Ning (the platform we're hosted on) has just rolled out a new mobile interface in beta, which I've enabled. The main screen is the Activity Feed, with the various content categories available as menu items. Please give it a try on your phone and let me know what you think. (I can't change it, but I can give the Ning team feedback). 

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Comment by Jan Detlefsen on June 1, 2012 at 9:10pm

i think it's very well made. definitely easier to use on the mobile than the full site.

Only problem i'm having with those dedicated urls for mobile/full browser is that when you share links between devices you might end up looking at the wrong version. That is why 'responsive' design is considered the way to go these days but that's only something Ning could change.

Comment by Juan C Ricardo on June 1, 2012 at 9:40pm

navi menu very slow,  will keep playing around to see what more I can find, anyway I love it!!!

 (HTC Thunderbolt , android 2.3.7 rooted, Cyanogenmod 7) 

Comment by Juan C Ricardo on June 2, 2012 at 12:38am

so far I love it, Its nice have a quick reference in your pocket, well I was playing and it work great, the slow menu could be my device I have tons of s..... running in the background.

Comment by Marooned on June 2, 2012 at 7:56am

I'm reading this site more often on my mobile than on regular PC so this affects me a lot. First thoughts:

1) Images in comments are not scaled as images in blogs, great example here.

2) Welcome page is "activity" rather than "blogs" and in my opinion it should be opposite. On regular page also "blogs" are the main and most important part.

So far it looks like a good change. Tested on WiFi and 3g and works nicely. Only noticeable "slowness" is the animation of menu.

Tested on HTC Desire Z with Dolphin HD.

Comment by Marooned on June 2, 2012 at 8:00am

Oh yeah, the URL is changed which is bad as I'm saving them on my phone for the reference and reading on PC (using dropbox based apps). It would be the best to leave original URL and store in cookie info that user switched from mobile to desktop view on his phone. Are you able and willing to do such change?


3D Robotics
Comment by Chris Anderson on June 2, 2012 at 8:34am

@Marooned: Just to be clear, I can't change anything. This is being rolled out by Ning, the platform that we're hosted on. All I can do is pass the feedback back to them.

Comment by Marooned on June 2, 2012 at 8:35am

Understood. So probably would be good to wait a bit for other's opinions and pass them to Ning.

Thanks for the info.

Comment by Marooned on June 2, 2012 at 9:07am

One more thing just spotted. Clicking on link in email about new comment does not scroll to that comment after mobile redirect.


Developer
Comment by Sandro Benigno on June 2, 2012 at 9:27am
Loved it so far! Works fine on Dolphin Browser installed on Galaxy S. Adding this comment from it.
Comment by Eagle on June 2, 2012 at 9:45am

This is great! thx Chris. Using: IPhone 3GS/Safari browser

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