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Location services disabled in Kickstarter for iOS

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Buffer shows a nice error state but the copy won’t mean much to many people.

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Empty state for Lunchbox - a daily lunch locator. Users were disappointed when no places were found, so a disarmingly cute error was designed.

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A connection error state from Timehop on iOS

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The only example so far showing an error empty state when an iPhone has low battery.

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No result, after search at eatbox.

Credit: @david_werbrouck

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A nice message when an installed Chrome app loses connection. Clear. Concise. Simple.

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Apple’s connection error screen. Although the connection is broken, this isn’t scary and makes people think that Apple foresaw that this might happen. Compare this to how Google Chrome handles the same issue

The same is visible on their desktop version.

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Good use of iconography and a very simple interaction to retry the connection.

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This isn’t bad but it’s still a little techy and no where near as clear as the way Safari handles it.

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This is an empty state for offline mail within the Gmail iPhone app. An upset cloud is better than just text.