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Google AMP: 1. Obscures the web page's URL. 2. Makes manual zoom in/out impossible. 3. Sometimes hides content mentioned in the article, with no ability to s

Google AMP: 1. Obscures the web page's URL. 2. Makes manual zoom in/out impossible. 3. Sometimes hides content mentioned in the article, with no ability to scroll horizontally to see it. 4. Confuses Chrome on Amdroid into over-hiding its top address/menu bar (forcing two swipes down all the way to the top to show) or forces it to show (won't hide on scroll down). This is just coming from a user's perspective, fortunately it doesn't impact my work, but may in future websites I build due to it being almost 100% of the news articles I read.

qrbLPHiKpiux 9y ago
Going back to the old days' BBS does not seem like a bad idea.
baxtr 9y ago
...and changes the native scroll behavior iOS (which is much slower). Google has no respect for the native behavior
- askafriend 9y ago
  The native behavior changed in iOS 11 so that Safari scrolling on any page is just like the accelerated scrolling on AMP. Check out this response from a Google AMP engineer about scrolling: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14384938 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14384938
  - baxtr 9y ago
    Thanks for pointing this out. I am looking forward to a homogeneous scrolling experience. Still, I don't understand why google's AMP team they would change scrolling behavior in iOS 10 and lower.
  - scottmf 9y ago
    It's slower for a reason. I'm not sure why they'd switch after a decade simply because Google asked them to.
limeblack 9y ago
5) tap to scroll to the top of page also doesn't work on the iPhone
- craigc 9y ago
  I was just going to comment this, but I will upvote your comment instead. This drives me crazy
longsangstan 9y ago
I understand the frustration with AMP from a developer's perspective (SEO, stealing traffic..etc). But as a user I tend to click links with a thunder bolt icon(AMP/Instant article) because they are just faster. I don't really recall any bad experience.

qrbLPHiKpiux 9y ago

Going back to the old days' BBS does not seem like a bad idea.

baxtr 9y ago

...and changes the native scroll behavior iOS (which is much slower). Google has no respect for the native behavior

askafriend 9y ago
The native behavior changed in iOS 11 so that Safari scrolling on any page is just like the accelerated scrolling on AMP. Check out this response from a Google AMP engineer about scrolling: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14384938 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14384938
- baxtr 9y ago
  Thanks for pointing this out. I am looking forward to a homogeneous scrolling experience. Still, I don't understand why google's AMP team they would change scrolling behavior in iOS 10 and lower.
- scottmf 9y ago
  It's slower for a reason. I'm not sure why they'd switch after a decade simply because Google asked them to.

limeblack 9y ago

5) tap to scroll to the top of page also doesn't work on the iPhone

craigc 9y ago
I was just going to comment this, but I will upvote your comment instead. This drives me crazy

longsangstan 9y ago

I understand the frustration with AMP from a developer's perspective (SEO, stealing traffic..etc). But as a user I tend to click links with a thunder bolt icon(AMP/Instant article) because they are just faster. I don't really recall any bad experience.