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Toasts are bad UX
he core problem is that toasts always show up far away from the user's attention. Take a look at this example from YouTube: The Problems with the YouTube Toast In this particular example, the entire interaction is quite jarring: - I click the "Save" button on the right-hand side of the screen - A modal appears in the middle of the screen - The toast appears in the bottom left corner And there are a few more problems in this particular example: - The toast is delayed without a loading indicator - If I check or uncheck a checkbox in the modal, I need to wait multiple seconds for the previous toast to disappear before I get the confirmation toast for the latest action - The "Undo" button in the toast is unnecessary because the user can just click the checkbox again The Solution: No Toast Here is a simple redesign of the "Save" interaction that solves all the problems above: - The playlists are shown right beneath the button instead of in a modal - After checking/unchecking a checkbox, a loading indicator is shown - When the loading indicator disappears, it implies the action has completed - No toast necessary! 2 More Examples 1.
When archiving an email in Gmail, a toast appears showing confirmation. In this example, the button already includes a confirmation so the toast is entirely unnecessary. So if you don't have time to design or build a better feedback mechanism, a toast is better than nothing.
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