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Questions tagged [mobile]

Questions relating to mobile computing devices, such as cell phones, tablets, and e-readers. Includes consideration for both small screen size as well as the mobile and "always on" nature of the devices.

Questions tagged mobile should in one way or another reflect a particular aspect unique to mobile devices, as compared to digital screen design in general

Mobile computing is a form of human–computer interaction where a computer is expected to be transported during normal usage. Mobile computing has three aspects: mobile communication, mobile hardware, and mobile software. The first aspect addresses communication issues in ad-hoc and infrastructure networks as well as communication properties, protocols, data formats and concrete technologies. The second aspect focusses on the hardware, i.e. mobile devices or device components. The third aspect deals with the characteristics and requirements of mobile applications.

Reference: Wikipedia article on 'Mobile Computing', retrieved 2011-04-25

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The myth of mobile context

I've touched on this in a couple of my other questions. I'd like to have a more direct question addressing this issue. Am I right in thinking "Desktop context" & "mobile context" no longer exists. We can no longer make assumptions about the tasks…
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Text entry methods for mobile devices

There are many ways to input text on different mobile devices: numeric keyboard (ordinary mobile phone) handwriting recognition (with stylus, e.g. MS Courier) physical qwerty keyboard (e.g. Blackberry) on-screen qwerty keyboard (e.g.…
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How to find examples of "mobile (usecases, user-stories, flowcharts, etc)"

My experience has been that paper prototypes are the fastest way to get mobile apps built. That said, I'm interested in getting more exposure to the thought process other UX professionals went through at a high-level to define the flow of an app. As…
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What are the most important scientific papers about “Adaptive User Interface for mobile devices”?

What are the most important scientific papers about "Adaptive User Interface for mobile devices" ? Shortly, I need to do a research about how to generate AUIs for mobile device depending on user task, device features, context, etc... (I'm in the…
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UI Matrix for Mobile Devices

Does anyone have or seen a nice Matrix or Dashboard listing the capabilities between viewing a mobile website on a smart phone and on a non-smart phone?
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What's the best way to ask a user if they want to visit the Mobile site?

We currently have a very content heavy desktop site, and a mobile version of the site that only contains about 20% of all the content. Currently we have a server rule that redirects ALL mobile traffic to that m site, but we'd like to change that,…
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Displaying price range on mobile when max price could be very large

I am designing a mobile screen where a user needs to enter a min/max price range on defective items in a house. For example, cost to replace roof $10,000 - $20,000. I'd love to use a price range slider, although I'm not sure this is realistic since…
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Is a "Call Now" button next to a phone number nessessary for mobile users?

We currently have a phone number on a page, set up so that users on smart devices can tap it and call the number from their devices should they want to get in touch. My bosses have suggested that, in addition to the number in text format, we should…
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where can I find an app styleguide?

I am creating a mobile styleguide that will make it easier for other departments to design apps similarly - not totally the same as in using the same template. Eg. using standard colors in jewels, backgrounds, common fonts, etc. Since it's pretty…
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How to build an "Upgrade" or "Buy Premium" for app without being pushy

How do I get my users to upgrade in my app which has 4 screens 1. menu, settings, list and note page. 2. I don't want to be obnoxious neither pushy for them to upgrade 3. I hate ads so the only revenue source would be premium features My solutions…
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Ill behaved smartphones or snobby users?

I'm receiving emails and I'm seeing messages on some websites that say something like 'Posted from my [smartphone]'. I don't have a smartphone (yet), so I don't know if the message configuration is opt-in or whether it has an opt-out. Do you have…
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What should happen when user register with duplicate twitter account on mobile app?

-User clicks to register on mobile app with twitter -User enters duplicate email Should the user be able to update email on the same validation screen? or should he be informed only about the duplicate email with being directed to splash screen to…
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Display time-series based data - Mobile UX

So at my job I have been tasked with the designing, development and implementation of our customer based application. We already have one however it is out-dated in terms of style and functionality. Long story short: Our customers wanted the ability…
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Is this design good for bill generation android app?

This would be a scroll view for bill generation and marking the bill is paid on server via paid button. Can this be improved ? Any suggestions ?
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Checkout in a mobile screen

Is it better to have a single checkout screen where the user is asked to enter pickup address, delivery address and time? Or should the two addresses (pick up and delivery) be kept together on a single screen and the next screen asks the time? Which…
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