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    Ok, so the mobile user base is expanding very fast, now a lot of people own iPhone Os based systems, or android, blackberry or even nokia ovi store enabled phones so why not install this plugin, it makes the foum native for those users:

    http://www.tapatalk.com/

    It's free for the forum to install and the user if they want can pay for a premium app or just the free version but I think it's well worth the look at.

    Promotion post from their website:
    Tapatalk is a mobile forum app for iPhone / Android and soon to be on Blackberry and Nokia. Tapatalk supports vBulletin (3.x and 4.x) and phpBB forums and forum owner can activate this service for free. Tapatalk supports all the usual forum functions plus full screen image viewing, image upload, caching (less reload), private messaging, all these features are accessible in just a few simple taps.

    Tapatalk for iPhone:
    Showing New and Unread Posts:



    Full Thread Viewing and Pagination Support:


    See Who's Online:


    Reply to Post and Image Upload:


    Some of the large forums activated Tapatalk support




    Tapatalk for Android


    Total Android Look and Feel


    Same feature set as iPhone:


    Quickly Reply to a conversation:


    Latest and Unread Posts indicator and multi-tabs support:



    Full screen image support - support landscape mode also




    Check out http://www.tapatalk.com for more information!
    Last edited by DaveTaylor; 06-04-2010 at 03:56 PM.
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    I might have to find a forum that uses it and see what it is like. But how many users on HxF would pay for the paid application? The free one lacks in important things that we can do freely on the mobile skin. (Example: You can only read the PM's)


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    No no no no. I will never pay just to use the standard features of this forum.

    The current mobile skin is fine. Simple.


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    I wouldn't mind that...

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    I think Matt summarises the valid points nicely. I know there is an increase in mobile demand for the forum which is why we accommodate users with a mobile skin. I do not see a massive demand for a paid application to do this when we have a perfectly good, fully working mobile skin.
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    The skin is bloated beyond belief, half of it is due to vbulletin being bloated within itself, the idea of this app is bring native smart phone layout to the design of the forum it removes the elements that aren't actually needed, for example if your on the bus and going somewhat, wanting to browse HxF or any other forum you have to wait for the photos etc to download as well, this takes up a lot of data (except on blackberry where the data is compressed), with this software/plugin it removes all the crap that comes with the forum meaning less is needing to be downloading making browsing, posting and viewing a lot quicker. So what if the free version doesn't include all forum features, that's the users choice if they want to pay or not?

    For users without data bolt on with there contracts etc they would notice a drop in their internet usage price aswell if using without WiFi
    Last edited by DaveTaylor; 06-04-2010 at 04:44 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveTaylor View Post
    The skin is bloated beyond belief, half of it is due to vbulletin being bloated within itself, the idea of this app is bring native smart phone layout to the design of the forum it removes the elements that aren't actually, needed, for example if your on the bus and going somewhat, wanting to browse HxF or any other forum you have to wait for the photos etc to download as well, this takes up a lot of data (except on blackberry where the data is compressed), with this software/plugin it removes all the crap that comes with the forum meaning less is needing to be downloading making browsing, posting and viewing a lot quicker. So what if the free version doesn't include all forum features, that's the users choice if they want to pay or not?

    I tend to want to see the pictures.


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    Then get the free one and view just thumbnails, simple, if you're not wanting to pay for an app, that's your choice, the fact I posted this was due to the plugin being free for the admins of the board, me and Matt are discussing it at the moment, as it's free for the admin it somewhat makes a bit of sense, the user of the board can decide whether they pay for the app or not or use the bloated mobile skin. Anyway, the pictures I was referring too actually are the little, the background picture, or the B I U images used when posting in the thread.
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    I guess if the original installation of the application is free for the board Administrators we could look into installing it and then of course it is up to members to decide if they want to pay for the full version when using it. There is, I guess, no harm in having it in addition to the mobile skin. Nevertheless the installation of a plugin to the forum is something that Forum Management will have to discuss with our resident Technician and General Management before it's implementation, but rest assured we will look into it.
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    It looks good and would rpobably be a good addition to the forum if its free to admins. I dont see any reason not to use it providing the mobile skin is still available to those who prefer it or those who dont want to pay.

    Also i think when your on your phone your not too bothered about all the crap, but just want to read something,.
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