Turnkey Mobile Apps for XenForo with Addon/Theme Support, Android & iPhone [Deleted]

@RoldanLT @SoeHoe turns out badge numbers are simple for iOS, but in Android such functionality isn't standard, some phone manufacturers provide it, some don't, so as a general rule, popular apps like Facebook, Gmail, etc. use a sophisticated method where they hot swap the entire app icon with another graphic, which we cannot do at this time, so this new feature is restricted to iDevices.
 
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@RoldanLT @SoeHoe turns out badge numbers are simple for iOS, but in Android such functionality isn't standard, some phone manufacturers provide it, some don't, so as a general rule, popular apps like Facebook, Gmail, etc. use a sophisticated method where they hot swap the entire app icon with another graphic, which we cannot do at this time, so this new feature is restricted to iDevices.
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owh... So sad to hear that :( Hope you can do it in the near future. I will stay watch this resource.
 
@joey_tbf Our apps do not have problems working on Samsung mobiles, we have sent hundreds of thousands of android push alerts so far and if there was a Samsung problem it would have been heavily reported. There is something going on your devices and we cannot reproduce the problem so we asked you to run the android diagnostic tools. If you can't get the tool working or give up then our hands are tied.
 
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Our apps do not have problems working on Samsung mobiles,
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yes it has problems, i tried 2 different model samsung phones and no notifications,


we have sent hundreds of thousands of push alerts so far and if there was a Samsung problem it would have been reported.
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it was reported by me, so yes there is a problem,

There is something going on your devices and we cannot reproduce the problem so we asked you to run the android diagnostic tools. If you can't get the tool working or give up then our hands are tied.
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yes i gave up because you didn't want to help, your only and last answer was, "google the issue" in our conversation
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and now you say your hands are tied.


so i decide i give up and move on, im not a developer, i am a customer,



i support slavik's app,

we need a real app


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This is a problem. But it is not something that affects all or most Samsung devices running our apps. It is not a Samsung device/compatibility problem.

Yes, Google the issue with the Android diagnostic tool. We do not manufacture the android diagnostic tool and as I said, I myself run Linux and have no problems [but you run windows].
 
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vbresults said:
This is a problem. But it is not something that affects all or most Samsung devices running our apps. It is not a Samsung device/compatibility problem.

Yes, Google the issue with the Android diagnostic tool. We do not manufacture the android diagnostic tool and as I said, I myself run Linux and have no problems [but you run windows].
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I feel that a lot is being left out here and it's not making either of you look great in my mind..

Anyways, @vbresults I'm curious as to how your push notices register to your push server. I'd assume you have the mobile app "phoning home" on the forum user's mobile device to register with your push notice server - is that accurate?

Edit: To be clear - I have a friend who has a forum and can be paranoid and I was asking before I suggested he looks at this.
 
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1. Can I set the color of the status bar?
2. Can I remove the navigation (Back/Forward) button at the bottom of the page?
3. Possible to pull down to refresh the page?
4. If I sent a mass alerts linking to an external link, what would happen if I open the notification? Will it straight away open the external link in the mobile browser?
5. How long will it takes to get both the apps approved?
 
@Fayettemat
Chris D said:
Since it has been brought up, I just want to clarify the rule regarding resources making callbacks to external servers:
Source: https://xenforo.com/community/help/resource-guidelines

For the use case described above by vbresults, the callback does not need to be declared. In terms of how Android and iOS push alerts work, it's fairly obvious and a given that communication needs to happen for the core function of the add-on.

That said, vbresults may choose to disclose this specific function in the resource description or FAQ if they wish as I suspect it may come up again.

If there are any further questions about this, please contact me directly (so as not to derail the topic of the thread).
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For the technical nitty gritty, each device has a unique push alert device token. When a page loads and they don't have a cookie saying their token is registered, their token is sent to the forum which is then forwarded to our push server. After that, actual push alerts go from the forum to our push server, from our push server to Google/Apple, then from Google/Apple to the device.

@bloh
  1. The iOS status bar is the color of the forum's background.
  2. The bottom navigator bar has been removed from iOS and the arrows on android have been removed a few versions ago; we will implement back/forward navigation in a more intuitive way soon.
  3. This is not implemented, but it can be posted as an enhancement request.
  4. It will work as you described, assuming you insert a well-formed HTML link [the push system will take care to strip tags for end-user display].
  5. Right now, it takes 5 business days [excluding monday and friday, per our hours] for us to submit both of your apps for each store's to review it.
    Google approves within 2 days max. Apple can take up to a month, 100% dependent on them, they have a very drawn out review process.
 
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I think my question wasn't understood how I meant it. I just was wondering if the forum or app handles the registration side.

Edit: never mind. You seem to have updated your post and answered that :)

I'll see if one of my friends who asked me about an app is interested and if so I'll have them come your way. They were worried that they were sending data directly to you (As I said friend is semi-paranoid about stuff on the net).
 
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@bloh
  1. The iOS status bar is the color of the forum's background.
  2. The bottom navigator bar has been removed from iOS and the arrows on android have been removed a few versions ago; we will implement back/forward navigation in a more intuitive way soon.
  3. This is not implemented, but it can be posted as an enhancement request.
  4. It will work as you described, assuming you insert a well-formed HTML link [the push system will take care to strip tags for end-user display].
  5. Right now, it takes 5 business days [excluding monday and friday, per our hours] for us to submit both of your apps for each store's to review it.
    Google approves within 2 days max. Apple can take up to a month, 100% dependent on them, they have a very drawn out review process.
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1. What if I want the status bar to be the same color as my sticky navigation? And the text-color of the status bar should be white?
2. Even if you implemented a new way to navigate back/forward, can I choose not to have the navigation at all?
3. Where do I need to specifically post the enhancement request?
4. What do you mean by well-formed HTML link? Take at look at the below alert HTML (the one I sent out as mass alert for external link):
Code: 
<div class="alertText">

<h3><span>Title</span><br>A longer message<a href="external_link" target="_blank"></a></h3>

<div class="timeRow"><span class="time muted">1:56 PM</span></div>

</div>

**For the a tag, I set the CSS to fully cover the alert li (when viewed on the browser)

Will it work the way I describe?
 
@bloh
  1. We have a graphical overhaul coming in a few weeks, and since you brought it up it's a good opportunity to include support for the iOS status bar text colors [there are three: white, black translucent, black solid] and the custom background colors [not limited to 3, i.e. your sticky navigation color], so we'll include that in the overhaul.
    * This is retroactive so if you already have the apps in queue or released before the feature is out, you'll be able to change the setting after and it'll be resubmitted if in queue or pushed on the next iOS update if it's already published.
  2. When it comes back it will not be an overlay like the previous versions, possibly swipe left/right -- it won't be a problem, we will gather feedback before rolling this out.
  3. https://github.com/vbresults/mobile-apps-for-xenforo/issues/new
  4. This is your HTML, and it looks like it's well formed, so it will can extract external_link no problem. Also, there was a mistake in my last reply to this item -- it will open the app, and 2 or 3 seconds after, it will open the link you provided in the system browser, since links are handled inside the app.
    Code: 
    <span>Title</span><br>A longer message<a href="external_link" target="_blank"></a>
 
I download the apps & tried to use them.

When using halfway (after opening & closing), all the links stopped working. Clicking the links won't do a thing.
**I'm using iPhone 4S.
 
quick question:
1) we are currently using UI.X which already has a good responsive design and would like to keep that as-is. Don't need addition wrapper or style (is it possible?). All we need is a app icon that can be downloaded on our own responsive design + push notifications feature.
2) Your product seems to nicely evolving. For $195/year will we get to install updates for a year free or do we need to buy monthly fee?
 
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quick question:
1) we are currently using UI.X which already has a good responsive design and would like to keep that as-is. Don't need addition wrapper or style (is it possible?). All we need is a app icon that can be downloaded on our own responsive design + push notifications feature.
2) Your product seems to nicely evolving. For $195/year will we get to install updates for a year free or do we need to buy monthly fee?
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  1. Yes, you can use whatever style you want, and there is an option to select what style to use for apps in the admin options.
  2. Your updates are paid for in the $195 for a year, the monthly fee you are referring to is for extended email support, no relation to updates, will clarify this in the description.
note: I can see where the confusion is for updates. "Rolling Professional Installation and Upgrades" means that you give us a login and we log into the admin area at your request to initially install and later upgrade the add-on whenever there is an update released, instead of doing that yourself -- the actual updates themselves are included in the yearly fee. Totally rephrasing it to avoid this confusion.
 
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When there is no internet connection, the app would just show white blank page. Can it show "no internet connection" error page with a retry button?
 
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