I might have been browsing around on "" for a while and repeating my request with a desktop User-Agent is still going to get me the mobile version. And even when you do use it, it might not have the desired affect. While 'desktop mode' is super useful the HN crowd, I don't think most users would benefit from it.Ī non-technical user is probably only minimally aware that mobile and desktop sites might have different features at all. But I wouldn't do that on my grandma's phone. Personally, I use the "Request Desktop Mode" features lots! I also moved it so it's the very first option listed for quick access.
I often speak out notes in German and English and to do that I have to make sure that the correct language is set. But speech recognition always uses whatever language the keyboard is currently set to. iOS automatically detects the language when I type in some text. This should probably be a user-configurable option because I can see that it helps people to hear (an approximation of) how a street would be pronounced in their language if they don't speak the local language.
But I want Google maps pronounce street names in German when giving directions. (When I asked the kids why they do that, they told me that some things are easier to express in a specific language.)įWIW, multi language support has gotten much better but there's still a way to go. I've seen them switch languages back and forth every other sentence within the same conversation. I switch languages between English (work) and German (everything else) every day. If you scan a million people each day you still end up with 1000 people falsely identified. That's the same logic as saying, I don't know, that face recognition only has a false positive rate of 1/1000. The fact that the vast majority don't use a feature does not make it less important for the people who do. (Though I do think iOS could be smarter and not prompt you to connect to intermittent networks while you’re driving around a city.)) If you turn this setting off on a friend's phone, be sure they still know how to connect manually. Making the user go to Settings -> WiFi to disable this prompt means they’ve demonstrated they’ll be able to go back to that page to manually connect to a network in the future. (Regarding the WiFi thing.I agree this is a very annoying default setting, but I think a worse outcome is when a user shows up in their friend’s house and has no idea how to connect to the WiFi. I’d be more interesting in seeing feedback for Apple on how to improve the situation without compromising on ease of use. Apple wants a product that's easy for anyone to use and that often means keeping non-essential features out of the way. Having every feature and option up in your face can reduce usability and make simple tasks harder for the average user. Most of this article just lists semi-advanced features that people don't know about.
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