Designing for cold weather might not seem like a topic that is going to be applicable to someone living in Miami or Brisbane. But it actually is because it will benefit almost all of an apps user base. What I talk about here can be just applicable to users who find themselves in rain, or high wind, or some other weather condition where long term use of your phone or tablet is not a desirable experience. It just so happens that, living in Canada, and in the prairies, cold weather is a reality for 4 – 5 months of the year and has lead to a lot of thinking of how apps work in those conditions.

So what are the challenges cold weather causes? This is pretty straightforward and I am sure most people could come up with most of these on their own.

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