Click here if you want to know the table of contents of web-based beginners. Quiz devices are PCs, tablets, smartphones (smartphones) and their peripherals. Why is "multi-device support" for these various devices important in website creation? Is it okay to think that responding to changes in user behavior is also one of the factors? What device do you use to browse websites? Are you spending more time on your smartphone than on your computer? Before tablets and smartphones became popular, it was only necessary to consider that websites are also used on personal computers, but nowadays many people use websites on smartphones. I am. It's not just for personal use, but for business as well. For example, use a BtoB site on a work computer to carefully consider purchasing materials for work and purchase through approval. And you can easily imagine a situation where you can quickly check whether the materials have been shipped using the same BtoB site on your smartphone. In order to respond to such changes in user behavior, it is necessary to support multi-devices that can be used on various devices.・ The reason why multi-device support is required for corporate sites is to respond to changes in user behavior. In 3-6, we will introduce what to consider in order to create a website that responds to such changes in user behavior.
Actual conditions of active Internet users_LINE press release (Survey report) Internet usage environment Fixed-point survey (1st half of 2021)
The main devices on which users use websites have roughly changed as follows. 1. Personal computers are the mainstream 2. Smartphones and tablets are being used along with personal computers. 3. Smartphones are the mainstream When smartphones and tablets are not available, it was the mainstream to watch websites on personal computers. Next, mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets appeared, and as many people used them, it became necessary to support smartphones and tablets. The multi-device support that was done at that time was to prepare different web pages depending on the device, and to display the page for the personal computer according to the width of the screen of the smartphone or tablet. In addition, the method of making it possible to display according to the width of the screen like the latter is called responsive. It is used in many sites because one source code can be used for each device. And now, the use of the Web is becoming the mainstream of smartphones. As shown in the figure below, according to the LINE survey (Internet usage environment fixed point survey, first half of 2021), 94% of people who are actively using the Internet are currently using smartphones. As many as 53% of people use only smartphones. Now that the mainstream environment for using websites has become smartphones, many people are accustomed to the interface and speed of smartphones. Nowadays, websites that can be used like smartphones are easier to use on PCs. At present, when dealing with multi-devices, it is advisable to make the basic policy of "creating a website targeting smartphones."
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