i tested all the features and functions. i mentioned some of the minor issues below i hope by circumventing these platform will make more room to grow.
fyi{ i already have some of CRP}
User Interface and UX:
--->At first glance it looks, a little bit old fashioned as new platforms in the market comes with better color grading, animation schemes to keep the UI attractive. just my own observation. i know good things take time but project seems to me very old concept so i think it's time to compete in better UI and break its own record. Overall this UI also looks fine. But make it little attractive too.
---> whenever i slide my cursor on it the lists do not open up automatically until i press one click on one of them. After clicking, it automatically opens all other. it would be more easy for users to access these option if the need of click will eliminate. One more thing there is not even a slight animation to confirm either you take your cursor on the button or not. But until i click any of them everything works completely fine. i hope u got my point.
---> This Box comprises of groups is very laggy. i don't know that it's on my end or is it a real problem it would be nice if scrolling down and up feels fast not lag. as i am mentioning these issues in User interface section because i think it's related to UI issues. and there is one more thing which i found annoying. If i set my status to offline i will not be able to join any groups here i know it's a online system working concurrently but i hope it could work as fine even i change my status to "offline"
Technical Issues i faced
People tend to use light things even in the era of fast technology. i can sacrifice my anonymity if i do not feel comfort in Utopia because it consumes a lot of memory and bandwidth. it's just my personal review so, As above UI feels old fashioned and back-end codes also consumes alot of memory so i checked that if i am not using mining bots than where my memory is going. as in the mining bot they said only "memory and Bandwidth will be used in mining" so, i hope making this platform light is possible.
---> I think it's a spelling mistake as there is space between meaning {mean ing} on the main website. as i was reading them and thought it would not look professional if these mistakes are find out. so i hope they may correct it soon. Just to avoid confusion. if it's not a spelling mistake then i am sorry as according to my context of interpreting the line space is additional there.
--->uMaps are not showing any background map. they only show locations of channels on clicking the "number" of "pin icon" and i thought that Utopia aims to provide total anonymity then why showing location or coordinates of channels creations. It should also be hidden as per anonymity. If its fine then maybe a background map would look good here as it's attractive. {I like the idea of showing channels on map but look outdated in UI}
---> idyll browser was not showing any website even the ones listed on the Utopia website in Merchant section. i do not know either browser is functioning or not but it wasn't working on my end.
Display problem on my main laptop:
i also faced some issue in viewing the full display of Utopia app on my HP Elitebook g4 laptop. when i set resolution from 1920*1080 to 1280*1024. i hope you got my point.
Here is the pic of my laptop from G4 where i face this issue Now i am on another laptop testing it. Here by default my resolutions on current working laptop are 1366*768. [ it would be nice to overcome this issue ]
Things i like in Utopia
1: Public key and uNS
Concept of public key and uNS to search friends is really awesome as it provides total anonymity and quickness of search friends or clients becomes more easy with uNS
2: 4 types of Themes
"Dark Theme, Classic Dark Theme, Light and Classic Light" all of them are great themes in sense of cryptography and anonymity
3: Tab Settings:
we can add wallets, channels tab and channel manager in our tabs setting to quickly access it.
4: Crypto Cards:
Customizable Utopia cards to use in buying and selling things and services at merchants is astonishing.
5: Hotkeys option
Setting up of hotkeys according to needs is very relaxing as we have to type 2 or 3 keys and our required tool or option will open easily.
List of likeness is too long i hope my review about Utopia will help it to grow.
Conclusion: Overall idea of the Utopia platform is really unique and promising. They tools like ubrowser, uwallet, email, mining, etc. all of them are great products but need some tuning to keep them fresh and competitive. Changing the Layout from "view option is very great as it keeps the spirit up. Plus dark and classic mode are also great options. Overall Utopia is great in all fields and getting there.
