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The single-tap could be replaced with a single email field for signup. No username, no password. People try the service, if they like it, they can persist their
by WA 12y ago
The single-tap could be replaced with a single email field for signup. No username, no password. People try the service, if they like it, they can persist their data. Temporarily, they get emailed an auth link that lets them login to their account for a couple days.
- yasth 12y agoUsers don't want to give their email address because they (rightly) believe they will be spammed. Also a single tap is still often much easier than typing a full email address, especially on mobile.
- acdha 12y ago> Also a single tap is still often much easier than typing a full email address, especially on mobile. This could be improved somewhat if iOS or Android had a way to autofill your email address on demand. Unless something's changed recently, the only way to do this now requires asking for permission to the entire address book which many people rightly consider a bad idea.
- 21echoes 12y agoAndroid does -- declare a TextField's type as Email and it will auto-complete your email for you
- acdha 12y agoI was under the impression that still required a permission. If not, that'd be great since it really should be a distinct case because it's only relevant in a very user-controlled context.
- shawn-furyan 12y agoI would consider email address "identifying information". I think if you're hesitant about signing up for a service because you're worried they might be the type of company that will waste your time (making you sign up before convincing you they offer something valuable), then you probably aren't in a place where you want to put the decision in their hands of whether or not to spam you incessantly until you unsubscribe.