It's safe to assume any such "leak" these days is a publicity stunt. Or it's meant to test the waters: if people hate it, they can change it back and pretend it didn't happen.
Probably yet another case of leaking information quasi-unintentionally to gauge the reaction of their users regarding some update, easing the sense of commitment they're put under had they decided to make an official statement instead.
They might as well get rid of the device's ability to display color. Using a monochrome screen might save battery life too - no more RGB colour filters so it's gonna be brighter for the given backlight power.
PLEASE I hope Google designers don't read this! I don't want to give them any ideas.
Oh, I forgot about the camera.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 (I think? might have been an older S) actually had this as a feature that was late removed. The phone could be switch to black and white mode. I actually used this regularly for usability testing while building mobile web sites. And it did save battery life, because they used a quad-dot OLED (RGBW), with the RGB disabled and only the W illuminating. But for some bumfuck reason they removed the feature in a "security update"
That implies that there's some sort of end goal in sight, when in fact it just appears to be pointless and neverending churn to ensure that no UI feature stays consistent over more than two OS releases. This is the pattern for any new Android and Windows release - not familiar enough with OS X to say - it's not "what new features have been added" but "what have they broken this time, and how much of it?". I'm not sure if this part is deliberate or not, but it also means that anyone trying to use their pla
Context menus? That's an old thing that computers used to do. We don't want nothing of that in our super cool new mobile UIs.
Sad how this is going. If sick of this simplification of UIs. It'd be tolerable if it just stayed on mobile devices but Microsoft seems to be keen on copying that stupidness in Windows. We'll have to be grateful if they dont' decide that context menus are too complex and remove them from Windows.
At least you can changes the theme colors. Otherwise it makes me want to vomit in disgust, they've lowered the information density even more. If these UXtards keep continuing at this rate there will be one button per screen and you will have to scroll to get to the other ones. It's like it was designed for people with dementia.
Fu*k that stupid soulless, sterile god awful dumbed down design coming out of Google.
What? You don't look forward to relearning how your phone works, where everything has been moved to, and what was removed because someone thinks there's too many options?
What? You don't look forward to relearning how your phone works, where everything has been moved to, and what was removed because someone thinks there's too many options?
Sounds like a great way to fritter away the day, but "no".
Android 4 was the last version where I liked the UI. The moment Android 5 with Ma*erial Design came out was when I started to lose interest in smartphones altogether. The colors, the excessive padding, the overuse of animations - it was an absolute abomination.
Ringtone and notifications are 2 separate things they should each have their own volume control or at least let the user separate them. The only sure way to separate the volume now is to load manually, sound files at different levels for one or the other. It's PITA. God knows how many apps I went through just to get this stupid feature to work before I just loaded a muted notification sound and gave up.
It's been that way for... 4 years at least now, longer I think. The volume keys control the media volume, but you can tap to expand the control and adjust ring and notification volumes separately.
Additionally for ringing and notifications you have a quick control to set mute or vibrate only.
Not sure if you are even using Android but I haven't had that option now since the change. Expanding the sound option still only presents on volume option for "Ring and notification volume". This is my third phone where Android doesn't present this option.
So am I. Ring and notifications is on one volume control. On Pixel 2, 3, 3XL and 4. One volume control for ringer and notifications. Android 10 and 11. Pure Google Android. Tell me where you see 2 different volume adjustments for ringer and notifications. It sure ain't on my phone.
Tap the volume up or volume down button. You get a side menu which sets the media playback volume. At the top is a toggle for sound on/vibrate only/silent. At the bottom is a little slider icon. Tap that and you get a different menu with
- Media volume - Call volume - Ring volume - Alarm volume
At the bottom is a "see more" link, which takes you to even more advanced options for fine control over the phone's sound options.
Tap the volume up or volume down button. You get a side menu which sets the media playback volume. At the top is a toggle for sound on/vibrate only/silent. At the bottom is a little slider icon. Tap that and you get a different menu with
- Media volume - Call volume - Ring volume - Alarm volume
At the bottom is a "see more" link, which takes you to even more advanced options for fine control over the phone's sound options.
Yes! Exactly! Your Ring volume controls your notification volume. There is no separate control for notifications even on your Original Pixel XL. It isn't on the Pixel 2, nor on the Pixel 3, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3XL or any other pixel.
Am I the only person that noticed the contrast is complete crap and this means that text could be very hard to read for anyone who doesn't sit in an office all day or has less than perfect eyesight. Nearly as bad as google maps.
Low-contrast text may be trendy, but it is also illegible, undiscoverable, and inaccessible! https://www.nngroup.com/articl... [nngroup.com] Low-contrast font color and unreadable texts? To hell with them! https://contrastrebellion.com/ [contrastrebellion.com]
or is 6 major revisions still not enough time to provide proper replacement for CAPTURE_AUDIO_OUTPUT permission or other way to access VOICE_COMMUNICATION? oh, I forgot, its "intended behavior". like changing design language non-stop so you have some new explaining to do to all the elders in your family that changed phone.
Leak? (Score:2)
Looks like they've improved security too..
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It's safe to assume any such "leak" these days is a publicity stunt. Or it's meant to test the waters: if people hate it, they can change it back and pretend it didn't happen.
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Probably yet another case of leaking information quasi-unintentionally to gauge the reaction of their users regarding some update, easing the sense of commitment they're put under had they decided to make an official statement instead.
Or something like that... [youtu.be]
rounded corners (Score:2)
Wait, so are we doing rounded corners, or are we not doing rounded corners? This seems to keep going back n forth constantly!
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They havent tried: rounded sides and rounded face yet.
You left out the new killer craze, round phones /s
Re:rounded corners (Score:5, Insightful)
Pointless changes? Check.
Harder to view? Check.
Even less contrast between elements? Check.
Definitely a more "modern" UI. They're not going to stop until everything is some shade of light grey on a slightly less light grey background.
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The Samsung Galaxy S5 (I think? might have been an older S) actually had this as a feature that was late removed. The phone could be switch to black and white mode. I actually used this regularly for usability testing while building mobile web sites. And it did save battery life, because they used a quad-dot OLED (RGBW), with the RGB disabled and only the W illuminating. But for some bumfuck reason they removed the feature in a "security update"
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I can't wait for this to be released along with a horde of cries from Slashdot users complaining that they can't get the update on their phone.
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So flat (Score:5, Insightful)
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This.
Buttons that look like buttons, static text that looks like static text.
And long press/right click gives a context menu EVERWHERE
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Sad how this is going. If sick of this simplification of UIs. It'd be tolerable if it just stayed on mobile devices but Microsoft seems to be keen on copying that stupidness in Windows. We'll have to be grateful if they dont' decide that context menus are too complex and remove them from Windows.
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Want to vomit after looking at it (Score:2)
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Wow, colors (Score:3)
A new color-changing UI, wow.
Stop innovating, you relentless bastards!
Please...just. stop. changing. shit.
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What? You don't look forward to relearning how your phone works, where everything has been moved to, and what was removed because someone thinks there's too many options?
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What? You don't look forward to relearning how your phone works, where everything has been moved to, and what was removed because someone thinks there's too many options?
Sounds like a great way to fritter away the day, but "no".
Copied from Sailfish (Score:2)
App and control colouring based on background has been in Sailfish since the beginning.
Does look a lot better than the fugliness that has been the past ten versions of Android though.
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Hipsters (Score:3, Insightful)
I hope the fix the volume control (Score:2, Interesting)
Ringtone and notifications are 2 separate things they should each have their own volume control or at least let the user separate them. The only sure way to separate the volume now is to load manually, sound files at different levels for one or the other. It's PITA. God knows how many apps I went through just to get this stupid feature to work before I just loaded a muted notification sound and gave up.
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It's been that way for... 4 years at least now, longer I think. The volume keys control the media volume, but you can tap to expand the control and adjust ring and notification volumes separately.
Additionally for ringing and notifications you have a quick control to set mute or vibrate only.
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Not sure if you are even using Android but I haven't had that option now since the change. Expanding the sound option still only presents on volume option for "Ring and notification volume". This is my third phone where Android doesn't present this option.
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I'm on pure Android, Google Pixel 5. It's been split out that way since at least three original Pixel.
Maybe your manufacturer disabled it for some reason.
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So am I. Ring and notifications is on one volume control. On Pixel 2, 3, 3XL and 4. One volume control for ringer and notifications. Android 10 and 11. Pure Google Android. Tell me where you see 2 different volume adjustments for ringer and notifications. It sure ain't on my phone.
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Original Pixel XL. Android 10, unmodified.
Tap the volume up or volume down button. You get a side menu which sets the media playback volume. At the top is a toggle for sound on/vibrate only/silent. At the bottom is a little slider icon. Tap that and you get a different menu with
- Media volume
- Call volume
- Ring volume
- Alarm volume
At the bottom is a "see more" link, which takes you to even more advanced options for fine control over the phone's sound options.
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Original Pixel XL. Android 10, unmodified.
Tap the volume up or volume down button. You get a side menu which sets the media playback volume. At the top is a toggle for sound on/vibrate only/silent. At the bottom is a little slider icon. Tap that and you get a different menu with
- Media volume
- Call volume
- Ring volume
- Alarm volume
At the bottom is a "see more" link, which takes you to even more advanced options for fine control over the phone's sound options.
Yes! Exactly! Your Ring volume controls your notification volume. There is no separate control for notifications even on your Original Pixel XL. It isn't on the Pixel 2, nor on the Pixel 3, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3XL or any other pixel.
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Link ringtone and notification volume
Gold taps (Score:2)
Signs a person has list the plot: bragging about gold bath taps
Signs an OS has lost the plot: bragging about color scheme updates
Phones for basement dwellers (Score:2)
Am I the only person that noticed the contrast is complete crap and this means that text could be very hard to read for anyone who doesn't sit in an office all day or has less than perfect eyesight. Nearly as bad as google maps.
Low-Contrast Text Is Not the Answer (Score:3)
Low-contrast text may be trendy, but it is also illegible, undiscoverable, and inaccessible! https://www.nngroup.com/articl... [nngroup.com]
Low-contrast font color and unreadable texts? To hell with them! https://contrastrebellion.com/ [contrastrebellion.com]
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Low-contrast text may be trendy
We hear you. Will do.
- Google Engineer.
Yet more evidence ... (Score:2)
call me stupid (Score:2)
...but "night mode"?
Is there such a thing in my Android phone?
I've been wanting an all-red low light readable theme for my phone for a decade, never was willing to pay for it.
will native call recording be back? (Score:1)
A new isotope of moronium (Score:1)
Turns out companies will do almost anything to avoid having to fix existing bugs.