Camera capture
Users need to create new photo or video media inside the task.
- Type
- UI-UX
- Sources
- 6
- Trail checked
standardPermission-gated live camera preview for creating and reviewing new photo or video media
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Cross-Device And Physical Interaction
Touch, haptics, sensors, camera, permissions, offline states, and device adaptation.
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Drag and drop
Users need spatial or ordered movement between clear sources and destinations.
- Type
- UI-UX
- Sources
- 5
- Trail checked
standardPointer or touch movement that picks up an object and drops it onto a valid destination
Test in lab Focus traversal
A workflow has multiple focusable elements, dynamic content, or overlays that users traverse with keyboard or assistive technology.
- Type
- UI-UX
- Sources
- 4
- Trail checked
standardSequential keyboard focus path through interactive controls and state changes
Test in lab Haptic feedback
A tactile pulse reinforces a direct manipulation, boundary, threshold, selection, successful action, recoverable warning, or physical game/control event.
- Type
- UI-UX
- Sources
- 6
- Trail checked
standardTactile feedback vocabulary for physical interaction events
Test in lab Keyboard shortcut
Users repeat a known command often enough that memorized keyboard acceleration saves meaningful time.
- Type
- UI-UX
- Sources
- 5
- Trail checked
standardDirect key combination that activates a known command, focus target, or mode
Test in lab Location permission flow
Current device coordinates materially improve a task such as nearby search, route start, check-in, delivery estimate, safety sharing, field work, or support diagnostics.
- Type
- UI-UX
- Sources
- 8
- Trail checked
standardPermission-gated current-location request and recovery flow
Test in lab Long press
A touch-first interface needs an optional shortcut to secondary item actions, selection mode, preview, or drag pickup.
- Type
- UI-UX
- Sources
- 5
- Trail checked
standardSustained pointer contact that reveals secondary actions, selection, preview, or drag pickup
Test in lab Offline mobile retry
A mobile user action can be saved locally and retried after network or app lifecycle conditions improve.
- Type
- UI-UX
- Sources
- 6
- Trail checked
standardMobile queued-action retry and background replay recovery
Test in lab Pull to refresh
A top-of-list gesture is a platform-expected shortcut for checking freshness on a scrollable data surface.
- Type
- UI-UX
- Sources
- 5
- Trail checked
standardTop-of-scroll vertical drag gesture that refreshes the current data set
Test in lab QR scan
Users need to decode a QR or barcode to pair a device, open a known destination, redeem a ticket, start payment, enroll an authenticator, join Wi-Fi, identify inventory, or import a short payload.
- Type
- UI-UX
- Sources
- 8
- Trail checked
standardCamera or image-based QR detection, decode, validation, and action preview flow
Test in lab Responsive navigation adaptation
A product supports multiple viewport widths, device classes, orientations, split-screen sizes, or foldable postures.
- Type
- UI-UX
- Sources
- 6
- Trail checked
standardNavigation model that changes presentation across viewport, posture, and destination-count constraints
Test in lab Swipe action
Users repeatedly perform simple item-level actions on touch-first rows.
- Type
- UI-UX
- Sources
- 6
- Trail checked
standardHorizontal item-level gesture that reveals or commits row-scoped actions
Test in lab Touch gesture
A touchscreen interaction needs deliberate design for gesture vocabulary, thresholds, feedback, target sizing, cancellation, and equivalent controls.
- Type
- UI-UX
- Sources
- 4
- Trail checked
standardTouch-first gesture vocabulary and fallback contract for taps, swipes, drags, pinches, and multi-touch interactions
Test in lab Voice command
Users need hands-free control, accessibility speech input, or rapid spoken command activation.
- Type
- UI-UX
- Sources
- 7
- Trail checked
standardSpoken command interface that listens, recognizes, confirms, and executes bounded user intents
Test in lab Wearable glance
A wearable surface can answer a status, next-step, or current-metric question in seconds.
- Type
- UI-UX
- Sources
- 7
- Trail checked
standardFew-second wearable status surface with safe handoff
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