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RebeccaMumsnet · 21/08/2014 14:18

Hi all,

As you know we have launched the new mobile site, we know it's a big change and we are still very keen to get it right with your help. This is very much a version that will evolve with your help as part of the testing process.

There have been a few glitches that have/are being ironed out and the HUGE thread has nearly maxed out, so we thought it best to start a shiny new one.

We know change is tricky but, as with most things MN, we are all ears and happy to look at any feedback you have on ways we can improve the new site.

Thanks all Thanks

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Suddengeekgirl · 23/08/2014 09:14

iPhone 4
iOS 7.1.1
Safari

When I'm on other websites the address bar at the top disappears as I scroll up the page. It doesn't do that on the new mobile site. This means there is even less screen available. Can you sort that?

Also my phone crashes whenever I try to re-read/ edit my posts, then I lose what I was writing and have to start again Hmm

I know we have to live with ads of some sort but I'm sure in the past MN tried having ads that stuck at the top of the screen all the time on the mobile site and we all moaned. Then the ads were changed to floaty ones that moved up and disappeared as you scrolled. Can we have that back? Then we'd only have to see the ads once the page loaded - not all the time.

Battery is still an issue - 15mins of MN and battery dropped over 10%! Shock

I know there's a lot to do but in all honesty I can see myself drifting away from MN and not coming back. I'm already spending less time here because it's so horrid and I don't feel the same 'pull'. I believe I am getting clean of my MN habit! Shock

Whereisegg · 23/08/2014 09:10

I am having problems opening threads.
It is opening ones 3 or 4 away from the one I clicked on SadAngry

Tinkerball · 23/08/2014 08:55

Please stop the adverts moving, even the O2 one is now flashing between 2 different screens, my eyes get so distracted!

I phone 5c, os 7, safari

SarahMumsnet · 23/08/2014 08:50

@middlings

MNHQ I've just logged on having spent a few days away from the mobile site and think the improvements are great. I still prefer the old site, although I'm loving the drop down for the emoticons. Thanks for making the changes so quickly. Flowers
SarahMumsnet · 23/08/2014 08:46

Morning all,

Quick update in terms of who's around here over the weekend. We have tech on call for fixes, and of course various MNHQers will be here to talk, and help wherever we can. Please, if you can bear it, keep the feedback coming; it's extremely useful, and we'll be cracking on again at full speed on Tuesday.

Thanks, and have great weekends, one and all Flowers

middlings · 23/08/2014 08:35

MNHQ I've just logged on having spent a few days away from the mobile site and think the improvements are great. I still prefer the old site, although I'm loving the drop down for the emoticons. Thanks for making the changes so quickly. Flowers

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TobyZiegler · 23/08/2014 08:22

Can I also say the adverts are strange. I have never in the past searched for 'mobility aids'. So I don't think they're catered specifically for me. Is it some kind of random advert generator whatsit?

TobyZiegler · 23/08/2014 08:21

Like this!

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TobyZiegler · 23/08/2014 08:20

Bugger . For the first time ever it went quickly. I mean I get a large circle made of dots in the middle of the screen while it does it's stuff.

TobyZiegler · 23/08/2014 08:19

I'm iPhone 5 iOS 7.1.2 badger. I can post but I get this for quite a while (about 20 seconds) before it actually posts. See next post...

PseudoBadger · 23/08/2014 08:12

So is no one else having problems posting on the iphone?

SheWhoDaresGins · 23/08/2014 08:01

violetwellies I feel your pain regarding the ad and toolbar. It's a bloody nightmare! No need for the ad to be there continuously, if it has to be there MNHQ could it not scroll up with the top of the page please??

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WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 23/08/2014 07:56

Although to be fair it's not too bad on the IPad, but I never used the old version on that, always desktop. It's very frustrating on my phone (IPhone 4s, latest OS).

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 23/08/2014 07:53

It's much slower loading long threads like this one than the desktop site. I'm pleased there are a few posts visible in TIO but the font is so big you can now only see one thread in the window between the ad and the blue buttons. I don't like the blue buttons, and I don't like the speech marks. Still a long way to go till it's as good as the old version for me, I'm going back to desktop.

PseudoBadger · 23/08/2014 07:52

I am FED UP of using the mobile site in good faith, taking time to write a reply and then it not fucking posting!!!!
iPhone 5, safari, ios 7.1.2

Abzs · 23/08/2014 07:51

I still think that a Poster's profile should be found by clicking on their name.

It's generally okay for me though. It'll take some getting used to. It's very white, and some things aren't where I left them.

Tinkerball · 23/08/2014 07:44

When I click on TIO the list comes up but nothing is happening when I click on one, this is new as it was fine yesterday!

Ive got an I phone 5c, os7

SilveryMoon · 23/08/2014 07:38

Ok. There seems to be some good changes happening. I like that we now have a preview of post under thread title in threads I'm on. Much better. I just think the line spacing or size could be looked at to make this clearer.
Also any chance of getting MY colours back. Not a fan of this grey colour for op posts.
It is also still very slow. Other than that it does seem that you are making all the right changes apart from just going back to old site

TobyZiegler · 23/08/2014 07:36

I returned to the mobile site. It's slowly improving in function for the iPhone 5. But... It is still not a pleasant browsing experience. I can't get over the scrolling - too much scrolling.

cookielove · 23/08/2014 07:26

Erm hello, I realise that it's all change change change the laat couple of days, I'm on an android, and I can't open threads I am on anymore. I can see them but when I click on them nothing happens. Very very annoying!

springbabydays · 23/08/2014 07:10

And another thing

After posting it freezes and I have to start again from my phone's bookmarks to access MN again.

What a great big pile of poo!

springbabydays · 23/08/2014 07:07

Still virtually unusable for me. Well done for doing this right before a bank holiday btw.

Think I've added a screen shot of the top of the page. Not sure what's meant to be there but I'm guessing it's not supposed to look like that.

The social media buttons are just coloured squares at the bottom. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, android system.

When I load a thread from TIO it loads the whole thread in one go and never loads the whole thing so that's pretty useless.

I preferred the smaller font as it took less scrolling (and yes my thumb is aching more than usual) and I didn't want ppl reading over my shoulder.

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MelonCauliflower · 23/08/2014 07:04

My main issues were with usabilty (if that's even a word) but all the main glitches seem to have been sorted so I've been able to MN my mobile as usual. This is obviously a huge relief and DP is grateful that I'm not interrupting his telly watching - thanks to MNHQ and techbods for addressing it.

Having said that, whilst I'm sure I'll get used to the aesthetics, it does seem a lot more impersonal and sparse. This is good when it's for a newspaper (see the pic of the Guardian website which is nearly identical) but I do think that the new layout isn't as warm and "friendly" as it was before.

Will these changes be rolled out to the desktop version?

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FastWindow · 23/08/2014 04:11

talking to someone. But it's taken me fully ten minutes to find my last post... God help someone trying to find some real help.

MN - WHAT The. ACTUAL.