Changes in rankings of smartphone search results

Re:Changes in rankings of smartphone search results by slacka on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @08:29AM (#5867705)

I actually prefer the mobile versions that let you set font size on mobile. For example, when zoomed out in HN comments to a level where I don't need to scroll horizontally, the text is impossible to read on low DPI devices like my 3GS. HN would benefit from this. But I hate not being able to zoom. Perfect example, wikipedia. If sites offered a version like the iOS Safari reader gives you, they would be a plus. Unfortunately, most get it wrong.

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Re:Changes in rankings of smartphone search results by drivers99 on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @08:44AM (#5867754)

Speaking of wikipedia, another annoying bug is that when I go to a non-mobile URL with an anchor tag, it gets stripped out when it redirects to the mobile version of that page, so you end up at the top of the article and not the section you wanted.

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Re:Changes in rankings of smartphone search results by jadyoyster on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @08:49AM (#5867769)

Good mobile browsers make sure every column of text gets reflowed to the width of your screen. Isn't this possible on iOS?

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Re:Changes in rankings of smartphone search results by wahnfrieden on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @11:16AM (#5868523)

You have HN's use of tables to thank for this one.

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Re:Changes in rankings of smartphone search results by plorkyeran on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @09:18AM (#5867885)

No. Mobile Safari is not a very good mobile browser.

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Re:Changes in rankings of smartphone search results by untog on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @10:38AM (#5868279)

If Mobile Safari is a bad mobile browser, what qualifies as a good one?

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Re:Changes in rankings of smartphone search results by jlogsdon on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @01:37PM (#5869342)

I've been using Firefox Mobile on Android with great success.

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Re:Changes in rankings of smartphone search results by nkorth on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @11:00AM (#5868427)

I'm using Opera Mobile on Android 2.3 and it reflows text nicely. It has some other problems, but it's far better than the stock browser!

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Re:Changes in rankings of smartphone search results by plorkyeran on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @10:59AM (#5868409)

The non-WebKit version of Opera Mobile and the Android version of Chrome are both significantly better IMO.

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Re:Changes in rankings of smartphone search results by slacka on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @11:19AM (#5868542)

Mobile Safari only reflows the text in Reader mode. But reader only works on a few select websites. Sites like slashdot and HN aren't supported and force you to horizontally scroll when the text is zoomed to a comfortable level.

I'm not sure what I hate more, horizontal scrolling or not being able to zoom.

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Re:Changes in rankings of smartphone search results by thekingshorses on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @11:46AM (#5868692)

You can try this mobile HN app. You can set font size and change it to night mode (Dark theme) if you like.

http://hn.premii.com/

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