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> I’m so confused. Is this a politically correct way of saying parent or a feature designed for the sick / handicapped?

From Apple:

> Combine two controllers into one whenever you need support during a game. Link two wireless game controllers to drive a single player and get to the next level while playing your favorite games on iPhone, iPad, or Mac.

First, did you really need to post this comment when you could have just pressed the "+" button to learn more?

Second, what are you consuming on a daily basis that has you seeing basic feature copy as a litmus test on society's tolerance of "political correctness"? Whatever it is, I suggest consuming less of it. Buddy Controller is a more accurate term here because it can assist parents and caregivers (along with couples, friends, etc).

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> First, did you really need to post this comment when you could have just pressed the "+" button to learn more?

I'm not op, but I get a little confused/annoyed about the mixed visual metaphors to "expand" + affords "me to add something" not to "expand", I expect the 'arrow to four corners' or the inverted caret.

It could just be that I'm not cool anymore and the kids are down with new visual metaphors.

You have a point. Apple's use of the plus circle symbol violates its own Human Interface Guidelines at worst, contradicts itself at best.

From the iOS Guidelines[0]:

> If you create a button that looks like a common button that people know, ensure that the button behaves as they expect. For example, if you create a button that uses the plus.circle SF symbol, people expect it to let them add an item to the current view. Similarly, using the info.circle symbol in a button identifies it as an info button.

From the Mac Guidelines[1]:

> plus.circle - Displays additional detail for an item.

[0]: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guideline...

[1]: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guideline...

dereg, I actually saw the description. I’m still confused.

“Care provider” to me means a nurse or doctor. Whether in hospital or at home. But I’m struggling to to imagine that Apple sees that as a real use case for their controller? Is it often that an in home nurse for example would help an adult play video games?

The only other way the description makes some sense to me is if Apple are referring to parents but are shrouding their language in political correctness.

I can imagine a parent playing with a child with the buddy controller. Although I’d imagine the feature would be much more likely to be used by siblings.

I’m still genuinely confused who they built this feature for and why.

Your musings about my “consumption”, whatever that means, are completely off topic, low brow, and inappropriate.

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