FastClick is a simple, easy-to-use library for eliminating the 300ms delay between a physical tap and the firing of a click event on mobile browsers. The aim is to make your application feel less laggy and more responsive while avoiding any interference with your current logic.
FastClick
FastClick is a simple, easy-to-use library for eliminating the 300ms delay between a physical tap and the firing of a click event on mobile browsers. The aim is to make your application feel less laggy and more responsive while avoiding any interference with your current logic.
FastClick is developed by FT Labs, part of the Financial Times.
Compatibility
The library has been deployed as part of the FT Web App and is tried and tested on the following mobile browsers:
- Mobile Safari on iOS 3 and upwards
- Chrome on iOS 5 and upwards
- Chrome on Android (ICS)
- Opera Mobile 11.5 and upwards
- Android Browser since Honeycomb
- PlayBook OS 1 and upwards
FastClick doesn't attach any listeners on desktop browsers as it is not needed. Those that have been tested are:
- Safari
- Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Opera