Does anyone know if Samsung's product teams pay any attention to this, or another forum for feedback into their product? It would be good to know that they are obtaining feedback from some type of user focus group, if not forums like this.
As a certified product manager, I'm a bit baffled by the above and by some of the choices made.
Of course OneUI isn't just about the UI. Why is there no option to choose a 'skin', including sticking with the last one, especially since many devices will age and never be eligible for the next version, but are still stuck with the last latest compatible skin. It wouldn't hurt to support n-1 and maybe n-2 skins. Of course, at some point there are functionality regression issues, but it's not insurmountable.
What don't I like so far about v7?
Agree with most of the above. The pull down from either side for notifications and settings is 1) the wrong way round as default. For right handers, do they really think settings are more frequently used vs notifications? There's no option to switch them round for left handers (poor accessibility consideration). I have already swiped away notifications I wanted to keep, by accident, when trying to swipe from notifications to settings.
The battery icon is bonkers. Once the battery is partially drained, the dark/light contrast makes the number itself unreadable.
I think some of the visual UX actually resembles one of Sony's on the Z series, which I quite liked.
Summary...
Ask for pre-launch feedback from real users, Samsung, it's not like there are not millions of us
Officially support skins and provide free n-1 and n-2 versions (plus a thoughtfully made 'seniors' version!)
Measure frequency of use and errors (even with an optional beta monitoring app) and use the data.
I'm considering going to LineageOS. Samsung, you could even support this officially (cost, I know).
