As I'm unable to use the Beta version of Lists through Test Flight as (incorrectly) detailed above, I can only comment on the screenshots.
- It does appear that the beta version is not so different (UI) from the existing version on the App Store
- The existing version on the app store is a huge missed opportunity for most users of Microsoft Lists within Sharepoint / Teams / whatever to present list items in a sensible way that is appropriate to the form factor of the iPhone. There are hundreds of list apps out there which do a stunning job of providing a "native" style user interface, but the existing Microsoft Lists app is extremely non-user-friendly as follows:
- it requires the user to scroll sideways (!)
- it truncates words and even field names
- when words are truncated it tends to show the first few characters then the last few characters, which means it's almost impossible to read basic parts of a list such as the title of the item (really - ridiculous)
- it is an extremely poor use of screen real-estate with huge gaps everywhere and yet words are cut off requiring scrolling in two directions
- comments are not supported, not even shown on existing list items
- you can't actually open a list item but instead when you click on the text under a field it just tries to allow you to edit that text
- if your list view involves hiding the title, that means you simply cannot open a list item as the only way to open the item is to tap on the title
- the app crashes regularly
Given the UI looks pretty similar in this Test Flight beta, it looks like I will not be using this app ever.
It's a huge missed opportunity. We use MS Lists for managing client communications, client deliverables, and integrating into our business workflow.
A functional and useful app would have been fantastic, sadly there is none.
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