Recent notes on UIX
S OFTWARE A LTERNATIVES My phone feels heavier after an update I have been keeping notes on my thoughts about the bits of software I use on a daily basis and realised that I could combine them into one 'article'. I don't profess to be any authority on the subject and it is mostly from a design point of view and the way I personally use these things. We are subject to user interfaces constantly throughout the day and are therefore exposed to what you would hope are purposeful design choices. SMART PHONE CUSTOMISATION I have a 2022 Pixel 7 . Its a few years old but I am not prepared to buy a new phone just yet as it should get updates and security patches for a few more years . I do use my phone a lot but it tends to be for a limited set of apps (Camera, Alarms, Notes, BBCRadio, Bluesky etc) and I don’t really need a high end device. The aesthetics of the Pixel phone are okay. A bit too ‘curvy’ maybe. They are introducing more Ai features which I have no interest in . For i...