Please test this website on mobile devices, and give suggestions for improvements!

Lightnin · #1 May 17, 2013 13:56:06

We need your help to make the Scratch 2.0 website run better on mobile!

Since Scratch 2.0 depends on flash, viewing and editing projects won't be possible for a while. However, we want to make sure that most other things work - like commenting, posting in the forums, love its, and other features.

Just yesterday, we made some changes to make it easier to login on mobile devices. But there is still work to do in that area. We need your feedback on what's working and what isn't!

If you find a glitch, please post about it here. As with all glitch reports, it's super helpful when you include a screenshot - so we can see exactly what the problem is.

How to take a screenshot in Android:
http://lifehacker.com/5994516/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-android

How to take a screenshot in iOS:
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/screencapture/qt/screen-shot-ipod-iphone.htm

Thanks and Scratch On!

SFollis · #2 May 17, 2013 14:11:48

1st reply

anyways, i thought there was a way to take a screenshot for apple, something with the big button (on the bottom) and some other button… no not the off button, i'll edit this post for it when i figure it out. unless you figure it out first

Lightnin · #3 May 17, 2013 14:34:40

SFollis wrote:
1st replyanyways, i thought there was a way to take a screenshot for apple, something with the big button (on the bottom) and some other button… no not the off button, i'll edit this post for it when i figure it out. unless you figure it out first

Yeah, great! That link I put in the post above was just the first one I found. If you find one that's clearer, let me know and I'll update it!

cobraguy · #4 May 17, 2013 14:38:49

Alright! Can't wait to try it out!

SilverEagle · #5 May 17, 2013 14:39:55

I'll do what I can! And I use puffin for things like this, so I can edit projects and play them on mobile.

GameHutSoftware · #6 May 17, 2013 16:40:36

The mobile forums look great, I'll definitely be posting more because of them.

technoboy10 · #7 May 17, 2013 22:45:30

It'd be nice to have a responsive/mobile view for the site, if only for looking at/replying to comments on projects or studios. A mobile view for the What's Happening section.

jji7skyline · #8 May 18, 2013 00:38:05

I like the update. The top bar is a lot less annoying on iPhone.

Failord · #9 May 18, 2013 01:11:55

I think I heard from somewhere that mobile devices usually support HTML5 player better than Flash. However, I'm not totally sure. I'd like to compare the two players and see which I like better, but the HTML5 player for Scratch doesn't even exist yet, and probably won't for another year.

Oh well. Good luck on the mobile devices! Maybe make a mobile version where a mobile keypad is inserted under projects for touch screens? Then you could play a game that requires a keyboard ON A SMARTPHONE!

nathanprocks · #10 May 18, 2013 01:37:43

Failord wrote:
I think I heard from somewhere that mobile devices usually support HTML5 player better than Flash. However, I'm not totally sure. I'd like to compare the two players and see which I like better, but the HTML5 player for Scratch doesn't even exist yet , and probably won't for another year.

Oh well. Good luck on the mobile devices! Maybe make a mobile version where a mobile keypad is inserted under projects for touch screens? Then you could play a game that requires a keyboard ON A SMARTPHONE!

Look at this viewer made by RHY3756547. https://code.google.com/p/sb2-js/

daniel_j · #11 May 18, 2013 07:38:16

Looks great, perfect for me

Last edited by daniel_j (May 18, 2013 07:42:13)

jji7skyline · #12 May 18, 2013 09:28:03

Failord wrote:
I think I heard from somewhere that mobile devices usually support HTML5 player better than Flash. However, I'm not totally sure. I'd like to compare the two players and see which I like better, but the HTML5 player for Scratch doesn't even exist yet, and probably won't for another year.

Oh well. Good luck on the mobile devices! Maybe make a mobile version where a mobile keypad is inserted under projects for touch screens? Then you could play a game that requires a keyboard ON A SMARTPHONE!

Most mobile devices, and all modern ones, don't support Flash at all.

iOS never supported Flash.
Android Stopped supporting flash since 4.1 Jelly Bean
Windows Phone does not support flash
Blackberry never had flash

In fact Adobe themselves don't want to support Flash on mobile devices (probably too big a headache).

You can, however, pay for services that will serve you a Flash object through a server to be viewed on iOS, and most websites support HTML5 now.

SFollis · #13 May 18, 2013 13:47:21

ok, made a simpler one (couldn't find a link

)so… just hold the on button (like it sort of says) or called the ' BIG BUTTON ' (

) and press the off button for about half a second. (almost like a staccato) and then, go to your picture gallery, look at the latest…. done!

Last edited by SFollis (May 18, 2013 13:47:53)

sindybad · #14 May 20, 2013 06:26:15

I am using an android tablet and this is what always happens when I try to view or create a project http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/10335061/

By the way I have flash player, and everything that uses flash works except scratch

Last edited by sindybad (May 20, 2013 07:37:35)

sindybad · #15 May 20, 2013 07:40:54

jji7skyline wrote:

Failord wrote:
I think I heard from somewhere that mobile devices usually support HTML5 player better than Flash. However, I'm not totally sure. I'd like to compare the two players and see which I like better, but the HTML5 player for Scratch doesn't even exist yet, and probably won't for another year.

Oh well. Good luck on the mobile devices! Maybe make a mobile version where a mobile keypad is inserted under projects for touch screens? Then you could play a game that requires a keyboard ON A SMARTPHONE!
Most mobile devices, and all modern ones, don't support Flash at all.

iOS never supported Flash.
Android Stopped supporting flash since 4.1 Jelly Bean
Windows Phone does not support flash
Blackberry never had flash

In fact Adobe themselves don't want to support Flash on mobile devices (probably too big a headache).

You can, however, pay for services that will serve you a Flash object through a server to be viewed on iOS, and most websites support HTML5 now.

Well I have a flash app on an android tablet and it works

cobraguy · #16 May 20, 2013 12:36:34

I have certainly seen an improvement on logging in with a mobile device.

SomeNights- · #17 May 20, 2013 14:37:19

Definitely easier logging in from my phone ^^ my iPad mini is also great to work with!

I'd like to be able to create projects from my iPad though, and import music from my iTunes library.

infinitytec · #18 May 20, 2013 15:11:18

Logging in:
Works great!

Mobile forums:
Problems:
1. It is hard to get to the rest of the website. You have to switch to standard first.
2. Not as many features.
3. No mobile auto detection (complicated to switch to mobile).
Not problems:
1. Works well!

Home page/profile pages:
1. If you are touching them, scrolling areas for projects try to scroll while you are scrolling the page up or down.

Project pages:
1. The menu at the bottom of the screen does not respond right.

infinitytec · #19 May 21, 2013 03:05:19

infinitytec wrote:
Logging in:
Works great!

Mobile forums:
Problems:
1. It is hard to get to the rest of the website. You have to switch to standard first.
2. Not as many features.
3. No mobile auto detection (complicated to switch to mobile).
Not problems:
1. Works well!

Home page/profile pages:
1. If you are touching them, scrolling areas for projects try to scroll while you are scrolling the page up or down.

Project pages:
1. The menu at the bottom of the screen does not respond right.

Update: This is hard to explain, but, when typing project notes, the text will start typing at the end of the notes.

Lightnin · #20 May 21, 2013 16:09:45

infinitytec wrote:
Logging in:
Works great!

Mobile forums:
Problems:
1. It is hard to get to the rest of the website. You have to switch to standard first.
2. Not as many features.
3. No mobile auto detection (complicated to switch to mobile).
Not problems:
1. Works well!

Home page/profile pages:
1. If you are touching them, scrolling areas for projects try to scroll while you are scrolling the page up or down.

Project pages:
1. The menu at the bottom of the screen does not respond right.

Ah - fantastic! This is a great list. Thanks!

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