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Questions tagged [mobile-web]

for questions about web sites designed to be viewed on mobile devices.

Mobile devices or smart phones such as the iPhone, Blackberry or Android have their own unique UX problems. The major issue is the relatively small screen size and the potentially limited bandwidth available.

Getting a good user experience on these devices is a specialised area.

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Where should I put my 'desktop site' link?

I'm designing a mobile interface for a website. Somewhere on it, I want to put a link to the full desktop site, as some users may prefer this (I know my Nexus 7 usually gets sent mobile sites, but I prefer the desktop versions most of the time). The…
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Redirecting to mobile site: ask or just redirect?

I'm building a script that redirects visitors with mobile devices to mobile version of the website. I was wondering, what is the best practice regarding whether to ask if the user wants to be redirected or redirecting without asking? Naturally there…
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User has the option to view desktop version when in mobile view, what about vice versa?

Most sites in mobile view offer option in the footer to switch to full site view or desktop view because in mobile view some features or functions are hidden and some users might want to see the full site view to access those features. Here's an…
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Why do mobile webpages force users to click a link before displaying the full article?

Many mobile webpages, such as shown in this screen shot from Huffington Post, force the user to click on a button before displaying the whole article. The clicking does not seem to improve the experience, nor is it intended to be used as a paywall…
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Would I need a mobile website for iPhone as well as iPad?

I'm designing a mobile website for a real estate office, so it's actually a mobile version, separate from the desktop version. The office has a preference for mobile version vs responsive HTML. I've read quite a bit about the issue but some things…
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Can a mobile app (not native app!) be forced portrait or landscape?

My client wants his mobile app (not a native iPhone/Android app) to be portrait only. Can this be forced by HTML/JavaScript?
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Is it a good practive to warn the users before switching from mobile to desktop website?

We're developing a mobile site for an existing large desktop site. The first implementation is a "Mobile MVP", so not all pages are implemented on the mobile site, and sometimes we are just forced to redirect the user to the relevant desktop…
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Best practices for deep linking between Android, iOS and Web apps

What are the best practices when it comes to managing Deep Linking? We have iOS, Android and Web (responsive) versions of our app built, but I am not sure how to best handle the deep linking when the user has the app installed on the device or not. …
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Should I force the user to interact in landscape mode?

I am designing a seat selector for a cinema website, and I am tempted to force the user to switch to landscape mode to maximise the width of the interface. There are a couple of reasons for this: In portrait mode, I don't believe the user will…
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Smartphone question web app - limit character count and answer count or not?

In an app that allows a user to ask a closed question (with a limited set of answers) and get statistics on answers chosen by her audience, should the question length be limited? Should the amount of possible answers be limited? Normally I'd say…
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Toggle buttons bar for mobile?

I am designing filter interface that is located at the bottom of the screen of a smartphone. I do not know if it's better to leave some space between the buttons (see the top of the attached image - preflop action), or leave the buttons without…
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Why recently an increasing number of website isn't supporting "request desktop site" anymore?

Recently I more and more often, access websites via my mobile, just to realize a certain feature has no (more) support on the mobile version of that site. So I request the desktop site (via browser functionality). But even then, as soon I click on…
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Alternative way to use as a Popup window on mobile website?

What would be the most alternative way to display information one clicks on an action and display information on mobile device without opening on different page?
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