iOS 17 Photos App Can Tell You What Those Confusing Laundry Symbols Mean

[quatermass]

Imagine if there was some form of universally accessible repository of knowledge where you could find out what those symbols mean, I dunno... search for 'laundry symbols' maybe, and you'd then get an explanation of them...
The problem comes when we expect the hopelessly inadequate hooman brane to remember what 3 or 4 common ones mean... you can't expect ordinary people to retain that amount of information! I mean... circles and squares and dots - it's all too much!

Much simpler to somehow get hold of a $1,000+ device, learn how to operate that, find an application to translate those baffling symbols, download and install it, learn how to use it, and the camera, take a picture of the laundry label, have the App decipher them for you and then read what it says, and then ignore it and either just throw the clothes into the machine and set it to whatever or get someone else to do it for you.

 

[Anaxarxes]

Why don’t the manufacturers use plain English. I like this feature though.

See here:

 

[Anaxarxes]

"Not everyone understands English so we will invent a new language using symbols that nobody will intuitively understand" sounds about right

lol

It's SYMBOLS. You learn their meaning and your memory can process that, whereever you go.

You rent a car in Japan and want to turn on the hazard lights?

You want to find the toilet in a mall in Greece?

Wanna go to ha Hospital in Morocco?

What exactly is super hard in learning a shape and attach a function to it in your mind?

 

[Tanax]

See here:

There's no hope for them. This feature is clearly driven by American stupidity.

 

[JapanApple]

Over the course of my tenure in the textiles industry, I have witnessed a tremendous evolution in the approach to garment care. It can be challenging to keep pace with these advancements and remain knowledgeable about the most effective ways to maintain your clothing. However, it is imperative to remain current with the latest developments and best practices to ensure your garments endure for as long as possible.

 

[JapanApple]

There's no hope for them. This feature is clearly driven by American stupidity.

not just Americans, it's the world

 

[Steve121178]

I'm more astonished that people don't know what they mean. The symbols couldn't be any simpler.

 

[Crowbot]

Imagine if there was some form of universally accessible repository of knowledge where you could find out what those symbols mean, I dunno... search for 'laundry symbols' maybe, and you'd then get an explanation of them...
The problem comes when we expect the hopelessly inadequate hooman brane to remember what 3 or 4 common ones mean... you can't expect ordinary people to retain that amount of information! I mean... circles and squares and dots - it's all too much!

Much simpler to somehow get hold of a $1,000+ device, learn how to operate that, find an application to translate those baffling symbols, download and install it, learn how to use it, and the camera, take a picture of the laundry label, have the App decipher them for you and then read what it says, and then ignore it and either just throw the clothes into the machine and set it to whatever or get someone else to do it for you.

Jeeeez, it's just an added convenience. It's like having a bottle-cap opener in the dash of my car. It's not why I bought the car but it's a nice convenience that it's there.

 

[Crowbot]

lol

It's SYMBOLS. You learn their meaning and your memory can process that, whereever you go.

You rent a car in Japan and want to turn on the hazard lights?

You want to find the toilet in a mall in Greece?

Wanna go to ha Hospital in Morocco?
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What exactly is super hard in learning a shape and attach a function to it in your mind?

How about the first time you see it and you don't have a manual? Again, it's just an added convenience.

 

[jonnysods]

Man its crazy how far phones have come in the last 15 years!

 

[MacDownunder]

Why don’t the manufacturers use plain English. I like this feature though.

Because not everyone in the world speaks that language....

 

[klasma]

Why don’t the manufacturers use plain English.

Because not everyone speaks English.

 

[chucker23n1]

China faked it and improved it at the same time!

No they didn't. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CE_marking#"China_Export"

 

[klasma]

Traffic signs too, they are confusing. I get honked at and flipped off often because of this.

That won’t change when you stop to take a photo of them on your phone.

 

[Anaxarxes]

Traffic signs too, they are confusing. I get honked at and flipped off often because of this.

wow... and people have driving licences without knowing the core symbols?

 

[visualride]

Great idea BUT...I expect other manufacturers and marketers to now start shrinking all necessary product info into little icons, only decipherable to a code book or an iPhone. While this is fine for us, what about the people who can't afford an iPhone?

 

[robbietop]

It was totally needed?

 

[Anaxarxes]

Great idea BUT...I expect other manufacturers and marketers to now start shrinking all necessary product info into little icons, only decipherable to a code book or an iPhone. While this is fine for us, what about the people who can't afford an iPhone?

Google search? Library? A book?

 

[visualride]

Google search? Library? A book?

Elon Musk, while going off the deep end crazy in the past few years, has gotten one thing right in his manufacturing plants. No shorted words allowed. This leaves behind any ambiguity of meaning. This is the only problem with iconizing labels. Though, in the case of laundry tags on clothes, I agree that space is paramount. Though it can be difficult to find the meaning of an icon in a Google search, library, or a book.

 

[Beefbowl]

I just put all of my clothes in together and cull the ones that don’t survive, like some sort of Laundry Thunderdome. I thought that was how you were supposed to do it.

 

[platinumaqua]

Why can’t you just not use the feature? Just don’t tap the things you don’t want to use…

The system is still wasting cycles and storage for something that's unwanted.

 

[vladi]

Great! Can it now identify some of the app icons on screen that only the creator of the app knows what they mean?

 

[jamezcua]

The true 'can't innovate anymore, my ass'

 

[Crowbot]

The system is still wasting cycles and storage for something that's unwanted.

It's not wasted cycles if it's doing a task you want it to do.

 

[platinumaqua]

It's not wasted cycles if it's doing a task you want it to do.

The person my quoted comment replied to doesn't want the feature

(and I agree with that person. I don't want it either)