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  • 19-03-2014 8:39am
    #1
    Tzardine
    Registered Users Posts: 3,884 ✭✭✭


    How come there is none ?

    Surprising really given the sites popularity.
    Post edited by Shield on


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    #2
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,497 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    There's one in the works at the moment,
    They looked for testers back in December - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=87920326


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    #3
    Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 12,597 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Community Manager


    Our Android app is due to launch pretty soon, don't worry about missing it, we will be telling you ALL about it as soon as it is ready :D

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



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    #4
    RidleyRider
    Registered Users Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭RidleyRider


    Get an iOS one!


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    #5
    Mr Reese
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 30 ✭Mr Reese


    Don't see the point of an app...why would one want one?


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    #6
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    I hope it comes out soon, can't wait to get it.


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    #7
    Mr Reese
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 30 ✭Mr Reese


    AlanS181824 wrote: »
    I hope it comes out soon, can't wait to get it.
    WHY??????:confused:


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    #8
    El Guapo!
    Registered Users Posts: 12,437 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    Mr Reese wrote: »
    WHY??????:confused:

    Why not?


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    #9
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    Mr Reese wrote: »
    WHY??????:confused:

    On my Nexus 7 anyway the Boards website is really buggy. You post and the browser just hangs, you have to refresh it for it to work.

    Hopefully the app might fix it.


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    #10
    SterlingArcher
    Registered Users Posts: 2,767 ✭✭✭SterlingArcher


    Just once it is not as annoying as the adverts app.

    Always trying to force itself on me. I do feel like Jodie foster in the accused. I don't want to install it yet it is pestering all the time.


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    #11
    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,857 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    Boards is run by the same company as theJournal.ie, which has been leading the charge in forcing users to download its app just to read the odd news article. Hopefully I won't have to stop visiting Boards for the same reason.


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    #12
    Will I Amnt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,222 ✭✭✭✭Will I Amnt


    SterlingArcher wrote: »
    Just once it is not as annoying as the adverts app.

    Always trying to force itself on me. I do feel like Jodie foster in the accused. I don't want to install it yet it is pestering all the time.

    Links to adverts are needlessly complicated on iOS, same with TheJournal.ie.
    it just keeps bringing you to the App Store and when you get out of that it brings you to the homepage of the site and not what you were linked to. It's a mess.


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    #13
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    SterlingArcher wrote: »
    Just once it is not as annoying as the adverts app.

    Always trying to force itself on me.
    While I do really like the Adverts app, I agree sites that "offer" you their app EVERY TIME you load their site on a mobile device are a pain in the arse. Bloody Google in Safari does it a lot.


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    #14
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    Dave! wrote: »
    Boards is run by the same company as theJournal.ie.

    It's not actually, it's run by Boards.ie Ltd. The Journal is run by Journal Media Ltd.

    This may seem like semantics to you, but it's not to me, we are different companies and have different staff, management, and directors.

    If that "click here to download our app" thing becomes a permanent feature on the touch site, I will probably punch someone in the head - it drives me mad too :) I'd probably ask to include a link to the app in the footer of the page though - that's consistent with our existing links to open in the Touch site or the Desktop site.


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    #15
    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,857 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    I mean that they're within the Distilled Media group, I know they have different teams though.

    Good to hear you're on our side though Dav!


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    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    Dave! wrote: »
    I mean that they're within the Distilled Media group, I know they have different teams though.

    Good to hear you're on our side though Dav!

    I've always been on your our side :)


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    #17
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    3 months ago the app was coming "very" soon...

    What now?

    Making an app can't be this hard surely?


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    #18
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    AlanS181824 wrote: »
    Making an app can't be this hard surely?
    Have you ever made one?
    (And don't call me Shirley).

    Also, have you ever seen this forum when Boards does anything to the site? Unless it's perfect (impossible) there'll be threads filled with the anonymous wrath of disgruntled users.


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    #19
    Rucking_Fetard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭Rucking_Fetard


    AlanS181824 wrote: »
    3 months ago the app was coming "very" soon...

    What now?

    Making an app can't be this hard surely?




    This will keep ya going.


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    #20
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    Dades wrote: »
    Have you ever made one?
    (And don't call me Shirley).

    Also, have you ever seen this forum when Boards does anything to the site? Unless it's perfect (impossible) there'll be threads filled with the anonymous wrath of disgruntled users.

    I have actually, made an app as part of my TY mini company.

    The UI was probably the hardest part to perfect.

    But I was simply saying that it'd be nice to get an update as to how it's doing, around when it'll be ready etc.

    I don't know about you but "soon" isn't gonna cut it IMO.


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    #21
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    Rucking_Fetard wrote: »
    This will keep ya going.

    That was probably supposed to be an insult on my character but that app is fun! :P


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    #22
    nesf
    Registered Users Posts: 27,645 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    AlanS181824 wrote: »
    I have actually, made an app as part of my TY mini company.

    The UI was probably the hardest part to perfect.

    No offense but if you think that's even remotely relevant to making a enterprise standard app that has to interface near perfectly with the back-end of a site like this then you've no perspective on coding. It's like saying "I've written a Hello World program" in a discussion about implementing numerical analysis in C++. Dades wasn't super specific in his question but it should have been obvious he wasn't talking about writing just any kind of app.


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    #23
    danniemcq
    Registered Users Posts: 14,163 ✭✭✭✭danniemcq


    nesf wrote: »
    No offense but if you think that's even remotely relevant to making a enterprise standard app that has to interface near perfectly with the back-end of a site like this then you've no perspective on coding. It's like saying "I've written a Hello World program" in a discussion about implementing numerical analysis in C++. Dades wasn't super specific in his question but it should have been obvious he wasn't talking about writing just any kind of app.

    http://i.imgur.com/DmHviSR.png


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    #24
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    Jesus Christ I'm sorry!

    Didn't know so many of you were so protective over your app! :rolleyes:

    I apologise to ye.


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    #25
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,433 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Will the App be any different much than the official site?


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    #26
    numorouno
    Registered Users Posts: 509 ✭✭✭numorouno


    kneemos wrote: »
    Will the App be any different much than the official site?

    precisely the reason I don't think there is a need an app. The touch boards site us excellent. Only sites that have poor user interfaces require apps imho


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    #27
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,433 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Free presumably?


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    #28
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    kneemos wrote: »
    Free presumably?

    Of course! :)

    Boards would be silky to offer a free website and then charge for an app!

    I'm sure they make enough money from the ads :P

    From testing the app, it's very good.

    Nice clean layout.


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    #29
    joe swanson
    Registered Users Posts: 1,124 ✭✭✭joe swanson


    Will there be a windows version?


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    #30
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    There just aren't enough people using Windows Phone to justify the work I'm afraid.


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    #31
    Czarcasm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 ✭✭✭✭Czarcasm


    Dav wrote: »
    There just aren't enough people using Windows Phone to justify the work I'm afraid.


    Dav I know there were issues previously with unofficial Boards wrapper apps for Android, but I don't know if you were aware of this one for Windows Phone -


    http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=5062c1b2-4260-4ce8-83a5-851ed3bd7b09


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