[abanana]

We had a discussion about this one not too long ago.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45887957

Unfortunately, with the mobile OS's datepickers being so bad from a usability perspective, it's a long way from being a solved problem. Typing the date directly into a single textbox is great for some of us but not for others, so an alternative has to be provided.

Yes, some date selection widgets can be poorly designed and user hostile, but the well-designed ones tend to be fine. The ideal, based on real user research by gov.uk, appears to be to use 3 separate textboxes, instead of <input type="date">.

[fer]

I just tested on all the devices I have at hand and they let me pick or type, and the picker is usable. Is this an iPhone problem? Because it sounds like an iPhone problem.

[abanana]

The link I gave there explains the problem. The picker is perfectly usable if you know how it's meant to be used - like most things really. The problem is the flat design, controls looking like headings rather than controls, leading to a surprising number of people not having any idea of how to change the year.