Agree with the general principle here. I'm on the fence about that specific implementation though. Having a grey logo (the magnifying glass) next to a black logo (the W) looks clunky.

An option we have is to go with the iOS pattern of having only the icon there with no text field (http://imgur.com/8YHklf4), which then expands to take up the whole top bar when tapped (http://imgur.com/iztdkhz).

Thoughts?

Dan

On 29 August 2014 09:53, Dmitry Brant <dbrant@wikimedia.org> wrote:

Hi Designers,

Is there any reason we shouldn't put a search icon next to the "search" text box in the app? (see image)

The reason I ask is:

- We've received more than one complaint on OTRS saying that the Search field is not discoverable (because it doesn't look like a normal text box).

- Every other app that implements any kind of "search" functionality has an icon, so it's universally recognizable.

-Dmitry
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Dan Garry

Associate Product Manager, Mobile Apps

Wikimedia Foundation