Revamping ABC News mobile app

Parag UX
2 min readNov 28, 2023

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Brief

ABC News is a prominent American news division owned by the Walt Disney Company. It operates a wide range of news programs across various platforms, including television, radio, and online. Known for its global coverage, ABC News provides comprehensive reporting on current events, politics, business, and cultural developments. With a reputation for journalistic integrity, ABC News is a major player in the U.S. media landscape, delivering news to a broad audience.

Problem Statement

Enhancing User Experience on the Home Page and Content Association.

What problems I got to know?

I go through the negative reviews on play store ,there are some of the reviews which are complaining about difficulty in navigation, complex layout, cluttered design, etc.

  • Difficult to navigate or lacking intuitive design.
  • Frustration with a complex layout that makes it challenging to find information quickly.
  • Cluttered design or an excess of visual elements that detract from the overall aesthetics and readability.
  • Users critique the interests section for not offering a diverse range of topics.
  • There is no comments option and video is not associated with the article.

Ideate

Fixing the home page layout

The home page needs some fixes, such as adding chips or dividers for trending and latest sections.

The search bar should be moved to the top instead of the navigation bar.

Associating videos with articles

The right topic/headline is displayed, but the video is not associated with the article.

Videos and photos should be added to the articles.

Improving personalized interests

According to some reviews, the interests on the news page are not aligned with what users want.

The personalized interests should be improved to match user preferences.

Usability Testing

User 1 :

Improved homepage layout.

The interest section is customized based on the user's preferences.

User 2 :

Wanted a comment section in news/article section.

Save feature is much needed.

These Features helps to Impact on Business

  1. Increases retention rates.
  2. Increases repeat customer’s rate.
  3. Increases customer satisfaction.

Thank you for reading till the end!!!

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Parag UX
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