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Seeing users miss taps on oversized buttons has me doubting the 'bigger is better' mantra.
In a recent app project, we used large buttons because everyone says to. But during tests, some users with hand tremors found the big buttons too spread out and missed taps. Should we maybe offer size options instead of one big rule?
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the_olivia7mo ago
The irony of big buttons being harder to hit is honestly perfect. Guess we solved the wrong problem.
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shah.barbara7mo ago
@the_olivia, the real trouble is designing for clumsy thumbs on slick glass. Those oversized buttons eat up space and make cancel right next to confirm. Think about trying to pause a video but hitting the fullscreen button instead. It's like they made everything bigger but forgot real hands have limits. We just traded tiny targets for a minefield of mistakes.
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lee3527mo ago
So what's the fix then? Just more space between them?
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