Google Phasing Out the Android Menu Button

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I thought people only wanted touchscreen, I never liked it. I love keys. Like the nokia e7

 

[Cash091]

I actually used the Galaxy Nexus at the Verizon store which runs ICS and has the three button layout. It felt really clunky and confusing, but I think(hope) that it was because I wasn't used to the OS. I ran an ICS on my Samsung Fascinate and it was a little buggy, but overall had a ton of GREAT features. The search button also is gone for those who hadn't noticed. A Google search bar is embedded into the top of each home screen. That double rectangle button is used to see all of the recent apps you have open. In my ROM, which doesn't have that button I long press the home key. That button however, is such a great way to switch between multiple apps. You swipe the app to the side and it closes it. Honestly, the features that ICS pack is enough to make me forget all about my lovely menu button. That, and the fact that my fasc. doesn't have a dual-core CPU! 🙂

 

[phil kizer]

Google, please don't go all Apple on us now.

 

[Tesla1483]

Reminds me of the trend of developers getting rid of the menu bar in so many programs (IE and Firefox to name a few) for no good reason. Want to edit your preferences? How about print something? Rather than simply clicking on the "Tools" menu or "File" at that nice bar that's always there, why not spend 10 minutes looking for where they moved the button to? Just because something is old doesn't mean it's not good anymore.

 

[glier]

@Tesla1483 i agree with that statement, i remembered when they changed from one version to other of firefox the menu bar (my god! Its gone "hit ALT" noooooo, where are my f***ing options! Where are my bookmarks?, Took me 5 find it and the rest of the day to calm my rage at this accesible options rape).

somethings (like menu button) are the way they must be because their desing is so perfect that all you can do is transform it to adecuate to another job, but the principle will remain the same no matter what you do (this is called a golden invention or golden desing), and my example isnthe niddle. Pointy and slim and perfect to puncture anything, whatever you do is never going to change the fact that is used to penetrate tissue, you can only adapte it to other jobs.

NOW I WANT MY MENU BUTTON BACK GOOGLE!!!!!

 

[_Cubase_]

[citation][nom]jezus53[/nom]I got an idea, lets take something that works and everyone is used to, and change it for no particular reason! We can call it, an upgrade...[/citation]

Steve... is that you?

 

[olaf]

all i can say to this is : oh ballzz

 

[Shin-san]

As someone in Android, all I have to say is "crap". Most of us are still targeting the phones that are widely available. Now we might have to put in special consideration for models after ICS

 

[ProDigit10]

5 buttons that should ALWAYS be on ANY mobile device are:
1- Power button // Select/play/enter button
2- Volume up
3- Volume Down
4- hold
5- Cancel

Without these 5, any mobile device is incomplete, and defunct.