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OOUX We Did It Again - UX Fail from Google Photos Memories: Broken PERSON Object

In this video, Allie and Sophia take on Google Photos’ “Memories” feature in iOS — a great lesson on what UX designers should avoid when it comes to where to place calls-to-action and how the implications for getting this wrong can mean reduced trust, frustration, bursting into tears in the middle of a work meeting, and even deleting the app altogether.

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All bad things. And yes, we show you how to fix the problem (it’s SO stupidly easy) and get into the principles and psychology behind the fail and the fix.

Also, if you are just wondering how to remove someone from Google Photos Memories, we show you the 19 steps it requires to do that. 🤬

👻 Get on the waitlist for the Four UX Fails Mini-Course:https://www.ooux.com/offerings/fourfails A deep dive into how to detect and prevent these unsavory flavors of unintuitiveness!

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