[Heuristic Evaluation] 8.1 The first visit to the homepage after Onboarding is overwhelming

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It includes a big message about switching default browsers (a repeat of the first onboarding card), multiple sections of data, and another message drawing attention to something further down the page.

Severity: Medium

This bug was reported in the "Fx iOS Core Browsing - Heuristic Evaluation Q2 2024": https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xfc2YnKlXQ0FIOoIN6XaFYnKxaVWtXmVs8gYZfCP5sY/edit

┆Issue is synchronized with this Jira Bug

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➤ Norberto Andres Furlan commented:

Vasant Kumar what do you think about this? Do you agree? Should be part of a homepage refactor?

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➤ Brooke Sykes commented:

Hi Vasant Kumar. This issue emerged when we did a heuristic evaluation of the core browsing experience. The crux of the issue is that the following best practice is violated (the design is neither aesthetic nor minimalist – it repeats information from onboarding, it is busy, and makes for an overwhelming user experience). Improving this page could improve user impression and experience.

Heuristic #8: Aesthetic and Minimalist DesignInterfaces should not contain information that is irrelevant or rarely needed. Every extra unit of information in an interface competes with the relevant units of information and diminishes their relative visibility.

• Is the visual design and content focused on the essentials?
• Have all distracting, unnecessary elements been removed?

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➤ Norberto Andres Furlan commented:

The first visit to the homepage after Onboarding includes a big message about switching default browsers (a repeat of the first onboarding card), multiple sections of data, and another message drawing attention to something further down the page. It’s overwhelming.