Mobile Usability

Index

90-9-1 rule, 88

A/B testing, 92–93

ABC News app, 52, 53

accidental activation, 138, 143–145

Adobe Photoshop Express app, 59

affordances

discoverability of, 138–141

explanation of perceived, 141

Alfred app, 132

AllKpop.com case study, 67–76

iterative design steps, 73–75

positive features of current site, 68

redesign recommendations, 69–72

user testing of redesign, 75–76

alphabetical sorting, 124–126

Amazon.com

Android apps, 36

Kindle devices, 169–178

Kindle iPhone app, 170

Windowshop app, 70, 156

Amici’s pizza app, 83

Android

Back button, 65, 66

physical vs. virtual buttons, 37

smartphones using, 14

subplatforms, 35–36

Apple App Store, 86, 88, 90

application chrome, 56

apps

ephemeral, 42

homepage for, 64

hybrid, 40

intermittent-use,

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