All buttons are going to the top! Horrible

[colinkiama]

You guys need to calm down. When the preview comes out for phones. You can complain as much as you like

 

[naeem151287]

You guys need to calm down. When the preview comes out for phones. You can complain as much as you like

No. Complain as much as you like when the final release is out. When the preview comes out, give feedback.

 

[Ebuka Allison]

No. Complain as much as you like when the final release is out. When the preview comes out, give feedback.

Complain as much as you want now. Don't hold back. MS wants your whingeing now and not when they've done everything.

 

[DaQuantumFro]

It has been a number of years since Windows Phone launched and the apps were due a refresh. The new Universal app model means the design has to work on both a phone, a tablet, and a PC. Does the UI look similar to Android sort of; it's still more minimalist. If you have issues with the direction and you're on the TP post in Feedback.

 

[TheCudder]

These comment are hilarious.

 

[DaQuantumFro]

Okay somebody put up there idea of how they would maintain the glory of Metro while making it work on at least screens larger than a 1520? Please keep in mind it must also take into account users who have issues with Metro on all levels and people using keyboards and mice.

 

[Slovenix]

Okay somebody put up there idea of how they would maintain the glory of Metro while making it work on at least screens larger than a 1520? Please keep in mind it must also take into account users who have issues with Metro on all levels and people using keyboards and mice.

I'll do my best. However my design would also feature buttons on the top. Lets be honest, do you really go into app settings and such so often?

The bottom would be clean and not stuffed with On-screen buttons, action buttons, chat windows all together. And yes I think we may see On-screen buttons on the flagships too. Implemented properly makes them very useful.

Maybe some floating thingy for action buttons on the bottom could be made.

 

[Sagar Limaye]

Okay somebody put up there idea of how they would maintain the glory of Metro while making it work on at least screens larger than a 1520? Please keep in mind it must also take into account users who have issues with Metro on all levels and people using keyboards and mice.

This is about the interface on phones.
And for the 1520 metro is much more convenient to use than the new design they've come up with

 

[m1ke999]

I hope this changes in the final build. its a struggle to use the 1520 with one hand as it is!

 

[nolanpangestu]

I just thinking.. Maybe feedback is important for the progress, but is MS don't have any capabilities to think their self about the design and all UI language and still running years with their unsatisfying good design, maybe they need hire a designer like appl* did.. Hope W10 is the best design we will ever see

 

[nohra]

People are happy with their phone because they don't know better.

That's true! It's a very small portion of the population that knows there's more smartphones besides Apple or Android (and most of them think the only other alternative is BlackBerry, followed by the question "do they still make BlackBerries?") :evil:

 

[Musicman247]

MS clearly knows that people like to use their phones one-handed. Otherwise, why would they make the keyboard re-sizable for one handed gesture typing?

Someone needs to make a parody commercial for a nose stylus just to show how ridiculous iOS and Android button layout is. "The easiest way to use your large smartphone with one hand. The Nostrilus (or Nostylus, or whatever)."

 

[BrandonTeoh]

I made a mock up for Windows 10 Photos app, I mean, its not hard to put all the controls to the bottom.



I mean, come on, is it that hard?

 

[2tomtom]

I don't like buttons on top, because how are you supposed to see what you're typing?

I agree, this issue is important to me and the OS I feel. Pivots and gestures for phones should stay. The only thing I can say about hamburger menus is best described in the link:

Apple on Hamburger Menus

Hoping WP stays unique and metro.

 

[Kram Sacul]

I made a mock up for Windows 10 Photos app, I mean, its not hard to put all the controls to the bottom.

View attachment 97009

I mean, come on, is it that hard?

I don't really care for the hamburger menu at all but it's already better than the W10 photo app. You're hired.

 

[BrandonTeoh]

I don't really care for the hamburger menu at all but it's already better than the W10 photo app. You're hired.

This is when the burger is pressed.

 

[Kram Sacul]

Pretty decent but I still like this design the best:

 

[Alain_A]

View attachment 97103

This is when the burger is pressed.

did you email it to MS?????

but..even with this at the buttom...on a larger phone it would still not be easy to reach with one hand for a lot of people

 

[anon(5325154)]

View attachment 97103

This is when the burger is pressed.

And what happens when ellipses are pressed? I would have expected send feedback and settings to go there.

I know you mocked this up based on the real wp10 photos app, and it really highlights the fact that MS itself seems to be confused about the usage of the hamburger menu. Is it for rarely use actions like in the current OneDrive app? (but what's wrong with putting them under ellipses like in the old metro apps?) Or is it for navigation? (but then pivots does a better job of that in terms of usability, why change this?) Is it for both? (then what are ellipses for?)

If MS can't even figure this out for its own apps then what hope is there for a consistent user experience across devices?

 

[Joe920]

even with this at the buttom...on a larger phone it would still not be easy to reach with one hand for a lot of people

Plus this is the location of the start button on larger screen devices, so unfortunately I doubt they would do this.