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Is my vision that bad? No, it's just a bug in Apple's Calculator

(martin.wojtczyk.de)
631 points wojtczyk | 4 comments | 31 Aug 24 04:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.504s | source
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jb1991 ◴[31 Aug 24 09:12 UTC] No.41407501[source]▶
On mobile devices, Apple’s Calculator app has always been one of the most frustrating apps I’ve ever used, and I’m surprised it’s a stock app by the company itself. If you press buttons quickly, like you would a normal calculator, many of the key presses simply don’t register at all. I’m not sure if they’re prioritizing some pretty little visual animation over actual functionality, but it’s incredibly surprising from a company that focuses on user interaction, supposedly.
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artursapek ◴[31 Aug 24 09:22 UTC] No.41407553[source]▶
The lock screen is even worse. I have to slow down to input my passcode or button pushes don’t register.
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1. afandian ◴[31 Aug 24 09:25 UTC] No.41407568[source]▶
I’m glad someone else noticed this. I never manage to unlock my iPhone first time.
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2. artursapek ◴[31 Aug 24 09:30 UTC] No.41407586[source]▶
It’s pretty sad
3. Seb-C ◴[31 Aug 24 09:37 UTC] No.41407608[source]▶
I have a similar problem on my Zenfone, there is a weird delay between key presses, especially when repeating a character twice, so that I often fail my password.
4. nkrisc ◴[31 Aug 24 13:11 UTC] No.41408635[source]▶
I always continue to fail several times because after failing once the last press of my last attempt gets registered as the first press of the next attempt so if I’m going fast my next attempt will fail too, until I stop and enter it like my grandmother would.