Apple Fanboy = Ha! Ha! Look at the silly old people who can’t keep up with new technology! Adapt or die!
Apple Fanboy after ‘end call’ is moved…
I don’t understand why the button couldn’t have remained in the middle of the screen. It makes sense in the middle, being such an important button. It’s easy to reach no matter which hand you use to hold your phone. It’s the norm and people are used to it.
Only explanation I can think of is that phones before touch screens used to have the end call on the right.
The only justification for its having it on the right side I can think of is that the button ends up exactly where you drag to answer a call, so the answer button turns to an end call button.
About damn time
It’s already saved me from accidentally tapping a recent or favorite number because they hang up a split second faster than my thumb lands on the end button. I approve of this change.
Muscle memory is a thing. Good designers used to know that.
Buttons can move but designers need to weigh the benefits of moving the button against the time and frustration users will experience from the move
