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Jimmy · 2014-07-11, 19:05

i was thinking maybe if someone, could create a forum app to this website to Andriod-Iphone, so we dont need to go on Safari or internet on andriod just press a buttom to come quick forum.

Just a idea.

Dan · 2014-07-11, 19:08

I know on iPhone you can go to the website on Safari and add it to your home screen thus making a direct link.

**[TC] Connor** · 2014-07-11, 19:45

I doubt there's a way to make an app that contains all of the forums on it. Don't know if MyBB supports that kind of thing? And then that would require more coding work to make a replica of the forums, I guess?

Would be cool if it was possible, and easily done.

**[TC]►Frozen◄** · (This post was last modified: 2014-07-11 20:28 by Frozen.)

(2014-07-11 19:08)DanielP Wrote: I know on iPhone you can go to the website on Safari and add it to your home screen thus making a direct link.

Same for Android, doesn't matter the browser.

Also, the best system to have the forums on a Phone- Version is Tapatalk

For android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...vity&hl=en

For iPhone:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tapatalk...80732?mt=8

However, it has to be installed on the forums.

Kayla · (This post was last modified: 2014-07-11 22:05 by Kayla.)

Also if somebody would want to develop an app for iPhone he'd need to pay Apple to do so afaik Wink

Edit: also moved to a more appropiate forum section

Dan · 2014-07-11, 22:04

I think you can develop providing you have an Apple product (iMac), but you have to pay for the developer's license on the Apple Store, which is around £50 iirc, not entirely sure.

**[TC]»Pete«** · (This post was last modified: 2014-07-12 02:03 by Pete.)

An Android app is in the pipeline. It's a personal project so don't expect it any time soon.

A bit more detail. It would primarily be a statistics app for the CityDriving servers but it will support other functionality too such as real-time chat.

Turning the forum into a mobile friendly website (MFW) is a relatively simple task compared to building a native app for it. Tapatalk and similar products would be something we could look into if people wanted but I would prefer to create a mobile-friendly version of the forum instead. It just means we would have full control over the look and feel of the forum rather than letting some third party app do it. Besides, we've heavily modded this theme so I doubt Tapatalk would enjoy it very much.

(2014-07-11 22:04)DanielP Wrote: I think you can develop providing you have an Apple product (iMac), but you have to pay for the developer's license on the Apple Store, which is around £50 iirc, not entirely sure.

You do not need an Apple product to develop for iOS or Mac. You simply need a developer license.

An Apple iOS developer license costs something in the region of $99/£65 per year depending on which country you live in. An Android developer license costs $25 and it's a one off payment. A Windows Developer license is also $99/£65 per year.

I am already considering getting myself an iOS developer license, even if it's only for one year. I've already got an Android license and a PhoneGap subscription so it wouldn't be too much more to build something for iOS.

I'll keep you all posted.

Dan · 2014-07-12, 02:09

Fair enough. It would be great for an iOS application though, as we all know that it's the superior OS.

**◄Chuck►** · 2014-07-12, 05:40

There are also some built-in functions which are mostly forgotten:
Lite (Archive) Mode | RSS Syndication

Check the bottom of any page.

**[TC]►Carl◄** · (2024-03-31 08:21)

I have been on Forums with over 1.5 million registered users and they are barely developing an app.

The traffic to this site is just not high enough to even be worth an app.

In other words, chuck would be wasting money in a way.

See where you are coming fom though.

Owl · 2014-07-12, 12:04

im currently using feedly to view RSS feeds from the [TC] forums

**[TC]»Pete«** · (This post was last modified: 2014-07-12 12:21 by Pete.)

(2014-07-12 02:09)DanielP Wrote: Fair enough. It would be great for an iOS application though, as we all know that it's the superior OS.

My arse.

(2014-07-12 07:51)Nismo Wrote: I have been on Forums with over 1.5 million registered users and they are barely developing an app.

The traffic to this site is just not high enough to even be worth an app.

In other words, chuck would be wasting money in a way.

See where you are coming fom though.

The traffic might not be huge but that's not a reason to "not make an app". The development costs aren't nearly as much as they were.

I'm still not sure an app for the forum is a wise move but a stats/chat app is certainly something I've been pondering for ages and will get around to finishing and deploying it at some point as mentioned in my previous post.

Jimmy · 2014-07-12, 18:10

Maybe people will be more active if they have internet on phones or that, + would be good if you are away on a trip or something if you dont got laptop to look

Warped · 2014-07-13, 19:01

Good suggestion, the other day I was also thinking about an application which shows the server statistics. Nice to see that it's actually on the do-list.

**[TC]►Spark◄** · 2014-07-13, 19:50

+1 from me cause i am in another country right now and it would be nice to not keep on going on my granny's Laptop which lags like hell!

Malibu · 2014-07-13, 23:14

I've never seen an application for a forum that worked anything near as good as a normal version, usually the desktop version works fine aswell.