May 21, 2026 · Brandon
Mobile-First Is Not a Slogan When Your Users Are in Trucks
A field tech does not sit at a desk. Our UI decisions have to reflect that — from tap targets to offline behaviour.
"Mobile-first" gets used so loosely it has stopped meaning anything. For FieldForge it means something specific: the primary user is standing in a driveway in gloves, with one bar of signal, trying to close out a job before the next one.
That changes design in concrete ways:
- Tap targets sized for thumbs, not mice.
- Forms that save locally the moment you stop typing, and sync when the radio comes back.
- A home screen that answers "what is next?" in under a second, without a refresh.
- Photo capture that compresses on-device so a gigabyte plan does not evaporate in a week.
The office-side UI matters, but it is the second citizen. If the mobile experience is weak, the product is weak — no dashboard saves it.