Allowing Stakeholders to See Your Figma Designs on Mobile Devices provides valuable insights to designers. While Figma allows previewing interactions directly from the desktop interface through “Prototyping”, testing prototypes on actual mobile phones using the Figma app and browser provides additional valuable insights. Below are some best practices for allowing stakeholders to test and refine prototypes on actual mobile screens when Seeing Your Figma Designs on a Mobile Device.
Viewing interactive prototypes across different devices allows designers and stakeholders to experience how end users will interact with digital creations. Figma’s “Prototyping” lets preview interactions from desktop, but Seeing Your Figma Designs on a Mobile Device using the actual Figma app and mobile browser provides an even more authentic experience of how designs come to life on target devices. It is ideal for designers to gather valuable feedback when stakeholders can directly test prototypes on mobile screens. The following tips help when Allowing Stakeholders to See Your Figma Designs on Mobile Devices.
Presentation View
The Figma mobile app makes it convenient to preview prototypes directly on phones. After opening a design file with prototyping connections, simply tap the “Present” button.
This plays interactions according to the defined flow starting point. Frames require connections to prototype, so ensure building these beforehand. During presentation, an options menu accessed by long-pressing allows changing flow starts, restarting, and more.
Prototype Options Menu
Prototypes in Figma contain an options menu that provides important controls. To open this menu:
- Press and hold anywhere on the prototype screen.
- This will reveal the options menu bar.
- From here, you can perform several actions:
- Choose a different starting point for the prototype flow.
- Restart the prototype from the beginning
- Open the source file
- Toggle hotspot hints on/off
- Copy the sharing link
- Exit the prototype
Browser Preview
Previewing Prototypes on Mobile
There are a few different ways to view your prototypes on a mobile device:
- Open the prototype link in your mobile browser. This allows navigation through connected pages.
- For a more native app-like experience without browser UI elements, use the Figma mobile app.
- Only hotspots can be interacted with on mobile – browser back actions are not supported.
- To access on your phone/tablet:
- Copy the share link from the prototype in Figma
- Paste into your mobile browser OR click the link
- Figma will automatically adjust the prototype to fit your mobile display.
- Use any hotspots to interact with the prototype as intended.
By following these steps, you can preview workflows and gain valuable feedback by allowing stakeholders to view prototypes on their personal devices.
Mirror Individual Frames
The app additionally mirrors selected desktop frames. This live-updates changes made and allows interactively testing framing, placement, and responsiveness across device sizes directly on mobile.
Previewing Frames in the Browser
- Open the desired file in Figma desktop.
- On your mobile browser, go to figma.com/mirror and log in.
- Select the top-level frame you want to preview from your desktop.
- Figma will instantly mirror the selected frame in your mobile browser for easy viewing and interaction.
By mirroring frames directly through the browser, you can preview designs on any mobile device without needing the app installed. Just log in and select the frame you want mirrored for a seamless preview experience.
Troubleshooting
If previews aren’t working correctly:
- Confirm you have a supported device.
- Select a top-level frame from your desktop to mirror.
- Ensure you’re logged into the same account on desktop and mobile. Re-login if needed.
- Try force quitting and restarting the mobile app.
- As a last resort, uninstall and reinstall the mobile app.
- If problems persist after trying the above steps, contact Figma Support for additional help.
Keeping your device and accounts in sync should resolve most issues. Reinstalling may be needed if restarting doesn’t help. Reach out to Support if you’re still facing trouble after trying these basic troubleshooting steps.
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