Mobile sites??!?

[Adagio]

So... I was trying to get some sheet music from a mobile site just now. And after 10 minutes of pages going blank. Or jumping to the top of the screen when I reached the bottom. I tried accessing the full site rather than the mobile one, only to realize that they don't allow you to...
(The forum does the same and it anoys me so much. My phone has a 1080p display! I don't need a mobile version!)

So I was thinking. As a pretty tech savy community. Whats your take on mobile sites?
I personally have a deep seated hatred for them for the reason they never seem to work. And they throw away functionality that I always seem to need. Like BidOrBuy... The search function is sooo limited. And you're stuck with the first page because the next buttons don't work.

I've installed add ons on my browser to always request desktop sites. But somehow lately they stopped working. I have to untick the box, and retick it manually... And by that time. They already loaded the mobile site, and loaded the URL as m.website.postfix so... I need to change the URL too. And usually that means I need to start my search from scratch since the mobile URL isn't the same as the desktop one...

So... What do you guys think on mobile sites?
(wow... This turned into a rant didn't it?)

[Rakuen Growlithe]

Generally I don't like them but I get why they do it. Even if your phone has the same resolution, the image is so much smaller you wouldn't be able to read or navigate if it was just a scaled down desktop. A loss of function is really annoying though but you can always change the browser you use. The Firefox mobile browser also has an option to request the desktop version of a site. I only use Firefox for sites that need fancy tools working otherwise I generally just use Opera Mini on mobile.

[Leeward]

Firefox for Android works pretty well for me. If you're not having much luck with the "request desktop site" feature though you can try the add-on called Phony, which can spoof your resolution and/or OS to make the site load however you want it to.

[Valerion]

(The forum does the same and it anoys me so much. My phone has a 1080p display! I don't need a mobile version!))

Weird. I get the full version on my phone/tablet. It simply flows to fit the screen, and hides a few controls that doesn't fit (grouping them in other controls), but otherwise it looks the same. Can you PM me some screenshots so I can see what you see?

[Adagio]

I use Firefox with the Phony add on... But it stipped woring some months ago...
Some sites, like the forum, just refuse to give desktop sites...

[Leeward]

Yes, in the code you can choose to ignore requests and go with what the reported res/OS is. That's how Phony used to get around that, but if it's broken now then idk, haven't used it in ages.

[Valerion]

Here's what the forum looks like in Chrome on my phone, in both orientations, with "Request desktop Site" unchecked. Some information is condensed, while others are aligned differently to fit the screen form factor. You can't scroll side-to-side, that is flowed into the form factor automatically. I speak under correction (can't log into the server to check from here), but Bootstrap is used for that. The style sheet automatically adjusts according to the width of the device, so you get a full screen no matter what resolution you use, instead of using a fixed-width screen layout.

The portrait layout, for example, doesn't have the "New posts" option, that is put in a dropdown menu instead, as there's no space for it on the screen. In the landscape layout it does show up, though, as there is space to display it.

[Adagio]

Here ya go...

Small things. Like sending a PM with quoted text is missing.

Things I used a lot.
I also like seeing the stats there on the side.
Now I have to go into a profile to see them.

Also... Worth mentioning.
I'm not getting emails about posts anymore... For a looong while now.

I never use portrait mode... So I won't bother posting that.

[Kievvu]

I once spent 5 days working on a website (first time ever doing that btw) and I managed to get both desktop and mobile versions working perfectly.
So all I can say is that if I can do it then I really don't get why businesses etc are incapable of doing it and yeah it annoys me also. Especially one site I go on where it works perfectly on desktop yet on mobile when you access the menu it doesn't show all of it without scrolling down. But when you scroll down the whole page jumps and the menu disappears making it impossible to get past the homepage.

[Rakuen Growlithe]

I'm not getting emails about posts anymore... For a looong while now.

Really? I stopped getting emails for new PMs but I thought it was cause it happened around the same time that I changed my email address and I thought maybe they were being blocked even though I tried whitelisting them. Maybe that was actually a general problem. Anyone else having email issues?

[Adagio]

I'm not getting emails about posts anymore... For a looong while now.

Really? I stopped getting emails for new PMs but I thought it was cause it happened around the same time that I changed my email address and I thought maybe they were being blocked even though I tried whitelisting them. Maybe that was actually a general problem. Anyone else having email issues?

Was a few weeks after I changed my email also...

[Cape_F0X]

I also don't get e-mail notifications of PM's, but it's OK, only guys PM me so they can wait.

[Rakuen Growlithe]

Maybe it's changing your email address that messes it up? Valerion?

[Trace]

Actually I've never gotten emails for PMs in the time I've been on the forum...
I used to get emails for replies on threads I posted on, but I lost that a while back.
I haven't changed my email address at all.

[Faanvolla]

My email PM notification is on, but I ain't get no PMs
Someone send me something to test,

As for mobile sites,
Sorted by preference:
-As similar/same as desktop with reason but scales to the screen width
-mobile site
-desktop site but the text is bigger
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-"uh oh. Something went wrong" / "404 not found"
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-mobile site with broken UI
-site made for only full screen desktop & the text is so small I need to zoom in & scroll 5 mins left to right to read a paragraph.

[Valerion]

Mmm ... mine is disabled because I come here often. Will have to test.