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- Cosmetic (graphic design): Two users pointed out that the add/delete group button looks too similar to the google maps navigation buttons. This issue however did not affect their ability to figure out what the buttons were for, so the issue was deemed cosmetic. To alleviate this issue, we could have affordances for those buttons other than a "" and "-"' + ' and ' - '. For example, the button for adding a group could read "' + Group " ' instead of just ""' + '.
- Minor (visibility): One user initially thought the status text field was for searching. This is because the status text field says "your status message" when it's blank, but once a status message is submitted, there are no other hints what that text field is for. To alleviate this issue, there is enough room on the left-hand side of the status bar to include the label "Status: "
- Major(visibility): It was pointed out that managing friends and hiding / un-hiding from a friend is delayed with no feedback. The response time for these features are too long, and to fix this issue we would have to modify our backend. Local variables would get modified when information is submitted to the server, so that the user can see the result of their actions right away as opposed to having to wait for a response from the server before changed are made visible.
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