Tooltips are designed to navigate the user within a platform, and increase the feature usage of unused or new ones. So, they act like maps in websites. Tooltips also provide interactive content for the user to engage with, thus, contributing to the UX (user experience). ✅ So yes, tooltips do work on mobile platforms.
Are tooltips mobile friendly?
Tooltips aren't just for web—they're one of the most popular and effective UI patterns for mobile apps, too.
When should you not use tooltip?
1. Don't use tooltips for information that is vital to task completion. Users shouldn't need to find a tooltip in order to complete their task.
What can I use instead of tooltips?
You can use modals, hotspots, and in-app messages to replace tooltips.