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This Dutch bike store uses a bike symbol and the Android share symbol to signify bikeshare bikes
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this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2024
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TIL this share symbol is android specific.
Edit: As other have mentioned, it's not Android specific (I was referring to the post title). From Wikipedia:
Thx @grrgyle@slrpnk.net for the Wikipedia Link
As an iOS user the Android share icon makes no sense. How does that icon represent sharing? The iOS one is much clearer.
As an Android user why does an arrow out of a square signify sharing something? (Also why is the apple share menu used for so much besides sharing things)
Three dots being connected makes sense though it isn't intuitive.
The first time I saw the square with an arrow I thought it was to spit the screen vertically or to connect to a projector.
The iOS one looks like the standard "exit" symbol you see in airports around the world. It doesn't suggest sharing anything to me.
It suggests something (the content) being sent outside your device.