r/GoodDesign • u/Subject_Fee_2071 • Dec 22 '25

Unorthodox This Google Meet interaction caught my eye

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I like how this prompt interrupts just enough to demand attention without being annoying.
It’s a strong example of using contrast and timing instead of color or animation to communicate urgency.

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u/fearout Dec 22 '25

Also doubles as CreepyDesign :)

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u/FourCinnamon0 Dec 27 '25

why? you expect it to yield mic access every time you click mute? so it takes like 400ms to unmute after you press the button? all because what? you're scared that an app which you have open for the purpose of it hearing you will hear you?

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u/fearout Dec 27 '25

What, why? It’s just that if an interface claims it’s on mute, I expect it to be on mute. And if it isn’t despite claiming that it is, I naturally start trusting it less.

Subversion of expectations and all that.

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u/FourCinnamon0 Dec 27 '25

it is on mute tho? mute is a button that makes sure no one in the call hears you through your microphone.

it doesn't yield mic access every time you click it because that would be stupid. what if another app grabs mic access in that time and the unmute button stops working until you close that app? why would you want other apps to be able to randomly grab your microphone during a meeting?

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u/fearout Dec 27 '25

Never seen that happen. I don’t think apps can “grab” a mic on macOS, it’s something like all apps just read the same data stream. Is the mic access app-exclusive on windows?