Overclockers forum on App

whatalegend123 · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:08

I cant seem to find a thread on this,is it possible to get the overclockers forum on a iphone app? such as tapatalk or touchbb or equivalent apps

Immsy · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:10

There has been many threads, answer has always been no to the apps, just access it in the browser on the phone.

KingArthur · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:11

why don'y you access it via your web browser on your phone.

Deleted member 77746 · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:11

It would be nice but it just won't happen. Admins / Mods are too scared to add the add-on.

Von Smallhausen · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:13

I have it as a tile on my Omnia 7.

There's nothing scary about it mrbell. It is simply a decision that's beyond mods.

KingArthur · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:15

He does have a point though, my Nokia lumia 800 has no text wrapping (most of the new browsers don't) and It becomes difficult to see text, why is it a decision beyond mods?

Kenai · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:19

KingArthur said:
He does have a point though, my Nokia lumia 800 has no text wrapping (most of the new browsers don't) and It becomes difficult to see text, why is it a decision beyond mods?

Because moderators are there to moderate, it is up to the admins/owner whether they want to be installing random vB extensions on the forum.

People just need to get better phones/browser apps tbh

Deleted member 77746 · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:26

Von Smallhausen said:
I have it as a tile on my Omnia 7.

There's nothing scary about it mrbell. It is simply a decision that's beyond mods.

I was joking

Von Smallhausen · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:28

Well I'm not, grrrrrrrr.

deadite66 · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:36

get a phone with a bigger screen.

neil_g · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:38

Kenai said:
Because moderators are there to moderate, it is up to the admins/owner whether they want to be installing random vB extensions on the forum.

People just need to get better phones/browser apps tbh

Going from a forum app on the iPad to this site feels archaic to be honest. Nothing against the forum or the people that run it, it just doesn't work very well.

People that post large images for starters resizes the whole page, an app would thumbnail them. If you type a lot in the reply box and you go past the end of the text box you can't scroll.. to name a few issues.

Deleted member 77746 · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:38

Von Smallhausen said:
Well I'm not, grrrrrrrr.

Who implemented the spoiler tags ?

G-MAN2004 · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:38

Get a better phone!

neil_g · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:39

deadite66 said:
get a phone with a bigger screen.

See my last about ipads

NathanE · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:39

"Apps" that duplicate functionality that already exists on the web are completely pointless.

This article completely describes most people's feelings for these crummy "apps": http://www.hanselman.com/blog/AppsAreTooMuchLike1990sCDROMsAndNotEnoughLikeTheWeb.aspx

A thesis of at least 40,000 words exists in this single image.

Deleted member 77746 · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:42

NathanE said:
"Apps" the duplicate functionality that already exists on the web are completely pointless.

It won't be hard to implement a forum app. (Tapatalk) would be an awesome implimentation.

neil_g · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:43

NathanE said:
"Apps" the duplicate functionality that already exists on the web are completely pointless.

They're more convenient in most cases. Considering the market share of "mobile" os browsers it should at least be on the admins radar in my opinion.

izzop · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:58

I was surprised not to find one, but for the last couple of days have been browsing the forum on my HTC Desire with stock browser and have got used to it.

On a tablet it must be even easier?

Deleted member 77746 · 26 Dec 2011 at 15:05

izzop said:
I was surprised not to find one, but for the last couple of days have been browsing the forum on my HTC Desire with stock browser and have got used to it.

On a tablet it must be even easier?

Not as easy as an app like the Tapatalk experience.

Rozzy85 · 26 Dec 2011 at 15:05

You need an 'App' to view a specific web page now? What happened to just formatting CSS making it more suitable for mobile web browsers?