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Armoram Android App?
posty1978
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Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 11:08 PM UTC
Hi, is there any android app for Armorama? I didnt know where to post this query so posting it here...
Tojo72
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Posted: Monday, May 21, 2012 - 12:32 AM UTC
Or how about an I-Pad App ??
mmeier
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Posted: Monday, May 21, 2012 - 01:21 AM UTC

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Hi, is there any android app for Armorama? I didnt know where to post this query so posting it here...



What do you want from such an app feature-wise? For what type of Android device?

And to the Forum-Operators: Is there an interface (REST/SOAP) to pull certain elements?
mmeier
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Posted: Monday, May 21, 2012 - 01:23 AM UTC

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Or how about an I-Pad App ??



On tablets a normal browser works resonably well in my experience. Tablets with stylus work better since the forum is "mouse-optimized" but my bet is a "Tablet-CSS" could fix that.

posty1978
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Posted: Monday, May 21, 2012 - 04:47 AM UTC
a normal app like the facebook one...should be able to upload pics of models and check few forums...that can be a start
firstcircle
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Posted: Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 12:40 AM UTC
It's something I have thought about too, however, there is an interesting angle to this that has received a fair bit of publicity this week in the aftermath of the Facebook stock flotation: specialised apps for accessing web sites via mobile phones can have a detrimental effect on advertising revenue, and of course running sites like this one costs money. I do regularly access this site via a 4 inch Android phone and personally I find it OK for browsing and posting messages, though I haven't tried uploading photos using the phone. The one thing I have thought would be an improvement relates to the Java photo pop up used on features - would be nice if on a mobile device it filled the screen.
mmeier
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Posted: Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 08:07 AM UTC
This site is using phpBB as far as I can see. That has (again after a short check) no Webservice interface. One can write php Add-ons that expose functionality but that is server side programming.

Without that a mobile client will be hard work. So may be using browser detection and a "finger friendly"(1) CSS/board style are a better way to go.

(1)Real tablets actually work fine but real tablets only have one finger print a few reddish-brown spots on them not more prints than a CSI show
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