Mobile forum reader

[logan2z]

There is a lot of dissatisfaction over the way that Tapatalk has evolved, both here and elsewhere. I've been thinking about maybe developing my own mobile forum reader app if I can find the time. I'd love to hear what you dislike about the current iteration of Tapatalk and what you would like to see in a new forum reading app.

I may never get around to actually implementing this but your feedback might inspire me

[Panerai7]

Would it be DWC specific? Or all around.
I think the problem is Tapacrap is trying to be compatible with all kinds of forums and that's the problem.
Have you thought about making a mobile version of DWC ?

[logan2z]

Would it be DWC specific? Or all around.
I think the problem is Tapacrap is trying to be compatible with all kinds of forums and that's the problem.
Have you thought about making a mobile version of DWC ?

This wouldn't be DWC specific.

Tapatalk only supports forums that have the Tapatalk plugin installed so I don't think the issue is that it's trying to support different forum types.

[Panerai7]

Would it be DWC specific? Or all around.
I think the problem is Tapacrap is trying to be compatible with all kinds of forums and that's the problem.
Have you thought about making a mobile version of DWC ?

This wouldn't be DWC specific.

Tapatalk only supports forums that have the Tapatalk plugin installed so I don't think the issue is that it's trying to support different forum types.

Is it hard to make a mobile version of DWC?

[logan2z]

Would it be DWC specific? Or all around.
I think the problem is Tapacrap is trying to be compatible with all kinds of forums and that's the problem.
Have you thought about making a mobile version of DWC ?

This wouldn't be DWC specific.

Tapatalk only supports forums that have the Tapatalk plugin installed so I don't think the issue is that it's trying to support different forum types.

Is it hard to make a mobile version of DWC?

In order to implement all of the basic features (forum listing , read/post/subscribe, PMs, etc) you'd be implementing a complete forum reader that would work for any site with the Tapatalk plugin, including DWC. So the complexity of the app would be the same regardless of whether or not it were DWC specific.

I don't think I see much point in making a DWC-specific app. How would it be any different than a more universal app?

[nweash]

I really like everything about old tapatalk pro. easy to navigate, see, reply, post, etc. Don't have to see any ads.

Only issue they don't allow photo attachments through DM. they make you use the newer version of tapatalk to do that.

I like the option to auto upload my photos to photo hosting sights directly through the app.
Only hiccup is after 24hours of not uploading a photo I'm forced to resign in through imgur.

Not sure if that's tapatalk or imgurs fault though?

[logan2z]

Only hiccup is after 24hours of not uploading a photo I'm forced to resign in through imgur.

Not sure if that's tapatalk or imgurs fault though?

I suspect that's imgur.com, which seems to have some major issues with session management. I'm often actively using it in the browser when suddenly it'll tell me I'm not logged in or that I don't have any photos in my library. I just refresh the page without logging back in and it's all good again. That site has become really buggy over the past year or so and they don't seem to care.

[Panerai7]

Would it be DWC specific? Or all around.
I think the problem is Tapacrap is trying to be compatible with all kinds of forums and that's the problem.
Have you thought about making a mobile version of DWC ?

This wouldn't be DWC specific.

Tapatalk only supports forums that have the Tapatalk plugin installed so I don't think the issue is that it's trying to support different forum types.

Is it hard to make a mobile version of DWC?

In order to implement all of the basic features (forum listing , read/post/subscribe, PMs, etc) you'd be implementing a complete forum reader that would work for any site with the Tapatalk plugin, including DWC. So the complexity of the app would be the same regardless of whether or not it were DWC specific.

I don't think I see much point in making a DWC-specific app. How would it be any different than a more universal app?

Oh I was just thinking maybe it's cheaper quicker maybe can already be turned on and can still look like DWC
For instance IH8MUD has a desktop and mobile versions that have the same theme but the mobile one is smartphone friendly.
Like on DWC I am totally fine even with a desktop version if you could only increase the font size of the top left hand corner

See pic:

[logan2z]

Would it be DWC specific? Or all around.
I think the problem is Tapacrap is trying to be compatible with all kinds of forums and that's the problem.
Have you thought about making a mobile version of DWC ?

This wouldn't be DWC specific.

Tapatalk only supports forums that have the Tapatalk plugin installed so I don't think the issue is that it's trying to support different forum types.

Is it hard to make a mobile version of DWC?

In order to implement all of the basic features (forum listing , read/post/subscribe, PMs, etc) you'd be implementing a complete forum reader that would work for any site with the Tapatalk plugin, including DWC. So the complexity of the app would be the same regardless of whether or not it were DWC specific.

I don't think I see much point in making a DWC-specific app. How would it be any different than a more universal app?

Oh I was just thinking maybe it's cheaper quicker maybe can already be turned on and can still look like DWC
For instance IH8MUD has a desktop and mobile versions that have the same theme but the mobile one is smartphone friendly.
Like on DWC I am totally fine even with a desktop version if you could only increase the font size of the top left hand corner

See pic:

Right, creating a mobile theme for the browser is much simpler but doesn't really give you the native app experience.

[Panerai7]

Gotcha, ok well I participated

[Jeep99dad]

I don't have any real issues with Tapatalk.
My wish is that you could upload more than one photo at once.
I'd like to open my photo album and select multiple photos at once and upload for a review or sales post for example.
Maybe a more obvious pop up or widget at the top of the screen when you have PMs waiting.


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[logan2z]

I don't have any real issues with Tapatalk.
My wish is that you could upload more than one photo at once.
I'd like to open my photo album and select multiple photos at once and upload for a review or sales post for example.
Maybe a more obvious pop up or widget at the top of the screen when you have PMs waiting.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalkblahblahah

I'd like both of those features too. The whole notification thing in Tapatalk is currently a mess.

[logan2z]

Gotcha, ok well I participated

And it's appreciated And thanks to Tapatalk I had to go into Web view in order to see the photo you posted

[amckiwi]

Auto photo resizing so can take iPhone pic and upload

[tattoo chef]

I don't have any real issues with Tapatalk.
My wish is that you could upload more than one photo at once.
I'd like to open my photo album and select multiple photos at once and upload for a review or sales post for example.
Maybe a more obvious pop up or widget at the top of the screen when you have PMs waiting.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalkblahblahah

I was just reading something from the tapatalk community and direct from someone at tapatalk this (multiple image uploads) was supposed to be done in October 2014, then delayed to January 2015, then of course it never happened. They keep messing with the UI, but not installing features that we want.


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