Calling All Phones

As we continue to improve Phone Feedr I think it is important to start a conversation about mobile web browsers and how your Feedr will work on the multitude of phones on the market right now. Mobile browsers are on the verge of an explosion, with the iPhone setting the pace. The iPhone’s web browser has set the bar extremely high for mobile web browsers and the competition is ambitiously striving to catch up. That is great news because it means that browsing the web from your phone is going to continue to become a more enjoyable experience.

Cell phones have long had the ability to display content from the internet, but it wasn’t until the iPhone that surfing from a phone became a viable alternative to desktop browsing. Consider how quickly the iPhone became the top mobile browser in terms of traffic despite having only 2 percent of the mobile market! Now that the iPhone is in its 3rd generation and market share has steadily risen to 17% of all smart phones, it easily beats all competition for mobile web traffic. Put simply, compared to other smart phones iPhone users actually use their phones to surf the internet. While firm numbers are hard to come by, it is safe to assume that the majority of mobile web browser traffic coming to your website will be coming from the iPhone.

While Phone Feedr will work best on the iPhone, we expect the compatibilty of our Feedrs to steadily improve as mobile web browsing matures. With the iPhone as an indication of the impending mobile browser revolution, Phone Feedr will always strive for compatibility with as many phones as possible.

I will end this post with an invitation for you to comment about Phone Feedr and how it works on different mobile browsers. It is almost impossible to test our site on all the phones available. Please use this post as a place to point out flaws in our system and suggest improvements. Thanks for your feedback!

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