AW: [ROM][Feb 09][4.2.1] SmoothROM v4.4-Smoothest ROM-Deodex-Zipalign-Tablet UI-Stabl
It should be obvious why:
1) because of screen estate, especially in landscape mode; not only have you more room for the app, but it's almost crazy to waste space on such a small device with a black bar that is just black with 3 tiny buttons in the middle!
If it had auto-hide (and would reappear by swiping up into the screen) then it would be ok, but this is even not possible, with no trick!
2) The placement of the buttons on the side is more ergonomical because you can easily reach them with your thumb. Buttons in the middle are just plain un-ergonomical, period.
Google placed then in the middle because that looks better on a smartphone (and on a phone you don't have the thumb reaching problem anyway).
They just did the same on the tablets because they want to unify Android on all devices, not because it makes particularly sense for ergonomics or user experience!
But this (the unification) is BS anyway, because the OS is different on each device anyway and has to be individually adjusted (thus always that "will device XY get 4.2 or not?").
Bottom line: What actually is hard to understand are the people who defend the phablet UI. Because there are simply no real arguments for it.
I don't know why people stick that much Tablet UI The normal ui is just fine and bugs less
It should be obvious why:
1) because of screen estate, especially in landscape mode; not only have you more room for the app, but it's almost crazy to waste space on such a small device with a black bar that is just black with 3 tiny buttons in the middle!
If it had auto-hide (and would reappear by swiping up into the screen) then it would be ok, but this is even not possible, with no trick!
2) The placement of the buttons on the side is more ergonomical because you can easily reach them with your thumb. Buttons in the middle are just plain un-ergonomical, period.
Google placed then in the middle because that looks better on a smartphone (and on a phone you don't have the thumb reaching problem anyway).
They just did the same on the tablets because they want to unify Android on all devices, not because it makes particularly sense for ergonomics or user experience!
But this (the unification) is BS anyway, because the OS is different on each device anyway and has to be individually adjusted (thus always that "will device XY get 4.2 or not?").
Bottom line: What actually is hard to understand are the people who defend the phablet UI. Because there are simply no real arguments for it.