[m3kw9]

You sorta want to use affordance, when Apple creates a new type of UI, it’s usually because the introduced new tech. Like recent Samsung copy cat AirPods, they cannot invent a new UI because they are not the innovators, so they need to borrow affordances from Apple.

On why they copy the shape and size, that is the part where you can be more artistic, and it seems they have no taste.

(Affordance meaning using what people already is familiar with so they don’t have to relearn an interface)

[esalman]

A lot of the UI features and associated tech that apple introduced in iPhone and iPad last few years lagged Android by a few iterations. What gives?

[Suppafly]

That's sorta the history of Apple in a nutshell. For every actual innovation, there is a ton of commoditizing things that exist and repackaging them for locked-in Apple consumers that were previously unaware of them.

[m3kw9]

Yeah like the customizable home screen and widgets. They ain't perfect, but I think they really wanted it done right for Mobile. The widget itself isn't new in Apple's ecosystem as Macs always had it.

[esalman]

You can actually find lists of 100 or more things if you look it up, that were made available in Android first, and some have not even made to Apple yet, like 4k or 120hz display etc.