![]() ![]() Left: Progress indicator that an article will be saved to a reading list once a user is back online. Lack of feedback may lead to unnecessary time and/or data wasted in as a process is re-triggered, or worse yet people may abandon whatever they were trying to do if they feel the app is unresponsive on slow connections.īearing this in mind, we’ve added more progress indicators to provide this feedback to users when an article is being saved to their reading list, and users are also clearly shown the progress of article packs being downloaded to their Offline Library. When that user is online, a preview of the linked article is displayed, but when they are offline, rather than showing a ‘no connection’ message, they are provided with the option to save the article for reading later once their connection is restored.ĭifference in a link preview card when a user is online vs offlineįor those on slower bandwidth speeds, it’s particularly important to be assured that actions taken have been recognized and something is loading. An example of this is when a user taps on a link whilst reading an article. Related to giving clear indication of the connection status to users, we are also providing more contextually relevant actions that appear when the app is offline. Center: Message shown in the Offline Library when searching whilst offline. Left: ‘Toast’ notification when an offline version of an article is shown. We’ve introduced clearer in-product messaging throughout the app, so users are always aware of their connectivity status and know when they are reading offline content.Įxamples of different notifications when the app is offline. Knowing the state of a user’s internet connection and reflecting this in the product design is essential when those connections are unreliable. We want to share the following key considerations as a handy guide for those of you who may be designing for similar audiences. We’ve tried to apply a number of best practices when designing for offline and low-bandwidth audiences on Android. ![]() An initial prototype was tested with users in India (see research findings) in September, and will be available in early 2018. Users can download collections of Wikipedia articles to their ‘offline library’, and continue to search and read those articles with or without internet.
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