Let us design on tablets/mobile (Fully featured Figma for iOS and Android)

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January 26, 2021
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I like to work on my iPad Air with Apple Pencil. It’s great in Miro app. Lets me deal with comments or make small adjustments while away from the big screen.

Now Figma is not very useful on mobile browsers. Most tools are disabled.
One workaround is Figurative app but that is only marginally better and not developed for the last few months.

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Anyone tried this on Android tablets? Some funky workarounds like connecting keyboards or hacking browser settings?

I guess it’s okay on Windows based tablets and convertibles, at least non ARM based ones.

What about phones?

And what about proper companion app, like Miro has?

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matteogonzalez

We have to maintain this subject alive until they release the app ahah
I would like to work exclusively on iPad, and Figma is sadly the only software not available for such devices

Paul_Inventador

iPad or iOS fully featured Figma will require an unique app development because mobile OS do not give a full control over the cursor and interactions with it (hover, pressed, etc.). Flutter framework faced the same problem when was porting to the web platform. If Figma is not already working on it for a few years, we will not get it soon (as mobile app is not frequently updated with more and more features I guess it’s not the plan). But with the release of the last iPad we can wait for Apple solution on WWDC next month, as these new Pro models can now compete with laptop performance and iPad OS may become closer to Mac OS. Even just browser support of Pencil as a pointing device with keyboard shortcuts would be enough and Figma can adapt existing browser app very quickly. Fingers crossed.

Eve7

As a user in the apple environment minus owning an iPad but is thinking of getting one, this is a deal breaker to me since it’s my main design tool. I guess I just have to stick with my macbook for a while.

Austin3

Just want to add my plus one to this. I would LOVE if Figma came to the iPad as a native application. Even if it’s just a properly supported wrapper that lets the iPad Magic Keyboard and trackpad work like it does on the Mac desktop app. I think this is the one app that is keeping me tied to my Mac. Please Figma!

Wessel_Bronswijk

New Member

With these new M4 iPad Pros it’s about time for a native Figma app for iPad!

Ayko_Neil_Kehl1

I agree 100%! I’d love to see Figma on the iPad. It would be a game-changer for using the iPad Magic Keyboard and trackpad just like on the Mac. Please make it happen, Figma!

matteogonzalez

FigJam recently launched very interesting few updates on iPadOs, that include better controls on touchscreen. That let make me think they are actually really working on a real Figmap app !
And if you don’t think so, let me dream ! x)

John_Likes_To_Edit

New Participant

bump ! would love to see a native Figma app on the iPad. it shouldn’t be that hard — if blackmagic could port davinci resolve, Figma can surely be ported to the iPad

dan.taylor

New Participant

The iPad has been an extremely powerful and capable device since the release of the M1 chip. I prefer it as my daily driver and am seeing an increasing amount of people using iPads as their personal computer around me.

The current version of Figma for iPad isn’t worth installing as the web editor switches to it by default after installing, blocking you from using the design tools on the web. But at the same time the web interface lacks important touchscreen controls like undo, redo, copy, paste, and contains a few bugs that prevent regular use (notifications menu dismisses when tapping, fonts aren’t supported).

The latest overhaul of the Figma interface announced today at Config is a promising future and has so much potential to be ported to this device.

Please consider an update to app that takes this platform seriously.