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bigyabaiyesterday at 4:38 PM3 repliesview on HN

Yep, my parents are both Android users and have to ask "where is the home button" when someone passes them an iPhone.


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mceachenyesterday at 4:52 PM

Followed by “where is the back button.”

Answer: sometimes apps let you swipe right from the left margin, sometimes there may be a left arrow in the upper left, but it may not be visible unless you enable tinted Liquid Glass, but also look in the bottom left, there may be a less-than sign, and some times you have to force-quit the app and restart (like with Libby books borrowed via Kindle…)

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loloquwowndueoyesterday at 8:02 PM

> ask "where is the home button" when someone passes them an iPhone.

This is actually hilarious because Android had all-screen phones with only virtual buttons long before iPhones did :)

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Groxxyesterday at 5:10 PM

iOS UX-affordance has done an incredible reversal from "one of the best" to "unambiguously the worst" over the years :| it's stunningly unapproachable nowadays, and Android seems excited to follow them