- Nov 17, 2016
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The new UI is trash, users say.
Every major user interface (UI) redesign project is a hit and miss game, and Google's new Chrome UI appears to be a colossal miss.
CHROME DEVS RECOMMEND OTHER BROWSERS, BUT NO DOWNGRADE
The way most users have been reacting to this forced UI update is by downgrading Chrome to versions 70 and earlier, where they could force the old UI as the default Chrome interface.
There are so many users saying that they are downgrading that Google engineers have stepped in to tell people to switch to other browsers rather than use an old Chrome version.
"Please don't do this. As a Chrome dev, we would really rather you use another browser than try to lock yourself on an old version of Chrome," said Google engineer Peter Kasting. "There are serious consequences to this, and much like choosing not to be vaccinated, the choice affects other people besides just you."
But Kasting, who's been doing damage control on Reddit for the past few months, is also urging users not to give up on Chrome, despite the new UI.
"The easiest thing to do would be to just stay on Chrome," he said. "With nearly all users we've talked to who've done this, they don't mind the new UI after using it for a couple weeks, it's just the initial adaptation that's a shock."
Is this the start of a new revolution?
Every major user interface (UI) redesign project is a hit and miss game, and Google's new Chrome UI appears to be a colossal miss.
CHROME DEVS RECOMMEND OTHER BROWSERS, BUT NO DOWNGRADE
The way most users have been reacting to this forced UI update is by downgrading Chrome to versions 70 and earlier, where they could force the old UI as the default Chrome interface.
There are so many users saying that they are downgrading that Google engineers have stepped in to tell people to switch to other browsers rather than use an old Chrome version.
"Please don't do this. As a Chrome dev, we would really rather you use another browser than try to lock yourself on an old version of Chrome," said Google engineer Peter Kasting. "There are serious consequences to this, and much like choosing not to be vaccinated, the choice affects other people besides just you."
But Kasting, who's been doing damage control on Reddit for the past few months, is also urging users not to give up on Chrome, despite the new UI.
"The easiest thing to do would be to just stay on Chrome," he said. "With nearly all users we've talked to who've done this, they don't mind the new UI after using it for a couple weeks, it's just the initial adaptation that's a shock."
Is this the start of a new revolution?
