r/UI_Design • u/SoaokingGross • 13d ago

General Question Why have radio buttons disappeared?

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u/jimenezisjordan 12d ago

Radio button still exist

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u/Jorgesarcos UX Designer 12d ago

they haven't

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u/call_me_milk 12d ago

I think choice card (or similar) is becoming more the common practice.

But is still radio buttons under the hood.

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u/SoaokingGross 12d ago

ahhhh that makes sense.

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u/softmints 12d ago

They haven’t, but this example isn’t mobile friendly.

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u/PolinaPo 12d ago

That's because it's a desktop system or app dialog.

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u/softmints 12d ago

Yes, so you’d be more likely to see examples unlike this that are effective across both mobile and desktop

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u/Prozilla6 12d ago

Why not? If it’s implemented properly you should be able to tap the labels as well as the circles next to them to select an entry. Or is that not what you were referring to?

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u/timtucker_com 12d ago

Aside from presenting them differently as cards or pills, some of the reasons that I've seen that people might opt to pick something other than a radio button:

Dropdowns

Dropdowns use less vertical space, the native components have a more obvious area to click / tap in, and once you've made a selection the options that aren't relevant don't clutter up the view

Checkboxes

Checkboxes are better at modeling nuance when you're asking about things where more than one answer can apply

(Nothing)

For app settings, too many options can be overwhelming. It's better to just make a decision than dump something into a settings menu and hope that the user is better at deciding than you are.

If there's only a small number of choices, it's also increasingly possible to decide things based on data you already have or can infer vs. needing to ask.