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[–] diemartin@sh.itjust.works 80 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (3 children)

I have to regularly help my aging mother (and sometimes neighbors) with their phones. The damn thing of every manufacturer having their own Android version(s)/skin(s), and UI/UX designers changing the layout every new version of an app, makes me want to violently slap their collective faces with a large trout

[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 3 points 3 hours ago

How can she /slap?

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 35 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

The annoying part of this is that any good UX person will tell you not to keep changing things around, but they get overruled by MBAs and shareholders.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 13 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

the newest feature MUST BE most obvious so the metrics make it look worthwhile.

The metrics are the most important thing, haven't you gone to business school?

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Literally the shutdown menu being replaced by that shitty ai menu on android. and no manufacturer can object to it cause its a google requirement for being allowed to ship the play store...

[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago

Pretty sure that's copying a change Apple made first, turning the power button into an assistant button. Because adding another button for that, is obviously out of the question.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 3 points 4 hours ago

That ex0lains where that bullshit came from...

[–] edgarde@kbin.earth 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Last time I checked, both AnyDesk and RustDesk can remote access Android phones. You will need to set it up in person, because the install is too complicated for non-technical person.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

You will need to set it up in person, because the install is too complicated for non-technical person.

but also because whatever you search for in the play store, you are lucky if the first result with big font and icon is not malware but just a competitor to what you actually wanted. and guess what will people install. outrageous.

also afaik rustdesk had an abuse problem and now you can only connect aftet a bigtech login.. or with a custom server.