Mobile view

[smutchin]

I've only just caught up with the reasons for no longer being able to access CC via Tapatalk - mainly because I've had very limited desktop access lately and it's a royal pain in the backside using CC via Safari on my iPhone, so I've ended up just not visiting CC much.

Now, I don't want to reopen the debate but as regards viewing the forum on a mobile browser, am I missing something? A lot of people have said how good the mobile view is, so I can only assume there's a switch somewhere that I need to press to make it work, because frankly, they can't possibly be talking about the same mobile view that I'm getting...

Anyone?

 

[fossyant]

You need a better phone with a bigger screen, like samsung. None of these tiny iPhone things.

 

[smutchin]

Thank you for your contribution.

Seriously, though, is that all it is - it's just crap on an iPhone? I'm not complaining - I just need to know that's what it is rather than not knowing how to optimise the view.

 

[ColinJ]

[On laptop] My Xperia Ray only has a 3.3" screen and CC is now usable on it. Hang on, let me switch to it ...

 

[ColinJ]

[Tiny smartphone] Honestly, it does work!

 

[smutchin]

And what magic button did you press to make it usable on such a small screen?

 

[Shaun]

The layout will modify itself automatically based on the size and orientation of the screen; try it in both landscape and portrait mode - one may work better for you than the other.

 

[ColinJ]

And what magic button did you press to make it usable on such a small screen?

As Shaun said - the forum software adapted to my little screen in either orientation.

The 2 steps I had to take to make it usable were:

1. Put on my reading glasses! The text was a sensible size, but my eyes need a little help these days ...
2. Use a small stylus. My fingers are too big for clicking links on a 3.3" screen. (I have a stylus which docks in the phone's earphone socket.)

 

[albion]

Sounds like an old phone Colin.

Clicking small links now goes to an auto zoom so you can confirm a correct click.
Its probably how people manage with those new fange dangle high definition screens.

 

[ColinJ]

Sounds like an old phone Colin.

Clicking small links now goes to an auto zoom so you can confirm a correct click.
Its probably how people manage with those new fange dangle high definition screens.

Only a couple of years or so old ... It can do the zooming thing. but I don't want to have to click everything twice. Anyway, using the stylus helps keep the screen relatively free from greasy fingerprints!

 

[Booyaa]

I use it on an iPhone and I find it better than tapatalk. There is no magic button.

 

[ColinJ]

It should look something like that on your phone, if all is well!

 

[smutchin]

The layout will modify itself automatically based on the size and orientation of the screen

Yep, it does that, so I guess it's behaving as it should, whether I like it or not. Ho hum!

I did find Tapatalk a lot more user-friendly, Shaun, but I understand your reasons for removing support and I remain grateful for what must be a lot of effort required to keep the forum going.

 

[smutchin]

I use it on an iPhone and I find it better than tapatalk.

"YMMV" as they say.

 

[PaulSB]

Like smutchin I'm finding the mobile version poor, in my view it is a very, very poor comparison to TapaTalk. My visits have dropped by 90% at least and I rarely dally when I do visit.

Is there a guide or help for those of us struggling with the mobile version? I'm an iPhone user as well

As an aside other sites I use via TapaTalk don't run advertising.