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Why do many websites have mobile versions?
Whenever I use sites like YA and YouTube, on my phone or tablet there is always a mobile site. Why do sites have this? I usually switch to Desktop Mode as it has more features. Plus, doesn't it cost more for the sites to have a mobile version?
3 Answers
- Yahzmin ♥♥ 4everLv 75 years ago
Many sites don't want to lose their users, so they make a "light" version for users to access from their mobile devices. Mobile versions, while more limited in features, usually use less bandwidth. So they don't load up a person's system, bog down the phone, and eat up a person's data.
- 5 years ago
Its meant to be easier on the mobile device and be better formatted for a small screen. Things like phones would struggle to load regular webpages compared to mobile ones, and navigating them may not be as easy.
Its just a cleaner way to browse on small screens, it allows for the site to be more pleasant to a continuously growing population of tablet and phone users.
- april ludgateLv 75 years ago
because many websites don't translate well from a PC setting to a mobile setting.
Most people would like their sites to be accessed easily, regardless of what the person is running.
