Add button alternatives

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codeslubber OP
Created Jul ’17
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We have made a mobile app for a client. The client's CEO does not like the + button for adding items to the main view. He thinks it's too small. We added a coachmark, that was not enough. Same complaint.


Looks like the choices according to the interface guidelines are:

  • + button
  • word add spelled out
  • + button on a blank line at the bottom (Reminders does this)


Are there any other ones? I think Material has gotten into people's heads and LARGE + buttons are appealing. I told them that we cannot just implement a FAB in ios, or just bolt one on.


Thanks.

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PBK OP
Jul ’17

Won't this work - You get to set the font size of text in a UIButton. Set it to 64 and make the text "+".

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KMT OP
Jul ’17

It's best to start and stick with the HIGs in order to (a) maintain best practices as established by Apple (Apple loves simplicity as well as consistency with their own examples...users are already trained, etc.), and (b) not offend app review, risking rejection.


As for your word spelled out option, it's easier to localize apps when they use icons & symbols, instead, so...either of the other two.

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