Title: HAF App for iPhone
Post by: wildfire_emissary on January 25, 2011, 12:04:48 PM
Post by: wildfire_emissary on January 25, 2011, 12:04:48 PM
If I knew how to make apps for the iPhone, I'd love to make one with HAF. :)
Title: Re: HAF App for iPhone
Post by: joeactor on January 25, 2011, 02:52:32 PM
Post by: joeactor on January 25, 2011, 02:52:32 PM
No need... My Droid works great with the forum...
(just sayin')
(just sayin')
Title: Re: HAF App for iPhone
Post by: LegendarySandwich on January 25, 2011, 03:37:38 PM
Post by: LegendarySandwich on January 25, 2011, 03:37:38 PM
Yeah, it seems kind of pointless to develop an app for a forum when you can just visit it on your phone's browser.
Title: Re: HAF App for iPhone
Post by: Whitney on January 25, 2011, 04:24:04 PM
Post by: Whitney on January 25, 2011, 04:24:04 PM
Quote from: "LegendarySandwich"Yeah, it seems kind of pointless to develop an app for a forum when you can just visit it on your phone's browser.
yup....no to mention that I'm not paying someone to make an app.
Title: Re: HAF App for iPhone
Post by: hismikeness on January 25, 2011, 06:19:59 PM
Post by: hismikeness on January 25, 2011, 06:19:59 PM
Quote from: "wildfire_emissary"If I knew how to make apps for the iPhone, I'd love to make one with HAF. :)
This has been brought up before (http://www.happyatheistforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5086#p68926)... by me in fact.
I think a more mobile friendly version of the same site would be awesome. I have several of the boards that I read frequently "home paged" on my iPhone so I don't waste data clicking on the browser, than bookmarks, etc. To me, an app with the exact same posts and mobile functionality would only be helpful if it used less data from my plan to load and use. I have the small data plan, and I stay under it, so I don't do a lot of heavy browsing when away from wifi.
I've made several posts from my phone, and the buttons to add bold, italics, underline, quote, etc can be tough to negotiate, but still doable.
Title: Re: HAF App for iPhone
Post by: joeactor on January 25, 2011, 06:32:46 PM
Post by: joeactor on January 25, 2011, 06:32:46 PM
... a quick google came up with this one:
http://www.forumrunner.net/ (http://www.forumrunner.net/)
Free for forum owners to install.
Has iPhone and Android app versions.
(free app is read-only, paid is full access)
Not sure how good it is, just throwing it in the fray...
http://www.forumrunner.net/ (http://www.forumrunner.net/)
Free for forum owners to install.
Has iPhone and Android app versions.
(free app is read-only, paid is full access)
Not sure how good it is, just throwing it in the fray...
Title: Re: HAF App for iPhone
Post by: Whitney on January 25, 2011, 06:43:52 PM
Post by: Whitney on January 25, 2011, 06:43:52 PM
I'm very wary of installing stuff to the forum that wouldn't be supported by phpbb help.
I know a guy who designs apps for a living, if he every owes me a big favor I'll talk to him about what he could do to make one for HAF that could work on iphone, android and blackberry.
I know a guy who designs apps for a living, if he every owes me a big favor I'll talk to him about what he could do to make one for HAF that could work on iphone, android and blackberry.
Title: Re: HAF App for iPhone
Post by: wildfire_emissary on January 26, 2011, 02:02:29 AM
Post by: wildfire_emissary on January 26, 2011, 02:02:29 AM
Yeah safari can access HAF. I guess I was just feeling lazy zooming in and out of the site through it. I just thought having an HAF app like the facebook app would be cool. Now I realize I have a new objective in life: learn to make an HAF iPhone app. 
Title: Re: HAF App for iPhone
Post by: Tom62 on January 26, 2011, 10:08:17 PM
Post by: Tom62 on January 26, 2011, 10:08:17 PM
Quote from: "joeactor"... a quick google came up with this one:That App looks very promising. I'll try out the freeware version on my iPod Touch, to see how it looks like. If I could get all my favourite phpbb forums on my iPod in a single App than that would make me a very happy atheist indeed.
http://www.forumrunner.net/ (http://www.forumrunner.net/)
Free for forum owners to install.
Has iPhone and Android app versions.
(free app is read-only, paid is full access)
Not sure how good it is, just throwing it in the fray...
Title: Re: HAF App for iPhone
Post by: Tom62 on January 26, 2011, 10:54:08 PM
Post by: Tom62 on January 26, 2011, 10:54:08 PM
I played around with the "forum runner" App and I must say that I like it. I just discovered some very interesting new forums, like the Australian Atheist Forum and some technical support forums (Mac, Microsoft, etc.). The only "drawbacks" that I've found so far are:
- there are only a few non-English speaking forums registered
- the App hasn't been translated in other languages
- no version available [yet] for the Blackberry
- some user complain that they can't view larger images
- theist forums are overrepresented
- there are only a few non-English speaking forums registered
- the App hasn't been translated in other languages
- no version available [yet] for the Blackberry
- some user complain that they can't view larger images
- theist forums are overrepresented
Title: Re: HAF App for iPhone
Post by: terranus on January 26, 2011, 11:18:35 PM
Post by: terranus on January 26, 2011, 11:18:35 PM
Over at the Nexus One Forum (http://www.nexusoneforum.net/) they're big on the Tapatalk app I know which apparently makes it a lot easier to post on forums/message boards. Not sure if the App is for both Android and iPhone...but I know it's very cheap and available in the Android Market. Pretty sure it would work with this forum, though I haven't tried it yet.
The Forum Runner thing looks kinda cool...but would it work with a forum based on phpBB?
The Forum Runner thing looks kinda cool...but would it work with a forum based on phpBB?
Title: Re: HAF App for iPhone
Post by: Tom62 on January 27, 2011, 07:02:15 AM
Post by: Tom62 on January 27, 2011, 07:02:15 AM
Quote from: "terranus"Over at the Nexus One Forum (http://www.nexusoneforum.net/) they're big on the Tapatalk app I know which apparently makes it a lot easier to post on forums/message boards. Not sure if the App is for both Android and iPhone...but I know it's very cheap and available in the Android Market. Pretty sure it would work with this forum, though I haven't tried it yet.Tapatalk is also available for the iPhone and it would work with phpbb forums. In the German App Store it is better rated than Forum Runner.
The Forum Runner thing looks kinda cool...but would it work with a forum based on phpBB?
Here is a link to their website http://www.tapatalk.com/ (http://www.tapatalk.com/)
Title: Re: HAF App for iPhone
Post by: wildfire_emissary on January 27, 2011, 02:07:50 PM
Post by: wildfire_emissary on January 27, 2011, 02:07:50 PM
Quote from: "Tom62"Man this is sweet! Thanks for the info. I'm in the process of buying it for 3 dollars.Quote from: "terranus"Over at the Nexus One Forum (http://www.nexusoneforum.net/) they're big on the Tapatalk app I know which apparently makes it a lot easier to post on forums/message boards. Not sure if the App is for both Android and iPhone...but I know it's very cheap and available in the Android Market. Pretty sure it would work with this forum, though I haven't tried it yet.Tapatalk is also available for the iPhone and it would work with phpbb forums. In the German App Store it is better rated than Forum Runner.
The Forum Runner thing looks kinda cool...but would it work with a forum based on phpBB?
Here is a link to their website http://www.tapatalk.com/ (http://www.tapatalk.com/)
Title: Re: HAF App for iPhone
Post by: Whitney on January 27, 2011, 04:11:18 PM
Post by: Whitney on January 27, 2011, 04:11:18 PM
Quote from: "Tom62"Tapatalk is also available for the iPhone and it would work with phpbb forums. In the German App Store it is better rated than Forum Runner.
Here is a link to their website http://www.tapatalk.com/ (http://www.tapatalk.com/)
That one might work...I'll have to see what the plugin does to the forum's code...as long as it doesn't mix itself in I'd feel okay installing it.
Title: Re: HAF App for iPhone
Post by: LegendarySandwich on January 27, 2011, 04:50:28 PM
Post by: LegendarySandwich on January 27, 2011, 04:50:28 PM
Well, I don't have a smartphone ( 
), so this doesn't really affect me at all, but if (when) I do get one, It'd be nice to be able to cleanly visit this forum on it.
), so this doesn't really affect me at all, but if (when) I do get one, It'd be nice to be able to cleanly visit this forum on it.
Title: Mobile app
Post by: FarFromFrozen on January 31, 2011, 07:11:36 PM
Post by: FarFromFrozen on January 31, 2011, 07:11:36 PM
Is there a Mobile app for this forum...i love reading it and was wondering if that is possible?/ does it exist?
Title: Re: HAF App for iPhone
Post by: terranus on February 01, 2011, 12:53:01 AM
Post by: terranus on February 01, 2011, 12:53:01 AM
No dedicated app for it...yet. Best thing for viewing the forum on your phone right now is Tapatalk. Try it.
Title: Re: HAF App for iPhone
Post by: Whitney on February 01, 2011, 12:57:38 AM
Post by: Whitney on February 01, 2011, 12:57:38 AM
Quote from: "terranus"viewing the forum on your phone right now is Tapatalk. Try it.
Is that actually working?
Title: Re: HAF App for iPhone
Post by: wildfire_emissary on February 03, 2011, 11:31:01 AM
Post by: wildfire_emissary on February 03, 2011, 11:31:01 AM
I tried taptalk, forum runner, and the one from vbulletin. It looks like HAF needs to be included in their list of forums. I can't add other forums not found in the list. Like the sites are pre-installed in the apps. 
Title: Re: HAF App for iPhone
Post by: terranus on February 03, 2011, 03:58:37 PM
Post by: terranus on February 03, 2011, 03:58:37 PM
Well I sent the Tapatalk people an email asking for this forum to be included which I naively thought would happen rather quickly...but I guess it's the forum owner that has to make the request, not some random joe schmuck like me. So, uh, Whitney....when you get some free time...pretty please? 
http://www.tapatalk.com/plugin.php
It's free and it says it works with PHPbb.
http://www.tapatalk.com/plugin.php
It's free and it says it works with PHPbb.