iOS Safari vertical scroll speed too low on larger screened devices

Originator:andrew
Number:rdar://19843937 Date Originated:16-Feb-2015 10:58 AM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS Product Version:8.1.3
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:

When scrolling web pages in iOS Safari on larger screen devices, the scroll speed is too low and/or the deceleration is too high, which makes it hard work to scroll through larger web pages.

This does not appear to be a general problem with UIScrollViews - other apps which use them seem to be OK.

Steps to Reproduce:

(On iPhone 6 Plus)

1. Open Safari
2. Navigate to a large web page
3. Swipe vertically to scroll
4. Observe it feels like hard work to scroll a long way down the page, compared to smaller screened devices

Expected Results:

Larger screen devices should adapt the scrolling speed and/or use less deceleration friction, to account for the fact the user can see more on the screen at once.

Actual Results:

Painfully slow scrolling.

Regression:

N/A

Notes:

N/A

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