Apple used sliding checkboxes. Then everyone copied Apple. It's an annoying industry trend but in terms of clarity I don't think it matters at all in this case. For a while people also used push buttons with "lights" indicating on/off but those have been phased out almost entirely now.
I don't think there's much of a difference between a checkbox and a toggle if you size them right. Toggles are easier to size up to touch screen size so on touch screens they make sense. On desktop, in non-touch mode, the oversized control kind of irks me, though.
"On" versus "off" is always clear, but the question "did I set it correctly" depends on the phrasing of the checkbox labels. What does "FizzBuzz enabled when widgeting" being on or checked mean?
Design wise, I think generally the toggles are reserved for cases when you turn on a feature or service, and checkboxes just modify that feature's/service's behaviour. "VPN" is a toggle, but "auto-connect VPN" is a checkbox. "Accessibility" is a toggle, but "always overlay mouse cursor" is a checkbox.
On touch screens the bigger toggle buttons make more sense so I think on Android/iOS you'll always see them in the place of a checkbox.
I don't think there's much of a difference between a checkbox and a toggle if you size them right. Toggles are easier to size up to touch screen size so on touch screens they make sense. On desktop, in non-touch mode, the oversized control kind of irks me, though.
"On" versus "off" is always clear, but the question "did I set it correctly" depends on the phrasing of the checkbox labels. What does "FizzBuzz enabled when widgeting" being on or checked mean?
Design wise, I think generally the toggles are reserved for cases when you turn on a feature or service, and checkboxes just modify that feature's/service's behaviour. "VPN" is a toggle, but "auto-connect VPN" is a checkbox. "Accessibility" is a toggle, but "always overlay mouse cursor" is a checkbox.
On touch screens the bigger toggle buttons make more sense so I think on Android/iOS you'll always see them in the place of a checkbox.