BlueNinja he/him Posted February 11, 2020 Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 I am sure someone has already suggested this and gotten a response, but have the coders of the 17th Shard considered a mobile application on Android or IOS? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mist she/her Posted February 11, 2020 Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 It has been suggested. There is a mobile version of the website. An app would require large amounts of programming with very few benefits. It would allow push notifications, but emails can be sent without an app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueNinja he/him Posted February 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 Fair enough. I might have time this summer to work up a rudimentary draft of one. Would the mods be willing to work with me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos he/him Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 I am not enthusiastic about an app. I discuss why I am not enthusiastic about an app in this post (which links to an earlier post): An app is a long term commitment of time and resources that do not seem worthwhile to me. I would really need to be persuaded of the purpose of an app to spend any time on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueNinja he/him Posted February 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 On 2/11/2020 at 11:50 PM, Chaos said: An app is a long term commitment of time and resources that do not seem worthwhile to me. I would really need to be persuaded of the purpose of an app to spend any time on it. This is fair enough. If you ever decide to make one, you have my volunteer aid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos he/him Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 3 hours ago, BlueNinja said: This is fair enough. If you ever decide to make one, you have my volunteer aid. I would still like to know what actual advantages the app would have? What are the benefits for doing this? This has never been adequately explained to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueNinja he/him Posted February 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 Personally, it would allow mobile use as I do not keep a web browser on my phone. Furthermore, it allows for push notifications. Larger corporations take of direct access to the phone OS to gather info. For similar services - i.e. Reddit - users will make third-party clients to receive the benefits. Eventually the companies buyout the third-party clients to standardize user experience, control their brand, and ensure the clients stay updated. In other words, simply minor conveniences. From your perspective it makes little sense. Overall, it is a very high cost endeavor with little payout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wander89 he/him Posted February 16, 2020 Report Share Posted February 16, 2020 The issue has been brought up numerous times before and whilst I would LOVE a mobile app, the website does fine just now and there's obviously a lot of restrictions on why an app can't be processed at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutonahill he/him Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 the only advantage i could see to a moble a is if we somehow managed to combine the 17th shard forms and the discord into one chat stream, but i don't see that as possible. (and even if it was, we could do it for a website easer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalHuman Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 (edited) (Computer scientist here!) An app would be an awesome idea, if and only if it helps the website become more accessible and adds extra features. Honestly, it’s a cool idea but for something like this website it’s not totally needed. Most apps these days are actually just webpages. With IOS and Android using different software for native apps a lot of devs are just making websites and creating an app that links to it. I personally just create a shortcut to the website with my iPhone (see picture). It’s easy to get straight to favourite websites that way. Edited March 5, 2020 by OriginalHuman 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Iron Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 On 2/13/2020 at 6:59 PM, Chaos said: I would still like to know what actual advantages the app would have? What are the benefits for doing this? This has never been adequately explained to me. I think phone notifications are the major drive for people's desire for an app. Get a little buzz or pop-up whenever you get a Shard notification. It'd be very nice in people's lives. That said, I don't think we need an app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos he/him Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Knight of Iron said: I think phone notifications are the major drive for people's desire for an app. Get a little buzz or pop-up whenever you get a Shard notification. It'd be very nice in people's lives. That said, I don't think we need an app. Pretty sure on sites that use browser notifications you can have it notify you on your phone. At least on Chrome I believe. So this is already a solved problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneonfoxtribute Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 9 hours ago, Chaos said: Pretty sure on sites that use browser notifications you can have it notify you on your phone. At least on Chrome I believe. So this is already a solved problem. Really? How can I do that? Because I've never gotten that and I don't see a way to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos he/him Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 15 hours ago, aneonfoxtribute said: Really? How can I do that? Because I've never gotten that and I don't see a way to do that. https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/3220216?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en&oco=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneonfoxtribute Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Chaos said: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/3220216?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en&oco=1 Thanks. I hope it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos he/him Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 You'll also need to enable browser notifications: https://www.17thshard.com/forum/notifications/options/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneonfoxtribute Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 7 minutes ago, Chaos said: You'll also need to enable browser notifications: https://www.17thshard.com/forum/notifications/options/ It says it's already enabled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneonfoxtribute Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Chaos said: You'll also need to enable browser notifications: https://www.17thshard.com/forum/notifications/options/ Weird. Just got a notification but it didn't notify me outside of the site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos he/him Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 Hmmm that feels like a bug. We'll have to test when it's on the new site. ...Soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyndlerunner he/him Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 I think you only get browser notifications if the site is one of your open tabs, otherwise it won't notify you. At least that's how it seems to function on my laptop. That might be the issue On 2/21/2021 at 7:21 PM, aneonfoxtribute said: Weird. Just got a notification but it didn't notify me outside of the site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneonfoxtribute Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 29 minutes ago, Wyndlerunner said: I think you only get browser notifications if the site is one of your open tabs, otherwise it won't notify you. At least that's how it seems to function on my laptop. That might be the issue It's not an issue on my laptop, it's more an issue on my phone. Having them on my phone would be far more convenient. I get the notifications just fine on my laptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommeHie Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 It's definitely a common suggestion for forums or communities to have a mobile app for easier access on the go. I'm not sure if the coders at 17th Shard have thought about it, but it would surely enhance user experience. As for the possibility, it might depend on various factors like resources and user demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AonEne he/him in an enby way Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 There have been more recent threads covering this topic and they have summarized why this isn't something we'll be doing soon; as this is a three year necro I'm locking this thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts