Uma análise dos controles nas guilines de usabilidade dos sistemas Android e IOS sob a perspectiva da experiência do usuário

Abstract

The present work sought to realize a study on the usability guidelines of the Android and iOS operating systems. The study aimed to specifically analyze the elements present in the category of controls in the Apple and Google guidelines, which include buttons, menus, sliders, switches, pickers, steppers, text boxes and labels. For each of these elements, the recommendations of the two guidelines were presented, comparing the versions for each operating systems. A case study was also executed in the Whatsapp application in the versions for both systems, in order to verify the application of the guidelines in the interface elements and establish a comparison between the versions of each of the operating systems from the perspective of the user experience. To make the research feasible, the work was divided into three steps. In the first stage, a general analysis on the topic was carried out to compare the recommendations of the two guidelines and other published academic materials. The second stage, consisted of analyzing the Whatsapp application, where a study case was made regarding the use of guidelines in its interface. Finally, in the last step, a classification of the use of the recommendations on Whatsapp was made and also recommended practices for the development of mobile applications. At the end of the study, it is believed that the research objectives have been achieved and it is understood that there are negative and positive points in the use of each of the documents according to the context in which they will be applied.