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Matthieu Napoli@mnapoli
Metric-driven change: "conversion" (ppl signing up) on mobile is 3× worse than on desktop. We need to improve it, https://github.com/dev-null-sh/dev-null.sh/pull/1192 was merged let's see in the next few days if it improves!
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GitHubExplain /dev/null to signed-out phone visitors by mnapoli · Pull Request #1192 · dev-null-sh/dev-null.shDesktop visitors sign up 3.3× as often as phone visitors. On desktop, guests see a "New to /dev/null?" card in the aside; on a phone they only get a small "Sign in" button in th...
Julian Schramm@ace-of-aces
Nice PR! Tho I think the main reason for lower signups on mobile is that ppl aren't often signed into GitHub on their mobile browser in the first place (and too lazy to do so due to 2fa friction) 🙃
Frédéric Barthelet@fredericbarthelet
Yeah indeed, I've seen soooooo many people finding out they're not logged in Github while asking for stars ⭐️ on Skybridge at conference with QR codes 😅... @mnapoli any plan on opening up /dev/null to other identity providers?
Matthieu Napoli@mnapoli
it's unlikely we will, GitHub offers basic protection against bots, and identity is a solved problem too. As for the original problem, I've opened https://github.com/dev-null-sh/dev-null.sh/pull/1218 I wonder if it can help. I added tracing in Fathom Analytics though (to see if ppl hit this problem)
GitHubfeat: offer to open the page in the phone's browser from an app's browser by mnapoli · Pull Request #1218 · dev-null-sh/dev-null.shMany phone visitors come from X, LinkedIn or Instagram, whose in-app browser isn't signed in to GitHub and doesn't offer saved passwords or passkeys. Signing in there means typing a GitHub ...

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