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by collyw 4401 days ago
You only need to look at the Android UX principles page to see that what you are saying is true.

https://developer.android.com/design/get-started/principles....

Back when I was at university (not so long ago), usability was like you described - it helping the user get their task done efficiently. Not the more modern version of "delighting the user in surprising ways".