openphoto/mobile-ios — Issue #55: First time user experience
Author: jmathai
Created: 2011-10-30 05:35:02+00:00
State: open

The first time a user uses the app is probably the most important. We should make this as easy and enjoyable as possible. Here are some suggestions.

1. Keep the first step as it is where they enter their hostname.
2. Once they connect give them the option of taking photo(s) or selecting photo(s) from their phone.
3. Provide sharing options.

I think the first time a user uses the app we should focus on getting them to upload a photo right away in as few steps as possible. Assuming that they have photos on their phone which are not already on OpenPhoto I think that's a great place to start. They may not be somewhere they want to take a photo right then so it might make sense to default to "camera roll" over "take a photo".

Within a minute of installing the app I hope the user will have uploaded at least one photo.

Let's discuss this before making any major decisions or code changes...