Do you read comics on desktop? + Poll

[CarltonIsaac]

100% Desktop.
Only phone I own is a Nokia from 2002, still going strong. I absolutely loathe mobile phones.

[Llyrel]

I also read comics on desktop. Love being able to see pictures as big as possible, plus I -hate- writing comments on my phone. Between having hands that are apparently too huge for my teeny-tiny phone and auto-correct, I always mess it up badly when I write anything from my phone, so I much prefer to comment from my pc XD

I have the app installed and use it to read/like comics from time to time, but as soon as I have the ability to switch to pc, I do it.

[BlairFujin]

100% desktop
I'm still baffled by how many people use phones as their primary internet browsing device >.<'

[rumpenstiltzkin]

100% desktop here too

[honeyandcreambutter]

Wow! I'm fairly surprised with the amount of people who read on their desktop over here on Tapas. I do wonder if the same applies to LINE Webtoon readers since the most common comment is: "I came as soon as I saw the notifications"

[oshirockingham]

me too
I like the music add on

[honeyandcreambutter]

It's nice to know that there are people who listens to the BGM add on!

[oshirockingham]

It takes the reading experience to another level

[nickolaidas]

I was phone only, until I learned that Tapas gives the middle finger to creators whose series isn't popular yet, so I started checking out the desktop version in order to help a few creators with a like or two, and a subscription.

Unfortunately, with Tapas 'demanding' that most series must be made with a mobile app in mind, most series are really discomforting to read on a 16:9 monitor which is basically the reverse canvas for what your series is intended for.

So, basically I now subscribe on my desktop version, then check out the comics in my mobile at my leisure.

[BlairFujin]

Wait, webtoon notifies you one a series you're subsrcibed to gets updated O.o? (not getting any notification on their website is the main reason why whenever I find some interesting series then I go and look for it here)

[ghostmaya]

EH~!?!?! most are desktop~? maybe because most of here are creators~? im sure all readers are more into mobile~

[nickolaidas]

Yeah, that's what I got from the poll as well. There's no way the majority of readers would be interested in watching mobile-framed comics on their 16:9 monitors.

[BlairFujin]

Does the app link to the forum anywhere...? This could cause most of app-users not to even be aware of forums existence and simply never coming across this thread...

[Llyrel]

From what I can tell, there is no link to the forum on the Tapas app. Not to mention that I can't even access the forum from my phone: every time I try to log in, the app opens instead and won't let me do anything at all. So far the only phone browser that let me log in was Firefox Focus, and even then, had to mess with it quite a bit to be able to log in and, since the browser deletes all cookies once you close it, I would have to log in every single time I opened it. Not very feasible at all.

On the matter of reading mobile-framed comics on desktop: I... don't find it to be much of an issue at all? Granted, most of the comics I follow are in page format, but so far the ones I've seen that are made for mobile tend to have images uploaded at maximum size anyway, so it's not like they're blurry on desktop or whatever. Yes, it's a bit annoying because you have to scroll A LOT to get through a single update, but as for everything else, I never found it to be that different from regular comics in page format

[honeyandcreambutter]

Only if you've turned on your notifications apparently! I turn all my notifs off unless it's for text messages or reminders haha.

[honeyandcreambutter]

Ditto this! I can never reply to the forums even from my phone so usually I either wait until I get on my laptop or answer through browser on my iPad. For some reason, browser-opened Tapas forum on the phone and on the iPad is different ;w; I hope they fix this soon!

Also, I don't like the slippery scrolling on the app (I think that's modifiable but I'm too lazy to search up how) so I just look at it from my iPad browser haha.

[ButterflyEmpress]

I prefer desktop due to the bigger screen, but if I'm not home, I'll read mobile. Since I'm more used to reading manga I have a preference towards traditional comic pages than the mobile variety. I really don't like endless scrolling, but I understand why most websites gravitate to it.

[honeyandcreambutter]

That's what I thought too but I guess it might be because there are more creators

[artemficta]

I'm more likely to read on my phone just because I have more free time in those moments, but sometimes I'll read a comic on my desktop. Although I'm more likely to read only a single update versus binge on my desktop.

[nickolaidas]

Wanna know what's funny? After browsing and reading the 'shoved-aside' stories of unknown creators, I actually found them a lot more interesting than the 1000th romance story that is constantly advertised, promoted and sold on the mobile app.