Offline Principles

Many of us design and build apps in air-conditioned offices in major cities, using the latest devices with perfect internet connections. We don’t often think about how apps should work without a strong internet connection.

It’s no wonder so many apps feel clunky or broken with a flaky internet connection, or none at all…

We decided to question ourselves, and to start treating the offline state as a core part of the experience rather than an edge case. While not everything can happen offline, plenty of tasks like writing a blog post should still work regardless of your connection…