We are now in the home stretch of Q1. Everyone on the team has had their hands full testing Sapphire and putting her through her paces. Our hope is that this upgrade will bring about an enhanced user experience with the ECC wallet feature.

UX (user experience) is a fickle beast. It’s the ‘why’ versus the ‘what’. We have a UI (user interface) now, and it gets the job done. But what makes a UI good is that it’s paired with a great UX.

Plain and simple: It doesn’t matter what it looks like if it doesn’t make you feel good.

There are many traits that go into a good UX. A few are:

It has to be intuitive to use.

Do you automatically know where to go and what to do, without reading a manual?

Do you automatically know where to go and what to do, without reading a manual? It has to function as you’d expect.

Did that button do what you thought it was going to?

Did that button do what you thought it was going to? It has to be engaging.

Do you want to come back for more?

Do you want to come back for more? It has to be predictive.

Does it know what you want to do before you do?

Does it know what you want to do before you do? It has to be tailored.

All users want a different look, so let them make it theirs (to an extent).

As far as Sapphire goes, if it doesn’t have a good UX, then I don’t know what does. I, for one, can tell you that I am thoroughly impressed.