Swipe vs. scroll: web page switching on mobile browsers
Venue
In Proc. of CHI2013, ACM, pp. 2171-2174
Publication Year
2013
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Abstract
Tabbed web browsing interfaces enable users to multi-task and easily switch between
open web pages. However, tabbed browsing is difficult for mobile web browsers due
to the limited screen space and the reduced precision of touch. We present an
experiment comparing Safari's pages-based switching interface using horizontal
swiping gestures with the stacked cards-based switching interface using vertical
scrolling gestures, introduced by Chrome. The results of our experiment show that
cards-based switching interface allows for faster switching and is less
frustrating, with no significant effect on error rates. We generalize these
findings, and provide design implications for mobile information spaces.
