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What Mobile app UI/UX fails annoy you the most?

Survey period: 30 Nov 2020 to 7 Dec 2020

Not that we like being negative, but sometimes it pays to highlight the things NOT to do.

OptionVotes% 
Requiring a registration or (worse) credit card before the user can do anything1,06681.19
Small buttons that allow mis-clicks1,01377.15
Text so small you can't read it96573.50
Hidden or complicated UI that's impossible to find until someone shows you95272.51
Faint grey text on a white background (or anything low contrast)94872.20
Not letting me paste into input boxes (esp. password boxes)93871.44
Trying to fit the UI suited to a 24" screen into a 6" screen88667.48
Not customising the keyboard to suit the input type (eg number pad for numbers, trimmed down keyboard for email addresses)87666.72
UI elements (eg hover) that work with a mouse, but not when using a finger85164.81
Other70353.54
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%



 
GeneralOnline payment banned, forever... Pin
Pete Lomax Member 106645057-Dec-20 2:38
professionalPete Lomax Member 106645057-Dec-20 2:38 
GeneralVisual impairments and depth perception Pin
Gary R. Wheeler5-Dec-20 9:58
Gary R. Wheeler5-Dec-20 9:58 
AnswerSimply not working as intended to Pin
Sammuel Miranda3-Dec-20 2:57
professionalSammuel Miranda3-Dec-20 2:57 
GeneralTwo others - rotation, excess permissions Pin
Peter_in_27802-Dec-20 19:07
professionalPeter_in_27802-Dec-20 19:07 
GeneralOrdering Pin
James Lonero2-Dec-20 11:17
James Lonero2-Dec-20 11:17 
GeneralAds or other popups that takeover the entire screen and don't allow a way to dismiss Pin
TheGreatAndPowerfulOz2-Dec-20 5:02
TheGreatAndPowerfulOz2-Dec-20 5:02 
AnswerDoesn't properly implement Dark Mode Pin
willichan1-Dec-20 19:42
professionalwillichan1-Dec-20 19:42 
GeneraliOS Pin
DaveAuld1-Dec-20 7:05
professionalDaveAuld1-Dec-20 7:05 
GeneralRequesting irrelevant rights, e.g. to location information Pin
trønderen1-Dec-20 5:30
trønderen1-Dec-20 5:30 
GeneralRe: Requesting irrelevant rights, e.g. to location information Pin
Bernhard Hiller1-Dec-20 22:57
Bernhard Hiller1-Dec-20 22:57 
GeneralRe: Requesting irrelevant rights, e.g. to location information Pin
TheGreatAndPowerfulOz2-Dec-20 4:55
TheGreatAndPowerfulOz2-Dec-20 4:55 
GeneralAll of them are annoying Pin
Member 135445341-Dec-20 3:19
Member 135445341-Dec-20 3:19 
GeneralBig Other Pin
W Balboos, GHB1-Dec-20 1:13
W Balboos, GHB1-Dec-20 1:13 
GeneralOther: All of the above. Pin
MarkTJohnson1-Dec-20 0:51
professionalMarkTJohnson1-Dec-20 0:51 
GeneralOther: TFA/MFA Pin
Marc Clifton1-Dec-20 0:44
mvaMarc Clifton1-Dec-20 0:44 
GeneralRe: Other: TFA/MFA Pin
TheGreatAndPowerfulOz2-Dec-20 4:56
TheGreatAndPowerfulOz2-Dec-20 4:56 
GeneralThe Hamburger menu Pin
rallets1-Dec-20 0:28
rallets1-Dec-20 0:28 
GeneralCan I add "developers that validate emails according to their own rules"? Pin
OriginalGriff30-Nov-20 23:17
mveOriginalGriff30-Nov-20 23:17 
GeneralRe: Can I add "developers that validate emails according to their own rules"? Pin
W Balboos, GHB1-Dec-20 1:16
W Balboos, GHB1-Dec-20 1:16 
GeneralRe: Can I add "developers that validate emails according to their own rules"? Pin
Peter R. Fletcher1-Dec-20 3:24
Peter R. Fletcher1-Dec-20 3:24 
GeneralDrop-down list of countries Pin
Peter Adam30-Nov-20 23:13
professionalPeter Adam30-Nov-20 23:13 
GeneralRe: Drop-down list of countries Pin
W Balboos, GHB1-Dec-20 1:23
W Balboos, GHB1-Dec-20 1:23 
GeneralRe: Drop-down list of countries Pin
Dan Neely2-Dec-20 11:21
Dan Neely2-Dec-20 11:21 
GeneralRe: Drop-down list of countries Pin
W Balboos, GHB3-Dec-20 1:33
W Balboos, GHB3-Dec-20 1:33 
GeneralRe: Drop-down list of countries Pin
Dan Neely3-Dec-20 2:32
Dan Neely3-Dec-20 2:32 

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