Today at Where 2.0 Pete Warden and I will announce the discovery that your iPhone, and your 3G iPad, is regularly recording the position of your device into a hidden file. Ever since iOS 4 arrived, your device has been storing a long list of locations and time stamps. We're not sure why Apple is gathering this data, but it's clearly intentional, as the database is being restored across backups, and even device migrations.
Something to put into the hopper for our eventual redesign talks. I know we want to move away from such a heavy navigation scheme, but if we can't this might help.
Wow, very interesting. The numbers tell the story of the browser use declining.
The great increase was social media; people still use the browser on a computer to access the social media site. They don't download a Facebook application to install on their computer-they use the browser.
But mobile-wise, that's a different beast. I still think we should create a site that is accessible to mobile devices rather than create an app. I think in the coming years, though, iOS/Android developers will probably be job positions here at UT.
Great post, thanks for sharing.
I take issue with focusing on the amount of time spent in apps vs. mobile web. If you look at the breakdown, 68% of app time is on pure entertainment activities like gaming, social media and YouTube. Which makes total sense that people spend a disproportionate amount of time on those things.
Plus that guy looks really annoying!
RE: Mason-Good points, Señor Mason. But using inflammatory titles gets people reading.
My next post will be "LIBRARIES ARE DEAD-EVERYTHING IS ON GOOGLE, ANYWAY".
As always, new fads, discoveries and creativity have at their heart basic principles that are sometimes forgotten or overlooked.
Mobile should be part of your creative toolbox, but not necessarily the first one you pick up.