Bug 465351

Summary: Mobile UI - Make Tasks a Page instead of a Dialog
Product: [Applications] Discover Reporter: Justin Zobel <justin.zobel>
Component: discoverAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: wishlist CC: aleixpol, nate
Priority: NOR Keywords: usability
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
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Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
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Description Justin Zobel 2023-02-06 00:23:25 UTC
When using Discover on mobile it's not clear when you take an action that the task is running in the background.

If tasks were undertaken on a page and displayed when the user initiates one it would make it a lot clearer in my opinion.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2023-02-07 17:58:19 UTC
So you want Discover push a task page the moment the user installs or removes an app? You don't think that would be a bit intrusive?

To me this request suggests that feedback on the page itself isn't good enough.
Comment 2 Justin Zobel 2023-02-07 23:07:11 UTC
I spoke with Aleix and he agreed that it should be a page.

Right now the action on mobile of installing something doesn't show much feedback at all immediately to the user.

If a new page isn't desired then the task should be clear on the application's page. Progress of downloading and installing.
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2023-02-07 23:14:15 UTC
I also agree that it should be a page on mobile, but I'm not sure taking the user to that page after every operation is the best UX. I think improving the progress display on the app page itself would reap more rewards. And IMO doing so would improve the UX on the desktop too.
Comment 4 Aleix Pol 2023-02-08 02:21:42 UTC
Yes, the navigation is unclear. Even on desktop, the dialog is a bit weird to look at.

I guess we can think a bit about what the problem is rather than the solution.