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TheBiv ◴[29 Sep 15 19:17 UTC] No.10298785[source]▶

I am clearly in the minority here, but I really don't mind (and somewhat enjoy) the mobile experience because I can glance at ~25 stories without scrolling instead of the 3-5 stories that the HN redesigns typically show without scrolling.

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jordanlev ◴[29 Sep 15 19:45 UTC] No.10299042[source]▶

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I agree that information density can be lacking with some of the redesigns... but I want to point out that if you're able to read HN on a mobile screen it is because you are blessed with youth and/or good vision.

A lot of us can't make out the text when it is so small, so a ton of pinch-zooming is necessary, which is a rough user experience.

(That being said, at least pinch-zooming is an option... nothing bothers me more than when a site actively disabled zooming on mobile with the god-forsaken "user-scalable=no" meta viewport attribute!)

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1. TheBiv ◴[29 Sep 15 19:48 UTC] No.10299061[source]▶

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Could not agree more (re: youth/good vision) which is why I personally don't mind if there was a mobile optimized user experience.

My only hope in saying my comment is that I would have the ability to set the way HN is now as my default mobile viewing version and allow others to view the mobile optimized version.

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