| Joe starts from the home screen and clicks on the
tab “Social Contacts”. He is then taken to the screen
shown here that can be considered the “Home
Screen” to handle his social contacts. Here, he can
(i) search for an existing social contact or (ii) add a
new one.
Since Bob is not on his contact list, he
selects “Add New Contact”. He is then taken to the
screen that shows the various settings he can use
to control the amount and type of his location
information that Bob can view.
He can create settings according to
what he wishes to share (in detail or
in aggregate) with Bob. He
then clicks the button called “Save Contact”. He can
also cancel the form and start it again, if he wants to.
The breadcrumb trail helps the user navigate
back to home screen of the app or home screen
of the social contacts.
| Pros:
As in the other screens, the information scent is
strong because the user is able
to identify and keep track of which
part of the application she is in.
- Providing the map option makes it
easy
to learn and adapt since it
is externally
consistent with apps
like Google Maps and
gives the ability to directly manipulate.
Cons:
The screen does - The map provides good affordances
and users can do direct manipulation
on it.
Cons:
- The screen does not indicate which
options are compulsory and which
may be skipped.
- The word "search for existing contact"
is misleading because it has both the
functionality of "search for existing and
new contact."
- The "Add new contact" is inconsistent
with other social apps. It should come
along with the contact instead of being
as a static button. Also, the search bar
location is inconsistent with other
social apps.
- The interface does not speak users'
language. Too many jargons are used
in the permission setting.
Pros:
Since all the features are
clearly labeled, user can
set the
sharing options very quickly
- Lack of immediate feedback. Users
are unable to know what data they will
share with the settings. An example
here would be helpful. | Cons:
- The list of options may
seem tedious for many
users.
- If the user wants to share
the same type of location
with multiple users, she
will have to enter the
same details all over
again. Aggregation of
location types may be
helpful.
Or, the interface
should provide default/
recommended
settings. | Pros:
Cons:
- Possible to make
mistakes and over-/under
share
information.
Confirmation dialogs
may be helpful.
| Pros:
Controls are clearly visible.
Cons:
- The search results might
cover the "Add new contact"
button.
- Duplicate search hints, that
is, "Searching for existing contacts" and
the "search" button. |
