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For me the tablet form factor was killed not by apps but ironically the non-apps: web browsing went from perfection to trash once sites tried to detect touch sc
by makecheck 8y ago
For me the tablet form factor was killed not by apps but ironically the non-apps: web browsing went from perfection to trash once sites tried to detect touch screens and “improve their experiences”.
Pinch-and-zoom with normal sites goes a long way and should have been the preferred tablet web model.
- mehrdadn 8y ago+1 honestly the optimization for tablets made every UI trash. Don't forget Windows 8 & 10's new interfaces.
- oblong 8y agoYou know you can get back that behavior through accessible settings?
- 7952 8y agoI have Microsoft's RDP app on my tablet. It is shocking how well old fashioned windows software works with it. The app seemlessly converts your taps into mouse inputs, and you can bring up a cursor if you need to. It is not perfect, but I prefer it to a badly designed tablet UI.
- superflyguy 8y agoWhat tablet do you use? I can pinch to zoom the same on my Android tablet as on my Android phone - unsurprisingly, really, as I'm using the same browser (Firefox) on both.
- qrbLPHiKpiux 8y agoReddit is trying to force me into downloading their app and constantly switches to the mobile interface. I always have to request desktop site, as I really like the desktop format, using pinch and zoom.
- chapium 8y agoSame here, their requests are getting more and more intrusive. I'm about to abandon the platform. The desktop site works so well on mobile, I'm not sure why they want to move away from that.