Disclaimer ⚠️
- This should not be released before it’s validated (sanity check by a few internal Android users)
- This task is dependent on changes in T259717 (Search needs to be at the same position in the main nav as well)
Why are we doing this?
- Search is the most used feature in the app, but physically one of the furthest and hardest to reach.
- According to stats in June 2020, 62.4% of all app users are visiting at least one article page during a session. That’s 3.3 Million a month.
- Related issue: T217316.
Proposed changes
Toolbar
Before | After |
- Add labels to toolbar items
- Use the same design / dimensions as for the app’s main navigation
- Reduce visible items to 5
- New toolbar IA:
- Save
- Language
- Search
- Theme
- Contents
Overflow menu
Before | After |
- Move Find in page and Share to overflow menu at top right.
- New overflow menu IA:
- Forward (only display when available)
- Find in page
- Share article
- Open a new tab
- Explore (to get back home)
Search flow
1. User taps on search in toolbar | 2. Familiar search modal opens with active keyboard | 3. User types in search term | 4. User selects a search term | 5. User is taken to searched article |
- Tapping back in 2/3/4 leads users back to previous article (Williamsburg Bridge)