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Mobile Input Field
A checklist of essential usability requirements when you design an input field for use on mobile devices.
References:
Relation
Done
Priority
Task
Need
High
Is this field absolutely necessary?
Description
Medium
Is the label above it? (Not inside, not below)
Medium
Is the field marked as required (*) or optional?
Medium
Have you removed any placeholder from inside the field?
Visibility
Medium
Is the field big enough so that most possible field values are visible?
Medium
Is the field visible in both orientations when the keyboard is displayed?
Filling it in for the user
Medium
Do you have any good defaults for this field?
Medium
Can you use the phone features (camera, GPS, voice, contacts ) to populate it?
Medium
Can you compute it for the user based on other info (e.g., state based on zip code, coupon field)?
Typing
Medium
Do you support copy & paste into the field?
Medium
What is the right keyboard for this field?
Medium
Can you make suggestions/autocomplete based on the first letters typed?
Medium
Do you allow typos or abbreviations?
Medium
Do you allow users to enter it in whatever format they like? (e.g., phone numbers credit cards)
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