this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2026
39 points (97.6% liked)

DeGoogle Yourself

17447 readers
104 users here now

A community for those that would like to get away from Google.

Here you may post anything related to DeGoogling, why we should do it or good software alternatives!

Rules

  1. Be respectful even in disagreement

  2. No advertising unless it is very relevent and justified. Do not do this excessively.

  3. No low value posts / memes. We or you need to learn, or discuss something.

Related communities

!privacyguides@lemmy.one !privacy@lemmy.ml !privatelife@lemmy.ml !linuxphones@lemmy.ml !fossdroid@social.fossware.space !fdroid@lemmy.ml

founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
CrypticCoffee@lemm.ee
CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml
Byereddithellolemmy@lemmy.world
chevy9294@monero.town
39
Obtainium Users: What do you think about the new UI? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by AstroLightz@lemmy.world to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
21 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Since v1.6, Obtainium has switched to using Material 3 Expressive for its UI.

Personally, I don't like it as it uses up more space to show less information. The old UI (v1.5 and below) had everything visible and was easy to navigate.

But what do you think? Do you like it? What would you want improved or changed?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Atomic_Edge@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Unnecessary UI and layout redesigns are one of my biggest pet peeves with software. Just as users get comfortable and build muscle memory, developers push an update that completely scrambles the layout, forcing everyone to re-learn basic workflows.

A recent example is the Samsung built-in photo editor—it used to be simple and efficient, but recent UI updates ruined the experience to the point where I'd rather just export to GIMP.

Software should follow the core Unix philosophy: Do one thing, and do it well ~Doug McIlroy Apple and Google lost the plot on this years ago. When users rely on a product, constant arbitrary layout changes destroy usability. If developers insist on overhaul updates, the absolute bare minimum should be providing clear release notes or documentation explaining the new layout idk just me I guess good app tho.