UI suggestions
Hi awesome people,
I just installed the new bitmask beta from fdroid update, very nice!
On the initial provider setup window, I was a bit confused because the pre-configured providers are actually buttons, but they look like fields that you have to fill out. So the first thing I did was to click on "calyx.net" in order to change it to the riseup one, thinking I'd have to type there. Maybe this UI could be adjusted a little to be more obvious that its a selection?
After picking riseup.net, I went to login to my profile. In the 'username' field I typed my username, but I was confused because in the desktop client, as soon as I type my username it auto-fills at the end of the username "@riseup.net"... so I thought I needed to type all that, so I did. I went back and re-did the process and found that I did not need to include the '@riseup.net'. It would be good to mimic the desktop client here.
After you have logged in and the VPN comes up, you get the nice splash screen with the rainbow, and the key in the circle.
It says at the top:
Encrypted VPN Internet Access
Your traffic is securely routed through:
Riseup Networks
It would be great if this would also say what gateway you are connected to. One idea would be to say "Riseup Networks (montreal)", with the gateway location in parenthesis. Maybe you have other ideas.
Overall, this is a great release! I'm really happy with how it looks!