This forum needs an app!

Subsocial · 01-05-2012, 03:44 PM

I'm on here at the moment using my iPhone and it's a bastard.

Anyone else agree? I think this forum needs an app...

Evelon · 01-05-2012, 03:45 PM

I'm perfectly happy with it as it is. But otoh, I don't have an iPhone.

Subsocial · 01-05-2012, 04:05 PM

You're quite lucky, Safari on iPhone is rather terrible imo, so working around stuff like this on it is quite pissy.... everything else is great though.

Divercity · 01-05-2012, 04:10 PM

I agree it does. I hate having to zoom in on every little tab just to navigate the boards properly.

Subsocial · 01-05-2012, 04:20 PM

That's the main issue I was having.. a long with many others

lolirl · 01-05-2012, 04:40 PM

I fear you'll be waiting a long time for this.

Subsocial · 01-05-2012, 04:44 PM

do you think anyone on the forum can design apps? I have a friend who can...

lolirl · 01-05-2012, 04:52 PM

That's not necessarily the problem (please don't take that as rejection of the offer).

To be completely honest with you we currently have the bizarre situation whereby this place isn't necessarily controlled by the people who frequent and maintain it.

Getting regular aspects of this place changed is a slow, monumental ball-ache (which is partly why Fid started Env-mod iirc) and so getting permission/control to make a moble app could be tricky.

I like the idea though, why not?

Subsocial · 01-05-2012, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Sveldt

That's not necessarily the problem (please don't take that as rejection of the offer).

To be completely honest with you we currently have the bizarre situation whereby this place isn't necessarily controlled by the people who frequent and maintain it.

Getting regular aspects of this place changed is a slow, monumental ball-ache (which is partly why Fid started Env-mod iirc) and so getting permission/control to make a moble app could be tricky.

I like the idea though, why not?

What's 'Env-mod iirc'?? Who exactly DOES run this site? Would it have to go through legal process just to get an app of a website? Don't really know anything about this sorta stuff

Just using it on Safari is a chore - and I'm always on my iPhone.

lolirl · 01-05-2012, 05:47 PM

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is a forum set up by Fidelium (previously admin here).

Sorry, i thought "If I recall correctly" was widely known internet shorthand?

It's not necessarily a legal issue, just more of a password issue.
As far as I know [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click here to register]
still holds ultimate control with Benwaa and Anodyne Industries taking care of day to day admin.

Subsocial · 01-05-2012, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Sveldt

Sorry, i thought "If I recall correctly" was widely known internet shorthand?

Genuinely never knew that acronym.

But yeah, I'll have to check it out. They have an iPhone app?

lolirl · 01-05-2012, 05:54 PM

I don't think so.

Fox · 01-05-2012, 06:12 PM

maybe you should try an app like this
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haven't tested myself yet.
I've just bought an iphone, got it 1 week ago but haven't ben on forums yet

might be handy

Subsocial · 01-05-2012, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fox

maybe you should try an app like this
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haven't tested myself yet.
I've just bought an iphone, got it 1 week ago but haven't ben on forums yet

might be handy

Looks pretty useful. I'll check it out right now and get back to you to let you know what it's like.

Automageddon · 01-05-2012, 06:27 PM

Maybe the forum doesn't need an app, maybe we just need more life...

(PS: I too sometimes check IDMf from mobile)

Subsocial · 01-05-2012, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Automageddon

Maybe the forum doesn't need an app, maybe we just need more life...

(PS: I too sometimes check IDMf from mobile)

What OS you using? Is it generally easy to use or do you find it difficult too?

Subsocial · 01-05-2012, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Fox

maybe you should try an app like this
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Nope doesn't work.

Needs to be an IPB specified community apparently... Hopefully they'll specify this forum soon, lol.

Fox · 01-05-2012, 06:52 PM

maybe this
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--> but that's to setup on the server actually
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--> maybe this
or this [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click here to register]

etc...

I'm sure there's an app that displays these kind of forums properly on iphones.
I'm at work so I don't really have te time to search but well, google's ur friend

Subsocial · 01-05-2012, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Fox

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This one never had IDMf on it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fox

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This is £2.49, but I didn't wanna pay for the app incase it didn't support this forum.

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Originally Posted by Fox

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and this one is actually it's own forum.

I dunno, guess I'm gonna have to scour google a bit more! Thanks for looking for all them though, mate.

Fox · 01-05-2012, 07:10 PM

i'll probably do a bit on searching myself when I start playing around with my new iphone ^^