On many Android phones swiping from the outside edge of the screen inwards either from the left or right edge, it behaves like you tapped the “back” button. It is extremely useful to get out of for example an article that was opened on Lemmy or simply navigating through menus on your phone.
A swipe either left or right from the middle-ish of the screen is what you would expect to take you from the previous or next article. Not from the edge.
False@lemmy.world 2 days ago
My android doesn’t seem to do that.
DaddleDew@lemmy.world 2 days ago
You have to enable the gestures bar
False@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I think they’re much more likely ignorant to this than malicious.
Zorque@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Is the little descriptive icon there the whole time? Is it there only when you try to use the gesture? It might be malicious if there was no warning at all and it just does it… but to me it seems like they’re just trying to apply intuitive design practices in their mobile site design.
Not everything is an attack, even if one feels attacked.
Revan343@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Never heard of dark patterns? There’s a history of websites doing shitty things like this on purpose
talentedkiwi@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
A website that big is probably malicious, as I feel like iPhone has the same gesture (don’t quote me on that)
whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
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What version are you using? It is still working for me on Android 15
(what would be a good alternative to Imgur for gif/video hosting? Even though I always use the direct link)
dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Idk why we had to get rid of swipe up from the bottom where the 3 icons used to always be. Now if you want to get at all the open stuff I have to execute a corner.
That first day was a real bitch and a half.
whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
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What version are you using? It is still working for me on Android 15
(what would be a good alternative to Imgur for gif/video hosting? Even though I always use the direct link)
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Also sucked for a bit due to the “drawer” style Google pushed before lmao, swipe from left to right “oops opened the drawer menu”