Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Niche app for iOS: Easy way to disable the zoom-in/zoom-out option on the map

iOS 13.4.1
Niche colleges app for iOS (version 2.6.0)
Date: 04/29/20

Description:

This one will be much, much easier to show than to describe. Today, I download the Niche app onto my iPhone 8 running iOS 13.4.1. I like the design and purpose of the app!

Basically, as a first time user, I managed to easily get the zoom in/zoom out options on the map to not work.

I'm stuck on a map that looks like this:

When I tap on the zoom buttons. The "Copy/Look Up/Share..." options all appear when I tap on the zoom out. The app has highlighted the mile indicator, and when I select "Copy" in actually selects the miles listed about "mapbox."

I think there's a pretty simple root problem as to how this happens.

However, I am not speculating on the root cause problems, I am writing about the less than optimal functionality I see as an end user.

Here's a video of the problem that I posted to twitter:


(I actually got this through random "clumsy finger" user, but here's an easy way to reproduce it)

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Download the Niche app
2. From the landing screen, select "Skip"
3. Select any of the options listed (go to a result with a map option)
4. Select a map option
5. Tap the "i" button once (note that the dialog flashes quickly)
6. Tap and hold the "i" button again

Result: Tapping and holding (that's what she said) the "i" button on Niche maps seems to disable the zoom-in/zoom-out options

Expected: Tapping and holding the "i" button on Niche maps should not disable the zoom-in/zoom-out options for the map

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