Poll: Poll Please: Should OCUK make the forums iPhone friendly?

mr.sly · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:17

Most of the people in this thread are talking about mobile sites (low-fi versions of standard web pages) but the OP is asking for it to be iPhone friendly which is completely different.

J1234 · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:37

No need and it won't ever happen.

Mullins · 2 Mar 2010 at 20:19

mr.sly said:
but the OP is asking for it to be iPhone friendly which is completely different.

But it is iPhone friendly already...

Blackhawk47 · 2 Mar 2010 at 20:20

mr.sly said:
Most of the people in this thread are talking about mobile sites (low-fi versions of standard web pages) but the OP is asking for it to be iPhone friendly which is completely different.

Exactly.

Nothing wrong with how it is at the moment. Very stable infact, even on the random image thread - which can be a blast to have a butchers at while bored.

Only started thinking that one which allowed you to view text (do not want to compress images) in a more iPhone/Smartphone device friendly manner. Be it through an App or what not. The same way using the Mail App on the iPhone is easier than navigating Safari to said webmail.

Amp34 · 2 Mar 2010 at 20:39

mr.sly said:
Most of the people in this thread are talking about mobile sites (low-fi versions of standard web pages) but the OP is asking for it to be iPhone friendly which is completely different.

Not really, the iPhone version of facebook for example is nasty, all pixelated and prrety much as bad as the full mobile version on phones with a decent resolution screen.

Blackhawk47 · 2 Mar 2010 at 20:52

Amp34 said:
Not really, the iPhone version of facebook for example is nasty, all pixelated and prrety much as bad as the full mobile version on phones with a decent resolution screen.

Even so I much prefer using the Facebook for iPhone App then going into Safari and doing it that way. The App isn't perfect but its more than good enough for me.

JKD · 2 Mar 2010 at 21:00

I find that even on a slow mobile device, if I switch off avatars, images and sigs in the User CP, I can browse just fine.

Blackhawk47 · 2 Mar 2010 at 21:59

JKD said:
I find that even on a slow mobile device, if I switch off avatars, images and sigs in the User CP, I can browse just fine.

I didn't even know you could do this.

mr.sly · 2 Mar 2010 at 22:56

Mullins said:
But it is iPhone friendly already...

I just had a check and it's usable but far from friendly, especially for a touchscreen device.

Amp34 · 2 Mar 2010 at 23:03

mr.sly said:
I just had a check and it's usable but far from friendly, especially for an iPhone

As mentioned, it's perfectly fine for my touchscreen device.

I think the problem is the low resolution screen in the iPhone tbh.

mr.sly · 2 Mar 2010 at 23:06

Amp34 said:
As mentioned, it's perfectly fine for my touchscreen device.

I think the problem is the low resolution screen in the iPhone tbh.

What's the resolution of your device?

And this is a thread about the iPhone by the way.

Amp34 · 3 Mar 2010 at 12:00

800x480.

I know, but i'm not the only one mentioning other phones, as well as just correcting your post, it's not all touchscreen phones that have a problem.

sorn21 · 3 Mar 2010 at 12:05

Beerbaron said:
i browse fine on my N96

How?! My N96 can barely do facebook! OcUK would be a nightmare!

deadite66 · 3 Mar 2010 at 12:10

i made a thread previously about this but since i got my milestone (854x480 screen) its not much of a problem now.

however the neowin mobile forum is very nice.

mr.sly · 3 Mar 2010 at 13:33

^ Excellent example of what an iPhone friendly (or any touchscreen device) site should be like.

Deleted member 651465 · 3 Mar 2010 at 14:54

I wasn't that bothered until I saw that screenshot ^

A decent site icon would be a start. I won't bookmark sites on the "home screen" if they don't have a dedicated iPhone icon

Amp34 · 3 Mar 2010 at 15:02

mr.sly said:
^ Excellent example of what an iPhone friendly (or any touchscreen device) site should be like.

But the whole point of smartphones is they access the internet like a computer. Making a second layer of the internet for phones is just a backwards step, much like going back to "mobile" sites that about 4 websites actually ever had.

The only sites that really have iPhone versions seem to be those owned by iPhone users anyway...

sorn21 · 3 Mar 2010 at 15:04

Should OCUK make the forums iPhone friendly?
No
No need

Oh, that's a Fail.

mr.sly · 3 Mar 2010 at 16:49

Amp34 said:
But the whole point of smartphones is they access the internet like a computer. Making a second layer of the internet for phones is just a backwards step, much like going back to "mobile" sites that about 4 websites actually ever had.

The only sites that really have iPhone versions seem to be those owned by iPhone users anyway...

Not at all, a site should be designed specifically for the device it's going to be used on. You wouldn't design the same UI for a desktop application the same as a mobile application. So why shouldn't it be the same for websites?

Blackhawk47 · 3 Mar 2010 at 21:06

mr.sly said:
Not at all, a site should be designed specifically for the device it's going to be used on. You wouldn't design the same UI for a desktop application the same as a mobile application. So why shouldn't it be the same for websites?

But from what I have seen on other websites...it wouldn't be that hard to implement a more friendly - perhaps smartphone/mobile device friendly experience. Example: on blogs/websites, there is a nice like switch at the bottom, if you connect via an iPhone to switch between the mobile view and the 'normal PC view' or 'Classic' as it was also called.

There might even be an App already out there that converts and lets you view the *can't remember the code* for the forum. Also can anyone confirm whether the User CP settings reflect the browser or the user account?

Poll: Poll Please: Should OCUK make the forums iPhone friendly?

Should OCUK make the forums iPhone friendly?

No

No need

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