{"id":33889,"date":"2021-10-12T16:55:46","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T20:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=33889"},"modified":"2021-10-12T19:32:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T23:32:11","slug":"redesigning-ios-alarm-and-timer-notifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/12\/redesigning-ios-alarm-and-timer-notifications\/","title":{"rendered":"Redesigning iOS Alarm and Timer Notifications"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matt Birchler<\/a>:<\/p>\n

What’s always confused me is that the timer makes “I’m done with this” the primary action, while the alarm makes “I need more time” the primary action. Why is this? Even after years with this UI, I still get it wrong sometimes because I have to do some thinking on “is this an alarm or a timer?” which isn’t terribly hard, but it’s harder than normal when you’re either tired and have a phone blaring annoying sounds at you.<\/p>

[…]<\/p>

No matter what the reason, I think there are a few main problems with the current UI, even if there is a logical reason to have their order flipped.<\/p>

  1. The order of options is flipped between timers and alarms.<\/li>
  2. The colors in the UI don’t seem to indicate anything. Orange is destructive? The opposite? 🤷‍♂️<\/li>
  3. The buttons are smaller than they need to be.<\/li><\/ol><\/blockquote>\n

    And there’s a huge amount of empty space, yet no icons.<\/p>\n

    Previously:<\/p>\n