Designing for the next billion users - Offline state design

Shocking as it may sound,1.6 billion people around the world live outside the range of mobile internet.

Millions more keep shuttling between areas of good internet and no internet.

In certain emerging economies, the internet cost is just too high (Ugandans spend roughly 11% of their income on the internet).

Be it Laos or Los Angeles, intermittent networks force many people to switch between online and offline modes (intentionally or unintentionally).

Designing for offline states is as important, if not more, as designing for online.