ADMIN: Testing Tapatalk for Mobile Phones

[RandallS]

Tapatalk is an App for iphones, ipads, android phones, and some others to allow pretty access to this forum from a "smart" mobile device. Unfortunately, the hosts do not own one (and have no use for one) so we cannot test this. We do not even know if the app works on this heavily modded version of vBulletin.

There is a free version and a paid version of the Tapatalk app. Stay with the free one as if you buy the non-free one (currently US$3) and we turn off Tapatalk, you will just be out the $3. Please do not complain to us if this happens. (We'll just point and laugh at you.)



Important Notes:

1) TESTING. Note the word "testing". We are testing this app. If it causes any issues, now or in the future, it will probably be turned off. Especially as the Hosts have no way to test or debug it.

2) You are still required to obey ALL FORUM rules (especially are quoting rules) when using the Tapatalk interface. If the Tapatalk interface does not allow you to do something that our rules require, don't use the app. If you get moderated for a rules violation that Tapatalk "caused", "I was using Tapatalk and could not do X" will not get you off the hook. (Note: I don't know if there are any such issues as I can't use the app.)

3) The app ignores some of our mods. Deal with it.

4) The Hosts cannot check the app out to see if the app is causing a problem. As I mentioned above we don't have a smartphone or the like. (Complaining/snide comments about our inability to do this will just get you banned as rude and annoying.)

5) Remember, the Tapatalk application on this forum may go away at any time. The Lightweight style is also designed for use with mobile devices and although limited is far more lightly to remain as the Hosts can at least use it on their PCs.

NOTE ON QUOTING FROM ASTER BREO:

[Quoting is] actually very easy, once you know the secret.

Instead of using the menu that pops up when you tap the phone's main menu button, tap the screen at the post you want to reply to. That will turn that post yellow and bring up a new menu. That's where the quote function is. Tap "quote", which will take you to the same kind of posting window as usual, with the linkback code and quoted text at the top. Then proceed the same way you would on a computer.

Info on Tapatalk (written by Tapatalk):

Tapatalk is a forum app on the iPhone, Android, webOS, Windows Phone 7 and BlackBerry. Tapatalk Forum App provides super fast on-the-go forum access to majority of the discussion forums that has activated the Tapatalk plugin.


Showing New and Unread Thread with Avatar and Number of reply:



Images are thread are converted to thumbnail and allow full-screen viewing



Ability to see Who's Online and what they are doing:



Ability to search by topics and posts:



Ability to upload images directly from Android and iPhone!:



Forum Moderation support:



Check out http://www.tapatalk.com for more information!

[stephyjh]

Tapatalk is an App for iphones, ipads, android phones, and some others to allow pretty access to this forum from a "smart" mobile device. Unfortunately, the hosts do not own one (and have no use for one) so we cannot test this. We do not even know if the app works on this heavily modded version of vBulletin.

There is a free version and a paid version of the Tapatalk app. Stay with the free one as if you buy the non-free one (currently US$3) and we turn off Tapatalk, you will just be out the $3. Please do not complain to us if this happens. (We'll just point and laugh at you.)

Important Notes:

1) TESTING. Note the word "testing". We are testing this app. If it causes any issues, now or in the future, it will probably be turned off. Especially as the Hosts have no way to test or debug it.

2) You are still required to obey ALL FORUM rules (especially are quoting rules) when using the Tapatalk interface. If the Tapatalk interface does not allow you to do something that our rules require, don't use the app. If you get moderated for a rules violation that Tapatalk "caused", "I was using Tapatalk and could not do X" will not get you off the hook. (Note: I don't know if there are any such issues as I can't use the app.)

3) The app ignores some of our mods. Deal with it.

4) The Hosts cannot check the app out to see if the app is causing a problem. As I mentioned above we don't have a smartphone or the like. (Complaining/snide comments about our inability to do this will just get you banned as rude and annoying.)

5) Remember, the Tapatalk application on this forum may go away at any time. The Lightweight style is also designed for use with mobile devices and although limited is far more lightly to remain as the Hosts can at least use it on their PCs.


Check out http://www.tapatalk.com for more information!

I just wanted to give you a quick heads up that the Android version, best I can tell, is paid only. At least, there's no free version in the official market; I haven't checked the alternatives yet, because I don't have third party apps enabled.

[RandallS]

I just wanted to give you a quick heads up that the Android version, best I can tell, is paid only. At least, there's no free version in the official market; I haven't checked the alternatives yet, because I don't have third party apps enabled.

Android users might want to take note.

[Gelfling]

Android users might want to take note.

I have found Convo, which is described as "Powered by Tapatalk" and has free and paid versions. It's clunky, but I can get to the forum with it and read threads, although I can't figure out what non-Euclidean geometry it uses to decide if a post is unread or not. Best used to kill time rather than actually interact with other forum members, IMO.

[comW]

Android users might want to take note.

I found a free version on the market.

I've upgraded to the paid version, simply because its practically the only way I get on the board unless im off sick and with that degree of use ANY pestering becomes to much.

[stephyjh]

I found a free version on the market.

I've upgraded to the paid version, simply because its practically the only way I get on the board unless im off sick and with that degree of use ANY pestering becomes to much.

Hmmmm, odd that I couldn't find it. I'm thinking I may just stick with viewing in my browser.

[stephyjh]

I have found Convo, which is described as "Powered by Tapatalk" and has free and paid versions. It's clunky, but I can get to the forum with it and read threads, although I can't figure out what non-Euclidean geometry it uses to decide if a post is unread or not. Best used to kill time rather than actually interact with other forum members, IMO.

I looked through Convo, but while I can read the thread, the only way to reply is via "Reply to Thread," which is against the rules here.

vBulletin does allow the creation of custom apps for individual forums, but I believe that is unfortunately a paid service.

[RandallS]

vBulletin does allow the creation of custom apps for individual forums, but I believe that is unfortunately a paid service.

A very expensive paid service -- it costs more than the board itself. The app really isn't all that customizable from what I understand, other than in the branding department.

[rocquelaire]

Tapatalk is an App for iphones, ipads, android phones, and some others to allow pretty access to this forum from a "smart" mobile device.

I'm using the paid version of tapatalk on iPhone and so far it's working well. There are some features that I have to access on Safari but I can read posts, reply to them with quotes and use PM so it's useful for the majority of things I do on the board and is a bit easier than Safari.

[Ocelot]

I'm using the paid version of tapatalk on iPhone and so far it's working well. There are some features that I have to access on Safari but I can read posts, reply to them with quotes and use PM so it's useful for the majority of things I do on the board and is a bit easier than Safari.

Me too, I have the $2.99 version and it's been nice for reading unread posts. I haven't posted with it yet, only read, but I like it so far.