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Hussein Al Hammad | حسين آل حماد
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Email Ecosystem Advocate | Admin @ Email Markup Consortium | Team Lead @ Flourish
Google Play Store app preview images:

Clicking on the first image enlarges the last image and vice versa. As a result, the user needs to swipe in the opposite direction.
July 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Instagram Story editor

Edit mode: text defaults to RTL.
Preview mode: text defaults to LTR.

This is easy to see when you use characters that have weak or neutral directionality (BIDI algorithm), like numbers and emojis.
July 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
LinkedIn app: swipe in reverse

App is set to Arabic (RTL).
Slider is LTR.
Slider indicators are RTL.
July 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The progress bar on YouTube videos:
RTL when browsing videos
LTR when watching a video
July 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Football score notification (Google app) in One UI's Now bar vs. notification bar is reversed.

Is your team winning or losing?
July 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Media controls in notification area:
The progress bar is RTL
The back/forward buttons are LTR

Android 15. One UI 7.
July 12, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The back arrow icon on @bsky.app points in the forward direction. In RTL layout, back = right, forward = left.
July 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
These icons on @bsky.app are just not in the right place
July 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Sometimes the only way to make stakeholders care about accessibility is by showing a direct impact.

An all-image HTML email looks flashy, but dies in the inbox

An accessible HTML email is consumed by both humans and computers. Free push notification 🔔
February 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM