Viewing Flash on Iphone Question

Ehanson · 4th Feb 2012, 05:05 PM

I met with a potentially big client who is looking to get his restaurants website displayed on the iphone so people can view it.

He is so eager to get it fixed as soon as possible he was willing to offer me $300 on the spot to fix it right there and then. I told him I wasn't sure how to do it right there but would look into it for him. "If you get it to display I'll write you a check for $1,000."

His website has a few flash elements but from what I've heard the iPhone doesn't support Flash which may mean having to code his website and replace those Flash elements with basic HTML... I'm not quite sure.

Anyone have experience with this?

DougPage · 4th Feb 2012, 09:03 PM

The iPhone does not do Flash so you would have to remake those parts of the mobile site. Frankly, mobile sites tend to look drastically different than the desktop site. The owner should definitely not want his regular site squeezed onto a phone. Very wrong approach and waste of time and money as most will just leave. The importance of various parts of the website also changes when you change the platforms. On mobile, people quite often are looking for location and phone number. The phone number should be designed as Click-To-Call so that the viewer only needs to press a button to call instead of trying to memorize the number and dial it. Take a look at large national companies sites with your phone and look at their mobile site. You will see that they look nothing like the desktop site. There is also a thread in this forum that shows sample sites. You should get lots of great ideas there.

Steve1776 · 5th Feb 2012, 01:32 AM

For a great example of what Doug is talking about go to www.olivegarden.com on your PC and on your phone.

Ehanson · 5th Feb 2012, 10:31 AM

Thanks for the replies and advice.

Looks like I might need to back away from this one as it's more involved than I thought, still don't have experience building mobile websites and outsourcing this would be a bit of a risk. Let's hope he's open to my other services.

lint631 · 5th Feb 2012, 11:25 AM

Why not just build a separate HTML version of his site. You can make it look like the current site but it will be HTML/CSS. I'm currently doing that for a client that has a 100% flash site. I sent him a screenshot of his site on my iPhone and basically landed the job the next day.

WillR · 5th Feb 2012, 06:35 PM

You simply create a separate mobile optimized version of the website that uses no flash. You don't need to touch his current website. Although at some stage I would recommend people using flash start to get away from it now because it is slowing getting fazed out.

JesseRadford · 13th Feb 2012, 07:59 AM

JavaScript is great for animations. It runs pretty easily with HTML, and is viewable on any device. Depending on how complex the animations are this should be a great option. You can check out premade animation scripts throughout the Internet. Try a search for Pre made JavaScript. There will be a ton of free options to choose from.

Jesse

4th Feb 2012, 05:05 PM	#1
Ehanson HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: 2009 Location: New York, NY Posts: 318 Thanks: 402 Thanked 34 Times in 22 Posts	Viewing Flash on Iphone Question Share on: I met with a potentially big client who is looking to get his restaurants website displayed on the iphone so people can view it. He is so eager to get it fixed as soon as possible he was willing to offer me $300 on the spot to fix it right there and then. I told him I wasn't sure how to do it right there but would look into it for him. "If you get it to display I'll write you a check for $1,000." His website has a few flash elements but from what I've heard the iPhone doesn't support Flash which may mean having to code his website and replace those Flash elements with basic HTML... I'm not quite sure. Anyone have experience with this?

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DougPage Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: 2011 Posts: 73 Thanks: 102 Thanked 57 Times in 40 Posts	Re: Viewing Flash on Iphone Question Share on: The iPhone does not do Flash so you would have to remake those parts of the mobile site. Frankly, mobile sites tend to look drastically different than the desktop site. The owner should definitely not want his regular site squeezed onto a phone. Very wrong approach and waste of time and money as most will just leave. The importance of various parts of the website also changes when you change the platforms. On mobile, people quite often are looking for location and phone number. The phone number should be designed as Click-To-Call so that the viewer only needs to press a button to call instead of trying to memorize the number and dial it. Take a look at large national companies sites with your phone and look at their mobile site. You will see that they look nothing like the desktop site. There is also a thread in this forum that shows sample sites. You should get lots of great ideas there.

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Steve1776 HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: 2009 Posts: 101 Thanks: 79 Thanked 28 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Viewing Flash on Iphone Question Share on: For a great example of what Doug is talking about go to www.olivegarden.com on your PC and on your phone.
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Ehanson HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: 2009 Location: New York, NY Posts: 318 Thanks: 402 Thanked 34 Times in 22 Posts	Re: Viewing Flash on Iphone Question Share on: Thanks for the replies and advice. Looks like I might need to back away from this one as it's more involved than I thought, still don't have experience building mobile websites and outsourcing this would be a bit of a risk. Let's hope he's open to my other services.

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JesseRadford Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: 2011 Location: London, ON Canada Posts: 54 Thanks: 41 Thanked 41 Times in 31 Posts	Re: Viewing Flash on Iphone Question Share on: JavaScript is great for animations. It runs pretty easily with HTML, and is viewable on any device. Depending on how complex the animations are this should be a great option. You can check out premade animation scripts throughout the Internet. Try a search for Pre made JavaScript. There will be a ton of free options to choose from. Jesse