Is Tapatalk not going to be supported with the new forum?

[Ryan MF]

There is at least one option, but would require the site owners to install something on the server:

http://www.forumrunner.com

What is Forum Runner?

Forum Runner is a XenForo add-on that allows your users to browse your forum using a native Android/iPhone/iPad client. This means faster access for those users since it only downloads the actual forum information rather than all the extraneous images that slow down the mobile connection.

Forum Runner now supports the iPad natively! Download the Forum Runner app once and support both iPhone and iPad versions in one universal app!

Forum Runner is FREE for forum owners to install, and takes less than 5 minutes. The client for the iPhone/iPad/Android costs 1.99$ which is LESS THAN THE COMPETITORS, and has more features. Please see the list below for full information on Forum Runner's features.

Forum Runner inherits all the security built into XenForo, so users running Forum Runner will only be able to see the same forums and threads as they could using a regular browser.​

 

[Electroman]

Great. I bought and downloaded ForumRunner on my iPhone now.

I want to be prepared on my end just in case the site owners decide to install that plugin.

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[danny]

It is hard for me to believe there are no other Apps out there that would interface with the forum software and provide us a similar experience like Tapatalk.

We are aware of and are investigating/considering various solutions.

 

[yobigd20]

I have to admit that I will rarely be on the forums anymore due to the loss of tapatalk support as well as the fact that the mobile version of this web site from a mobile browser is just absolutely horrific. Therefore I will not be using my phone to come here anymore, and that was 99% of my usage. I really think the switch to this software will kill a lot of interest in this forum. Its really ugly too, but thats besides the point. From a normal web browser on a computer, the new forum interface and format is just terrible. As someone above mentioned, there was clearly no user interface study / usability study. Thats like UI 101.
I would be very interested to see site statistics for the months leading up to this change, and the months that follow. I would expect to see a severe dropoff in usage.

You might have great content, but if the user interface sucks so much then nobody is going to use it, and that is exactly what has happened here with TMC. Sorry TMC, but you wont find me here much anymore.

 

[andrewket]

I'll happily pay for an iOS client if it has similar functionality and appearance to tapatalk.

 

[Electroman]

At my work, about a year or so ago, we shifted our policy to "Mobile first". Every critical new application or key feature would be designed with Mobile app in mind, and desktop comes later. We can see the results already with more adoption from the key younger demographics.. just saying

 

[ecarfan]

From a normal web browser on a computer, the new forum interface and format is just terrible. As someone above mentioned, there was clearly no user interface study / usability study. Thats like UI 101.
I would be very interested to see site statistics for the months leading up to this change, and the months that follow. I would expect to see a severe dropoff in usage.

So far the post volume seems to be unaffected. It's pretty busy on TMC.

I like the new UI.

 

[meloccom]

I am ambivalent to the look of the new forum and it is a learning experience for me currently.
What I have noticed so far is that my read posts cookie/widget whatever seems to have been reset so I have checked back to last week on all my regular threads and then marked them as read. This has helped a lot.
Surprisingly, despite the small size of the last unread blue dot I'm finding it easier to hit than the previous version, go figure!
I think if we all give the site and the Administrators some time we will find a way through.
Change is difficult but necessary.

 

[AEdennis]

Still getting used to the new UI...

Got the following message on Tapatalk though:

"Hi, we're sorry to tell you that this forum is currently unavailable in Tapatalk. We're reaching out to the admin to see what we can help. Meanwhile, if you have any question, feel free to post it here."

 

[breser]

The lack of a mobile app is a pretty huge issue for me. I'd shifted almost exclusively to reading and posting from mobile. I've been less active recently but no mobile app effectively means this is the end of any participation on my part.

 

[pvogel]

I usually embrace new things, the new UI looks snazzy but I find it far less usable, and mobile is basically useless. Not at all a fan of this change!

 

[Johan]

In the TMC "chat room" in the Tapatalk app we've now got a discussion going with the creators of Tapatalk. They're saying they're unaware of any security flaws in their XenForo plugin. I'm sure doug and danny are talking directly to them now.

 

[Electroman]

Excellent. Step in the right direction.

It is hard to believe that a popular app like Tapatalk would be left to rot, disuse and allow customers to abandon - due to some well known security issue that the developers and owners of this product would not have paid any attention to fix it.

I really wish these guys get together and figure out a solution.

I am finding it hard to get in front of a desktop to surf TMC and slowly and surely my participation will decrease. Not that it matters much to anyone, except me.

 

[Johan]

I am finding it hard to get in front of a desktop to surf TMC and slowly and surely my participation will decrease. Not that it matters much to anyone, except me.

Every ant in the anthill matters

 

[SW2Fiddler]

In the TMC "chat room" in the Tapatalk app we've now got a discussion going with the creators of Tapatalk. They're saying they're unaware of any security flaws in their XenForo plugin. I'm sure doug and danny are talking directly to them now.

I know Tapatalk was only barely and grudgingly supported before the Maintenance Event.
I am going to check out this chat you speak of - did not know about it.
I had found Tapatalk superior to using the mobile browser for reading TMC in the car, and far, far superior for posting just-taken "SC Site Stalking" pics.
Edit: don't see this Chat Room.

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

Another Tapatalk lover here. Please bring support for it back. Finding it hard to visit the forums much post-upgrade.

 

[Zaxxon]

Another Tapatalker here who sorely misses it. I defer to the admins' judgment on a replacement--I just hope that there is one in the near future.

 

[Johan]

I know Tapatalk was only barely and grudgingly supported before the Maintenance Event.
I am going to check out this chat you speak of - did not know about it.
I had found Tapatalk superior to using the mobile browser for reading TMC in the car, and far, far superior for posting just-taken "SC Site Stalking" pics.
Edit: don't see this Chat Room.

I can't really tell you how to access the chat room, it just appeared for me with a notification.

 

[AEdennis]

Testing out using the forum on a mobile browser. It's ok, but miss my in-phone notices, etc from Tapatalk.

@Johan the chat room at Tapatalk is where TMC would be on Tapatalk when a user is logged in to the App.

 

[padapada]

Another Tapatalk lover here. Please bring support for it back. Finding it hard to visit the forums much post-upgrade.

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