Swipe transitions

[Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami]

yes, this!

    The deeper I get into mobile design the more it becomes clear that true 
    swipe transitions are somnething users expect, and by extension 
    something new developers would expect to be supported.

hit me hard yesterday when a new beta tester, 15 year old with an iPod Touch  with no cell or data connection (parents don’t' want him to have that yet) but can get everything on wifi, and has lots of apps … little thing is really a jewel. Makes my iPhone 7 look liks some kind of semi-truck! ha

anyway, the device is so small, he can practically reach his thumb to the top of the screen, so I logged him into our local wifi. got his UDID from xCode install our new SivaSiva app.

 I was amazed at how often he would "flick" his thumb, left or right, expecting something to happen.  I had to say " you can only go up or down tap to navigate."

And this: from a visitor today, retired lady teaching in three remote schools in Bengal now 

Q: how many of these poor kids in remote areas have phones?
A: Answer  "Swamiji! *everyone* has phones! It's amazing, even the boatman will be padding with one leg and talking on is phone on the other (lots of water ways in Bengal) They are all buying inexpensive Androids from Korea… "MicroMax" I think they are.."

Q: how many of these kids have any facility in English
A: among the young: 30-40%

Oh boy… gotta get me one of these MicroMaxes… did think I would have such a huge market in Bengal remote villiages!

and, they too will all be swiping!

BR