and thus goes by another day » WTF http://hex.ro/blog wondering Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:45:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Google’s G2 – Interface is not so intuitive http://hex.ro/blog/index.php/googles-g2-interface-is-not-so-intuitive/ http://hex.ro/blog/index.php/googles-g2-interface-is-not-so-intuitive/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:14:34 +0000 viulian http://hex.ro/blog/?p=209 Let’s assume that you brought a Google G2 phone.
Let’s also assume this common action: from the Menu, you launch an application.

Which of these three buttons will take you to the main menu ?

  1. ‘Menu’ button
  2. ‘Back’ button
  3. ‘Home’ button

In case you did not know the answer, the correct alternative is nr. 3. ‘Home’ button always takes you to the phone’s desktop. The ‘Menu’ button only brings back the application menu – which usually is named ‘Options’ or ‘Settings’ etc. The ‘Back’ button – oh well – this depends on context.

That’s why I love Nokia …

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