• BorgDrone@lemmy.one
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    2 months ago

    As an Android user why does an arrow out of a square signify sharing something?

    It’s sending something outside of your device (the box).

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      2 months ago

      Like a phone call or a text?

      The universal symbol for “input” on a TV remote is the opposite, a box with an arrow going in, simply because there can only be one source at a time

      Two arrows makes more sense in the context of sharing

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        2 months ago

        Two arrows makes more sense in the context of sharing

        Why? Are you sending it to two people?

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          2 months ago

          More frequently (percentage wise) than I use the Apple share button to get something to leave the device lol