Bitcointalk on the phone?

[lovesmayfamilis]

OP, at what point did you realize you were not comfortable reading the forum on your phone? Why did you choose to ask this question today? Registration 2013. You're old enough for the forum to not know how to use search. Here are some of the threads that have been created on an issue that concerns you; why not read them instead of creating a separate thread on a topic that has been discussed many times?

Why doesn't the Bitcointalk forum have a mobile app?
Bitcointalk forum mobile app
This is how bitcointalk.org looks like on a mobile phone
Bitcointalk Mobile Friendly App for Android
Why we need a mobile compatible forum??

[royalfestus]

Would it be possible to know what browser the OP is using to access the website?
Has the OP noticed any changes or defects in his vision recently? Not to attack the OP but recently I found myself at the eye clinic, our exposure to screens has caused so many eye defects that we were not aware of. However, for best use of the forum, one will need a PC

[jackg]

I use Opera browser on my phone, it is not troublesome to post on the forum from it, since as soon as you zoom in or zoom out, the text and the interface adapts.

I use Opera and do the same and I find it easier than using my browser on my PC too now as all the text is in one place and it'll get rid of things the PC won't when you zoom in (like the user information bits). It even puts as much as possible on the screen while you're in the editor which is very helpful (especially when using bbcode).

I usually zoom so a post text fits on the screen and it does well with that, sometimes if you do to many things at once you end up with rendering problems though and have to scroll a bit to fix them.

It's either just going to be a computer/laptop, or a tablet. Whenever I try to reply to people through my smartphone(with quoting and all that), I almost always end up wanting to knock my head against a wall.

I think I've become too used to autocorrect now so my issues will be the opposite if I ever turn back. I write lengthier posts on PC or more advanced ones (eg with code) but most things are doable on a phone once you're used to it.

[Cantsay]

At first the horizontal scrolling was a pain in the ass for me but as time goes on I became familiar with it and now I don't have any issue with it even if they decide to change the user interface of the forum it will definitely take some time for users to get a hold of the new user interface. Just imagine a user that has been in this forum since 2013 and has been consistently using this present interface and now theymos decide to make a little change to the interface in 2023, 10 years after.

And beside most users, PC users to be precise prefer this current user interface they find it more suitable (that's what I can say due to the comments in all similar threads that has been created in the past). I still agree with them even though I'm a mobile phone user.

[Plaguedeath]

This could be a solution, if you only want to read people posts in this forum and not want to reply, you can use the wap version by add "/;wap" in the end of url.

Example this thread the url is: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5434294.0

The wap version would be https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5434294.0/;wap

It's quite friendly on mobile version, although you need some adaptation with the interface since it's only white and black version.

[Maus0728]

When I just want to do some simple browsing or utilize the forum, I use my smartphone, especially if I feel like relaxing on the sofa or bed. And PC if I am posting a lengthy discussion that requires for an image upload, extensive bbcode formatting, or if I have academic work to perform on my PC.

I turn my phone to landscape mode when I'm reading and to portrait mode when I'm going to reply. You just need to zoom in/out and scroll sideways a bit to see what you are writing. I mean that's better than sitting in front of your computer for a few hours using only the forum.

[_act_]

Use landscape, scroll and zoom a bit.
And get a computer for serious tasks, typing on a keyboard the size of a stamp is terrible.

In between alterative: a tablet.

It depends on the one you use frequently. Like me I prefer mobile phone and I type better on mobile phone than computer. Bitcointalk is very good and user's friendly on mobile phone too and I type fast because the phone is well calibrated. I do not know why that I prefer to use my mobile phone for online reasons than computer, I mean the ones phone can handle perfectly like bitcointalk.

[OnZen]

On my phone, I use Bitcointalk. It is not difficult to use ID with a mobile phone. But because I'm a newbie, I don't know how to properly work on Bitcointalk.Maybe that's the reason I'm not facing to much problem to manage my Bitcointalk Id .I don't know if I've learned the right thing so I can say whether using Bitcointalk on mobile is worth it or not......

[mk4]

I think I've become too used to autocorrect now so my issues will be the opposite if I ever turn back. I write lengthier posts on PC or more advanced ones (eg with code) but most things are doable on a phone once you're used to it.

It's totally doable when just making a simple reply regardless of length. On the other hand, if you're conversing with multiple people and quoting multiple replies and concatenating the replies and stuff, it becomes a total nightmare. Similar to when posting images.

[Halab]

On the other hand, if you're conversing with multiple people and quoting multiple replies and concatenating the replies and stuff, it becomes a total nightmare. Similar to when posting images.

To quote several people, I'm sure that the vast majority of users don't know about the 'insert quote' link. It's not a miracle solution, but it avoids some annoying manipulations.

[dzungmobile]

This could be a solution, if you only want to read people posts in this forum and not want to reply, you can use the wap version by add "/;wap" in the end of url.

Example this thread the url is: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5434294.0

The wap version would be https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5434294.0/;wap

It's quite friendly on mobile version, although you need some adaptation with the interface since it's only white and black version.

;wap
;wap2
;imode

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5434294.0;wap
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5434294.0;wap2
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5434294.0;imode

It is not too friendly for mobile. Helpful in reading but can't help in typing.
Does not help with table, format will be broken like
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=615953.0;wap2

[Rikafip]

If you can read newspaper on your phone with no problem, you can use the forum on phone with no problem.

They have websites optimized for mobile phones, while forum doesn't so its not the same thing. You can try it for yourself, just enable desktop version in your mobile phone browser and you will see the difference.

To quote several people, I'm sure that the vast majority of users don't know about the 'insert quote' link. It's not a miracle solution, but it avoids some annoying manipulations.

I am using that feature of course and while it makes multiquoting easier, it doesn't really help when you want to address certain parts of post the separately which is a pain in the ass to do on a mobile phone.


Looking at responses, I had no idea that so many people are using phones for browsing the forum. Too bad that we have to wait for Godot Epochtalk to get that.

[Mpamaegbu]

It's fun accessing the forum on phone. I can't even remember what the forum looks like on PC anymore. I only accessed it on it a few times when I started out in 2017 and then I turned to phone. I hate having to open my PC whenever I want to access the forum outside my home because I don't like people looking over my shoulders into what I'm doing. With my phone it's a piece of cake being on the forum. All you've to do is adjust your font size and zoom in or out while reading. With the way my keyboard is set I don't even need to zoom in to read if I don't want to as I can see the complete page that way. However, I like zooming it while I type to fasten it up.

[BenCodie]

It works fine on mobile. Though I find it is a vastly superior experience on desktop. My tip would be just to save your forum experience for your desktop. There is no way you can digest or participate as much anywhere near efficiently on the phone in comparison to using a desktop in my opinion.

[Beparanf]

Do you all view Bitcointalk on you PC? I have tried to read thorugh the mobile phone, but it becomes an endless hortizontal scrolling.
Do you have any tips how to mingle on Bitcointalk with my phone?

Viewing the forum using a small screen phone is very straining to the eyes. You will need to zoom in more often if you are reading lengthy topics or following a discussion so using a mobile phone for daily use is not advisable. I'm only using my phone to check my message and have an update on the topic I'm following. I really suggest using a tablet or iPad instead for a better viewing experience if you can't afford a desktop. This will save you time on the hassle of reading text. I believe there are browsers that automatically adjusts zoom based on text size but the forum aesthetics will not be appealing to read when it was zoom to that level.

[Cryptomiles1]

PC is more comfortable while reading and commenting on Topics, pc's enable's you to quote very well regardless of how copious the messages would seems to be. But while using a Smartphone it looks very bulky sometimes finds it difficult to read freely with all the text., Most times i found it very hard to read all post as i do strain my eyes too much.
Mobile phone, could be for urgent response or replying some PMs.

[Helena Yu]

There's no reason for me to access this forum using phone because it's not friendly, hard to quote anyone posts and doesn't comfortable to write due to small keyboard.

Access this forum using device also not good for my privacy and security, anyone shouldn't use public internet connection or access this forum in near of your friend or stranger, they might know this forum and recognize you're a Bitcoin holder.

[mole0815]

Do you all view Bitcointalk on you PC? I have tried to read thorugh the mobile phone, but it becomes an endless hortizontal scrolling.
Do you have any tips how to mingle on Bitcointalk with my phone?

Here is an post that contains a lot of information about this: Bitcointalk on mobile phones: A sight for sore eyes
There are many different approaches and ideas. I use the forum from time to time on my mobile devices and with a little practice it works (reasonably well).

[TalkativeCoin]

I just load the desktop version via the mobile browser, and I'm good to go. Yeah, it's a bit weird to go about it, but it works like that so I don't have any major complaints.

[NotATether]

It's different cus you'll have to pinch to zoom out and in as the case might be( this happens when using phones). I also realized that I wasn't able to view some spreadsheets while using my mobile phone to access BTT, has anyone gotten some irregularities like that before?

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

If you have the Google Sheets app installed on your phone, you should have no problem accessing those kind of spreadsheets from your phone either. Which also includes pretty much every signature campaign spreadsheet.