Mobile-Responsive Optimization

[adriandarian]

Description

Optimize the entire application for mobile devices with touch-friendly interfaces, mobile-specific layouts, and progressive web app (PWA) capabilities.

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Requirements

• Responsive breakpoints for all pages
• Touch-friendly buttons and interactions
• Mobile navigation menu (hamburger)
• Swipe gestures for cards/tables
• Mobile-optimized forms
• PWA manifest and service worker
• Offline support with IndexedDB
• Install as mobile app
• Push notifications (optional)
• Mobile-specific layouts

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Mobile Optimizations

Navigation

• Collapsible sidebar → hamburger menu
• Bottom navigation bar
• Swipeable tabs
• Gesture-based navigation

Tables

• Card view on mobile (instead of table)
• Horizontal scroll with snap
• Swipe actions (delete, edit)
• Condensed data display

Forms

• Single column layout
• Larger touch targets (48px minimum)
• Native date/time pickers
• Better keyboard handling
• Auto-zoom prevention

Kanban

• Horizontal scroll for columns
• Touch drag-and-drop
• Swipe to move cards
• Compact card design

Performance

• Lazy loading images
• Virtual scrolling for lists
• Reduced animations
• Optimized bundle size

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PWA Features

Manifest

{
  "name": "Thrive Job Tracker",
  "short_name": "Thrive",
  "description": "Job application tracking made easy",
  "start_url": "/",
  "display": "standalone",
  "theme_color": "#3B82F6",
  "background_color": "#FFFFFF",
  "icons": [
    {
      "src": "/icon-192.png",
      "sizes": "192x192",
      "type": "image/png"
    },
    {
      "src": "/icon-512.png",
      "sizes": "512x512",
      "type": "image/png"
    }
  ]
}

Service Worker

• Cache static assets
• Cache API responses
• Offline fallback page
• Background sync
• Update notifications

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UI Design

Mobile Navigation

┌─────────────────────────────┐
│ ☰  Thrive          🔔  👤  │
├─────────────────────────────┤
│                             │
│   [Main Content Area]       │
│                             │
│                             │
├─────────────────────────────┤
│ 📊  💼  📁  📈  ⚙️          │
└─────────────────────────────┘

Mobile Card (Application)

┌─────────────────────────────┐
│ Google                    ⋮ │
│ Senior Software Engineer    │
│ 📍 San Francisco • 💰 $180k │
│ ⏰ Applied 3 days ago       │
│                             │
│ [Interviewing]              │
│                             │
│ ← Swipe for actions         │
└─────────────────────────────┘

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Acceptance Criteria

• All pages responsive down to 320px
• Touch targets minimum 48x48px
• Forms work on mobile
• Tables switch to cards on mobile
• Navigation accessible on mobile
• PWA installable
• Offline mode works
• Performance score >90 on mobile

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Testing

• Test on iPhone (Safari)
• Test on Android (Chrome)
• Test on tablet (iPad)
• Test landscape and portrait
• Test touch gestures
• Test offline functionality
• Lighthouse mobile score