I recently tested out the NFL app on my tablet and was really excited to try it out. As a huge football fan, having an app that would keep me updated on all the latest news and stats had me feeling ecstatic! But, does the NFL app actually work on tablets?
Well, when I first opened the app I could tell immediately that it wasn’t optimized for tablets. The screen was zoomed in and text was blurry. The buttons and menus were all small and I had to constantly zoom in and out just to make out any of the text. It was honestly a bit of a mess.
I tried navigating around the app, hoping that things would get better and soon I started running into more issues. Some of the menus wouldn’t even open, and certain features refused to function properly. Plus, the design was horrible and made the app feel like it wasn’t even a part of the NFL brand.
Being the stubborn optimist that I am, I kept using the app and started to gain a better understanding of what it was able to do. I was finally able to access team stats, standings, and news updates, but the app’s usability still felt extremely limited. The font size was still unreadable, and certain features wouldn’t work on my tablet even after I tried restarting and reinstalling it.
Overall, I’m not overly impressed with the NFL app’s performance on tablets. It feels incredibly rushed and it appears that mobile optimization wasn’t taken seriously by the developers. Despite all that, I still like having the app on my tablet. Even with all the issues that I ran into, I could still get most of the information I wanted and that’s enough for me.
But, I wouldn’t be too surprised if I find other aggravated tablet owners who couldn’t even get past the login screen and gave up completely on the app. The bugs and general user experience issues make this app really look bad when compared to other apps.
At the end of the day, I’m still going to sit down and watch the games no matter what. But I have to admit, having the app would make it much easier to keep up with my teams and track the latest news and stats. Despite my issues with it, I’m still halfheartedly hoping that the app gets an update one day that would make it worth using. If that happens, then maybe I’ll be joining the bandwagon of app users and finally cheer on my team from afar!