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Going mobile
 Five steps to making research
compatible with mobile devices




    www.youngdigital.net
1. Is it important
that your research
works with mobile
       devices?
This depends on how much your
target groups use mobile devices.

- Do your research participants
have access to mobile devices?

-If so, which devices, and what do
they use them for?

- If you have other target audiences,
do they use mobile devices?
I mainly use my                      My iPhone is too
  Blackberry for                        slow for web
 messaging friends.                       browsing.
                  At home we have an
                    iPad, I use it for
                  internet and games.
    I use my phone for
        everything!           I use my PC for web
                               browsing, and my
                                 Blackberry for
My Windows phone is
                              Twitter and emails.
 great for music and
        videos.

                                   I take lots of
     I have an Android
                                 photos and videos
      phone but I can’t
                                  with my phone.
   afford to use it much.
2. Avoid using
 technologies that
rely on Adobe Flash.
Adobe Flash is used for
animations, video and audio.

At the time of writing (2012),
Flash is not supported on many
mobile devices (e.g. iPhone, iPad,
Android phones).

Adobe have stopped investing in
Flash for mobiles, so this trend
looks set to continue.
But which
websites use           If we listed all the
  Flash?             websites and services
                     that use Flash, by the
                    time you read this, the
                      information would
                       probably be out of
OK...so what am I             date.
supposed to do?
                  A web search for ‘does
                   X use Adobe Flash?’
                     can be helpful.

   You could also look at FAQs,
    help files and tech blogs.
3. Use products that
have been designed
    for mobiles.
Some examples…
- Mobile application software (‘apps’)
- Mobile website building services, e.g.
Zinadoo, Jaemobi, MoFuse
- Mobile plugins for blogs (e.g.
Wordpress.org has mobile plugins)
- Most of the ‘big name’ social media
sites are optimised for mobile web
browsers. Many also have apps that
add extra functions.
Social media apps add extra features
(e.g. uploading media), but users must
 be willing to download the app. Also,
some apps are slow or badly designed.



   Do you want to use such apps? Is it
    realistic to expect your users to
    download them? Are there some
  apps they already use and like? Or do
     you want to avoid using apps?
4. Design your
media to work in a
  small format.
- Keep things short
- Use bold, simple designs
- Avoid unnecessary features
- Use tight, close-up framing in
photos and videos
- Avoid requiring users to
download files as this can be
slow – embed media instead
5. Test your
 project for
    mobile
compatibility
- Test using some mobile devices.
- Pay attention to load times - the
faster the better.
- If you don’t have a full range of
devices, there are simulators, e.g.
http://iphone4simulator.com
- mobiReady is a free service that
checks the mobile compatibility of
any website: http://mobiready.com
mobiReady
It’s best to test early in the
                development process.


Make a quick, rough version, e.g. a
survey with 2-3 fake questions, a
30 second video, a blog with a few
      random words/images.


  Now test this for mobile devices - with
    your users if possible. If there are
    problems, it’ll be easier to address
        them at this early stage.
This slideshow was created by
Dr. Michael Gallagher, University of
     Glasgow, for Young Digital
       www.youngdigital.net

Image credits: pierocksmysocks, via
           deviantART

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Young Digital: Going mobile

  • 1. Going mobile Five steps to making research compatible with mobile devices www.youngdigital.net
  • 2. 1. Is it important that your research works with mobile devices?
  • 3. This depends on how much your target groups use mobile devices. - Do your research participants have access to mobile devices? -If so, which devices, and what do they use them for? - If you have other target audiences, do they use mobile devices?
  • 4. I mainly use my My iPhone is too Blackberry for slow for web messaging friends. browsing. At home we have an iPad, I use it for internet and games. I use my phone for everything! I use my PC for web browsing, and my Blackberry for My Windows phone is Twitter and emails. great for music and videos. I take lots of I have an Android photos and videos phone but I can’t with my phone. afford to use it much.
  • 5. 2. Avoid using technologies that rely on Adobe Flash.
  • 6. Adobe Flash is used for animations, video and audio. At the time of writing (2012), Flash is not supported on many mobile devices (e.g. iPhone, iPad, Android phones). Adobe have stopped investing in Flash for mobiles, so this trend looks set to continue.
  • 7. But which websites use If we listed all the Flash? websites and services that use Flash, by the time you read this, the information would probably be out of OK...so what am I date. supposed to do? A web search for ‘does X use Adobe Flash?’ can be helpful. You could also look at FAQs, help files and tech blogs.
  • 8. 3. Use products that have been designed for mobiles.
  • 9. Some examples… - Mobile application software (‘apps’) - Mobile website building services, e.g. Zinadoo, Jaemobi, MoFuse - Mobile plugins for blogs (e.g. Wordpress.org has mobile plugins) - Most of the ‘big name’ social media sites are optimised for mobile web browsers. Many also have apps that add extra functions.
  • 10. Social media apps add extra features (e.g. uploading media), but users must be willing to download the app. Also, some apps are slow or badly designed. Do you want to use such apps? Is it realistic to expect your users to download them? Are there some apps they already use and like? Or do you want to avoid using apps?
  • 11. 4. Design your media to work in a small format.
  • 12. - Keep things short - Use bold, simple designs - Avoid unnecessary features - Use tight, close-up framing in photos and videos - Avoid requiring users to download files as this can be slow – embed media instead
  • 13. 5. Test your project for mobile compatibility
  • 14. - Test using some mobile devices. - Pay attention to load times - the faster the better. - If you don’t have a full range of devices, there are simulators, e.g. http://iphone4simulator.com - mobiReady is a free service that checks the mobile compatibility of any website: http://mobiready.com
  • 16. It’s best to test early in the development process. Make a quick, rough version, e.g. a survey with 2-3 fake questions, a 30 second video, a blog with a few random words/images. Now test this for mobile devices - with your users if possible. If there are problems, it’ll be easier to address them at this early stage.
  • 17. This slideshow was created by Dr. Michael Gallagher, University of Glasgow, for Young Digital www.youngdigital.net Image credits: pierocksmysocks, via deviantART