Potential T4R Iphone App

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This has actually been brought up before:

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/software-related-questions-answers/61650-forum-iphone-app.html

but the mods closed the topic without addressing the question.

Copied from Tapatalk.com:

"Tapatalk is a forum app for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and Nokia. The app provides super fast forum access to any vBulletin, IPBoard, phpBB and SMF forums that have activated Tapatalk. Forum owner can download the free plug-in to activate Tapatalk in your forum."

Can the mods and admins look into this? If $$$ are the issue, bring it to the forum members and see if we would be willing to subsidize it.

Don't just ignore the posts...
 
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snhrph said:
How about an app for Blackberry? Would love to have that...
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blackberry is on its way out, my company and lots of other companies are moving to phones with the Google(android) or Apple(iphone) OS,

I mean, Im sure it will remain in the loop, but so will WinMo and we all know how bad their phones are.

I would love a T4R app, I know there was another thread about this and a guy said he would work on one, but I havent seen it in awhile,
 
Duhockey said:
blackberry is on its way out, my company and lots of other companies are moving to phones with the Google(android) or Apple(iphone) OS,

I mean, Im sure it will remain in the loop, but so will WinMo and we all know how bad their phones are.

I would love a T4R app, I know there was another thread about this and a guy said he would work on one, but I havent seen it in awhile,
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Let's not turn this thread into another :flamewar: about the virtues and market share of one smart phone vs another.

Instead, let's focus on the subject at hand - we need an app for mobile access.

The answer that was given by mods/admins a while ago that vBulletin does not support mobile function is no longer correct. The only reason that may preclude us from having this app is the cost. And as I suggested in the previous post - find out how much it is and let the forum members decide if they want to pay for it.
 
Duhockey said:
blackberry is on its way out, my company and lots of other companies are moving to phones with the Google(android) or Apple(iphone) OS,

I mean, Im sure it will remain in the loop, but so will WinMo and we all know how bad their phones are.

I would love a T4R app, I know there was another thread about this and a guy said he would work on one, but I havent seen it in awhile,
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Blackberry on it's way out? Where did you get that info. Blackberry still has a strong hold on their part of the market.

Would this app be faster than just surfing the internet? I can look on this forum without much hassle on my Droid.
 
it's be usable for what??? I don't mind to pay for it, but am wondering what is going to be for or what are the benefits of it.
 
haddix said:
What makes this better than just using the iphone internet to look at t4r?
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It would be quicker and generally more iPhone friendly.

One thing I notice that annyos me about using the forum on my iPhone is when I'm typing in a text field, I can only scroll the whole window, not in the text field...so finding the right spot is impossible, especially if you use the "quote" link
 
LINY4Runner said:
It would be quicker and generally more iPhone friendly.

One thing I notice that annyos me about using the forum on my iPhone is when I'm typing in a text field, I can only scroll the whole window, not in the text field...so finding the right spot is impossible, especially if you use the "quote" link
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Yeah, generally, these forums are formatted for larger screens and not having a "mobile" version means you have to download more data to your phone to get the page to show up, then after it renders the whole page, its not formatted for such a small space so you are constantly scrolling/zooming in/zooming out, etc.

when you do an app, you basically make a format and then tell the data to fit inside the format, it means you only have to download the text from the website and it fits in the "container" of the app.

also, with an app, u can build a script which logs you in automatically, just like your facebook app always seems to stay logged in. because mobile browsers jump IP addresses so much, its a pain in the butt to log into forums like this every 5 minutes.

basically, just think of your facebook apps for iphone/droid/blackberry, all it is doing is pulling the info down and throwing it in a preexisting format that doesnt have to be dowloaded. saves time/data/ etc.
 
Duhockey said:
blackberry is on its way out, my company and lots of other companies are moving to phones with the Google(android) or Apple(iphone) OS,

I mean, Im sure it will remain in the loop, but so will WinMo and we all know how bad their phones are.
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On the other hand, let's turn it into a :flamewar: :

"In the first three months of the year, 28% of U.S. smart phones sales were of Android phones, compared to 21% for Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500). BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIMM) continued to hold the lead, with 36% of overall sales."

Quoted from this artice:

Verizon adds new Droid to line of iPhone rivals
 
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I not only started that other thread, but PMed Admin as well. With no response.

There is a free version of that App (you can't post, but you can read) that I've been using to test it out, it's pretty sweet. They have been making nice updates to it lately as well.

AFAIK it's pretty simple to get set up on the forum. Not sure where the resistance is coming from.

Other forums (NASIOC, IH8Mud, Yotatech, etc) use it, so it can't be that bad.
 
The admins (and mods) can't even get this forum to work properly (EMAILS!!!) so I think there is zero chance they will do anything for phone apps. Since Greg let go of the reins all we've got is more advertising and less functionality.

But anyway, I would never pay for an app, hell, my phone is just a normal phone for making calls, no data crap or anything. I only spend about $250 a year on my cell phone for calls and texts. My technology acceptance is stuck in 2004.... :)
 
snhrph said:
Copied from Tapatalk.com:
"Tapatalk is a forum app for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and Nokia. The app provides super fast forum access to any vBulletin, IPBoard, phpBB and SMF forums that have activated Tapatalk. Forum owner can download the free plug-in to activate Tapatalk in your forum."
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It certainly is not a question of price, since according to the app developer it is a free plug-in!!!

So, :wtf: is holding us back :confused:
 
guysss come on give the guy a break...he runs this forum for FREE...on his spare time...i'm sure he's got a wife and kids and a full time job that come before running a forum for fun
 
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