# Poor app design **URL:** \ **Category:** general\ **Created:** [August 22, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/poor-app-design/1529 "2018-08-22T15:17:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rizak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/rizak/32/4190_2.png) [@Rizak](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Rizak)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/poor-app-design/1529/1 "2018-08-22T15:17:29Z")
I just installed an app that has made itself less than fully useful … by design. It’s called Weedmaps. Figure it out. It seems to be a really well developed app, but the problem is that they want me to input a bunch of information before I can start to make orders. I have no problem with this, but they’ve made it impossible. Input your phone number and they will send you a 6-digit code. Go to messages to get the code, then back to the app and it defaults back to the phone number input screen. If you do the same again, you can’t use the previous number they sent you. Repeat. GAH! I was able to input all of this information on their web page, but … ---
**Author:** ![RRabbit42](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/rrabbit42/32/79_2.png) [@RRabbit42](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RRabbit42)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 4:16am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/poor-app-design/1529/2 "2018-08-23T04:16:43Z")
Maybe it’s cleverly-disguised aversion therapy. It makes it so much of a hassle that you decide you don’t want it any more. ---
**Author:** ![Ook](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/ook/32/72_2.png) [@Ook](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Ook)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/poor-app-design/1529/3 "2018-08-27T18:41:22Z")
Maybe it was developed by somebody who’ve had too much of the green stuff? ---
**Author:** ![CaffeinatedNoms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/caffeinatednoms/32/3779_2.png) [@CaffeinatedNoms](https://cog.discourse.group/u/CaffeinatedNoms)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 10:48am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/poor-app-design/1529/4 "2018-08-30T10:48:16Z")
Oh man, we have the same problem at [company] with our own account app. It’s infuriating! ---
**Author:** ![RRabbit42](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/rrabbit42/32/79_2.png) [@RRabbit42](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RRabbit42)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 2:09am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/poor-app-design/1529/5 "2019-01-09T02:09:37Z")
So, new phones got handed out. These are the ones with the screens with the curved edges. The kind that if you have a magnifying glass, you can make out the tiny print along the edge of the screen. No plans to ever use it like that. But the virtual keyboard has not been adjusted, so that means when you’re holding the phone in portrait mode, the keys on the left and right side are partially underneath where the curve begins, which makes it a little harder to touch those keys. Not really thought out, wuzzit? ---
**Author:** ![RoadRunner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/roadrunner/32/63_2.png) [@RoadRunner](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RoadRunner)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/poor-app-design/1529/6 "2019-01-09T15:21:00Z")
> [@RRabbit42](#): > > [phone] screens with the curved edges I know Samsung has a big boner for the curved edges, but I do not want a phone with that ‘feature’. A coworker has a Galaxy S8 (I think), and there was no option for _not_ curved edges. Ok, they added an app launcher ‘drawer’ that opens from the curve, but it is still too touchy to hold. And when you add a case (because apparently, the curve makes the glass extra fragile) it either blocks the curve or leaves it exposed to damage, thus negating the benefit of the case. Yeah, no thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Ook](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/ook/32/72_2.png) [@Ook](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Ook)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/poor-app-design/1529/7 "2019-10-13T13:59:22Z")
Same here. Old-school device, thank you. Curved edges may look snazzy and nice, but in the end it costs more to replace. I have two devices, one a Xiaomi Redmi 4A (private), the other a Huawei P20 (company). None of their screens are broken. Yet. Yet most of my co-workers who also have a company phone, got their glass cracked. I’m just anal about where I put my phones, suppose it helps when your SA is also tuned to keep in mind where you put your phones on your desk etc. ---
**Author:** ![RoadRunner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/roadrunner/32/63_2.png) [@RoadRunner](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RoadRunner)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/poor-app-design/1529/8 "2019-10-14T15:19:13Z")
And now I have a Galaxy S9+ with the stupid curved edges. In my opinion, it negatively effects the experience more than it helps. If you’re watching a video, it distorts the whole width of the top & bottom, and the rounded corners completely cut off whatever might have been there, not that there would be much. ---
**Author:** ![Nabiki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/nabiki/32/935_2.png) [@Nabiki](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Nabiki)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/poor-app-design/1529/9 "2019-10-14T15:36:32Z")
When I was shopping for a new phone last year, I ended up with an LG ThinQ7 because I didn’t really like the way things looked on the curved screen. I’m not happy with the LG ThinQ, so I’m not sure I made the right choice, but, oh, well. ---
**Author:** ![balance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/balance/32/1888_2.png) [@balance](https://cog.discourse.group/u/balance)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/poor-app-design/1529/10 "2019-10-14T15:49:51Z")
I’m just sitting here with an iPhone SE I don’t want to give up because I like the size. ---
**Author:** ![RoadRunner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/roadrunner/32/63_2.png) [@RoadRunner](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RoadRunner)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/poor-app-design/1529/11 "2019-10-14T17:53:36Z")
Even though I think the curved edges is a stupid design, I like the phone overall. And I’m glad I got it as an Amazon refurb & saved a bunch of money. ---
**Author:** ![Johtoguy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/johtoguy/32/917_2.png) [@Johtoguy](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Johtoguy)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/poor-app-design/1529/12 "2019-10-15T16:32:03Z")
You and my step dad both. I don’t understand that mind set. I love my iPhone XS max, but i don’t think ill get the new phone or ,maybe the next. This one works super well. Next time though i wont go with the max size. ---
**Author:** ![RoadRunner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/roadrunner/32/63_2.png) [@RoadRunner](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RoadRunner)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/poor-app-design/1529/13 "2019-10-15T16:47:22Z")
Something I’ve heard from several people… As the eyes get older, they appreciate the larger screens more and more. ---
**Author:** ![balance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/balance/32/1888_2.png) [@balance](https://cog.discourse.group/u/balance)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/poor-app-design/1529/14 "2019-10-15T17:41:02Z")
@RoadRunner, I like big screens, but my iPhone is a good size to carry everywhere, as I do. I have an iPad Mini for traveling or when I need something larger. I _might_ upgrade to the rumored SE2, which will be bigger (iPhone 8 form factor) if there’s a reason… But its not a rush. The Mini is more of a ‘need’ as it’s an orphaned older model. ---
**Author:** ![Woodman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/woodman/32/24_2.png) [@Woodman](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Woodman)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 12:58am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/poor-app-design/1529/15 "2019-10-18T00:58:09Z")
Just got my daughter the ThinQ8. Sprint is doing a $25 back on the lease so it’s only $11 a month. She took care of her last phone for three years, but she’s already starred that silly wrap glass.