Mobile design/Language selection
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This document describes the language selection feature on mobile.
Rationale[edit]
Language selection is important for letting readers take advantage of the over 280 languages in which our content is written.
User research[edit]
User testing has shown that readers have a hard time finding the language selection feature when it's presented in a menu or navigation system; many of them scroll to the bottom of the article to find language selection.
User stories[edit]
- As a reader, I want to be able to switch to a different language version of an article and read it in the language of my choice.
Design requirements[edit]
- Create a language selection feature that is discoverable
- Allow users to browse through/search long language lists to find their language of choice
Project phases[edit]
Initial version completed, but more user testing necessary.
User experience[edit]
- Flow
- User is reading an article
- User taps "Read this article in another language" section
- User is taken to a language selection feature through which she can scroll and/or search
Mockups[edit]
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The language selector overlay on the Beta mobile site as of November 2012
