# What is ResearchGate used for? What is ResearchGate used for? ##### Post Metadata - Net upvotes: 1

# Could you use a more relaxed user policy? You only admit user who signed up with an institutional email address and you can ban an user without many explanations. I can imagine you receive a lot of spam and illegitimate user that may pretend to be someone else, but there are many correct and legitime researchers that want to join your community. Especially, speed up the process to approve users to have an account, because people can't be wait 15 days to being approved. ##### Post Metadata - Net upvotes: 1

# What is the best way to use the app in a smartphone? I have not found a propper way to use the app in my smartphone, I don't know if the iOS app is the same for all the devices. ##### Post Metadata

# Can you reduce the login formalities please? It is a very time consuming process for students like us. ##### Post Metadata