Got my 4.3 Update OTA today!
Just done installing. So far, I'm not liking it. If you like so^phisticated icons, good contrast in menu and readability, DON'T UPDATE. 4.2.2 was much better-looking. The new look is a throwback to ugly, unrefined and washed out.
Not so hot and aesthetic change :
- Keyboard is bigger, uglier. Probably due a font change, but i can't say for sure.
- The home screen folders have been changed to look like boxes, instead of looking like folders.
- Google added a boatload of it's own bloatware widgets.
- The app drawer icon changed to a bunch of dots instead of little squares.
- Added Google's own bloatware that I had previously disabled/uninstalled or never had. (Box, Drive, Playbook, PlayGames, PlayMovies et al).
- Settings menus are now so "whitened", everything is washed-out, so that's going to waste power to display on top of having low usability.
- Added a menu tab in the App drawer.
- TrackID became purple and gray, instead of blue and grey.
- lockscreen lock pattern pad changed from dots to little disks.
Good:
- Camera app has a good deal more options.
Conclusion:
So far, I'm not overly impressed. The worst change is the settings menu. It is so washed out, it's difficult to make out the option in the menus, in a dark living room. Outside, with the sun's glare, it's probably downright impossible to use. I think that was a dumb move.
Just done installing. So far, I'm not liking it. If you like so^phisticated icons, good contrast in menu and readability, DON'T UPDATE. 4.2.2 was much better-looking. The new look is a throwback to ugly, unrefined and washed out.
Not so hot and aesthetic change :
- Keyboard is bigger, uglier. Probably due a font change, but i can't say for sure.
- The home screen folders have been changed to look like boxes, instead of looking like folders.
- Google added a boatload of it's own bloatware widgets.
- The app drawer icon changed to a bunch of dots instead of little squares.
- Added Google's own bloatware that I had previously disabled/uninstalled or never had. (Box, Drive, Playbook, PlayGames, PlayMovies et al).
- Settings menus are now so "whitened", everything is washed-out, so that's going to waste power to display on top of having low usability.
- Added a menu tab in the App drawer.
- TrackID became purple and gray, instead of blue and grey.
- lockscreen lock pattern pad changed from dots to little disks.
Good:
- Camera app has a good deal more options.
Conclusion:
So far, I'm not overly impressed. The worst change is the settings menu. It is so washed out, it's difficult to make out the option in the menus, in a dark living room. Outside, with the sun's glare, it's probably downright impossible to use. I think that was a dumb move.
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