I really should be able to retrieve some of this info from analytics but the iphone info I have is particularly unreliable so just going to ask some general questions here.
First of all can you answer the poll question.
Secondly can you let me know what you think about the App. If you use it, why do you prefer it to the forum skin, if you don’t use it, why not?
It seems to me that the Android version is more popular than the iOS version. That maybe partly because the iOS version is a bit behind because I don’t have access to a Mac so I can update it. But maybe people on the iPhone just don’t like the App for some reason.
The Apps themselves may be getting upgraded soon. The upgrades are quite significant and are mostly for the better but no doubt there will be some grievances. The Android one will look really different, (actually they both will but again I don’t use the other one so not as familiar with how it looks).
There will be some upgrades to the general forum coming in a month or two as well which will change things slightly - don’t worry it won’t be a big change, just a positive evolution. One of the improvements from that will be a better mobile skin - surprised there haven’t been more complaints about the current one. It’s fine but it could be better and it will be better. Arising from that, there may not be as much of a need for the app(s).
So here’s what I’m getting at:
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[]The Android App is likely to remain for the foreseeable future but it will change quite significantly in all probability.
[]The iPhone App is less likely to remain but that depends on how many people use it. There is a $100 fee just to have an App open on iTunes each year.
[*]The mobile skin will be improved, won’t be significant but will be a bit more solid feeling and will fit the phone a touch better.
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Let me know any comments on the App: actual changes to it are not really all that possible for a plethora of complicated reasons but some things are certainly capable of being tweaked and whether you’d cry if it changed/was lost forever etc.
I use the app on my Android phone. Partly because it’s there and I don’t really use the browser for much on the phone. The odd time I do use the mobile skin, the fact that the next unread post thing doesn’t work does my head in. Just don’t think it renders as well as the app either.
I use the iPhone app for the vast majority of my time on TFK. Don’t really like the mobile site. App is more functional, only bugbear is the fact I can’t see polls on it.
I have never used the app although I have an iPhone.
I never saw any need to stop using the old mobile skin. Did the job perfectly.
The new mobile skin isn’t nearly as good but I am getting used to it now.
The reason I still don’t use the app is that, to me, it is worse than the mobile skin. Too cluttered or something and doesn’t show the vital last poster. Maybe I have to update it or something.
[quote=“farmerinthecity, post: 781726, member: 24”]I have never used the app although I have an iPhone.
I never saw any need to stop using the old mobile skin. Did the job perfectly.
The new mobile skin isn’t nearly as good but I am getting used to it now.
The reason I still don’t use the app is that, to me, it is worse than the mobile skin. Too cluttered or something and doesn’t show the vital last poster. Maybe I have to update it or something.[/quote]
The current skin doesn’t show the vital last poster either does it? I do hope to change that but it requires a bit of work that’s beyond my current skill level. I’m sure in time it could be changed.
[quote=“Rocko, post: 781733, member: 1”]The current skin doesn’t show the vital last poster either does it? I do hope to change that but it requires a bit of work that’s beyond my current skill level. I’m sure in time it could be changed.
The app does show the last poster though.[/quote]
No - the current skin doesn’t show it. The app I have doesn’t show it either. It shows the first post. And I can’t see anyway of changing it.
[quote=“Scrunchie, post: 781741, member: 1408”]I only use the iPhone App, and probably wouldn’t be on it if it wasn’t there (another reason you should get rid of it).
I have looked at the mobile site but didn’t like it. It’s far easier to navigate unread items and latest posts on the App.
Bugbears:
Can’t see polls
Can’t go into the members area and TFK AFC unless its a latest post
[bold]Can’t rate posts other than “like”[/bold][/quote]
That fucking sucks man.
Hmmm, seems people are happy with the iphone app?
I found it very buggy, very bad to refresh. Kept having to go in and out of it to get threads to update. Stopped using it and use the mobile version.
I use the Andriod App on my kindle and it’s great.
[quote=“The Runt, post: 781750, member: 181”]Hmmm, seems people are happy with the iphone app?
I found it very buggy, very bad to refresh. Kept having to go in and out of it to get threads to update. Stopped using it and use the mobile version.
I use the Andriod App on my kindle and it’s great.[/quote]