Design against the worst micro-step, not the missing feature

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Constraints like 'the user shouldn't have to copy anything' reshape entire auth flows more than any feature addition. When you eliminate the single most tedious micro-step, a multi-screen ritual collapses into a single tap. Universal Links that open the app directly with state prefilled turn distribution from a settings-page chore into a conversational gesture. Friction lives in the unglamorous moments — design against those first.

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