11 comments

[ 5.2 ms ] story [ 36.6 ms ] thread
729 divided by 27 equals 27. That is why if you tap "=" its still displaying 27 and if you tap it again it divides by 27 and a 1 is displayed. So the Calculator is working fine.
It might have been a joke.
Yes you are right. I also thought about this.
(comment deleted)
Calculator is working fine, UX is pretty bad.
So the answer you get is the same as you've typed in (27). Hardly "can't divide" ...
This is a case where a bit of skeuomorphism (gasp) might have been useful. The momentary screen refresh flash on old-style LCD calculators helped indicate to the user that the input had been acknowledged. In the iOS calculator, the subtle darkening of the "=" button (which is also almost entirely concealed by the rest of the curled thumb in right-handed users) is just not enough feedback on its own.
I bet Jony Ive & Co. consider that "unnecessary ornamentation".
I don't think you mean skeuomorphism, but the point is valid. There should be some sort of action indication. It's really pretty bad design.