1300028 - regression: add-to-reading-list used to take 2 taps and now takes 3

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: Awesomescreen, defect, P5)

Description

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User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:48.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/48.0
Build ID: 20160728204513

Steps to reproduce:

1. Upgraded to FF 48 on Android.
2. Went to "add to reading list" icon in context menu to add an article.
3. Menu icon was no longer present.


Actual results:

The "add to reading list" icon was no longer present in the Android context menu in the top right corner. A user used to be able to click this and have the current page added to the reading list. Instead I must take the following non-intuitive steps to add an item to the reading list:

1. Tap the "reader mode" icon - frustratingly this isn't always present on pages whereas the "add to reading list" was always present.
2. Open the context menu.
3. Tap the "bookmark" icon.

I understand that the reading list has been moved into bookmarks so it can be synced - that's excellent - however the current flow is non-intuitive. Why would I tap the "bookmark" icon when I want to add something to my reading list? From a user perspective this multi-step makes no sense and is more complicated then simply "add to reading list".


Expected results:

The "add to reading list" icon is still available.

Comment 1

[Sebastian Kaspari (:sebastian; :pocmo)]

Is this something we can/should optimize?

Comment 2

[[e-mail]]

Here is a concrete example of where the new user flow prevents the new Reading List from working:

1. On FF Android 48 browse to http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-08-31/deutsche-bank-refuses-delivery-physical-gold-upon-demand
2. Note that there is no "reader mode" icon.

Because the user cannot view the page in "reader mode" there is no way to add it to the reading list.

In the past you could still select "add to reading list" from the menu and it would function as desired by for URLs like the one above there is no longer a way to get the item into the reading list.

Comment 3

[[e-mail]]

The "add to reading list" also used to appear if you long-pressed a URL which was very convenient two step process. The new flow requires that you:

1. Long press.
2. Open the URL in a new tab.
3. Tap "reader mode" icon (if available).
4. Tap the top-right menu.
5. Tap the bookmark star.

Comment 4

[Barbara Bermes [:barbara] - NI please!]

One improvement we could make is, have the "Add Bookmark" as a long press option, however, that would add the article (if not viewed in reader mode at the time of long pressing) to your regular bookmarks.

I'd like Anthony to chime in here as well.

Thanks Chris for the feedback. So, in the past, you would add stuff to your reading list even if it was not in reader mode? Before, 48, can you share more about your expectations around the article, saved in reader mode vs. non-reader mode to the old reading list. Also, would you always switch to reader mode if available before adding it to the reading list (via long pressing)?

Comment 5

[[e-mail]]

Hi Barbara,

Before 48 my flow was as follows:

 1. I'm browsing some list of articles with summaries (e.g. hacker news, RSS feeds aggregator etc.)
 2. I see an article and think "that looks good I'd like to save that to read later".
 3. I'd long-press on the article link and then tap "Add to reading list".
 4. I'd continue browsing the list on the current page I'm looking at.

The new flow requires the following:

 1. Browsing a list of articles somewhere.
 2. See an article I'd like to read later.
 3. Long press on the article link and "open in new tab".
 4. Tap "switch" to the new tab.
 5. Wait for the article to load and cross my fingers the "reader mode" icon appears.
 6. Press the "reader mode" icon.
 7. Tap the Android menu button.
 8. Select "Bookmark" star.
 9. Close the tab.
 10. Continue browsing the original list of articles.

Hope that clarifies the usability regression. Let me know if I can help in any other way and thanks very much for your interest/attention on this issue.

Comment 6

[Firefox Bug Husbandry Bot]

Bulk move: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1399539

Comment 7

[Firefox Bug Husbandry Bot]

Re-triaging per https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1473195

Needinfo :susheel if you think this bug should be re-triaged.

Comment 8

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