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Re: Do we need to have a common flow between desktop and mobile?

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Aug 4, 2023 7:12AM

On 04/08/2023 14:01, <EMAIL REMOVED> wrote:
> Lars offers great advice and information.
>
> I would also add that if you mean by "flow" that the desktop and mobile versions of the user interface need to be identical or the task being performed (such as purchasing an item from an online shop), there is no requirement that the 2 be identical. That is one reason why, if you test a responsive app, you need to test all the different significant views of the content.

However, note that if the "mobile" flow is simply triggered as a
responsive adaptation to the smaller viewport, it will also be triggered
on "desktop" when zoomed. Which then has implications for 1.4.4 Resize
Text and 1.4.10 Reflow (there should not be loss of content or
functionality). i.e. if the "mobile"(small screen) view simply omits
lots of content/functionality, then you'll likely have a failure on your
hands here...

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