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2. Phone number with SMS code
3. Username/pass
4. Email/pass (Email will need to be verified)
Would like to hear people's opinions. Assuming the app doesn't absolutely need Facebook's social data, all the options seem viable with different pros/cons.
SMS costs a very tiny amount of money, and didn't offer any advantages (you can't get at the user's phone # on ios, so you cannot prefill, thus email had a similar level of friction from the user's perspective).
So that that is next on my list to add to this current project.
5. Email a login link to the users verified email address. No need for a password.
Plus the whole thing becomes unsecure if users start forwarding the email to others without thinking of the implications.
5. Email a login link to the users verified email address. No need for a password.
This sounds like the least user-friendly option available and a real obstruction, especially if using the application on a mobile device. Plus the whole thing becomes unsecure if users start forwarding the email to others without thinking of the implications.
What if the link is only good once? Problem solved.
5. Email a login link to the users verified email address. No need for a password.
Maybe if the information on the site was sensitive it would be worth it, but this is too much for just any random app.
I chose to do Facebook and email/password. SMS costs a very tiny amount of money, and didn't offer any advantages (you can't get at the user's phone # on ios, so you cannot prefill, thus email had a similar level of friction from the user's perspective).
I built a mobile web app, and I started out with just Facebook and Twitter login. However, I have some friends who are privacy conscious and they do not have social media. They would prefer to have a email/pass login option. So that that is next on my list to add to this current project.