Friday, August 12, 2011

Basic things to remember when Designing or Developing for iPad

*Source: Morgan Stanley

Tablets penetration in the market is still small, however it is seeing a strong growth. The trends for the tablets market cannot be ignored and need to be kept in mind when designing or developing for them.

While many people thought this will replace the mobile devices, that is not necessarily true.

1. Trading Home Computer Time for iPad Time
- Its replacing the web surfing on your Laptop. According to a Neilsen survey 70% of tablet owners and 68% of smartphone owners said they use their devices while watching television.

2. Tablet is a Shared Device
- Family members share an iPad at home and hence usually use one login for various apps or accounts. This misrepresents user analytics and user cases.

3. Sharing of Tablets raises security concerns
- When you leave your iPad on your Coffee Table and have guestes over, who browse your iPad, this becomes super critical.

4. Expect exception App And Website Experience
- When browsing the Web, users expect to access the full version of websites, so ensure that your site is optimized to deliver a great experience on the iPad. At the same time, the apps need to leverage the bigger screen and specially the split screen view of the screen (over an iPhone)

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