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this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2024
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As an Android user why does an arrow out of a square signify sharing something? (Also why is the apple share menu used for so much besides sharing things)
Three dots being connected makes sense though it isn't intuitive.
The first time I saw the square with an arrow I thought it was to spit the screen vertically or to connect to a projector.
The iOS one looks like the standard "exit" symbol you see in airports around the world. It doesn't suggest sharing anything to me.
It suggests something (the content) being sent outside your device.
It’s sending something outside of your device (the box).
Like a phone call or a text?
The universal symbol for "input" on a TV remote is the opposite, a box with an arrow going in, simply because there can only be one source at a time
Two arrows makes more sense in the context of sharing
Why? Are you sending it to two people?
More frequently (percentage wise) than I use the Apple share button to get something to leave the device lol
Oh ok now I picture the ios one. I've grown up with both. I do prefer the android one more though. But I also dislike ios design elements.