I’m just going to say it. The 4.1.2 interface is ugly!

[opbarnes]

Where is the inspiration from? Windows 95?! The skeuomorphic design of the buttons isn’t bringing back retro vibes for me. It’s just ugly.

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[ihor]

I feel your pain. I hope they fix it soon

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

Where is the inspiration from? Windows 95?! The skeuomorphic design of the buttons isn’t bringing back retro vibes for me. It’s just ugly.

Windows 95? Don’t be absurd. Windows 2.1

 

[HuntingPudel]

I think I said this in another thread before I even got it. LOL ??

 

[ChargedCheese]

Where is the inspiration from? Windows 95?! The skeuomorphic design of the buttons isn’t bringing back retro vibes for me. It’s just ugly.

The new buttons absolutely blow my mind. Was there not a single person on the testing team or the UI team that said, "Hey, maybe these three buttons up here don't look that great." or "Hey, maybe we shouldn't move the volume control indicator down to a spot where you can't keep your eyes on the road."

 

[HGxxx]

Just make that grey background color on the buttons black/white ( depending on the mode) and use standard setting symbol instead of whatever that symbol is ( the one between home and camera). It will instantly make it better. It's a low hanging fruit

 

[Jim D]

I happen to think the screen is far more responsive, and I have a lot less double taps to get things done.

 

[Jimrpa]

Where is the inspiration from? Windows 95?! The skeuomorphic design of the buttons isn’t bringing back retro vibes for me. It’s just ugly.

If you think the 4.1.2 Sync 4 UI is ugly, you should see the latest UI for the market leading purveyor of Electronic Medical Records (trust me, your health system uses this piece of garbage). I won’t name the company because they’re privately owned and very adverse to negative comments, but the UI literally looks like cutting edge early 1990s Netscape Navigator. Trust me, there are many worse UIs in critical applications than the latest Sync 4 UI.

 

[Jimrpa]

Windows 95? Don’t be absurd. Windows 2.1

For those who were wondering how bad Windows 2.1 was:

 

[RedOctobrrr]

For those who were wondering how bad Windows 2.1 was:

TWO GIGS OF DISK SPACE IN 1988 ??????

 

[bp99]

or "Hey, maybe we shouldn't move the volume control indicator down to a spot where you can't keep your eyes on the road."

It's interesting that just a few months after they moved the volume from the bottom to the top, that they decided to move it back to the bottom again. I really don't care about that as it's more about what I hear than what a number says, but still a sign about indecisiveness.

 

[dmitry]

I glad I turned off automatic update. So far the latest version on my car is the best one. I better convert “P” button to activate camera then have this ugly icons.

 

[astronut325]

I like it. ?‍

 

[DevSecOps]

When I saw the design I actually sent an email to some people at Ford... This is what I said (in part because there were other things discussed as well):

Team,

... some of the basic UI blunders in the recent 4.1.2 release.

In the below image you’ll notice the following:

• The 3 leftmost icons on the top bar are not the same color as the 2 rightmost icons. They should all be the same color. They should be colored in accordance with the drive mode and light/dark settings, just like the other icons within the UI. They should not be white when using dark mode.
• The home and settings icons are solid fill icons, meaning the icon is colored throughout. The camera icon, and by nature the Ford logo, are outline icons. There should be consistency here.
• The home icon takes you to an app tray, there’s nothing “home” about this location. The home icon is supposed to be used to return “home” where you would normally keep the screen for viewing. This should be an app tray icon.
• Using a switch icon (double toggle) for settings is a strange choice as well. Maybe a cogwheel would be better, just like all modern devices use.
• Putting the profile button on the furthest right corner is not what anyone expects. The clock should be moved back to the far right corner, just like Android, iPhones, Tablets, TVs, Windows, MacOS and every other device with a UI

In the below imagine you’ll notice that the volume label is on the power button. In UI design you NEVER put 2 different call to actions on a singular button. This is a power button, it is not a volume button. While I understand that “volume” is likely referencing the wheel, this is not the place to put it, since this is actually on top of a button that serves another purpose. Put the volume label to the upper right above the wheel where there’s no button.

Sincerely,
Todd"

I received a response from the Sr. Product Manager:

"...Thank you very much for sending us very detailed feedback on some of the UI changes that were implemented recently. The Team has sent your feedback to the appropriate parties here at Ford and they are investigating."

 

[Maquis]

Before…”Give us a camera button….give us a camera button!”

After….”WTF….these buttons are ugly!”. ??

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