This application pulls data from Metrotransit and displays it in a manner friendly to iPhone and Android devices. Feedback is awesome.
I’ve been taking a number of steps to shave off stray kilobytes from each page load, as every single one counts on mobile networks. Until recently, Google Analytics added quite a bit of weight to each page load, not only in the 10k for its Javascript (gzipped), but additional http requests. TCTransit.mobi has replaced its Javascript tracking code with Google’s newer pixel-based mobile version, which is only 0.03K, and fewer HTTP requests. Score!
Desktop browsers will load the Javascript version of Google Analytics. Mobile browsers will load the pixel-based mobile version.
While some might not find this to be earth-shattering news, it definitely makes a difference. Kudos to the Analytics team for finally providing a solution for mobile applications.