I sometimes wonder

[Willbert]

If the programmers at Apple actually use their products sometimes. I’ve come across several instances where settings are not consistent across the OS or in the wrong place. Case in point. In the Photos app, why is the + New Album right at the bottom of the list in the app? Shouldn’t it be just under the “Album” sub heading for users convenience?

 

[Thomas1977]

Sometimes I wonder if  ever has had anyone come to these forums.

 

[scifan57]

Not unless an Apple employee visited the forum on their own time. There is no official connection between this forum and Apple.

 

[Willbert]

Here’s another example. Why do you have to access a sub menu to Recover or Delete photos in the Recently Deleted Folder?? There is plenty of room at the bottom to make it a one step operation.

 

[Willbert]

It’s the same with the Notes app. There is room at the top for a Delete icon as well, making it once again a single step operation. Also room for an “Undo” if needed.

 

[LannyC]

The Mail app used to have a Delete icon at the top of every mailbox page. Now it’s a Move icon instead.

 

[Jupiter7]

The Mail app used to have a Delete icon at the top of every mailbox page. Now it’s a Move icon instead.

There is still a trashcan.

 

[LannyC]

There is still a trashcan.

Seemingly so, but if I select a message in any mailbox except Trash, the icon turns into a file cabinet (or whatever that’s supposed to be). I’m in iPadOS 18.7.1.

 

[Jupiter7]

It’s the same with the Notes app. There is room at the top for a Delete icon as well, making it once again a single step operation. Also room for an “Undo” if needed.

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I think the placement of the Delete option is chosen to be out of the way of the menu bar to avoid accidental deletion.

 

[LannyC]

The point is, Apple literally wrote the book on interface design, and consistency was THE key principle. It seems their current team has not read the book.w

 

[Jupiter7]

Seemingly so, but if I select a message in any mailbox except Trash, the icon turns into a file cabinet (or whatever that’s supposed to be). I’m in iPadOS 18.7.1.

That is because that particular email account is set to archive instead of trash.

 

[LannyC]

That is because that particular email account is set to archive instead of trash.

Thank you! I had never noticed that option before your clue put me onto it.

 

[Jupiter7]

Thank you! I had never noticed that option before your clue put me onto it.

Any time!

 

[Willbert]

I think the placement of the Delete option is chosen to be out of the way of the menu bar to avoid accidental deletion.

That’s why I said there’s room for an undo as well.

 

[Willbert]

And another thing, I really wish I could remove the undo button on the keyboard (when you select numbers). The number of times I’ve accidentally deleted stuff my mistakenly hitting the undo button. Does anyone use the undo function?