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21 posts tagged app
Designing for the phone most people actually have
A mid-range Android on patchy data, not a laptop on fibre. That assumption decided more of this product than any feature did.
Every notification, and what it means
What the app can tell you, which group each sits in, and which ones you cannot switch off.
Using Metzee on an older Android phone
It works. Heat is the problem, not power — and four things help.
Going live from a phone
The phone is the right tool. Six things to get right before you start.
Using Metzee on a laptop
Everything works. Where the bigger screen genuinely helps, and the one thing it cannot do well.
What Metzee asks permission for, and why
Two, and only when you need them. Nothing is asked for on arrival.
Using Metzee with a screen reader or large text
What works, what is awkward, and the one part of the product that cannot be made text.
Which browsers does Metzee work in?
Any current one. Live video is the part that is fussy, and here is why.
Does Metzee work on a tablet?
Yes, and for watching it is arguably the best screen. Where a phone still wins.
Why is there no iPhone app?
There is no app for either phone yet. The browser is the whole product, not a cut-down version of it.
The text is too small to read
Your phone's text size works. Zoom works too. What to do about anything that does not scale.
Does Metzee have a dark mode?
Metzee is dark. There is no light mode and no setting — and that is deliberate.
The app is using a lot of storage
It is browser cache, and clearing it is safe — with one thing to know first.
The app is draining my battery
It is live video doing it, not Metzee. What actually costs power, and what helps.
The app says I must update
There is no app to update yet. What that message means, and the browser equivalent.
The video is green, black or upside down
Almost always your device rather than the stream. Three fixes, in order.
How to change which notifications you get, step by step
Per-type settings, the sounds, quiet hours — and the group you cannot switch off, which is the right design.
Which notifications you get, and which not to turn off
A short list, what each one means, and the one that costs you money if you mute it.
The video keeps buffering or will not play
Six causes in the order they actually happen, each with the fix.
What you need to watch a show
A browser, a connection and not much else. The specifics, with real numbers.
Do I need an app to use Metzee?
No. Metzee runs in your browser, and there is no app to download yet — for Android or iPhone.
There is a show on right now.
Nothing to install — it runs in this browser.