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How can you rate (n/10) the site's design/usability/readability on mobile (iPhone/Android phone)?
Please leave your comments what needs improvements.

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@Dr.Evil 99.9% of the time I access the site is from my mobile phone. I don't have internet at home because I no longer need it for anything that I can't just do from my phone. I have 0 problems with the site in any area. Sure the font is smaller on a phone and I'll have to zoom every now and then because occasionally I'll hit the icon for one of my playlist when I'm trying to hit the icon to recommend a title and vice versa, but other than stuff like that I can't think of anything that I have problems with or wish would change. If i turn my phone sideways everything is extremely small to compensate for content just like I would see if using a computer, but with a simple movement of my fingers I can just zoom in or out. Unless I'm using an app or something then I'd pretty much have to do on any other website anyway. I usually keep my phone upright for everything and the font really isn't all that Small that way. ...
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@◦•●◉✿♡Momof3αηgєℓѕ♡✿◉●•◦ You just described my mobile experience exactly. It's never crossed my mind that anything about it could be better. 👍 I'm pretty easy, though. 😉

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@Dr.Evil I lied. There is one thing that I'd like to be able to do that we currently can't. undo a movie recommend to where it no longer shows our user picture/avatar on the movie page and also the recently recommended page if we change our minds or inadvertently clicked that button. I've accidentally hit that many of times while trying to click my favorites, watchlist, etc. sometimes my fingers don't touch the right spot so I'll end up having to zoom in a little and do it which is no big issue, but I've had people ask why I recommended a movie that I didn't leave a favorable comment on. I've seen a few similar comments in the past about this too. That is all I can think of.

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Are you kidding me? The site is flawless on mobile. I actually use the website 99% of the time on mobile and can honestly attest to its perfection on mobile. I have used the site across numerous devices and browsers on mobile and have never ever had an issue. Not with browsing or watching movies, using the chatroom, hitting the like button leaving reviews or comments such as this one. Across the board 9.5/10, little improvement needed if any at all. One suggestion does come to mind though I know the number of comments is listed on each movie page but would it be possible to add how many people have commented on the information under the thumbmail while browsing movies? There are a number of movies I clicked on but avoided cause there was no comments on it yet. Just a thought. Thank you for everything Doc, keep up the good work.

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@Necroclysm My personal opinion that it's not quite good on mobile because fonts are too small.

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@Dr.Evil Thats the only REAL issue but thats common with alot of browsing on mobile devices not just two movies. And mobile also has the ability to pinch zoom the page without issue to avoid clicking something when trying to click something else. I think changing the font would make the site more jumbled and unpleasant and unorganized looking if the bigger font forced everything to be positioned differently

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@Necroclysm we can change the resolution. Now it's fixed on 500px width, when suggested 360ps. But 360px is the real pain because we have a lot of wide elements.

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@Dr.Evil Yea that there may be something to look at because as much as I have used this site across numerous devices I have yet to view this site on a smaller resolution like 360px

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@Dr.Evil Yes the fonts are small but you can zoom in so that's really a non-issue

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<br> <br> This is how it looks for me, and it really isnt that bad. <br>

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<br> <br> this is how it should be in 360px <br> <br> you have too zoom it of course

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@Dr.Evil I see. Again I think with the majority of devices even cheap pay as you go smartphones like the lg g7 mostly run 500px or better that this "issue" is a very minor one indeed. But much respect to you for realizing the subject and wanting the site to be optimal across ALL devices. I have no doubt it's a large reason this site is so successful which is your ongoing support and attention to detail. Again many thanks for all your hard work.

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My issue, and maybe someone knows how to help. I am new to the phone/internet thing. I just tried to view your site on my phone for you. I Just got an older android for the first time. I ca't watch any videos. When I click on for example, a vidlox link, what it looks like is happening, is a blocker is blocking the video screen from popping up. So it's like my phone is trying to view the link but it can't. Any ideas? Do I need to install something to view videos other than you tube? Because I can see those videos just fine.

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@sunshinedaydreams Try openload links and then post here your experience

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@Dr.Evil ok it was able to pull up, but what I realize was happening is a new window would pull up and I would have to close my initial screen to be able to see the video at all. So it looks like......I'm able to watch after all. Except I get ads popping up(not from you or this site, but the host sites)Can anyone recommend an adblocker for android phones?

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@sunshinedaydreams Are you using a generic android browser? Or are you using google chrome because that would make all the difference in the support for streaming on your device.

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Quite a few sites have it now, that when you are viewing a site on a mobile or tablet, the whole screen is altered to compensate for the screens sizes and all that, sounds like thats quite technical.

Perhaps a button for device users of mobiles and things should be somewhere, or if there is a way like before you sign-in, you get that please subscribe newsletter thing, perhaps it could detect when people are on mobile and give them a choice to view in mobile mode or as classical viewing like on a pc.

Only real problem i have is it views on my phone like it would on a pc, nothing real wrong with that, but on a phone you constantly need to be zooming close and afar, left and right, and text is tiny without zooming, but to be honest, i only use two-movies to give myself some icons next to my name, its just easy to use it on pc, as i like everything big when viewing, perhaps for phones, only ajustments needed to the text and how the general pages are displayed for others without too much need to lurch across the pages with your fingers, Aside from that as i don't use it often, its usual like other pages on phones for the most part, my phone has setting to view in desktop mode as sometimes thats even better than the mobile version they created.

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I never use my phone for this site as I see no need. It's mostly my tablet or laptop. I download the majority of what I watch to an external drive - where I can plug-in and play anywhere at anytime.

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I haven't had to much issue on my phone but I have only really used it to download pics onto here. I have moved around the site on my phone and I don't have a problem reading the fonts, the screen is smaller so therefore the words are too...lol
On my tablet I have more of an issue getting links to play, I have added Adblock to my tablet so they either won't open at all or open all kinds of crazy tabs, so I mainly watch on my computer.
I hope this helps, but please know this is an Amazing site already and it is great that you are continuing to improve it where you can.
Thanks Dr Evil smiley

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Ditto to all the positive feedback for my mobile on this site.

As a matter of fact, sometimes when my desktop won't function on the site my mobile will.

Thanks for all you do Doc. :)

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