Avoid ticking off by mistake

It would be nice if we could choose between different check-off methods...

Tap and hold for half a second (or so)
Traditional check-boxes for a targeted area
Swipe over item (ie. strike-through) or swipe item away
I'm sure there are others

With additional options such as a delay as Rowen suggests to stop things moving immediately after having been checked, which also allows for multiple items to be checked off in quick succession.

+16

Simply having stuff delay moving is not good enough IMO because if you're not paying attention (such as holding phone while shopping, and accidentally tapping with thumb while not looking) they will still move and you end up having to re-review the entire checked off list at the bottom every time anyway to try to ensure you didn't miss anything.

I think that the bottom line solution here is to make the check-off much more deliberate which would mean:

1) Tap and hold OR
2) Double or Triple Tap
3) Swipe across

Make the method user selectable in order to account for different preferences, but I wrote into support to suggest any or all of the above and was pointed here. It really is a major annoyance in an otherwise nice and simple app for synchronized lists.

Another nice to have feature might be to even allow the user to define a "side" or area of the screen which does not register touches on the UI... this dead zone could be used to "handle" the device securely with one hand while shopping without worrying about your thumb on the screen causing any kind of unwanted UI events.

+2

I'd really like to see this addressed too, for me its the only thing I have a real problem with, the app would be pretty much perfect for myself and my wife if this was fixed. I often accidentally tick items off, often without knowing it has occurred when I'm not looking at the screen, often we haven't fully cleared out the area at the bottom from our previous shop and these items are then quite hard to identify.

Some excellent suggestions above, be great to have the option to pick a preferred method, personally I'm all for click and hold or swipe across, I'd love a settings panel so I can choose the method that works best for me and those that like the status quo can keep it as it is.

+4

I agree, this is a huge problem!! We actually have to take one or two screenshots of the list before starting to shop.

The latest updates has the delay with the visual feedback as mentioned above which is great but as Jason points out this is still not enough because the ease of accidental taps when concentrated on other stuff and the feeling of uncertainty it causes.

A golden rule in interaction design is to avoid introducing settings if possible, it makes the product feel more difficult and it makes it harder to do instruct users in wizards etc.

Test the options above in user tests and simply make a decision (my vote goes to tap and hold)

-6

This would break developer guidelines on Android :
https://developer.android.com/design/patterns/confirming-acknowledging.html

Following the guideline here clearly shows that the action of checking off an item should not be confirmed or acknowledged, i.e. Exactly what the app is currently doing. Please don't change it (at least on Android)

What I would recommend is that the most recently checked off item(s) appear at the top of the "checked off" list, to make it easy to undo.

-1

I'm all for having a different way to check-off when I am in the store. Every time I use the app in the store, I accidentally check things because I am holding it and putting it in my pocket. If it had a "shopping mode" and I had to actually left swipe to remove the items, it could avoid this issue. I think the one press is great for building a list and some people may still like this mode in the store.

-1

I would just like an option in the settings where I can choose to confirm via dialog before it is removed. .ie "Mark as purchased Y/N?" This could be turned off or not enabled for those that do not want it.

+18

swipe to right - bought
swipe to left - edit or delete
touch & dauble touch - nothing
swipe up & down - scroll

+5

+1 for "swipe to right - bought"

+8

The more I have been using this, the more I feel like this feature is needed. Scenario: My wife builds a list and I go to the store. As I fumble for bags and getting food, I accidentally delete items. I have no idea what I have deleted because I didn't build the list. I go home, my wife is frustrated that I didn't get everything we needed. It seems like a no-brainer to fix this.

+3

Oh Gosh, so many votes but still haven't implemented?? Any valid reasons for this? Ermm..

If the developer personally don't like this idea, at least please give us some options via Settings.

Thank you.

+3

Yes please to some sort of improvement to the manner in which items are checked off.

Today was my first time using the app "out in the wild" on my new Android device (Galaxy S6). I had previously used it for a while on an iPhone without too much accidental deletion. On my new phone I found the app was constantly marking items as bought whenever I handled the phone. After having to unmark several items, I became extra careful not to touch the screen and still somehow managed to accidentally check items off. I just can't trust the app as is. :(

+4

I still do not understand why it is very difficult for the team to implement this? It's obviously a vital feature of any list!

+2

Why not just a simple undo button?

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Undo only works if you know you marked something "bought" by mistake. The problem I've had a couple of times is that I hit something and didn't know I'd done it.

+1

It is easy to accidentally remove items from list when carrying in hand. Some small, additional measure to prevent this would be greatly appreciated. Swiping in a particular direction, as someone here has suggested, would be good.

+1

In other shopping lists they use a double tap, which is quick and fail-proof.

- long press takes too long, imagine ticking off 5 items with long presses...

- swipe from left to right could be an alternative (it would mimic the movement to strike out the item)

Either way, please change it, ticking off with a single tap is very "dangerous

+2

I'm kinda fed up with this. Seems that the app is already dead.

Under review

No double tap, but long right swipe

+1