The story page before one taps through to the forums needs resizable text. I'm sorry but fixed font sizes on mobile sites are déclassé.
EDIT: I didn't see this before ("Readers should also be aware that a font resize option is in the works will be returning to the mobile site.") because it was too small!
It's nice. I share other commenters view that it should support long taps to bring up a context menu from which the user could open an article into a new tab. This is just how I interact with the internet; I quickly review the list of articles, opening each one I want to read into a new tab, then I have my reading list available to me should I get interrupted while reading through it. I don;t have to keep going back to the parent list, scroll through to find the next unread article I'm interested in. I just, through time, knock down each of the opened tabs. Eventually I'm through them all, while being able to go about my highly interrupt-driven day. By not letting me open into a new tab, I'll be somewhere in the one article I dived down into when I get interrupted and then, I'm off to something else and I may not come back to read more articles. I lose and AI loses.
It's nice. I share other commenters view that it should support long taps to bring up a context menu from which the user could open an article into a new tab. This is just how I interact with the internet; I quickly review the list of articles, opening each one I want to read into a new tab, then I have my reading list available to me should I get interrupted while reading through it. I don;t have to keep going back to the parent list, scroll through to find the next unread article I'm interested in. I just, through time, knock down each of the opened tabs. Eventually I'm through them all, while being able to go about my highly interrupt-driven day. By not letting me open into a new tab, I'll be somewhere in the one article I dived down into when I get interrupted and then, I'm off to something else and I may not come back to read more articles. I lose and AI loses.
That's one way to live your life, I guess.
I have Safari full-screen. One tab, no interruptions. Focus.
As long as mobile Apps charge subscription rates (do u hear me AI?) we will prefer mobile sites. Simple.
What? First complain about ads and now complain you need to pay for the honour of viewing a site without ads? You're truly not making any sense, is that the result from a complete lack of grey matter?
It's nice. I share other commenters view that it should support long taps to bring up a context menu from which the user could open an article into a new tab. This is just how I interact with the internet; I quickly review the list of articles, opening each one I want to read into a new tab, then I have my reading list available to me should I get interrupted while reading through it. I don;t have to keep going back to the parent list, scroll through to find the next unread article I'm interested in. I just, through time, knock down each of the opened tabs. Eventually I'm through them all, while being able to go about my highly interrupt-driven day. By not letting me open into a new tab, I'll be somewhere in the one article I dived down into when I get interrupted and then, I'm off to something else and I may not come back to read more articles. I lose and AI loses.
Exactly!! And I know it's a function of my OCD, but I like to leave AI as my "homepage" in Safari without seeing the "Back" arrow indicator light up!! I was so happy & routine with the old version . . . =(
I have Safari full-screen. One tab, no interruptions. Focus.
Well, sure, when I'm sitting at the computer. But when I'm on the go and have a minute here and there, I prefer to queue up some interesting articles and then knock em off as I find a spare moment. That's the context in which I'd be using the mobile app they are touting here today.
And even with full-screen Safari on a MacBook, for example, you still need to go back to the main AI page, wait for it to load (okay, you're on a fast connection so it doesn't take more than a second) and then scroll back down to where you last dove into an article to continue browsing for the next article you might be interested in. try my method, of right clicking and opening in a new tab each interesting article. When you're done, simply close the main AI page tab and you'll be looking at one of the articles you opened. When down with that one, close that tab and you're on the next. No going back and forth a number of times. Once you browse the internet in this manner, you'll use this method on every site and never go back to diving in and backing out.
Oh, and all those tabs should be fully loaded for you when you get to each. Less waiting for huge images to load, for example.
When you click on the comments it would be so much better if they could just drop down rather than the page reload, requiring users to scroll through the article once more. When the article is long it can be a major pain.
When the page has re-loaded with comments, and there are several pages of comments, it is totally frustrating to have to scroll all the way to the bottom in order to skip to a certain page. Why not have the comment navigation at the head of the comments as well as at the end?
I have the original app. I also have a few others.
But I never use them.
When these apps first came out, it was exciting. An app for a web site! Wow! This mobile Apple thing is really catching on.
But, as time went on, I found it to be really clumsy. It's so much easier using a browser where we have bookmarks organized in folders within the browser. With separate apps, it's a real pain. I suppose if some people only go to a few sites, this might be an advantage. But otherwise, no. It just seems to me that having an app for a site is a bit of hubris. It's saying that your site is so important that you will leave your convenient browser just to get to our app.
Even though AI is one of my favorite sites, it's just one of dozens I visit each day. Most of those also have apps. It's just too much work for the benefits of using an app. And most of those apps have gotten really bad reviews. So instead of using Safari, and all of the advantages it offers, I would have to go to a folder full of site apps, and open and close each one, possibly several times a day. Nope! Not gonna happen. I've learned my lesson.
As for sites forcing us into mobile mode, as many, though less as times goes on, do, they should offer the option of letting us choose what we want to view, and keep that info in the cookie, so that we don't have to click to the Desktop version every time we go to that site. I NEVER want the mobile site on my iPad, and usually don't for my iPhone. When I get a bigger phone this year, it will be even less often that I want the mobile site.
What? First complain about ads and now complain you need to pay for the honour of viewing a site without ads? You're truly not making any sense, is that the result from a complete lack of grey matter?
Except I've never complained about ads - your memory is shot. I wouldn't want to call you out as a liar.
A bigger screen doesn't mean a larger font, especially on mobile specific designs. Some sites use a button to increase the font size: AAA, yet still nothing beats pinch to zoom.
Great! Now when are you going to fix your POS main site? It should be embarrassing to you that one of the leading tech news sites is so horrible! Loads way too slow, especially images, and if you are in a low bandwidth area, pathetic! Suggestion - fire your IT staff and rebuild...
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EDIT: I didn't see this before ("Readers should also be aware that a font resize option is in the works will be returning to the mobile site.") because it was too small!
THE IPHONE WAS DESIGNED SO THAT MOBILE SITES COULD BE DONE AWAY WITH.
SINCE ITS LAUNCH, MOBILE SITES HAVE ONLY GROWN IN NUMBER.
HOW STUPID CAN CIVILIZATION BE.
This is why we haven’t been to Mars yet.
It's nice. I share other commenters view that it should support long taps to bring up a context menu from which the user could open an article into a new tab. This is just how I interact with the internet; I quickly review the list of articles, opening each one I want to read into a new tab, then I have my reading list available to me should I get interrupted while reading through it. I don;t have to keep going back to the parent list, scroll through to find the next unread article I'm interested in. I just, through time, knock down each of the opened tabs. Eventually I'm through them all, while being able to go about my highly interrupt-driven day. By not letting me open into a new tab, I'll be somewhere in the one article I dived down into when I get interrupted and then, I'm off to something else and I may not come back to read more articles. I lose and AI loses.
That's one way to live your life, I guess.
I have Safari full-screen. One tab, no interruptions. Focus.
Hear, hear!
On another note, this is making me wish Apple added "Request Mobile Site" as an option for Safari in Yosemite.
As long as mobile Apps charge subscription rates (do u hear me AI?) we will prefer mobile sites. Simple.
Can you please make the forums look nice on an iPhone display ?
Thank you.
Like the new look. Still getting used to it.
I like the new layout and i appreciate the new look but it would have been wise to roll it out a couple days before your "busy season"
What? First complain about ads and now complain you need to pay for the honour of viewing a site without ads? You're truly not making any sense, is that the result from a complete lack of grey matter?
It's nice. I share other commenters view that it should support long taps to bring up a context menu from which the user could open an article into a new tab. This is just how I interact with the internet; I quickly review the list of articles, opening each one I want to read into a new tab, then I have my reading list available to me should I get interrupted while reading through it. I don;t have to keep going back to the parent list, scroll through to find the next unread article I'm interested in. I just, through time, knock down each of the opened tabs. Eventually I'm through them all, while being able to go about my highly interrupt-driven day. By not letting me open into a new tab, I'll be somewhere in the one article I dived down into when I get interrupted and then, I'm off to something else and I may not come back to read more articles. I lose and AI loses.
Exactly!! And I know it's a function of my OCD, but I like to leave AI as my "homepage" in Safari without seeing the "Back" arrow indicator light up!! I was so happy & routine with the old version . . . =(
That's one way to live your life, I guess.
I have Safari full-screen. One tab, no interruptions. Focus.
Well, sure, when I'm sitting at the computer. But when I'm on the go and have a minute here and there, I prefer to queue up some interesting articles and then knock em off as I find a spare moment. That's the context in which I'd be using the mobile app they are touting here today.
And even with full-screen Safari on a MacBook, for example, you still need to go back to the main AI page, wait for it to load (okay, you're on a fast connection so it doesn't take more than a second) and then scroll back down to where you last dove into an article to continue browsing for the next article you might be interested in. try my method, of right clicking and opening in a new tab each interesting article. When you're done, simply close the main AI page tab and you'll be looking at one of the articles you opened. When down with that one, close that tab and you're on the next. No going back and forth a number of times. Once you browse the internet in this manner, you'll use this method on every site and never go back to diving in and backing out.
Oh, and all those tabs should be fully loaded for you when you get to each. Less waiting for huge images to load, for example.
Three complaints (same thing applies to the app):
For old farts like me this is a huge problem. FART! (oh sorry!)
Didn't the Apple engineers specifically say to avoid hamburger menus?
Yes they did. But designers can be lazy, so it's easier to use the hamburger menu than design a nice site.
But I never use them.
When these apps first came out, it was exciting. An app for a web site! Wow! This mobile Apple thing is really catching on.
But, as time went on, I found it to be really clumsy. It's so much easier using a browser where we have bookmarks organized in folders within the browser. With separate apps, it's a real pain. I suppose if some people only go to a few sites, this might be an advantage. But otherwise, no. It just seems to me that having an app for a site is a bit of hubris. It's saying that your site is so important that you will leave your convenient browser just to get to our app.
Even though AI is one of my favorite sites, it's just one of dozens I visit each day. Most of those also have apps. It's just too much work for the benefits of using an app. And most of those apps have gotten really bad reviews. So instead of using Safari, and all of the advantages it offers, I would have to go to a folder full of site apps, and open and close each one, possibly several times a day. Nope! Not gonna happen. I've learned my lesson.
As for sites forcing us into mobile mode, as many, though less as times goes on, do, they should offer the option of letting us choose what we want to view, and keep that info in the cookie, so that we don't have to click to the Desktop version every time we go to that site. I NEVER want the mobile site on my iPad, and usually don't for my iPhone. When I get a bigger phone this year, it will be even less often that I want the mobile site.
Except I've never complained about ads - your memory is shot. I wouldn't want to call you out as a liar.
Won't need to on the 5.5" iPhone
A bigger screen doesn't mean a larger font, especially on mobile specific designs. Some sites use a button to increase the font size: AAA, yet still nothing beats pinch to zoom.