. I'm uploading TO the device, not downloading FROM the device. According to this warning, I'm safe to turn off my computer and unplug the USB. The block of text in the upper left, while useful to a developer, is super scary for a user. If they're lucky to be blessed with 20/20 vision it's still pretty useless information. ...