Quick View Display
User experience
for small spaces
The goal of the Quick View
Display is to surface simple
information, tools, and actions
that don’t require the user to
flip open their device.
When the flip is closed...
Users want to receive incoming information
and easily decide if they want to engage
deeper by opening their phone. For
example, users may want to
pause/play/skip media when closed, but
crafting a playlist is not necessary ideal for
this state.
On a small screen...
Complex experiences can be dicult at this
size, as a user’s thumb may take up roughly
⅓ of the screen height. Elements may need
to be removed or redistributed to be
eective at this size.
Optimizing use cases
Does the entire app need to be represented
on the Quick View Display? Or should only
targeted use cases be available?
Is it possible to reduce the number of tasks
the user needs to accomplish within one
view?
Try to highlight use cases that enable simple
actionable tasks.
Flip closed Flip open
Lightly active
Read notifications
Start/stop music
See heads up navigation
Watch a video clip
Heavily active
Draft an email
Create a to-do list
Search map routes
Watch a movie