iPad AppStore's horrible interface

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iPad AppStore's horrible interface

Is it only me or is the Apple AppStore for iPad just horrible. Navigation is not very intuitive and it almost always loses the last state after drilling down into the app detail. There's no good way to look through the apps without clicking on show more and when I get several pages deep, click on an app, and go back to the main list, I get back the initial default list and I'd have to make many clicks to expand down the list. For a company who is focused on usability the AppStore is a major failure. Also why can't it download applications on the background instead of taking you out of the store. It's difficult when i want to purchase multiple apps and I have to go back and forth. They should design it and keep it within iTunes instead where the interface is better.

iPad, iPhone OS 3.1.3

Posted on Apr 11, 2010 10:38 AM

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Apr 11, 2010 11:05 AM in response to SF_loft

There is nobody here from Apple.

We are all Users just like you so can do nothing for you.

Tell Apple your views here http://www.apple.com/feedback/

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David.

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Apr 11, 2010 11:46 AM in response to SF_loft

I haven't heard of "San Frabcisco". Is it near San Francisco? 🙂

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SF_loft Author

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Apr 11, 2010 3:58 PM in response to David.

That's what happens when you type using your iPad. 🙂

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StevePug2

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Apr 11, 2010 5:03 PM in response to SF_loft

It's true, you should enter comments like these in the feedback section, but I don't believe for a minute that there's nobody here from Apple monitoring these. Besides, it feels good to share a rant with users! The iPad store does indeed suck mightally. The main problem is exactly like you've stated. There's also no way to see all the available apps without doing a search, say, for "games" or "lifestyle." Then you have to click "see all" and do that tedious scrolling through pages of twelve apps at a time. Ugh!

BTW, that n/b mistype happens to me all the time and I always seem to hit the n or the b when I meant to hit the space bar. That's my number one typo correction on the iPad!

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Apr 11, 2010 5:07 PM in response to SF_loft

To answer your question, it's not just you. The interface is pretty bad. It's a surprisingly poor implementation of the app store.

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Apr 11, 2010 11:22 PM in response to SF_loft

Watch your purchases. The featured app scroll bar will cause the purchase of apps. I have had 2 paid apps download because I was pressing those tiny arrows to scroll through the list. I did at least try and charge those 2 back but no telling how many iPad users have done the same.

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Mar 5, 2011 10:45 PM in response to SF_loft

Here's the truly sad part -- it is now nearly one whole year later and the app store on iPad is STILL an absolute mess. Completely inexcusable Apple.

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Monty1945

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Mar 6, 2011 3:50 AM in response to iPad#user

Greetings,

The App Store, for the iPad/iPhone, works fairly well for me - I've only bought about four dozen apps so far, but I've had no issues with it.

I can't, for the life of me, see a "mess".

Cheers,
M.
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Mar 6, 2011 5:25 AM in response to SF_loft

I am a huge apple supporter and love all of their products, almost . I have to agree the app store does need some revision, the issue about going back to page one , when you are fifteen pages in, *****. I have sent numerous requests to Apple about this.

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Infoman1

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Sep 20, 2012 2:23 AM in response to SF_loft

A major failure is an understatement. Furthermore this IOS 6 upgrade for the IPad broke more than was fixed. And to op it off the map application is horrible! And the removal of YouTube *****. Can you go back to 5.1.1?

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