The problem with expecting them to make an app is that apps have to be packaged. In order for the app to be specific to your website, they'd have to release the code and expect admins to be able to modify it accordingly. You would also have to pay $105 or $120 to release it on iOS and android play store (I forget if android is $5 or $20). I do like the idea of the sites having apps and push notifications. I just don't personally see how it work.
Also, this is a php project and android apps are programmed in Java. Ios has its own language based on C. Not saying that makes it impossible but I don't know if kier or Mike know those languages. Just because they know php very well doesn't mean they can release something in any language.
Apps that send Push Notifications without first obtaining user consent, as well as apps that require Push Notifications to function, will be rejected
Also, this is a php project and android apps are programmed in Java. Ios has its own language based on C. Not saying that makes it impossible but I don't know if kier or Mike know those languages. Just because they know php very well doesn't mean they can release something in any language.
People seem to think responsive isn't enough. They want a full app experience. Also you still run the issue of it not being a custom app for that site. It wouldn't be their logo icon. Plus the issue Jeremy pointed out.I'm pretty sure you could just run the responsive website within the app too without any additional programming.
Whoever wants to release an app will have to have that publisher license or they can ask someone to release an app for a fee.The problem with expecting them to make an app is that apps have to be packaged. In order for the app to be specific to your website, they'd have to release the code and expect admins to be able to modify it accordingly. You would also have to pay $105 or $120 to release it on iOS and android play store (I forget if android is $5 or $20). I do like the idea of the sites having apps and push notifications. I just don't personally see how it work.
Also, this is a php project and android apps are programmed in Java. Ios has its own language based on C. Not saying that makes it impossible but I don't know if kier or Mike know those languages. Just because they know php very well doesn't mean they can release something in any language.
Ditto to this. I've had a suggestion thread open for a long, long time and there's lots of support for it. It'd be inexcusable to leave it out of v2 IMO.Yes, REST API please
It shouldn't matter either way. Both Symfony and Zend 2 are composer based frameworks, which makes it very, very easy to extend them and make things work between the two. As an example it's pretty trivial to port a Symfony project over to another composer based framework and vice versa. Either way it's going to massively improve the mod community if they're going down the composer route.Not sure if this has been asked before. But would XenForo 2.0 still be on the 1.x branch of the Zend Framework? Or would you move it to the 2.x branch? Or would you use a completely different open source framework? (ie - Symphony)
Recommended/Suggested last year as well http://xenforo.com/community/threads/full-native-restful-api-built-into-xenforo.48787/It reminds me of this 3+ years old thread.
XenForo's not mobile ready. Not by a long shot.XenForo is ready for mobile devices coz it has a responsive skin and no effort is needed on that front? Don't think so. Maybe those forum admins are serving a userbase which has access to superlative bandwidth, high end tablets/phones and the users are happy clicking on tiny links. Its understandable to not be able to appreciate the issues which you have never faced before.
I don't agree with others who say the current mobile arrangements are "perfectly fine" - they're not, they're very, very average. Our users hate the responsive layout, hence why we invested on a mobile only skin.
Unfortunately another thing that is very, very average in XF is mobile detection.
Emphasis on a mobile strategy is essential going forward, relying upon making the skin responsive as your mobile strategy would be a fail and would seriously compromise XF's attractiveness for existing and new customers going forward.
You are right but discussion is not about which technology or framework is better. It is that the current options are not usable enough compared to the experience of the mobile app.I disagree, responsive is the way of the future. You may not like that the default XenForo skin does not do enough to optimize for mobile devices but that isn't the fault of it being responsive.
You are right but discussion is not about which technology or framework is better. It is that the current options are not usable enough compared to the experience of the mobile app.
If you think like an average mobile user, the primary reason they go to a browser is to search something. So the search result should turn up a responsive layout for the user to get a better experience than a desktop site. So we cannot do away with a responsive skin anyway.
However a regular user of the site would prefer a mobile app over the browser based solution anyday.
PS: All this is taking my user base into consideration. YMMV
The only exception I could see if it worked like Tapatalk or ForumRunner where one app could be used for multiple XenForo forums. But then you get into the problem of push alerts for the different sites, etc. I could see where it would end up being a real headache.You can't claim every regular user of a site would prefer a mobile app though.
I'm a regular on many sites and could care less if they had a mobile app for me to browse. I prefer to browse multiple sites without having to load up some app.
Like I said in my earlier post, its hard to appreciate a perspective unless you have faced it yourself. Lets just put forth our perspectives and leave it at that. I am saying I need it for xyz reasons. You are saying you don't need it due to some reasons. Its anyway upto the XF devs to decide based on demand and trend on the direction they want to take.You can't claim every regular user of a site would prefer a mobile app though.
I'm a regular on many sites and could care less if they had a mobile app for me to browse. I prefer to browse multiple sites without having to load up some app.
Like I said in my earlier post, its hard to appreciate a perspective unless you have faced it yourself. Lets just put forth our perspectives and leave it at that. I am saying I need it for xyz reasons. You are saying you don't need it due to some reasons. Its anyway upto the XF devs to decide based on demand and trend on the direction they want to take.
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