(keitai-l) Back buttons?

From: Reinoud Bosman <Reinoud.Bosman_at_mediacatalyst.com>
Date: 08/02/05
Message-ID: <BF150C3C.263C%Reinoud.Bosman@mediacatalyst.com>
Hey,
I am designing an interface for a mobile website and came across a very
basic question. Do you need back-buttons on the pages?

The primary phones I'm designing for (Sony Ericsson) have a designated back
key on the key-pad. Do all phones have this? (I've also tested on Nokia,
which do have one) If so, I'm inclined to remove them because they're mostly
page-clutter and the back buttons on the phone work very well.

The only reason to keep them that I can think of is for 'flow-back', i.e. on
pages with multiple instances such as '1 of 5' but often the back buttons on
those pages can be replace by a buton with a more descriptive label.

cheers,
r.
Received on Tue Aug 2 12:42:08 2005