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[Patrick349]

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[xhomerx10]

Hey guys,

I just saw the BitcoinTalk.org Forum App in the Google Play Store...
so I downloaded the on my smartphone.

I could log me into my account here but I think the app is not very good so let's start the developement of a better BitcoinTalk app!


Best regards,

Patrick

 Why do you need an app when there is a web page?  People get carried away with this App shit.
It adds another level or five of security risk.  Don't do it.

[achow101]

Apps for this forum are currently hard to do. I wrote a basic one for the forum: https://github.com/achow101/BitcointalkForum but I have since stopped working on it. If anyone wants to continue work on that, then feel free.

The issue with writing apps for the forum is the lack of an API. Right now everything must be done by scraping HTML and then figuring out the correct HTTP requests in order to post. This takes a lot of time and it isn't optimal. When the new forum comes out, it should be mobile friendly and have an API so apps will be easier to write.

[OROBTC]

Apps for this forum are currently hard to do. I wrote a basic one for the forum: https://github.com/achow101/BitcointalkForum but I have since stopped working on it. If anyone wants to continue work on that, then feel free.

The issue with writing apps for the forum is the lack of an API. Right now everything must be done by scraping HTML and then figuring out the correct HTTP requests in order to post. This takes a lot of time and it isn't optimal. When the new forum comes out, it should be mobile friendly and have an API so apps will be easier to write.

A bitcointalk app would be of great interest to me!  There are many times when I am away from my computer (stuck in line, eating lunch by myself, out of town ("Where can I find a BTC ATM in this town?"), etc.) when I could be posting here...

Even now the internet has been down at home for two weeks, grr....  I would then be able to post here via my mobile.

achow101, I hope that your plans re the forum having an API work out and that app writers get on this.

[xhomerx10]

Apps for this forum are currently hard to do. I wrote a basic one for the forum: https://github.com/achow101/BitcointalkForum but I have since stopped working on it. If anyone wants to continue work on that, then feel free.

The issue with writing apps for the forum is the lack of an API. Right now everything must be done by scraping HTML and then figuring out the correct HTTP requests in order to post. This takes a lot of time and it isn't optimal. When the new forum comes out, it should be mobile friendly and have an API so apps will be easier to write.

A bitcointalk app would be of great interest to me!  There are many times when I am away from my computer (stuck in line, eating lunch by myself, out of town ("Where can I find a BTC ATM in this town?"), etc.) when I could be posting here...

Even now the internet has been down at home for two weeks, grr....  I would then be able to post here via my mobile.

achow101, I hope that your plans re the forum having an API work out and that app writers get on this.

 What?  Your mobile doesn't have a browser?
I must be missing something about Apps!
Would sombody enlighten me on the benefits of this App over this site on the web browser?

[FLoving]

I am also thinking to have a bitcointalk forum app so that I will be reachable from my phone by just one click from the screen of my mobile phone. But because of the security problem I do not like to have that from a weaker developer or from a private person. I like the Bitcointalk team to create and launch an app for their forum with strong security features.

[Hazir]

Isn't a bit counterproductive to create BitcoinTalk Apps for current - quite outdated forum?
I know that new forum software is in testing or quite some time. Will that new forum version support API?

[European Central Bank]

what's its status? is it in any way approved by the staff here? seems like a very easy way to harvest login details to me.

I access it via my browser on mobile. works fine for me. I don't really get apps that are just another way of accessing a website. I want to control how much data is being used up. I can do that via the right browser.

[c4s7or]

I also would be interssted in an App. I downloaded it in the playstore some time ago but it isnt good enough to use it acutally.

[xhomerx10]

An app is essentially static while this website is dynamic.  The entire site could be changed without your knowledge and you would find out next time you opened it in your browser... the app would need to be upgraded and downloaded and installed and available for all different oper8ing systems.

 Can any of the pro app people explain how an app for this website would be of ANY value to anyone...please?

[achow101]

An app is essentially static while this website is dynamic.  The entire site could be changed without your knowledge and you would find out next time you opened it in your browser... the app would need to be upgraded and downloaded and installed and available for all different oper8ing systems.

Uhh. No, that is not how apps work. Apps are not limited to local stuff. They can access the internet too. An App for this forum would fetch data from forum's servers, not have the content hard coded into the app.

Can any of the pro app people explain how an app for this website would be of ANY value to anyone...please?

An app would make it easier to browse the forum on mobile. On small devices, the forum can be fairly hard to read, with the text being small and requiring zoom. However this leads to having to scroll side to side to read the content. Additionally clicking links and buttons can also be hard to do on small devices as these links are also fairly small and also require zooming. An app would just make the site a lot more readable on mobile devices. This would also be fixed if there were a mobile version of Bitcointalk.

[Joel_Jantsen]

Apps for this forum are currently hard to do. I wrote a basic one for the forum: https://github.com/achow101/BitcointalkForum but I have since stopped working on it. If anyone wants to continue work on that, then feel free.

After scrapping bunch of pages from my sublime text while trying to figure out the most appropriate way to make a RESTful API,I finally gave up.Not that it's not possible but one doesn't need an app because pretty much your brower does everything you intend to do with an app.
Here's a tip if someone still wants to make one for themselves : Use Cordova framework along with Achow's code to make it mobile first.

The issue with writing apps for the forum is the lack of an API. Right now everything must be done by scraping HTML and then figuring out the correct HTTP requests in order to post. This takes a lot of time and it isn't optimal. When the new forum comes out, it should be mobile friendly and have an API so apps will be easier to write.

Only if we had a clue when is that happening.

Can any of the pro app people explain how an app for this website would be of ANY value to anyone...please?

Real time notifications if someone replies to your post or the posts you're watching ? Could be customized according to your needs maybe.

[xhomerx10]

Okay... but we already have notifications via email right?
In my mind there is no convincing argument for an app to access a forum.

[buxlover]

I don't think creating an app without the API will merely be same as using the website in mobile browser, Only a very little feature can be added in mobile app.

No response, notification or callback can be done without using heavy resource by pinging the servers with HTTP headers in frequent intervals, so that the app can be nearly useful. But i think a mobile friendly design could be useful.

[BellaBitBit]

Great to hear there is an app, did not know that. I also would be interested in a more robust app for android.  I would be around the forums a lot more through the day if I could access through my phone.

[apoorvlathey]

I am also thinking to have a bitcointalk forum app so that I will be reachable from my phone by just one click from the screen of my mobile phone.
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You can achieve this by adding a site bookmark of bitcointalk on your phone's homepage.
Other than the zooming problem, i think it is better to stick to using the online version of the forum than using an unofficial app.

[ricku]

I could log me into my account here but I think the app is not very good so let's start the developement of a better BitcoinTalk app the app in question happens to be an effort from someone and it should be appreciated not to just condemn, the app in question is alright provided we can check our pm and other stuff though i agreed that there is room for advancement on the current app but your choice of words could discourage any other person with such a dream.

[stiffbud]

That app is already long existing there but I never tried downloading it. The web version on my mobile phone is alread enough. Be careful in using a third party app to log in with your details though, I never heard that the actual forum supported that app.

[BingoDog]

Good quality apps are very helpful in.some situation. Bitcointalk app for mobile could aprove visibility, maybe add some new features for easier navigation but in bitcointalk case web version on mobile phone is just fine so this is not necessary.

[n691309]

Hey guys,

I just saw the BitcoinTalk.org Forum App in the Google Play Store...
so I downloaded the on my smartphone.

I could log me into my account here but I think the app is not very good so let's start the developement of a better BitcoinTalk app!


Best regards,

Patrick

I think people should not spend time and effort to make a mobile app since it requires too much work and still will not be stable because there isn't a good API to scrap data as achow101 said.