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Tramp
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 12:53 pm    Post subject: Apps for Andriod/I phone Reply with quote

Is there an suitable app about to access Difflock from my phone? I have tap-a-talk and forum runner (for android) but can't get Difflock on either...

If there isn't one about is there any chance of getting one?

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Confused just access the net, Confused
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

but then you get all the pictures and adverts trying to load, if you use an app, everything is streamlined so you don't waste your Internet download allowance....
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ahh, i never thought of that, i get 3gb per month and hardly use it.

would be a good idea in that case Cool
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just made a thread about this didn't notice there was already one, I've deleted mine, would be good if there were an app
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the ssangyong forum uses an app.

well faster and neater Cool
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

its GED wrote:
the ssangyong forum uses an app.

well faster and neater Cool

Both landy zone and the l200 owners club have them aswell
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

would be good if there was a way, using browser on my iphone i spend half the time scrolling around and zooming in/out to be able to read everything, and most times i'm using my phone for the net means its tea time at work and don't get great signal in tea room so takes agess to load all the ads etc
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Until I used the app, I couldn't see what the problem was. I know exactly what you mean about the scrolling.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It would be good to sort out, cos if you haven't got unlimited data the ads and all the other stuff you don't need to see would take a huge chunk out of your usage
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tramp wrote:
adverts trying to load,


The adverts are used to pay for the forum so it's hardly fair to ask for something that blocks them!

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

just set the phone to not show pictures
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

. wrote:
Tramp wrote:
adverts trying to load,


The adverts are used to pay for the forum so it's hardly fair to ask for something that blocks them!

Fair enough but you could use mobile ads like the rest of the apps instead of a huge banner stealing your data most apps have a bar across the screen at the bottom with ads, still have the ads but they are just a text banner so cost nothing in data usage, I think their called apple smart ads or something, but there are versions for androids and others

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

. wrote:
Tramp wrote:
adverts trying to load,


The adverts are used to pay for the forum so it's hardly fair to ask for something that blocks them!


but if you were to pay for the App, surely you are doing the same?

edited for accuracy

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There was no mention of paying for it, but perhaps that's a possibility!
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a few apps that have adverts all over them but for a few pence or quid you can get it ad free.

I'm not often difflocking when mobile but I'd cough up a couple of £ for it.

Are they difficult/ expensive to develop?

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There is an app called tapatalk, I think I've already mentioned it, it's £1.49 I think and lots of forums are on it, and it says tell your forum administrator to turn this feature on to make it available on the app, dunno if it can be done with this forum though
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

RichardD wrote:
I have a few apps that have adverts all over them but for a few pence or quid you can get it ad free.

I'm not often difflocking when mobile but I'd cough up a couple of £ for it.

Are they difficult/ expensive to develop?


anyone can write an android app.

iirc twiss and a few others were all a moistness when android hit the shelves for this reason.

maybe ask them?
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

most apps are only £1-2 , i'd happily pay that. ended up on offroad armoury forum on my phone the other day, that loads up perfectly from a mobile, not sure how thats done?
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think tapatalk is OK, but I prefer forum runner. It's dead easy to set up on phpBB, but there is a £1-1.50 charge for the full version of the phone app.
The free version is great for viewing the forum, but you can't post anything.
The full paid version lets post, and let you really easily upload pics from your phone, which is nice!!!

In absense of this I use opera mini on my phones and full opera on my PC.

Forums display correctly, because Opera works differently to other browsers.
Opera Mini says to it's servers... download that page and render it.
Then the server sends you the version that it has rendered for your phone/browser.

This helps to get rid of bits of code or page elements that regular phone browsers don't like displaying.

Plus, ad blocking is synchronised between Opera and Opera mini, so what is blocked on the PC is also blocked on the phone....

In summary, you could write an app to browse the forum, but it would probably be very time consuming for a novice programmer. Its a much better option to just cough up a couple of quid for the app.
Although saying that, Difflock would still have to install a suitable mod for phpBB to work with the app...

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

An interesting thought process going on, we have got lots of developments thoughts running around here at the moment at Difflock and mobile is obviously an incredibly fast moving media that we should be embracing.

Let me look into it a see if we can't come up with something.

Any further ideas and thoughts would be gratefully received.

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 3:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You have set the timer running Ian.

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i downloaded tapatalk earlier which has already been mentioned a few times on here, in the info about it, it says its only a small mod needed to the forum for it to work through there system, it seems nice and easy to use, everything fits pages properly, etc etc. seems like all the hard works been done just needs something changing at difflock end?
only trouble is i already seem to spend enough time on here Laughing

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Winnet wrote:
You have set the timer running Ian.

g.


Well you never know!!! I am getting the clever people involved as we speak!!!!!

Will keep you posted, keep the thoughts coming in!!!

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

Just to keep you informed, I have put a feasability study together to pass onto the powers above, its amazing how much you can learn about something you know nothing about in a few short days!!!!
All technical stuff and we just want to make sure we get the right sysytem for you guys to use.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't forget us Blackberry users!
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ian Hawes wrote:
Hi,

Just to keep you informed, I have put a feasability study together to pass onto the powers above, its amazing how much you can learn about something you know nothing about in a few short days!!!!
All technical stuff and we just want to make sure we get the right sysytem for you guys to use.

Ian



And amazing how quickly it can be forgotten lol.

Blackberry, what's that then???

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Winnet,

Dont worry the systems we are looking at will cover the whole range of mobile applications for all formats. HOPEFULLY Confused Confused Confused

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

now i actually have an android phone, I'm liking copilot for satnav & I'm giving viewranger a go for OS maps.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

We have used Forum Runner at Suzuki Club UK...>
but now we don't really need to! new website layout makes (almost) everything display properly!

I'm gonna leave it on there though in case anyone wants to use it.
Might add tapatalk support as well but nobody's requested it yet!

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