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Cross-platform apps
Raised as a usability problem by 6 people on Hacker News over 11 years (2016–2026), in 6 threads.
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No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Apps mimicking another OS's design force users to learn new conventionsUnreviewed
20162026- Apps violate OS UI conventions, so users must relearn how to operate each one2018-02-06
- Hybrid app UI feels non-native on Android, with details that don't match platform conventions2016-06-12
- Apps mimicking another OS's design feel jarring and force users to learn new conventions2016-05-27
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 6 complaints
- Option-click expand/collapse of whole subtrees doesn't work in non-native apps, wasting time2026-07-10
- Settings are hard to find because they're placed in wrong menus2022-03-25
- Apps built with the framework don't behave like native apps, so spell-checker, text selection and shortcuts can frustrate users2018-12-04
- Apps violate OS UI conventions, so users must relearn how to operate each one2018-02-06
- Hybrid app UI feels non-native on Android, with details that don't match platform conventions2016-06-12
- Apps mimicking another OS's design feel jarring and force users to learn new conventions2016-05-27