Artificial Intelligence for Cloud Phone
AI to design, develop, adapt, and translate apps for Cloud Phone
Most websites and Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are not built with feature phones in mind. Use AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude to design wireframes, generate code, and modify layouts using popular frameworks like Bootstrap to fit small screens.
StatCounter reports the smallest common mobile screen resolutions do not include QQVGA (128x160) or QVGA (240x320), the two resolutions most prevalent on Cloud Phone devices. Most designers and developers ignore screens this small in favor of high-end devices like the iPhone 16 Pro with its 2868x1320 OLED display.
AI may hallucinate or output code with errors, security vulnerabilities, or require undisclosed dependencies. Always review and test AI-generated code before including it in your codebase.
Design Mockups
Multimodal AI can be a powerful design tool to create wireframes, mockups, and prototypes. Specify the target screen dimensions and navigation pattern. In this example, I asked Claude to generate wireframes for a weather app.
Create a wireframe of a weather app on a basic feature phone with a QVGA 240x320 pixel screen and directional pad navigation. Use London, UK as the location for the mockup. Show multiple screens for different weather conditions.
I’ll create an SVG wireframe showing different screens of a basic feature phone weather app, designed for a 240x320 QVGA display.
SVG Mockup
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 800 1000">
<!-- Phone 1 - Main Screen -->
<g transform="translate(50,50)">
<!-- Phone outline showing true 240x320 proportion -->
<rect x="0" y="0" width="240" height="320" fill="none" stroke="black" stroke-width="2"/>
<!-- Status bar -->
<rect x="0" y="0" width="240" height="20" fill="#eee"/>
<text x="10" y="15" font-size="12">12:00 ░░░█</text>
<!-- Location with focus indicator -->
<rect x="10" y="30" width="220" height="25" fill="#ddd" stroke="black" stroke-dasharray="2"/>
<text x="120" y="48" font-size="16" text-anchor="middle" font-weight="bold">London, UK ▼</text>
<!-- Weather icon -->
<circle cx="120" cy="100" r="30" fill="none" stroke="black"/>
<circle cx="120" cy="100" r="20" fill="none" stroke="black"/>
<!-- Temperature -->
<text x="120" y="160" font-size="36" text-anchor="middle">22°C</text>
<text x="120" y="185" font-size="16" text-anchor="middle">Sunny</text>
<!-- Menu items with focus indicators -->
<rect x="10" y="200" width="220" height="30" fill="none" stroke="black" stroke-dasharray="2"/>
<text x="20" y="220" font-size="14">↕ Details</text>
<rect x="10" y="235" width="220" height="30" fill="none" stroke="black"/>
<text x="20" y="255" font-size="14">↕ Hourly Forecast</text>
<rect x="10" y="270" width="220" height="30" fill="none" stroke="black"/>
<text x="20" y="290" font-size="14">↕ Weekly Forecast</text>
<!-- Softkey labels -->
<text x="20" y="315" font-size="12">Menu</text>
<text x="220" y="315" font-size="12" text-anchor="end">Back</text>
</g>
<!-- Phone 2 - Details Screen -->
<g transform="translate(300,50)">
<rect x="0" y="0" width="240" height="320" fill="none" stroke="black" stroke-width="2"/>
<!-- Status bar -->
<rect x="0" y="0" width="240" height="20" fill="#eee"/>
<text x="10" y="15" font-size="12">12:00 ░░░█</text>
<!-- Title -->
<rect x="0" y="20" width="240" height="30" fill="#eee"/>
<text x="120" y="40" font-size="16" text-anchor="middle">Weather Details</text>
<!-- Scrollable detail items with focus -->
<rect x="10" y="60" width="220" height="30" fill="#ddd" stroke="black" stroke-dasharray="2"/>
<text x="20" y="80" font-size="14">Humidity: 45%</text>
<rect x="10" y="95" width="220" height="30" fill="none" stroke="black"/>
<text x="20" y="115" font-size="14">Wind: 8 km/h NE</text>
<rect x="10" y="130" width="220" height="30" fill="none" stroke="black"/>
<text x="20" y="150" font-size="14">UV Index: High</text>
<rect x="10" y="165" width="220" height="30" fill="none" stroke="black"/>
<text x="20" y="185" font-size="14">Visibility: 10 km</text>
<rect x="10" y="200" width="220" height="30" fill="none" stroke="black"/>
<text x="20" y="220" font-size="14">Pressure: 1013 hPa</text>
<!-- Scroll indicator -->
<text x="230" y="160" font-size="14">▼</text>
<!-- Softkey labels -->
<text x="20" y="315" font-size="12">Select</text>
<text x="220" y="315" font-size="12" text-anchor="end">Back</text>
</g>
<!-- Phone 3 - Hourly Forecast -->
<g transform="translate(550,50)">
<rect x="0" y="0" width="240" height="320" fill="none" stroke="black" stroke-width="2"/>
<!-- Status bar -->
<rect x="0" y="0" width="240" height="20" fill="#eee"/>
<text x="10" y="15" font-size="12">12:00 ░░░█</text>
<!-- Title -->
<rect x="0" y="20" width="240" height="30" fill="#eee"/>
<text x="120" y="40" font-size="16" text-anchor="middle">Hourly Forecast</text>
<!-- Hourly items with focus -->
<rect x="10" y="60" width="220" height="35" fill="#ddd" stroke="black" stroke-dasharray="2"/>
<text x="20" y="83" font-size="14">13:00 | 23°C | Sunny</text>
<rect x="10" y="100" width="220" height="35" fill="none" stroke="black"/>
<text x="20" y="123" font-size="14">14:00 | 22°C | Sunny</text>
<rect x="10" y="140" width="220" height="35" fill="none" stroke="black"/>
<text x="20" y="163" font-size="14">15:00 | 21°C | P.Cloudy</text>
<rect x="10" y="180" width="220" height="35" fill="none" stroke="black"/>
<text x="20" y="203" font-size="14">16:00 | 19°C | Rain</text>
<!-- Scroll indicator -->
<text x="230" y="160" font-size="14">▼</text>
<!-- Softkey labels -->
<text x="20" y="315" font-size="12">Details</text>
<text x="220" y="315" font-size="12" text-anchor="end">Back</text>
</g>
</svg>Suggest Changes
Ask an AI assistance to summarize potential changes to your layout.
Review the following HTML and provide guidance in the form of concise bullet points summarizing how to adapt the layout for feature phones that use directional pad navigation and have small QQVGA (128x160) screens.
Here are the critical adaptations needed:
- Remove the popover functionality entirely and replace it with a fullscreen overlay.
Feature phones lack cursor control, making small popover tooltips impractical to interact with. Instead, pressing the center d-pad button should display the content in a new full-screen view that follows the phone’s native UI patterns.
- Reduce the button’s visual footprint by shortening the “Click to toggle popover” text with something like “More Info.”
To conserve precious screen real estate, consider using a standardized icon (like “i” for information) that feature phone users will recognize.
- Add clear focus states that are visible on small screens.
Many feature phones have limited color support, so the current danger styling won’t be meaningful. Use bold borders or inverse colors to show focus state as users navigate with the directional pad.
Directly Edit Bootstrap
Edit HTML directly if you use common frameworks like Bootstrap.
This option is best for targeted edits, and can save a lot of time. Ask an AI assistant to make edits to HTML and CSS to fit specific screen sizes. Example directions include:
- Avoid sticky headers
- Ensure text wraps multiple lines
- Shrink fonts to fit, while maintaining readability
- Avoid horizontal scrolling or overflows
- Set image
max-widthto 100%, or less - Mirror the layout for both LTR and RTL text directions
The following output is truncated to demonstrate key points.
Edit the following HTML to fit QQVGA 128x160 screens. Ensure that headers are not sticky, text wraps to fit multiple lines, font sizes are readable, and that the page does not scroll or overflow horizontally. Use class names from the Bootstrap framework.
Original
Original Layout
<main role="main">
<div id="myCarousel" class="carousel slide" data-ride="carousel">
<ol class="carousel-indicators">
<li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="0" class=""></li>
<li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="1" class="active"></li>
<li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="2"></li>
</ol>
<div class="carousel-inner">
<div class="carousel-item">
<img class="first-slide"
src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAHd3dwAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" alt="First slide">
<div class="container">
<div class="carousel-caption text-left">
<h1>Example headline.</h1>
<p>Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget
metus. Nullam id dolor id nibh ultricies vehicula ut id elit.</p>
<p><a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" href="#" role="button">Sign up today</a></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="carousel-item active">
<img class="second-slide"
src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAHd3dwAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" alt="Second slide">
<div class="container">
<div class="carousel-caption">
<h1>Another example headline.</h1>
<p>Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget
metus. Nullam id dolor id nibh ultricies vehicula ut id elit.</p>
<p><a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" href="#" role="button">Learn more</a></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="carousel-item">
<img class="third-slide"
src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAHd3dwAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" alt="Third slide">
<div class="container">
<div class="carousel-caption text-right">
<h1>One more for good measure.</h1>
<p>Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget
metus. Nullam id dolor id nibh ultricies vehicula ut id elit.</p>
<p><a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" href="#" role="button">Browse gallery</a></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<a class="carousel-control-prev" href="#myCarousel" role="button" data-slide="prev">
<span class="carousel-control-prev-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
<span class="sr-only">Previous</span>
</a>
<a class="carousel-control-next" href="#myCarousel" role="button" data-slide="next">
<span class="carousel-control-next-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
<span class="sr-only">Next</span>
</a>
</div>
<!-- Marketing messaging and featurettes
================================================== -->
<!-- Wrap the rest of the page in another container to center all the content. -->
<div class="container marketing">
<!-- Three columns of text below the carousel -->
<div class="row">
<div class="col-lg-4">
<img class="rounded-circle"
src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAHd3dwAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=="
alt="Generic placeholder image" width="140" height="140">
<h2>Heading</h2>
<p>Donec sed odio dui. Etiam porta sem malesuada magna mollis euismod. Nullam id dolor id nibh ultricies
vehicula ut id elit. Morbi leo risus, porta ac consectetur ac, vestibulum at eros. Praesent commodo cursus
magna.</p>
<p><a class="btn btn-secondary" href="#" role="button">View details »</a></p>
</div><!-- /.col-lg-4 -->
</div><!-- /.row -->
<!-- START THE FEATURETTES -->
<hr class="featurette-divider">
<div class="row featurette">
<div class="col-md-7">
<h2 class="featurette-heading">First featurette heading. <span class="text-muted">It'll blow your mind.</span>
</h2>
<p class="lead">Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla. Vestibulum id ligula porta felis euismod
semper. Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur. Fusce dapibus, tellus ac cursus
commodo.</p>
</div>
<div class="col-md-5">
<img class="featurette-image img-fluid mx-auto" data-src="holder.js/500x500/auto" alt="500x500"
style="width: 500px; height: 500px;"
src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAHd3dwAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=="
data-holder-rendered="true">
</div>
</div>
<!-- /END THE FEATURETTES -->
</div><!-- /.container -->
<!-- FOOTER -->
<footer class="container">
<p class="float-right"><a href="#">Back to top</a></p>
<p>© 2017-2018 Company, Inc. · <a href="#">Privacy</a> · <a href="#">Terms</a></p>
</footer>
</main>Edited
Edited Layout
<main role="main" class="p-1">
<!-- Simplified carousel for small screens -->
<div class="d-block mb-2">
<div class="text-center">
<h3 class="h6 mb-1">Example headline</h3>
<p class="small mb-1">Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in.</p>
<a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary w-100 mb-1" href="#" role="button">Sign up today</a>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Simplified marketing section -->
<div class="container p-0">
<!-- Single column layout for small screens -->
<div class="mb-2">
<div class="text-center mb-3">
<img class="rounded-circle mb-1" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAHd3dwAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" alt="Image" width="64" height="64">
<h4 class="h6 mb-1">Heading</h4>
<p class="small mb-1">Donec sed odio dui. Etiam porta sem malesuada.</p>
<a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary w-100" href="#" role="button">View details</a>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Simplified featurettes -->
<hr class="my-2">
<div class="mb-2">
<h4 class="h6 mb-1">First featurette heading</h4>
<span class="mb-1 text-muted">It'll blow your mind.</span>
<p class="small mb-1">Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla.</p>
<img class="img-fluid mb-1" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAHd3dwAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" alt="Image">
</div>
<!-- Footer -->
<footer class="text-center small mt-2">
<p>© 2017-2018 Company</p>
<a href="#" class="d-block">Back to top</a>
</footer>
</div>
</main>Code Generation
Use Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate code for web components, or components in your framework of choice. Be specific and concise with your instructions.
In this example, the Claude 3.5 Sonnet model was used to create a Soft Keys component. The styles and SVG icons are remarkably close to recommended styles, although for Cloud Phone the Escape key should be used in place of SoftLeft.
Show the JavaScript code for a web component of software keys that are fixed at the bottom of the screen. Include three icons, the left icon is a hamburger menu, the middle is the word ‘SELECT,’ and the right is a back arrow that triggers history.back(). Provide an event handler for when icons are clicked. Include SVG code for the icons and use a black background with white text/ icons.
I’ll create a web component for a feature phone-style software key bar. This will use standard web components and include basic keyboard navigation support.
To use this component, you would:
- Add it to your HTML:
<soft-keys></soft-keys>- Listen for events:
document.querySelector('soft-keys').addEventListener('menuclick', () => {
console.log('Menu clicked');
});
document.querySelector('soft-keys').addEventListener('selectclick', () => {
console.log('Select clicked');
});class SoftKeys extends HTMLElement {
constructor() {
super();
this.attachShadow({ mode: 'open' });
const style = document.createElement('style');
style.textContent = `
:host {
position: fixed;
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
right: 0;
width: 100%;
}
.softkeys-container {
background: #000000;
height: 28px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: row;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center;
width: 100%;
color: #ffffff;
font-family: sans-serif;
font-size: 12px;
}
.soft-key {
flex: 1;
height: 100%;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
cursor: pointer;
user-select: none;
}
.soft-key:focus {
outline: none;
background: #333333;
}
svg {
width: 16px;
height: 16px;
fill: currentColor;
}
.left { justify-content: center; }
.center { justify-content: center; font-weight: bold; }
.right { justify-content: center; }
`;
const menuIcon = `
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="1.1" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true">
<path d="M3 6h18v2H3V6m0 5h18v2H3v-2m0 5h18v2H3v-2z"/>
</svg>
`;
const backIcon = `
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="1.1" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true">
<path d="M20 11H7.83l5.59-5.59L12 4l-8 8 8 8 1.41-1.41L7.83 13H20v-2z"/>
</svg>
`;
const html = document.createElement('div');
html.innerHTML = `
<div class="softkeys-container">
<div class="soft-key left" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-label="Menu">
${menuIcon}
</div>
<div class="soft-key center" tabindex="0" role="button">SELECT</div>
<div class="soft-key right" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-label="Back">
${backIcon}
</div>
</div>
`;
this.shadowRoot.appendChild(style);
this.shadowRoot.appendChild(html);
this.handleKeyPress = this.handleKeyPress.bind(this);
this.setupEventListeners();
}
setupEventListeners() {
const [leftKey, centerKey, rightKey] = this.shadowRoot.querySelectorAll('.soft-key');
leftKey.addEventListener('click', () => {
this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('menuclick', {
bubbles: true,
composed: true,
detail: { source: 'left-key' }
}));
});
centerKey.addEventListener('click', () => {
this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('selectclick', {
bubbles: true,
composed: true,
detail: { source: 'center-key' }
}));
});
rightKey.addEventListener('click', () => {
history.back();
});
// Add keyboard navigation
leftKey.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyPress);
centerKey.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyPress);
rightKey.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyPress);
// Add d-pad navigation support
document.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
if (e.key === 'SoftLeft') {
leftKey.click();
} else if (e.key === 'Enter') {
centerKey.click();
} else if (e.key === 'SoftRight') {
rightKey.click();
}
});
}
handleKeyPress(event) {
const keys = Array.from(this.shadowRoot.querySelectorAll('.soft-key'));
const currentIndex = keys.indexOf(event.target);
switch (event.key) {
case 'Enter':
case ' ':
event.target.click();
break;
}
}
}
customElements.define('soft-keys', SoftKeys);Code Completion
Use AI-powered tools to auto-complete code during development and testing. Tools like GitHub Copilot and Amazon CodeWhisperer work with your integrated development environment (IDE) like VSCode and provide type-ahead code completion to accelerate development. Codeium offers the Windsurf Editor with AI autocompletion to bootstrap your coding. There are no shortage of AI-powered tools, so experiment and pick the ones that work best with your codebase, budget, and project goals.
Translation
Cloud Phone is actively used in 25+ languages around the world. Tools like QuillBot and DeepL use AI to translate text and localize content between different languages. Companies like Crowdin provide full-service AI-powered localization management, while open source projects like LibreTranslate provide a free, self-hosted machine translation API.
AI translation software makes mistakes. Review important messages and legal documents with a professional translator.
Summarizing
Feature phones have small screens, making it difficult to read long-form articles and posts. Use AI to summarize content into concise bullet points to guide readers on tiny screens.
I asked ChatGPT to summarize the 27,345 word Wikipedia article on India. This is what it provided:
Summarize the Wikipedia article on India below and provide very concise bullet points of key details and information, limited to 15 words per bullet point and simple English.
Let me provide a simple, short summary of India:
- India is the world’s biggest democracy, home to over 1.4 billion people.
- Ancient civilization became independent from British rule in 1947.
- Most people follow Hinduism, but many other religions exist.
- India’s economy is growing fast, with many people working in technology.
- Known for spicy food, colorful festivals, Bollywood movies, and the Taj Mahal.
- Located in South Asia, with mountains in the north and oceans around.
- Has 28 states, hundreds of languages, and many different cultures.
Want me to explain anything in more detail?
Conclusion
AI is a powerful tool that can be used to design wireframes, translate your app, summarize articles, write custom components, and edit layouts. It can help you adapt your existing app to Cloud Phone, or develop a new app from scratch. Just make sure to review and validate the code that AI generates for accuracy and security.