Large list with editable items in Android/IOS

Question

I have a scenario where there are around 50 - 100 items in a list. Each list item has 6 editable fields (Boolean, Boolean, Dropdown, Integer , Float, Float).

How can I display such a list in smartphones such that in worst case scenario if all items have to be updated (50 * 6 = 300), the number of taps should remain minimum.

for eg. if I open a new screen when user taps on a list item and updates all 6 field, and comes back to list screen,

Number of taps for each list item = { Open_Edit_Screen(1) + Boolean_values(2) + Dropdown(2) + Integer(3) + Float_values(6) + back_to_list_screen(1)} = 15

SO total taps by user = 15 * 50 = 750

Answer 1

If you can't trim down the amount of data there (and that is a far more preferable choice as @Benny outlined) Add a 'Next' button on the keyboard to navigate through the fields. I've seen spotty implementations of this for email/password logins and it makes things feel much faster because you can focus on the data input and not switching fields/mis-tapping.

Answer 2

I agree, that sounds terrible.

It also seems that what you really try to do is to take a desktop application and push it into an Android device. Maybe you should go back to the blueprints and revise? You might not need all the booleans or the dropdown-list? As you might have noticed, the facebook app for Android/iPhone/Windows Phone does not let you do all the things that you can do on a desktop application (read browser).

But to answer the question from the somewhat limited input:

• Boolean - you can use a slider (on/off)
• DropDown - is it necessary? If the items are limited (or can be) try radio buttons instead.
• Integer (and Float), are these unique values, or some values that comes in a pre-determined interval? If so you could try other input types that TextBox.

But please really try to consider what needs to be in the app - and for starters - leave the "nice to have"-features out of the app.

Good Luck!