The document discusses the default layout of the SMS and phone apps on the iPhone home screen. It notes that while the phone app is on the left, the compose button for SMS is on the right, requiring the thumb to move across the screen. This is questioned as an ergonomic and user-friendly design, as it could give customers a bad impression of Apple and not align with their values of pioneering technological design. The document asks for opinions on this layout.

1. Iphone SMS app - ergonomics

2. • I noticed that the default layout of the green ‘phone’ app and the ‘SMS’
app on the Left Hand Side of the home screen.
When i opened the ‘SMS’ app, the compose button is on the Right Hand
Side.
What is the purpose for this placement?
Imagine i need to to compose a SMS to a contact, (i am a right hander) I
would need to move my thumb from the right side of the screen across to
the left side of the screen to activate the ‘SMS’ app and move my thumb
back to the right side of the screen to activate ‘Compose new SMS’ button.
Is that well designed? Is that ergonomic?
Yes, you can move the SMS app icon around, but the above placement is
the default layout for the iphone launch. How many silent customer
noticed it and got a bad impression of Apple?
How does that align with Apple values of being a pioneer in technological
design?
What do you think?

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