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mblomdahl opened this issue Feb 14, 2025 · 3 comments
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UX design for "Go Back" navigation on iPhone #276

mblomdahl opened this issue Feb 14, 2025 · 3 comments
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On Android, Android TV, Apple TV, and Web, there's typically a "Go Back" 🔙 button provided via the browser, TV remote, or Android OS controls. But on iPhone, there is no built-in back button. When navigating to a video from the home screen or a playlist, we have a small back button in the overlay in the top-left corner, this is all good and takes you to the previous screen.

When navigating through Burger Menu Playlists -> Playlists Overview -> Individual Playlist, there is no way to go back from an Individual Playlist to the Playlists Overview. See how a user can be stranded here:

finding-a-playlist-no-back.mov

When navigating through Burger Menu Channels -> Channels Overview -> Individual Channel, there is no way to go back from an Individual Channel to the Channels Overview. See how a user can be stranded here:

finding-a-channel-no-back.mov

How can we make design the UX here to not give iPhone users a bad experience?
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@mblomdahl We could add a back button similar to how we handle it when visiting a category och playlist under a Channel. However, I want to challenge a bit and say that the user isn't really stranded as both the Channel overview and Playlist overivew always are available from the burger menu, and adding a dedicated back button would only save the user 1 interaction.

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@mblomdahl We could add a back button similar to how we handle it when visiting a category och playlist under a Channel. However, I want to challenge a bit and say that the user isn't really stranded as both the Channel overview and Playlist overivew always are available from the burger menu, and adding a dedicated back button would only save the user 1 interaction.

We don't have this button from Figma implemented, actually. When browsing around the app, going from Home screen to a Channel or Playlist, I often find myself lost. Wouldn't it make sense to have some breadcrumbs at the top instead?

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@mblomdahl Wierd, on the Android version of BlenderTube I have installed, the back button is already available on playlist and category pages under a channel, providing easy navigation back to the channel.

In my view, this is the only place where it’s really needed, since all other pages are already easily accessible through the hamburger menu. As for breadcrumbs, they are typically more useful for websites with deep, complex page structures, and I don’t think they’d add much value here, given the existing navigation options.

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