Enhancing Mobile Experiences with Device APIs

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Claims that mobile UX improves when sites use real device APIs backed by numbers and demos: 35% of time goes to social apps, 16% to entertainment, ~10% to productivity; the vibration API ~55% browsers ~30% mobile is used for election alerts but rarely in forms; low‑level sensors like the accelerometer gyroscope magnetometer enable gestures (Google Cardboard magnet button, a magnet ring input that works on watches); the ambient light sensor exploited for pin‑skimming exists and Chrome flags “enable experimental web features” for testing.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 1:35Productivity
3. 2:13Device APIs
4. 8:01Moving beyond what I love
5. 12:10What does your client want

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