Bradly Feeley » iPhone http://bradlyfeeley.com San Diego Ruby on Rails Developer Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:50:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Please Stop Making iPhone Specific Web Sites! http://bradlyfeeley.com/2009/02/22/please-stop-making-iphone-specific-web-sites/ http://bradlyfeeley.com/2009/02/22/please-stop-making-iphone-specific-web-sites/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:49:21 +0000 Bradly Feeley http://bradlyfeeley.com/?p=83 Apple markets the iPhone as a true Internet device comparable to its desktop alternatives. One of its killer features is a real web browser. No longer are we stuck with mangled mobile versions with a quarter of the features. No longer do we need our laptops to use the web  the way we are accustom to. No longer are web designers required to make mobile versions to support a cell phone.

So what did web designers start doing to welcome this new freedom for iPhone? They started making mangled iPhone versions with half the features of course. Isn’t this why nobody used the mobile web before the iPhone? Isn’t the reason we love the iPhone because it gave us a real browser? What gives?

Every time I use Facebook on my iPhone I have to scroll down to the bottom and click the link to view the standard site, otherwise I can’t see events and invites. Problem is most time I use Facebook on my iPhone is because I need an address to an event. Same goes for Twitter, Google, and a ton of other sites.

If you want an iPhone specific interface for your site, write an iPhone App. But if I’m using Safari, please just give me what I want– a full functioning site that I’m familiar with and has what I am expecting.

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