Obtainium Users: What do you think about the new UI?
from AstroLightz@lemmy.world to degoogle@lemmy.ml on 19 Jul 17:59
https://lemmy.world/post/49638389

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?

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Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org on 19 Jul 18:30 next collapse

I have never really understood it - no matter which version. I just guess and tap somewhere, and then usually I succeed after a while.

dodge_fiction109@lemmy.zip on 19 Jul 19:13 next collapse

Is it similar to ObtainX? I’ve been using that for the past few weeks as a replacement and have really liked it.

https://f-droid.org/packages/dev.bikram.obtainx

AstroLightz@lemmy.world on 19 Jul 19:33 next collapse

I don’t know as I’ve never used ObtainX, but from screenshots I saw its F-Droid page, it looks similar. I wished they kept the previous UI or at least an option to switch back.

MonaySimpson@lemmy.ml on 19 Jul 21:34 next collapse

Interesting

Build Verification* — cryptographic checks (F-Droid/Izzy reproducible builds and GitHub Release Attestations) flag manipulated binaries before install. ObtainX’s own updates carry GitHub attestations too

Although some of the options, as a guess, seem to use AI (?).

Seems like a win though if thw dev can be trusted.

jaygray91@piefed.zip on 19 Jul 22:24 collapse

Somewhat but also not. I tried ObtainX when obtainium was still using the old UI and I got along fine on obtainx. Obtainx does use more of the expressive material design language but it makes sense to me

But somehow when obtainium changed to this new UI I just can’t get my head around it. So weird.

dadarobot@lemmy.ml on 19 Jul 19:40 next collapse

i like the new design. looks nicer

RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works on 19 Jul 19:40 next collapse

Change for the sake of change. The new ui seems like a waste of time.

Kirk@startrek.website on 19 Jul 23:03 collapse

Source for that claim? My understanding is that the changes were for usability purposes.

RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works on 20 Jul 00:18 collapse

Thats an opinion, not a claim.

garrick42@lemmy.world on 20 Jul 00:57 next collapse

It’s also just your opinion that the change was for the sake of it.

RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works on 20 Jul 01:47 collapse

Yes an opinion based on nothing but my feels.

[deleted] on 20 Jul 19:42 collapse

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akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone on 19 Jul 19:58 next collapse

I don’t hate the new aesthetics! I too preferred the previous design, but this is fine too.

With that said, to illustrate how grateful I am to ImranR98, I’ll add this: I’d be using this app of his even if it looked like an old plain text document. 😁

Samsy@lemmy.ml on 19 Jul 21:25 next collapse

Oh, it’s an open source tool, that I really enjoy. If they change some optical blobs, idc.

kepix@lemmy.world on 20 Jul 01:31 next collapse

the small progress bar makes no sense. either use a piechart next the name, or use the full width with a big progress bar under every app.

noodNinja@sh.itjust.works on 20 Jul 05:15 next collapse

It needs to be fixed. I was literally looking at it last night thinking WTF the top 25% of my screen is being wasted. There’s nothing in it. Also clicked the update/install button assuming it would save me needing to manually press update on every app. It wanted to install a bunch of deleted apps that are still in the list. Sure they could improve the visuals and feel but this isn’t it.

pineapple@lemmy.ml on 20 Jul 08:04 next collapse

Looks more complete alongside the rest of my apps which mostly use the same theme.

shiftymccool@piefed.ca on 20 Jul 12:29 next collapse

This is an app i use probably 2 minutes a month. The efficiency of the layout is so not important

communism@lemmy.ml on 20 Jul 13:29 next collapse

I prefer the new design personally. Might be imagining things, but I feel like it’s been less buggy/felt easier to use too.

XLE@piefed.social on 20 Jul 16:34 collapse

It seems easier to update multiple apps at once from the main screen, which makes it good enough for me.