> And toggled / disabled states. With mobile’s lack of hover, it’s often a game of trial and error to figure out what’s even interactable.
The toggle switch is one of the worst UI conventions to come out of mobile IMO and I get irrationally irate when I see it in desktop UIs with a mouse and keyboard.
A simple checkbox would have done just fine, we've those since forever, and they clearly convey either an on or off state.
Nope, not good enough, we need a toggle switch. Which color or direction is on or off? Who knows, because everyone implements it differently.
> A simple checkbox would have done just fine
Simple is in the eye of the beholder. Try asking a younger person which one is simpler. The checkbox is tied to a form, ticking it doesn’t do anything until you submit, whereas a toggle switch activates immediately.
> Which color or direction is on or off?
The colored state (green or blue) means enabled. The switch knob is always to the right. I have seen confusing designs too, but they are rare.
I get your point but they’re all the same: colored/saturated: on. White/grey: off
Material v2 massively desaturated all colors though. On my phone it's technically a little purple but essentially light gray is on and darker gray is off.
