User:YuviPanda/Apps over web features
This page is currently a draft.
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This page lists a grab bag of features that can be implemented in apps in significantly better ways than they can be with the current state of Mobile Web.
Real Time Push Notifications[edit]
We can hook into Echo and/or Watchlist notifications and push them 'real time' to the user's device. This would also entail that all the notifications are actionable in some form or other - it is no fun to be 'interrupted' by a notification only to find out that you can't do anything about it. Watchlist notifications can let you see a diff and revert/thank/edit-article, Talk page messages can let you respond to the author, etc.
Offline Storage[edit]
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Geo Fencing[edit]
GeoFencing can be used to remind the user about their favorite (watchlisted? another mechanism?) articles when they are near them, or when they are near articles that need creating/details/new-images, or a featured article, or whatever.
Typography & Design[edit]
Apps have more leeway with regards to what kinda graphical elements and typography they can use, since the size, performance and compatibility considerations of Mobile Web don't apply. A complete rethink of the reading experience is also possible.
Integration with other Applications[edit]
Integration with other Devices[edit]
Chromecast, AppleTV, even Google Glass!
Image processing & Effects[edit]
App make possible easy to use implementations of image cropping, color, contrast, brightness and other effects.