Major Additions - iPhone / Android / webOS / WP7 / BlackBerry for vB - Tapatalk [Archive]

yellowpeter

03-14-2009, 10:00 PM

** Over 23000 forums installed!!**

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2011/03/43.png
TipB 5 Stars Review: http://www.tipb.com/2010/09/28/tapatalk-iphone-app-review/

YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWnkYF72nLE

What is Tapatalk?

Tapatalk is a vBulletin mod that allows your users to browse your forum using a native mobile application. Tapatalk supports iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, webOS and Windows Phone 7. It provides super-fast access to your forum and allows your members to participate more in your forum while on the go.

Why Tapatalk?

Only one MOD installation to support all mobile devices including iPhone, Android, WebOS, Windows Phone 7 and BlackBerry.
Forum API - build your own app or server-side integration with well-documented Tapatalk API, enjoy quality forum app from third-party developers, beyond what Tapatalk internal team can offer.
Well-tested. This MOD has been installed in over 23000 forums, including some of the very large forums with 2 million members with over 10,000 online users. This app is designed to scale
Tapatalk allows you to put your sponsored banner into the app so you don't lose potential revenue **NEW**
Analytics support - you get too see how many users are accessing your forum from the Tapatalk app

Installation Instruction:

Installation is easy. It does not change any of your forum settings or overwrite any
of your existing forum code and configuration. Simply follow the procedure below:

Step 1

Create yourself an account at http://www.tapatalk.com/plugin.php. Once you have logged in
to the website, you can download the largest version. If you are not sure you are
using the latest version. Download a new one from
http://www.tapatalk.com/download.php. You can follow the rest of the instruction
from tapatalk.com onward if you want. Otherwise read on:

Step 2

Upload the zip package at the root of your forum system.
Unzip the package. You should see a directory called "mobiquo" inside your forum
system root directory. For example, if your forum URL is http://www.mysite.com/forum,
it should be placed at http://www.mysite.com/forum/mobiquo/.

Step 3

Login to Administration Control Panel (admincp) in your server.
Choose "Style Manager" under "Styles and Templates".
Choose "Edit Template" in your current template.
Click "Edit" in your current template
Choose "headinclude" in the list, click "Edit"
At the bottom of the editor, insert the following line:
<script type="text/javascript" src="mobiquo/tapatalkdetect.js"></script>
Click "Save".

Step 4

Visit http://www.tapatalk.com/addforum.php to enter your forum URL and upload you forum
logo there. It will allow end-user to find his way to your forum using the Tapatalk
app.

Step 5

Visit http://www.tapatalk.com/manageforum.php to confirm the setup so you can select
whether you want to publish your site to the public listing or you want to set it up
so it is complete private to other end users.

Screenshots:

Showing New and Unread Thread with Avatar and Number of reply:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

Facebook Integration: Gather more members from Facebook by letting users publish topics to their Facebook feed.
http://184.72.239.143/mu/db4e877b-4ca2-7500.jpg

Images are thread are converted to thumbnail and allow full-screen viewing
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

Ability to see Who's Online and what they are doing:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

Ability to search by topics and posts:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

Ability to place banners within the app:
http://184.72.239.143/mu/77ec8c55-d1e1-8284.jpg

Ability to upload images directly from Android and iPhone!:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

Ability to view how Tapatalk is used via our Analytics console
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

R1lover

03-15-2009, 03:09 PM

A great app but it's worthless until you release the full app to post and reply...

Why do I feel there will be a catch to this one when it's finished?

Jasem

03-15-2009, 03:38 PM

Good work, thank you

abrecher

03-15-2009, 05:24 PM

A great app but it's worthless until you release the full app to post and reply...

Ditto! I'm not going to waste my time with it until this option is available.

I don't mind paying a few $'s for it once it's released and actually functioning correctly.

yahoooh

03-15-2009, 05:33 PM

does it support groups and groups disscusiions?
also albums?

fattony69

03-15-2009, 06:03 PM

I have been waiting quite a while and it looks good. I can't wait until its released!

bposner

03-15-2009, 09:31 PM

Interested as well as many of our users or iPhone crack heads (including myself) and would love to have the app for the phone. Full featured one would be the one we'd recommend.
Keep up updated!

v12kid

03-15-2009, 11:06 PM

tagged until its done and working 100%

yellowpeter

03-16-2009, 01:36 PM

Thanks for the feedback guys, the create/reply will be added in next few days.

the iphone will be free to download, we plan to charge a fee to forum owner so their members can access it from iphone. we will announce detail information shortly.

movslow

03-16-2009, 01:52 PM

In for future updates.

Regs

03-16-2009, 05:39 PM

I haven't been able to sync the app to my iphone.

Error message says something about couldn't verify the app.

Anyone else have this issue?

I'm using iTunes for Windows.

Cheers,

Regs.

meissenation

03-16-2009, 09:55 PM

Tagged the modification - sounds like a great idea!

Dennis B

03-16-2009, 11:36 PM

Tagged as well. Great work.

Bowromir

03-17-2009, 10:02 AM

Looks promising.. I tagged it!

Dr.Viggy

03-18-2009, 01:01 AM

Well this is bittersweet... on one hand this is the most incredible thing i've seen and i can't wait try it out. on the other hand, a friend and i were planning the same thing once the latest app gets released and there's time to start something new. anyway... it's installed - email on the way to you.

armthehomeless1

03-18-2009, 02:49 AM

Tagged.

Very interested in this for my forum.

GrendelKhan{TSU

03-18-2009, 06:27 AM

rmxs

03-19-2009, 06:39 PM

Tagged byt i have a question...
How the iphone apps work?
You open the app and you put url?

Dr.Viggy

03-19-2009, 07:51 PM

installed the ad-hoc beta version and so far working like a charm. will dig more.

Spikeman

03-20-2009, 01:53 AM

Just what I needed for my site, good job.

Installed

sam.hackint0sh

03-20-2009, 04:29 PM

Perfect Mod, we are already in with the BETA and I got the adhoc build. Really cool stuff, as the source of iphone hacking, this is exactly what we need for our users ;)

yellowpeter

03-22-2009, 04:03 AM

we are really glad that you guys like it.

once the current features are stablize, we will add the create/reply topcis/posts function, hopefully in a week or so.

Scathefire

03-22-2009, 08:43 AM

looks very cool, can't wait for this to be released.

yellowpeter

03-22-2009, 04:06 PM

Tagged byt i have a question...
How the iphone apps work?
You open the app and you put url?

Hi,

No URL to be entered, it is all built in with a network of forum. ;-)

yellowpeter

03-22-2009, 04:09 PM

wow. this would be perfect for a project I'm working on for work... if it works. :p

* how stable/safe will the final version be for live, large-scale commercial environment?
* I assume since its an app its actually compatible with ipod touch (not nec. specific to iphone?) or is this not the case?

great job and great concept. hope it works right. :)

(got my vote for motm too once it get more into prime time. ;))

Hi,

In terms of the performance and scalability it would be along the line with your existing vbulletin setup. And yes it is compatible with iPod Touch, even the first gen (which we have one as testing device)

rmxs

03-22-2009, 05:06 PM

Hello,
i have sent you email 2 days and no responce!!!
rmxsmania.com is my site.

Alteran Ancient

03-22-2009, 09:31 PM

I'd also like to see something like this for the Google Android OS. The T-Mobile G1 uses this, the HTC Magic uses it, and many other handset manufacturers are planning to use the platform too.

pjcnlv

03-22-2009, 10:34 PM

Will there be a way to make image attachments to posts via the Iphone Camera roll?

yellowpeter

03-23-2009, 02:37 AM

Hello,
i have sent you email 2 days and no responce!!!
rmxsmania.com is my site.

Hello! we didn't get any email from rmxsmania.com! Can you please resend? Sorry!

(yellowwinter at gmail dot com)

yellowpeter

03-23-2009, 02:38 AM

I'd also like to see something like this for the Google Android OS. The T-Mobile G1 uses this, the HTC Magic uses it, and many other handset manufacturers are planning to use the platform too.

Hi,

This is work in progress.

aggiefan

03-23-2009, 02:50 AM

Jman423

03-23-2009, 07:30 PM

I assume there will eventually be a charge for the "full" version. Any idea what the price is going to be? (even if its ballpark)

I would also like to add a device to the list of ones to support.... and that would be the palm pre.

From what I've read in this thread, the iPhone App will be free for users, but the forum owner will have to pay a fee to become part of the network and get listed in the App as a site to click on.

I do wonder if this will be expensive, and/or if it is a one time charge or subscription based. I'm testing this out on two sites right now, as I am sure others are doing too, so it could become costly pretty quick.

As for the App, I've encountered some bugs, and I've reported them and have been told that they are researching the problems.

For those of you who are already complaining that its not full featured, why don't you wait until this is officially release and not in BETA stage before you start whining, this development team is creating this from scratch, and things don't happen overnight.

PixelFx

03-24-2009, 04:46 AM

looks like fun, thanks for pm reply, will try it out soon.

movslow

03-24-2009, 12:07 PM

Can you release any information regarding pricing to the site owners?
:up:

1viking

03-26-2009, 02:49 AM

I'm anxiously awaiting the release of the version that will allow posts. My users will LOVE this, since I have a fanatical iPhone following.

black_bullitt

03-26-2009, 04:07 AM

I'm anxiously awaiting the release of the version that will allow posts. My users will LOVE this, since I have a fanatical iPhone following.x2!

I've bookmarked this thread; eagerly looking forward to any updates and/or the full version. :up:

Phantasmagoric

03-26-2009, 08:54 AM

I thought commercial mod's were not allowed here, sure the app may be free but it's useless without the connection if I'm understanding this, so it's basically a snare trapping people into having to pay a fee for the app to even function, just my view on this but in essence this is a commercial mod masquerading as a free application.

movslow

03-26-2009, 01:28 PM

Jman423

03-27-2009, 04:05 PM

None of us have paid for anything...

R1lover

03-28-2009, 01:42 AM

Hey is just getting the word out, when it comes time to release the full version, it will be a pay thing and you won't see it on here. He is only trying to gather a following of people willing to pay, then once that is done he will release the full version and start charging people, based on the feedback on this thread it will most likely dictate the price he charges as well.

Smart marketing... but still not inline with my morals.

opsman

03-28-2009, 02:43 PM

As an Iphone nutter I have installed and cant wait to try it out on my site, when will Apple sort it out then???

Jman423

03-28-2009, 02:52 PM

Of course we would all love something for free, but the point is that with this solution becoming commercial, we will receive better support and more frequent updates. Most site administrators that are going to use this are not going to use it on a smaller forum, so the potential for a lot of iPhone users is good, and they'll want support as soon as it is needed.

Not to mention, I'm SURE that there is going to be some major changes needed when vBulletin 4 is released, so administrators that use this will want a timely upgrade option, and you couldn't be sure that a developer do this for free would be able to provide a vB MOD and an iPhone App quickly.

"Ya get what ya pay for"

They are here because this is the place to do something like this, this benefits anyone who immediately buys this solution or buys it in the future, they are getting feedback and bugs reported to the them and are working to resolve as much as possible before the official release.

I've reported a couple of bugs and ensured that they have appropriate abilities to reproduce the issues which helps, so if you are involved in the testing, I would recommend that you talk with Winter and see what you can do to help them help you.

Thanks :cool:

R1lover

03-28-2009, 02:55 PM

Version 4 is years away... :) and yes I'm not kidding.... lol

Jman423

03-28-2009, 03:40 PM

Version 4 is years away... :) and yes I'm not kidding.... lol

The last thing I read says they are "planning" to release vB 4 as a BETA in Q2 of 2009, which would be right around the corner...

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=198928

Dr.Viggy

03-29-2009, 05:51 PM

BBcodes aren't working, not sure if they're supposed to be. for instance, smilies like :birthday4: don't parse into images.

something else I think would be awesome and a huge step for getting the full version would be some kind of aggregate option. Let's say I'm a member of 4 forums within your network, I still have to check each individually. With an aggregator built in I'd be able to see all new posts across all forums at a glance.

rmxs

03-29-2009, 06:01 PM

Works Very very good...
i report some small bugs and suggestions and we wait for full version with post/reply.

about the price now..If you have a forum with 100 users for sure you dont need this app.in my opinion is for large forums with many people and with the right promotion this app can be must....

CristianoDiaz

03-29-2009, 11:00 PM

I just installed the app and began playing around with it - the only issue I've encountered so far is that reading any threads gives me the following error:

Unexpected error has (sic) received from the server. If this problem persists, please contact your forum administrator. {Reason:Operation could not be completed. (NSXMLParserErrorDomain error 5).

Urban-Desi

03-30-2009, 02:30 AM

^^ Did you follow the instructions in Winter's email about the 2 different ZIP files attached.. 3.7 and 3.8 versions... i.e. only upload the 3.7 version if your vB board is on 3.7 etc??

And uploaded the entire folder into the forum root? i.e. /forums/thefolder

And did the iPhone sync perfectly after adding the 2 files attached for this app into your iTunes Library?

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So far mine works perfectly apart from the My Info tab... that's perfect but when i load GENERAL to load my profile or another posters profile... i get an error saying:

Unexpected error has received from the server. If this problem persists, please contact your forum administrator.
[Reason:Internal server error: no function matches method]

I don't understand what that is but i'l forward that onto Winter..

Additional Feature for next beta update id like to see avatars being pulled out and displayed in the posts etc... [if possible] :)

yellowpeter

03-30-2009, 05:29 AM

^^ Did you follow the instructions in Winter's email about the 2 different ZIP files attached.. 3.7 and 3.8 versions... i.e. only upload the 3.7 version if your vB board is on 3.7 etc??

And uploaded the entire folder into the forum root? i.e. /forums/thefolder

And did the iPhone sync perfectly after adding the 2 files attached for this app into your iTunes Library?

------

So far mine works perfectly apart from the My Info tab... that's perfect but when i load GENERAL to load my profile or another posters profile... i get an error saying:

I don't understand what that is but i'l forward that onto Winter..

Additional Feature for next beta update id like to see avatars being pulled out and displayed in the posts etc... [if possible] :)

Hi Urban-Desi,

Which forum you are the owner? The avatars should work...

Urban-Desi

03-30-2009, 02:13 PM

Yes my 2 minor issues have been fixed by DELETING the whole folder and then re-uploading the files... before i just overwrite the files... hence the glitchy errors.

yellowpeter - I am the owner of DholAholic.com

Coop1979

03-30-2009, 02:45 PM

This mod just underscores the need for a "Paid Modifications" forum. By the time this thing gets released, it will be taken off of VB.org and moved to some 3rd party site where fewer people will find it. That will lead to less revenue for the author, lower incentive to fix bugs and add enhancements, and within 6 months this project will be dead.

This mod DEFINITELY looks like it will be worth paying a small monthly fee to use. It would be a shame for the VB community not to fully know about it because it's not on this site.

andreamarucci

03-30-2009, 02:46 PM

I've sent you my email to have the iphone app but i've not received anything. coul you please send?

movslow

03-30-2009, 03:36 PM

vbreal

03-31-2009, 02:11 PM

is anyone else having this issue still after the last release? any help would be appreciated. thanks https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=96723&d=1237482950

vbreal

03-31-2009, 02:12 PM

*double post*

yellowpeter

04-07-2009, 06:03 AM

Thanks everyone, the Pilot forums recruitment is now closed due to overwhelming responses so far - the objectives of this pilot is to have a dry-run of the service on real server and we feel that so far with about 30 forums, it came to a point that it has fairly good representation of different kind of forums (and different server configurations) with different languages.

We have just released the Create / Reply functions support to all the pilot forum owners and is awaiting for further inputs from them and we expect to finish the beta in next two weeks.

Thanks again for everyone's support, stay-tuned to the official release. :)

movslow

04-07-2009, 04:33 PM

A price point would be nice.

Our forum is a local auto related forum w/less than 100 active users....however several have expressed interest...I hope the pricing is competitive for us "smaller" guys.
:up:

raiderlax

04-08-2009, 06:22 AM

dddd

yellowpeter

04-08-2009, 02:59 PM

Give us some more time to finalizing last bit of information - you will have full access to all information (i.e. price) very soon folks..

:up:

vbreal

04-08-2009, 06:25 PM

AyeCapn

04-08-2009, 06:37 PM

aww man, I just added it...

pretty please can I sneak in?

vbreal

04-10-2009, 07:33 AM

when i try to install it on my iphone i get the error that the iphone could not be verified. i deleted the older version and reinstalled the older version just to see if i got an error trying to install it. it installed just fine. so then i tried to install the new version. i received the error again.

same problem with the latest update as with the april 7th one.

i haven't had any type of resolution suggested to me or heard back from my emails.

yellowpeter

04-10-2009, 08:18 AM

Hi vbreal,

The way Apply distribute ad-hoc iPhone app is a pain to manage and easy to mis-install. If your problem persist please wait for a week or two, the official app will be posted at Apple App Store by then.

:up:

vbreal

04-10-2009, 05:40 PM

yellowpeter

04-11-2009, 01:51 AM

miss-install?

i did it the way Ive been doing it. its obviously something else if i was able to reinstall the old version and get it to work fine the same way i installed the new version. i would think as a beta tester you would try to help get it installed correctly vs telling me to wait two weeks. you didn't even suggest anything to try.

ha i will be surprised to see it in the appstore that soon. apple has been lagging on soon they release new apps or even updates to apps.

has it been sent to apple yet?

Hi vbreal,

We have been helping you to install the app - this is a standard Apple iPhone adhoc distribution process and is so far quite confusing to few users. Since this application will be available in app store soon I suggest you can sit back and wait for the seamless install experience with the app store.

We will release one or two more minor iPhone fixes before the official release to you, once it is out we will certainly assist you in installing the ad-hoc built.

Sorry it has bee overwhelming to us on the amount of work to be done - we're focusing so much on bugs fixing and at time not doing so well to help beta-testers getting their app install. :)

yellowpeter

04-11-2009, 01:53 AM

aww man, I just added it...

pretty please can I sneak in?

Hi AyeCapn,

Sorry the Pilot is closed.. please sit-back and wait for the official launch... :)

Dr.Viggy

04-11-2009, 06:16 PM

vbreal

04-11-2009, 09:18 PM

so i used a different pc and it loaded fine.

umm is anyone else having an issue with the app crashing when you create a new thread or reply to a post. it crashes every time i try and it doesn't submit the post or thread.

vbreal

04-11-2009, 09:20 PM

Hi vbreal,

We have been helping you to install the app - this is a standard Apple iPhone adhoc distribution process and is so far quite confusing to few users. Since this application will be available in app store soon I suggest you can sit back and wait for the seamless install experience with the app store.

We will release one or two more minor iPhone fixes before the official release to you, once it is out we will certainly assist you in installing the ad-hoc built.

Sorry it has bee overwhelming to us on the amount of work to be done - we're focusing so much on bugs fixing and at time not doing so well to help beta-testers getting their app install. :)

my apologies i am sure it is very overwhelming haa

yellowpeter

04-12-2009, 01:58 AM

Added the april 9 release and still having crashing issues here and there. I haven't been able to check on the smilies issue either.

any idea on the price point for the final release before it's out? multi-forum discount?

oh... one other big thing. There are some forums i've found through this app that i didn't know about. Mine happens to have the URL but not all do. Is there a way to include the actual destination address somewhere?

Dr. Viggy,

We have yet to hear your bug report so far, would be interested to see where the problems are? Usually we can fix it immediately in subsequence release so the earlier you report to us, the better your forum works with iPhone.. ;-)

Please send us an email. Thank you.

Chris 96 WS6

04-14-2009, 12:40 AM

yellowpeter

04-14-2009, 03:43 AM

Well pickles. Installed the files on my server only to see after 5 pages that the pilot program is closed.

Please update the first post to notify users the pilot is closed.

I'm extremely interested in this but it all depends on the pricing as my forum operates off very thin margins.

Hi Chris,

We have updated the main page to reflect this. Thanks for reminding us! :)

We have set the official launch date as May 1st. Stay-tuned!

yellowpeter

04-16-2009, 02:32 PM

Hi all,

While the pilot is closed, we thought we should share the Tapatalk iPhone app to all forum owners who are interested to have first-hand access to the iPhone app before it releases on App Store with access to participated pilot forums only.

If you are interested to try this out please refer to the beta Tapatalk Support Forum at:
http://www.tapatalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9

vbreal

04-27-2009, 03:41 PM

I am really loving this app. Ive been looking and looking for a dev to develop an app for my site. now i don't have to. I am looking fwd to the updates. i think the one i am looking fwd to most is uploading pics directly from the iphone. hahaa i never expected that.

i love how when there is multiple pics in a post. you can view the pics just as you would pics in your album by just swiping to the next pic.

What other updates are planned?
what updates are in development presently?

Just hit me, how does this app handle private areas? im guessing it follows the security settings in VB. i haven't noticed other wise.

When should we expect this to be released in the app store? My iphone users are looking fwd to it after i showed some screen shots of what my site would look like using the app.

posted this in the 3.7 version by accident

MrBig

04-28-2009, 04:01 AM

Why do I feel there will be a catch to this one when it's finished?

yup i bet you $1.00 you will see them add banners in the iPhone ap , thus making money from your forum.

yellowpeter

04-29-2009, 03:55 AM

Hi,

We will not put any advertisement on the app, but we plan to develop a toolkit so forum owner has an option to put THEIR advertisement on the app when their members viewing their forum.

Thanks vbreal your nice comment. For the security part we inherit it from vbulletin existing policy, that is, if your forum is supposed to hide from a specific user, it will appear the same in the iphone app.

Again our support forum is just opened in case you want to get first hand information on it is available at http://www.tapatalk.com/forum

We are still awaiting Apple approval for the app to appear on app store.

vbreal

04-30-2009, 12:00 AM

im really curious how that ad thing will work.

look fwd to seeing that.

damn apple is so slow with aproving apps. haha

S7rik3R

05-03-2009, 09:57 AM

Looks awesome ... I'll wait for the official release.

yellowpeter

05-03-2009, 01:31 PM

yah vbreal, we can't believe the time to take to get this on app store...

regarding the advertisement model, we plan to offer a web-based tool so forum can publish small banners (usually their small logo or their sponsor logos at places where does not affect user's already limited screen real-estate. we haven't started on this yet but will once other major features are completed and stablized.

we are still trying to get the private message feature included in the Tapatalk, I really hope apple is not going to let us wait for too long until we can offer this service to all.

dklassen

05-03-2009, 03:11 PM

Can't wait until this ready for prime time. Great job!

Spaz21

05-04-2009, 03:25 PM

any word yet on when this is going to hit the app store??? I cant wait! LOL

yellowpeter

05-05-2009, 12:54 AM

any word yet on when this is going to hit the app store??? I cant wait! LOL

Anytime from now ;-) Will keep everyone posted when it is there. Again if you are interested to get your hand on the ad-hoc built you can request one at the Tapatalk Forum (http://www.tapatalk.com/forum)

Spaz21

05-08-2009, 02:42 PM

my pants are getting tight waiting for this thing to be released on the app store! LOL

sflmkv

05-08-2009, 06:00 PM

my pants are getting tight waiting for this thing to be released on the app store! LOL

LOL I check the app store every day.

vbreal

05-09-2009, 06:42 PM

im checking every day even though i know it will probably be 2 weeks minimum before its out. i can't wait to have my iphone users add this. haha

yellowpeter

05-11-2009, 11:58 AM

meissenation

05-12-2009, 12:25 PM

that's awesome. I like the SMS mod that was created which sends us an e-mail about the PM but we can't reply unless we browse to the page. I've been subscribed and run here every time I get an e-mail that the thread has a new reply.

movslow

05-12-2009, 03:42 PM

We under-estimated the time it takes to get the app on itunes, lengthly approval process. We really hope it gets out the door really soon.

Meanwhile we have started the Private Message function where forum members can check their latest PM as easy as checking emails on their iphone.

I don't understand that. I know other apps and developers that say the turn around is a week or so.

We have been waiting months now..??
:confused:

yellowpeter

05-13-2009, 03:13 AM

We are as frustrated as you. The app approval is about 7-12 days but to get the contract approved (for the first time) it takes 2-3 months and I heard the worst is 4 months.

Here is one example:
http://www.iphonedevsdk.com/forum/business-legal-app-store/14203-pending-contract-how-long.html

We are looking into other venue to speed this up but it won't appear in next week or two.

Meanwhile we are taking this time to add features we think is important.

For those guy can't really wait I suggest you check out http://www.tapatalk.com/ to get a sense of the service and how this works. If you are really interested you can go ahead to subscribe this and/or request an ad-hoc version from there.

abrecher

05-13-2009, 03:24 AM

yellowpeter

05-14-2009, 01:01 PM

We have started coding on Google Android, will look into Blackberry as soon as we have got enough bandwidth to take care. :cool:

shayanbahal

05-14-2009, 09:22 PM

great stuff!
w8ing for apple approval! ;)

yellowpeter

05-15-2009, 12:46 AM

Thanks

Fastbird

05-15-2009, 02:07 AM

I can help beta test the android app if you would like. Myself and my brother both have G1's. If you need help, we can surely offer any.

akonze

05-15-2009, 08:44 AM

the iphone will be free to download, we plan to charge a fee to forum owner so their members can access it from iphone. we will announce detail information shortly.

Sorry, but LOL.... :rolleyes:

I am a forum owner. Last year some people asked me to integrate a mobile phone support for my board. I installed a mod, which detects mobile phone users and automatically sends them to a different style. Then I installed a a free mobile phone style. Done. Took me 10 minutes, costs me nothing. Everything works even albums, groups and of course posting!

Why in the world should I pay for your service? :p

However, good luck...

arcadian_girl

05-15-2009, 10:35 AM

yeah, how dare he develop an app for us to give us more choice. and how dare he put a lot of work into it and so decide to charge people for it IF they, of their own free will, decide to buy it. what a ++++er, huh?

coolgus

05-16-2009, 10:33 AM

Sorry, but LOL.... :rolleyes:

I am a forum owner. Last year some people asked me to integrate a mobile phone support for my board. I installed a mod, which detects mobile phone users and automatically sends them to a different style. Then I installed a a free mobile phone style. Done. Took me 10 minutes, costs me nothing. Everything works even albums, groups and of course posting!

Why in the world should I pay for your service? :p

However, good luck...

LOL. It's clear that you don't have any idea about iphone and the app store. Try it before you post again here and you'll understand the benefits of a standalone application.

yellowpeter

05-17-2009, 02:59 PM

We have released another round of update last night with new features include display of "Subscribed Topics" as a seperate tab, also added "quote" support and few others.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=99256&stc=1&d=1242575754 https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=99257&stc=1&d=1242575754

and of course create and reply posts that has been released since middle of last month :):

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=99258&stc=1&d=1242575754

dklassen

05-17-2009, 04:40 PM

rapidphim

05-17-2009, 06:20 PM

what is the appz name on App Store?

meissenation

05-18-2009, 11:47 AM

Yikes - I didn't realize it was being planned for $80 per year... that makes it a harder decision on whether or not to get this when it's released. I was willing to pay $20-$30 but $80 is pretty steep for 10-20 users to have the ability to view it on their iphone when we already have fully compatible iPhone styles and the auto phone detection mod that we can get for free. Granted, it's no iphone app but it still works flawlessly. Will have to wait and see on this one.

bulbasnore

05-18-2009, 05:03 PM

Yep, you are way better off the sell the app and give away the server plugin. I'll do it in that case, but not at $80 a year.

movslow

05-18-2009, 06:11 PM

Yep, you are way better off the sell the app and give away the server plugin. I'll do it in that case, but not at $80 a year.

80 a yr is overkill imo.

A better business model would be to allow the download of the server side plugin, and charge a one time fee for the user to use the app.

Like most setups are.

Much better response. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying, your price no matter how great a product is going to deter many people.

TSHNOFX

05-18-2009, 07:06 PM

Question. Couldn't you sell the server software and have the ipod's app have a destination url for the server it uses for the indexing and such? I ask this so that in case a webmaster wants to run his own stuff, he could rely on his own server and you don't have to pay for bandwidth and worry about uptime for that client.

AyeCapn

05-19-2009, 01:22 AM

Yep, you are way better off the sell the app and give away the server plugin. I'll do it in that case, but not at $80 a year.agreed.

My members are techies and probably would pay $2-$3 for a native iPhone app, particularly if they are members of multiple forums.

If you give away the server app you get more forum owners on board actively promoting the product. Once that happens they are marketing the iPhone app to a much wider audience who then buy it. If I pay $80 and get unlimited users you get $80. If I get it for free and promote it and get 100 of my 3500 members to use it you make $200-$300.

It becomes a simple marketing strategy - give away one part to get a larger return on the second part. The trouble you have now is you've got it backwards.

yagane

05-19-2009, 01:38 AM

I manage an Anime Forum (Spanish), I check the Categories, and the only category that applies is on the International Sites. Not so good to promo my forum I'll be on a generic category. :(

My mobile users are about the 0.02% of the forum traffic, is pretty low. The app, looks great, and maybe I could get a trial when Apple approves the app.

Is a hard decision:

App. only for iPhone ($80/year) vs a skin for all mobile browsers ($200/unique + 10 per upgrade). :confused:

I'll watch the app evolution and of course the site. :D

vbreal

05-19-2009, 01:45 AM

I have some concerns.

$80 per year for forum owners is pretty pricey especially since I may not have that many iPhone users compared to the majority of regular users. I love this mod but I'm not sure the % of iPhone users makes it worth $80 per year.

Most iPhone users I know purchase quite a few apps from the store so I thought this was going to be a purchased app at whatever price you set and all the forum owner had to do was install the mod.

If you want the forum owner to foot the bill I think a better model would be to pay a one time fee for the mod on the forum side and charge a couple bucks for the app on the member side. I'd be willing to do that. I own three fairly busy forums but I don't think I'll get much ROI for $240 per year.

I use my iPhone all the time on my sites and even do some admin stuff, it's really not that difficult to navigate and use the forum with the regular iPhone browser.

What's the up side for the forum owners here?

I may give it a try on one of my forums but I don't know guys. I'm pretty apprehensive with the price and the over all model they are using.

i posted this same response to dk on Tapatalk's support forums (http://www.tapatalk.com/forum)

dude i think you need to realize what this app will offer in the future and not just what it is now.

i do not think 80 is a bad price. hell i paid 135 for another program that enabled users to browse my forum from just about any phone. i would state the name but im not trying to advertise it on here.

with this app you have the chance of acquiring new members because your forum is listed in their catalog. you know as an iphone user you look for every chance you get to make use of you iphone via apps. haaa again think of the future of this app. lvyile, winter, and the other devs do their best to incorporate what we suggest and to correct what ever issues we present.

man in my eyes vbulletin should partner up with these cats and make it the official vbulletin app. not just for iphone but for android, bb,symbian and webos(if it takes off)

just imagine this app reaching that level. here you are with the chance to be at ground zereo of development.

man i ive spent $80 to $150 for a custum made mod in the past. 80 bucks a year broken down in montly payments isn't nothing. hell i may spend 80 bucks on fast food in 4 months. haha shiat id spend that on alchohol in 2 months. don't let me hit the club. hahaa

hell i think they should charge the $80 a year AND 1.99 for the app(after a month of free downloads.) if the devs aren't making money they not going to develop.

i got a question for the peeps that are so against paying a yearly fee. do you think our precious vbulletin forums would be as advanced as they are if they didn't charge a yearly fee? this app is a baby and it will grow and mature to an app that is basically a full fledged vb app. they have plans to add modertor functions, pic upload from your iphone, check out some of the things we have asked for in the wish list thread (http://www.tapatalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29) winter has stated he plans to have these added in the future. man this app will be the shiat.

ok u pay the yearly fee for the iphone. but months down the line we will have android and bb. thats more users with the ability to access your forum via an app.

one thing i think peeps are not seeing is this app may bring new members to your site because your forum is listed in the directory.

yawl need to head on over to their support forum and witness how great their support is for the app and how open they are to our ideas and suggestions.

vbreal

05-19-2009, 01:47 AM

also there is a 15 day no risk trial fee. u get 15 days to try it and if u dont like it no harm no foul.

AyeCapn

05-19-2009, 02:08 AM

yellowpeter

05-19-2009, 02:33 AM

These are great feedback folks and exactly the team need in working out a sustainable solution to all.

I try not to talk about the commerical in great length here as I don't think our vb.org moderators will like it. But I can share with you here that the business model is from the pilot forums owner input - that they want the app is free so their members can access to increase user stickiness to the forum, they see this is a add-on to keep the user royal.

Please continue the commerical discussion at http://www.tapatalk.com/forum and I hope we can leave this thread as merge vb specific technical discussion

vbreal

05-19-2009, 03:04 AM

vbreal - the question is not of whether there should be a fee it is who should bear it. I'm firmly in the camp of a low-cost user app and no cost server app. I think they'll make more $$ that way since there would be more end users than forum admins purchasing something.

i know many iphone users and most of them hate paying for apps. most forum owners receive donations, use ads, or do subscriptions. 80 bucks isn't much to pay out of that pot of money. peeps flock to free apps, while alot of these same peeps shy away from paid apps. i think having he app free will help increase membership for our forums.

aye have you joined the support forum?

meissenation

05-19-2009, 12:00 PM

I shy away from $5 apps but 0.99 or 1.99 for a decent app I'd be willing to pay for. I wouldn't mind if it was a $20 yearly fee on the server side and then $1.99 for the app on the app store.

R1lover

05-20-2009, 03:50 AM

Just what I thought on page one..... using all of the members here to help develop this app so he can try and take advantage of the site owners with 80 per year lmao vb itself is not that expensive WTF are you thinking? lol

this is a big FAIL! until it's free for the server app and 2 bucks or less for the iphone app, that is if it ever get's approved...... they are only approving 3.0 version moving forward, so I hope you did your homework and made this work on 3.0? otherwise you have wasted your time as they will not approve it.

R1lover

05-20-2009, 03:51 AM

A great app but it's worthless until you release the full app to post and reply...

Why do I feel there will be a catch to this one when it's finished?

Told ya so........... lmao I knew I smelled something stinky.... lol

Coop1979

05-20-2009, 11:45 AM

My members are techies and probably would pay $2-$3 for a native iPhone app, particularly if they are members of multiple forums.

If you give away the server app you get more forum owners on board actively promoting the product. Once that happens they are marketing the iPhone app to a much wider audience who then buy it. If I pay $80 and get unlimited users you get $80. If I get it for free and promote it and get 100 of my 3500 members to use it you make $200-$300.

It becomes a simple marketing strategy - give away one part to get a larger return on the second part. The trouble you have now is you've got it backwards.

100% agree,

dvsDave

05-20-2009, 12:24 PM

If you give away the server app you get more forum owners on board actively promoting the product. Once that happens they are marketing the iPhone app to a much wider audience who then buy it. If I pay $80 and get unlimited users you get $80. If I get it for free and promote it and get 100 of my 3500 members to use it you make $200-$300.

It becomes a simple marketing strategy - give away one part to get a larger return on the second part. The trouble you have now is you've got it backwards.

Disagree. I honestly think to make this a sustainable service (that's the key word here), an $80 yearly fee is not absurd at all.

Before you go and hit the quick reply button, hear me out. Let's say this see's some serious adoption by vB forum owners and YellowCoder/Winter has to add more servers to keep the service up and running smoothly. That's an expense that has to come out of the fee's for the software and we haven't even talked about hosting/bandwidth expenses (assuming a co-lo setup).

Also, when you talk about an iPhone app, keep in mind that Apple takes their cut off the top too! Those 100 installs at $2.99 doesn't exactly translate into $299 profit. More like $200. (apple takes 30%, + $100 a year for developers)

That's also assuming your top 2.8% of your 3500 members, 1) have an iPhone, 2) would by a $3 app for your site.

That's a big IF.

dklassen

05-20-2009, 12:39 PM

I'm a serious vB forum owner. I own several forums with around 14,000 total members and I take them all very serious. This is not a hobby for me.

I won't pay $80 a year each for my sites. The server side needs to be free or most vb owners won't get on board.

In order for this to be successful, its implementation on the server side needs to be wide spread throughout the vb community. With a yearly fee it won’t be. Doesn’t matter if the app is free, if there’s limited sites that participate on the server side the app is useless. I realize it’s early in the game but none of the sites I regularly visit are in the list and I doubt they will be anytime soon.. maybe never, so therefore the app is useless to me. If the server side was free you would have way more forum owners jumping on board and promoting it to their users which translates into app sales.

Coop1979

05-20-2009, 01:24 PM

Disagree. I honestly think to make this a sustainable service (that's the key word here), an $80 yearly fee is not absurd at all.
I've got to disagree with that thought process. In order to create a sustainable service, you have to have a business model that is built on continuous growth. The list of sites that will use this service will top out pretty quickly (esp at $80/year). However, the number of users on these sites will continue to grow exponentially.

I've got probably 500 users on my site who would purchase this app immediately for $2. That's over 12 years worth of $80 fees for me to use the software.

Think it through.

dklassen

05-20-2009, 01:54 PM

Take it to the next level. I too have a % of members who would for sure buy the app for two bucks. But as a forum owner I’m not going to pay for the service so no one on my sites most likely are going to buy the app nor am I going to market the app to my users.

The chances are pretty high that none of the other forums my members go to including myself are going to ever be on the list. Most forum members don’t randomly surf community sites. They are members of specific sites and only those sites. The chances of those sites being on the list are slim to none given the vast number of forums large and small that are out there. Thus the app is totally worthless.

If it’s free for the forum owners, you have many more that will jump on-board and in fact market it as a feature of the site. Again, if it’s free for the forum owner they will add it as a cool new feature and promote it to their members translating into not only more app sales but most assuredly a broader range of forums available.

I’m a regular member of probably twenty sites but I’d be willing to bet not one of them will pay for the service if I requested it. If it was free I’d be willing to bet most would gladly provide it for their members which again translates into more app sales.

There is no way this program will ever succeed unless it has wide spread application in the vb community and most forum owners simply won’t pay for it. Thus it renders the application almost useless unless the specific forums you visit are on the list which is unlikey.

Wseries

05-21-2009, 06:03 AM

You can put me down as another forum owner who is not interested in paying $80 a year for this. I hope the developer reconsiders otherwise a lot of hard work will be for nothing IMO. Besides, wouldn't it be better to charge for the app? I would happily pay $5-10 for this app on the app store. Registered forum users would outnumber actually forums quite substantially I would think?

jonah1892

05-22-2009, 02:12 AM

As another forum owner i would agree with the above posts, i run 3-4 forums and would not pay $80 a year, however i have alot of users on each one who uses an iphone to view the site and am sure they would pay for the app on the store, just feel that this would be the best way to make money on this project

Brandon Sheley

05-22-2009, 03:28 AM

I didn't think paid mods where allowed here? :(

yellowpeter

05-29-2009, 01:02 PM

AyeCapn

05-29-2009, 01:40 PM

This line is still in the original app description:

- iPhone app will be free to download and use

Wonksta

05-30-2009, 11:44 AM

Hi all,

For past two weeks we have received a lot of feedback in terms of how you like the Tapatalk to serve your need - especially surrounding the business model - We are happy to share with you that we have decided to open up the Tapatalk Network to all vbulletin forum owners, while charging $2.99 for a copy of Tapatalk iPhone client from iTunes app store.

We have updated our system to reflect this change. The Tapatalk iPhone app has been approved by Apple and all is ready, we submitted a newer version one week ago (based on 0.9.19) and becomes Tapatalk iPhone 1.1 on the app store, please check in again on June 1st you should be able to see it on the store!

I hope you enjoy Tapatalk!

I run a fairly large forum. This is very interesting and I have been keeping tabs with what is going on @ tapatalk.com forums. The only thing stopping me from integrating this into our forums is the "Posted made by Tapatalk" with a URL to an outside page. If this can be changed to "Post made via Mobile Device" in Size 1 font below the post I will install this on my forum.

I hope Tapatalk has this key flexibility otherwise I do home it is implemented in the near future.

yellowpeter

05-30-2009, 12:19 PM

This line is still in the original app description:

- iPhone app will be free to download and use

Thanks for reminder, it has been updated ;-)

yellowpeter

05-30-2009, 12:21 PM

I hope Tapatalk has this key flexibility otherwise I do home it is implemented in the near future.

Hi, this can be completely turned off in iPhone Settings!

yellowpeter

05-30-2009, 12:42 PM

Wonksta

05-30-2009, 11:44 PM

Personally I think that model is very good and from an EOI (expression of interest) on my forum many iPhone users were happy to pay that tiny amount for a good application to access my board. I personally can't wait until this is released in the App store. As I am an iPhone user and at the moment I am stuck with a very boring mobile style...

movslow

06-01-2009, 01:01 PM

DJ29Joesph

06-01-2009, 01:58 PM

This is epic! Thanks

Saqibm

06-01-2009, 05:29 PM

i'd be interested in this too but can't seem to find it in app store...

kyle1745

06-01-2009, 08:43 PM

Any plans to make something like this for the Blackberry Storm? I know Id be very interested.

abrecher

06-01-2009, 09:15 PM

Any plans to make something like this for the Blackberry Storm? I know Id be very interested.

Why not for ALL blackberries ? I'd totally pay for it.

Jamieinnh

06-02-2009, 02:10 AM

Add me to the list of people that would pay for an APP for the Blackberry Storm.

Jamie

Spaz21

06-02-2009, 01:58 PM

June 2nd and still not on the app store :(

PixelFx

06-02-2009, 02:17 PM

They are working on it, few things left to be fully up and running, its a process to be accepted on the apps store. But things moving along great.

yellowpeter

06-03-2009, 07:26 AM

looks like we are worser than Microsoft releasing Windows 95. Yah sorry folks another unexpected delay!!!!!

PixelFx

06-07-2009, 03:20 PM

I added us, just need app now lol its all growing pains so no worries, you guys working on something great!

yellowpeter

06-14-2009, 02:47 PM

Can't believe we are still waiting for Apple.

The upside is that we fixed even more bugs and the private message feature is close to finish (minus the Push Notification part). Yesterday we sent out the latest stable built to some 30 forum owners to trial.

If any of the forum owners here still interestred to join and get a copy of this app with your own forum, you can now go to add your forum to the list to be visible on iPhone.

the purpose of the list is to allow zero configuration at iPhone to connect to your forum - in fact once the app established connection to your forum, it is a direct data connection between your device and your forum. In case you are security/privacy minded.

also we are adding an option that your forum is only be "searchable" and is hidden from the public directory, if you need this option, drop us an email and we can do it manually for you.

PixelFx

06-14-2009, 08:10 PM

I've got the update installed works great thank you

yellowpeter

06-15-2009, 05:22 AM

You are welcome Rob!

yellowpeter

06-17-2009, 12:02 AM

Just an update (or not much update really..)

The app is still stuck at the queue within Apple, as discussed in this forum: http://www.iphonedevsdk.com/forum/iphone-sdk-development/4320-appstore-wait-thread-56.html

And Apple was upset of seeing some of the forums with Jail-breaking discussion and rejected. We are working on a new feature that allows forum owner to selectively hide the sub-forums that may "violate" Apple law.

It looks like we are on a whole new territory of a social networking app that confuses Apple :)

Again, if you want to join and get a copy of the app please let us know and we are happy to provide it to you for free.

PixelFx

06-17-2009, 08:26 AM

wow what sucks, you think the forums would know better, than to post jail break stuff, although thats a 3rd party network, since joining your program is free, to get a forum listed, you should be punished if a site happens to discuss topics like that.

yellowpeter

06-18-2009, 01:49 AM

Hi PixelFx,

We have no authority to "punish" anyone and in good faith we want to make everyone aware of this "limitation" - what we are doing now to provide more flexibility for forum owner to hide specific sub-forums from Tapatalk.

But I am surprised the level of detail Apple staff looked into. wow.

N-0p3rz

06-19-2009, 02:29 AM

lol good luck getting approved..

Apple are pricks when it comes to moderation.

yellowpeter

06-19-2009, 03:06 AM

It should be okay as we had received approval earlier - just that the version is way too old so we need to replace with a better one.

yellowpeter

06-22-2009, 06:24 AM

Hi all,

While still no update from Apple (probably because of the OS 3.0 launch that casues the delay). Here are some update from development perpective:

Subscription Management is added and completed. You will be able to delete your subscription (only "Topic" type of subscription is supported in the mean time)

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2009/06/75.jpg

And now you will be able to subscribe to any topic you want to follow:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2009/06/75.jpg

Also notice the little "red badge"? Yes we are also getting close to finish off the Private Messaging. :cool:

trancetopia

06-22-2009, 10:01 PM

omg, I just stumbled across this and I was ready to start dev of an iphone vb client myself in the next couple of weeks..... well maybe not now :) I can see you've put lots of effort into this, well done for it's execution and I for one will be a customer of yours.

Now apple... get a move on!! I've seen old age pensioners in concrete boots move quicker that you!! You're keeping the world waiting.... again!!

vbreal

06-22-2009, 11:14 PM

oh man i cant wait for private messaging to be completed!!!!

i am enjoying the app as is, this will just make the app experience even better.

great work guys

armthehomeless1

06-23-2009, 04:13 AM

Wow...these updates look nice. Can't wait to see it in the app store!

I presume you're investigating push notifications for PMs?

PixelFx

06-24-2009, 03:23 AM

looks great, I need to install latest update or is there another one since your last email ? so far everythings been working great.

cygy2k

06-24-2009, 08:51 PM

We have a large forum and I'd LOVE to get in on this.

bposner

06-25-2009, 12:48 PM

Installed, on our site, stangsofsouthflorida.com but users are complaining about the tapatalk signature that is included on every post, how do we shut that off?
Nice app!!!

bposner

06-25-2009, 12:51 PM

We are also getting privilege errors, I'm have full admin rights, but get this message and so do other users:
"You cannot view posts because you do not have sufficient privilege."
Thanks

yellowpeter

06-25-2009, 02:47 PM

Installed, on our site, stangsofsouthflorida.com but users are complaining about the tapatalk signature that is included on every post, how do we shut that off?
Nice app!!!

Hi,

This can be turned off in the iPhone Settings. :-)

We are also getting privilege errors, I'm have full admin rights, but get this message and so do other users:
"You cannot view posts because you do not have sufficient privilege."
Thanks

Our staff will contact you shortly to resolve this issue.

Arkham

06-25-2009, 02:56 PM

Why is this mod marked as "Downloaded" for me? I haven't touched it.

(I just wanted to let the yellowpeter know in case there's something wrong with the way downloads are counted.)

yellowpeter

06-25-2009, 03:27 PM

Finally Apple has approved it and it is appearing in the app store starting from now.

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=307880732&mt=8

Currently this release is limited to U.S. app store only and we will release it to the rest of the world in next release (estimate around 10-20 days from now judging from Apple recent turn-around time)

I hope you all give it a try and we are constantly improving this app - your feedback is greatly appreciated.

What happening next is we are working on a iPhone Analytic for your forum so you can see how many users has been accessing your forum thru iPhone and also their average time on your forum etc. This will help to complement what you already have such as Google Analytic.

PixelFx

06-25-2009, 03:33 PM

Yay now we just need canada/uk/other

Arkham

06-25-2009, 03:33 PM

Finally Apple has approved it and it is appearing in the app store starting from now.

Congratulations! Fantastic work you're doing here.

movslow

06-25-2009, 05:05 PM

Congratulations! Fantastic work you're doing here.

Just downloaded the paid version, good stuff
:up::up:

gonkowonko

06-25-2009, 07:53 PM

been waiting ages for this and you only released it in US :(

Arkham

06-25-2009, 08:00 PM

been waiting ages for this and APPLE only released it in US :(

Fixed.

yellowpeter

06-26-2009, 02:05 AM

been waiting ages for this and you only released it in US :(

I know how it feels gonkowonko.. surely we (or Apple?) will try our best to get it out ASAP.

Expect the new version to be A LOT FASTER than previous one in OS 3.0 environment. :eek:

gonkowonko

06-26-2009, 06:50 AM

Fixed.

;) sorry lol

I know how it feels gonkowonko.. surely we (or Apple?) will try our best to get it out ASAP.

Expect the new version to be A LOT FASTER than previous one in OS 3.0 environment. :eek:

Cant wait def going to be buying it when its available as its hard work using safari to access the forum. Keep up the good work :D :up:

Arkham

06-26-2009, 12:24 PM

;) sorry lol

Actually, I think I made a mistake. ;) Yellowpeter said "or we..." so maybe they had some input on the release region as well. I just assumed something like that would be up to Apple's sole discretion. Maybe the app authors also have some say. Yellowpeter?

yellowpeter

06-26-2009, 01:53 PM

Actually, I think I made a mistake. ;) Yellowpeter said "or we..." so maybe they had some input on the release region as well. I just assumed something like that would be up to Apple's sole discretion. Maybe the app authors also have some say. Yellowpeter?

Well yes we get control of where it is released. Just that we feel it is not ready for non-U.S. region for this version that's why we postponed it. We promise the new version pending on apple approval is a much better version performance and stability wise.

Having that said it shouldn't stop you to download the current version as upgrade is free and done automatically by iPhone. :)

Arkham

06-26-2009, 02:38 PM

yellowpeter

06-27-2009, 02:27 AM

Did you include Canada as well? Don't forget us. :)

Yes certainly - Rest of the world that is. :)

PixelFx

06-27-2009, 05:18 AM

I'm canadian and been testing tapatalk with our sites and projects for little over a month. Now tapatalk has come a long way, we're definatly not left out even if only aproved for US to start.

Its definatly come a long way, we've been testing with vbcredits site & other sites, client sites. So far with awesome results.

This rely sent on IPhone

vbreal

06-27-2009, 03:27 PM

Well yes we get control of where it is released. Just that we feel it is not ready for non-U.S. region for this version that's why we postponed it. We promise the new version pending on apple approval is a much better version performance and stability wise.

Having that said it shouldn't stop you to download the current version as upgrade is free and done automatically by iPhone. :)

the new version is so much faster and more stable. i didn't realize how much it had improved until i tried the version in the app store for a day just to see how different they were. had to add the adhoc version back ASAP. hahaha

yellowpeter

06-28-2009, 03:16 AM

The version submitted to app store is 1.2 which contains bug fixes and major speed improvement.

The development team is working on the 1.3 version that *hopefully* can finish Private Messaging on time.

Our goal is to evetually get to the Push Notification where Private Message / Subscribed Topics push to your iPhone as soon as it is updated. But this will need more testing as it involves much more complicated setup and additional stress to our server.

yellowpeter

07-01-2009, 12:41 AM

We have released the vb MOD 0.9.12 as a on-going minor update. Here are some of the highlights:

- Compatible to more plugins - if you have previously disabled some plugins to make it work with Tapatalk, you can try re-enable it and see if this release help.
- Minor character encoding fixes

Again the latest discussion can be found at http://www.tapatalk.com/forum

10 Gauge

07-01-2009, 12:05 PM

This is great! Glad it finally got released. I have it installed server side and the app on my iPhone now.

Some things I would like to see in future versions....

-PM's (ur working on this one I have heard)
-Who's Online
-Member Profile Information
-Emoticon Support (both for viewing and posting)
-Post Editing

So far so good though, I love it! I am still finding that it's faster to surf my forum via Safari through the use of WiForums WAP software, WiFo also supports the bullet points noted above.

Once it's a bit faster and more feature rich I am sure it will be my weapon of choice!

yellowpeter

07-02-2009, 12:01 AM

Glad you like it 10 Gauge!

For the speed issue you will see significant improvement in next version that is optimized for iPhone 3.0 OS!

As for Private Messaging it is in development and we feel confident that it will be in the release after. I expect later this month.

mangel.ajo

07-02-2009, 12:26 PM

Tagged, and waiting for it to be available at the spanish store :-)

AndyCooper

07-02-2009, 07:05 PM

Please please make this available on the UK app store as well! Be great for my own motoring forum.

Andy

PixelFx

07-02-2009, 07:41 PM

Please please make this available on the UK app store as well! Be great for my own motoring forum.

Andy

I think as far as were its available is somewhat dependent on apple, I'm hoping for Canada soon as I have a lot of vbulletin clients locally that would love this as well.

IcheeWaWa

07-03-2009, 12:23 AM

yellowpeter

07-03-2009, 01:47 AM

Hi ichewawa,

Which forum are you associated with? We can check to see if there is any problem with the installation.

IcheeWaWa

07-03-2009, 04:11 AM

<a href="http://www.hotpursuit.cc" target="_blank">http://www.hotpursuit.cc</a>

yellowpeter

07-04-2009, 03:08 PM

http://www.hotpursuit.cc

Hi, we will email to you to follow-up. :)

yellowpeter

07-06-2009, 02:55 PM

I installed this mod on my site tonight, signed up and registered on your site to get listed and bought the app.

I can browse my forums fine, but get:

Failed To Reply Topic

You don't have permission to reply to this thread

When I tried to reply to an existing thread.

Hi,

We just tried your site and attached are the screenshot which shows the action we are able to executed.

The version 1.1 you purchased from iTunes has a reply bug when posting from 3G network (IP address changing problem) but we have fixed it in 1.2 version that is currently pending on Apple.

You can also refer to here for immediate work around:
http://www.tapatalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=130

Let us know if you have any problem. For technical and bugs discussion you can visit http://www.tapatalk.com/forum where you can find wealth of information and helpful folks.

Cheers!

yellowpeter

07-08-2009, 04:18 AM

Hi all,

We have just finished up Private Message (though still some bugs need to iron out) and has distributed the Beta to the forum owners thru email. Attached is the screenshot to give you an idea the basic set of features

101680

Again if you are interested to get a copy of the latest and greatest please drop us a note (http://www.tapatalk.com/forum)

DeanoUK

07-09-2009, 08:14 AM

Really want this in the UK for http://www.ukcigarforums.com - when do you think it's going to be available?

mattportner

07-09-2009, 09:20 PM

Please add http://www.halo3mytbusters.com

yellowpeter

07-10-2009, 01:24 AM

Really want this in the UK for http://www.ukcigarforums.com - when do you think it's going to be available?

Really soon - as soon as Apple approved it - earlier this week we were working with them to get the Rating to 17+ as the app content is user generated - so now another process to get their final approval.

Stay-tuned!

wolfstream

07-11-2009, 04:24 AM

Good luck with Apple. Do they have to approve every update or just the initial entry to the store?

Installed on one will do the others later, but I've got to say, at $2.99, even WITH apple's commission, you have excellent potential here !

Would be nice to see more features, such as quote, usercp control, maybe (maybe) mod tools, but understandably, that's a ways away if at all.

Will definitely keep an eye on this app!

yellowpeter

07-12-2009, 04:30 AM

Good luck with Apple. Do they have to approve every update or just the initial entry to the store?

Yes every update go thru the same process, even for critial bug fixes! On one hand it is annoying but on the other hand it does push us to provide better quality of app that everyone else benefit from it.

Can't wait to get 1.2 app available on the store - it has significant improvement over 1.1 especially speed and session management improvement that I wish we could include all these into 1.1 that is selling on the app store.

Having that said it doesn't stop you to try it now as upgrade is always free. And the earlier you try the more likely you will find issues (which you already did just today I notice ;-) ) and we will fix it ASAP.

directprint

07-13-2009, 05:10 PM

Get the following message from Apple App store...

Your request could not be completed.

The item you've requested is not currently available in the Australian Store.

yellowpeter

07-14-2009, 03:05 PM

Get the following message from Apple App store...

Your request could not be completed.

The item you've requested is not currently available in the Australian Store.

Sorry the current release is only for U.S. app store. But the next release (currently pending on Apple will be available worldwide.

BTW I have updated the screenshots at the top of this page to reflect the latest and greatest that is going on, including:

1) Full Private Message support
2) Quote reply
3) Faster load-time and improved session management
4) Full screen image viewing
5) Board Statistic
6) Who's online

And.. Push Notification is in full stream development!!

lazytown

07-14-2009, 03:38 PM

Wouldn't it make more sense to charge forum owners for the plug-in instead of end-users for the app? The reason I say this is that I doubt there is going to be a flood of iphone users paying $3 to browse a forum they can already browse with safari. However, if it were free, they might just grab it. As a forum owner I would actually prefer paying for it instead of my users. I don't want to put the time into adding it to my forum,testing, etc, with the thought that not many will probably use it.

Just my 2 cents and I could always be wrong. :)

-vissa

yellowpeter

07-15-2009, 03:39 AM

vissa,

No commerical discussion in vb.org forum here. if you are curious you can revisit the older posts and you will aware we have already covered this. :D

In any case would love to see you on board and appreciate any feedback to make this app better!

PixelFx

07-15-2009, 08:03 AM

latest beta is awesome, smooth and quick

vbreal

07-16-2009, 05:43 AM

im on the support forum so much i forget about coming here.

i absolutely love the app. i see so much potential in it. the customer service is great. you really feel like they pay attention to suggestions and concerns.

having private messaging makes a big difference. i didn't even realize how much more i would enjoy the app with it.

i look fwd to future updates.

yellowpeter

07-17-2009, 11:45 AM

Thanks folks.. yes can't wait for the world-wide update.. :)

armthehomeless1

07-20-2009, 04:44 AM

I have the beta version with PM support, and it is really good! Just what I needed. Looking forward to trying out push notification.

Hurry up Apple!

yellowpeter

07-22-2009, 01:43 AM

Thanks!

Please expect our staff email for instruction how to activate Push Notification on your forum.

Rich S

07-22-2009, 01:28 PM

I've just uploaded the contents of the zip file to my forum directory and went to your website to set it up and your database is failing. I even tried registering in your forums to no avail.

ARKphoenix2k

07-22-2009, 07:18 PM

Looks fantastic, i know alot of my members have iphone's so they'll love this, shame its not available in the UK yet, but i know it will be soon. :)

yellowpeter

07-23-2009, 04:33 AM

I've just uploaded the contents of the zip file to my forum directory and went to your website to set it up and your database is failing. I even tried registering in your forums to no avail.

The server was down for few hours yesterday, please try again and it is all good now. :)

yellowpeter

07-25-2009, 03:06 AM

Yesterday we have sent out a newer Beta version to all forum owners with the following update:

- Quote Reply supported!
- UI Refinement in Private Message
- A new tab for Who's Online
- A new tab for Board Statistic
- Tabs are now configurable (drag and drop)
- Usability fixes in Message / Thread Editor (now can auto scroll)
- Multi-lingual Support (Spanish, Swedish, Farsi, Portuguese, German, Greek, Simplified Chinese are added)
- And more more minor UI fixes!

Attached are some of the screenshot for new features:

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Wonksta

07-26-2009, 09:35 AM

Why is this only available in America? Why not release it worldwide? I am in Australia... and very disappointed.

enry

07-27-2009, 02:49 PM

There are 2 problems with your licensing / business model model:

1) You own the customer. I own my users and don't want them to launch your client and have my forum appear right next to my competitor's, with god knows what advertising appearing in between. Maybe there isn't any advertising (now), but that's not the point. My issue is I have no control as to what appears until my forum's content is accessed.

2) Charging for the client. Virtually none of my 75K users will pay to install this app. If it were free, you have a snowball chance in hell of people installing, provided I were to sign up on my end. Earlier in this thread, you said, charge forum owners. Good idea, right ? Of course, when considering how you've positioned the product, it doesn't make sense to put any obstacle in the signing up new content since you are looking to create a portal application. So it's in your interest to have as many forums as possible so as to make it more attractive (install our app, your portal to 1 zillion forums, etc...).

The app looks interesting and well done, kudos for that, but business wise, I just can't be motivated to help Tapatalk acquire new customers at the expense of my users.

One hint - if you want to have any chanceof attracting serious forum owners, make sure you integrate some means in your solution of preserving third party content placement in the site (advertising), else my supporters may feel they have no reason to keep paying for the service that keeps my forum alive.

wolfstream

07-27-2009, 05:11 PM

1) I own my users

No you don't. You just have the illusion of 'owning' your users. If you're THAT paranoid about your users leaving you, then you might want to consider packing it in. Google puts your forum right next to every other forum, as does every search engine.

2) Charging for the client.

This is the best model, and the one that makes the most sense. The developer has to make money from the app, and there's no question that this app was definitely needed. With the licensing model of Apple, the dev had to front money to take care of this before it was even out the door.

One hint - if you want to have any chanceof attracting serious forum owners, make sure you integrate some means in your solution of preserving third party content placement in the site (advertising), else my supporters may feel they have no reason to keep paying for the service that keeps my forum alive.
Do you even get what this is? This is a 'mobile' client, not a full client. Of COURSE people aren't going to switch to this directly. This is an alternative to using a real client. The features of this client are dumbed down so much that you don't want to use it constantly, but it provides enough functionality that you CAN keep in touch with the forum. At last check, they WERE planning an alternative advertisement structure, but you can NOT put regular full sized ads on a mobile platform, it'll screw it ALL up.

Get over yourself, stop complaining, and start treating people with respect man, your post was comical at best. This app is very well needed, and whiners like yourself should either develop their own app (yeah right) or just take their whining somewhere else.

yellowpeter

07-29-2009, 01:02 AM

Why is this only available in America? Why not release it worldwide? I am in Australia... and very disappointed.

Well, not anymore!! The Tapatalk world-wide release is just approved by Apple and is ready to all countries!

Try it at http://itunes.com/app/tapatalk

wolfstream

07-29-2009, 01:22 AM

Which release? The beta, or the real release ? ;)

yellowpeter

07-29-2009, 04:10 AM

Which release? The beta, or the real release ? ;)

Certainly the real one now available on app store! :cool:

AndyCooper

07-29-2009, 09:37 AM

Working in the UK :D Great app for a quick checks of my forum!

Tom Finley

07-29-2009, 11:30 PM

I wish I could post my questions at the TapaTalk forum but I can't seem to get on. Server trouble again?

1. I've verified the installation for my forum (CLAMtalk.org).

2. I've purchased and installed the app. It works, I can get onto other member sites fine (very cool, btw)

3. CLAMtalk logo and info shows up under the "Education" category as expected. Tap it and the message is "This function is currently unavailable..." If I click the "View in Safari" button, the site comes up (un-Tapafied). The Login and Register buttons next to the View button do nothing.

Bear in mind I'm new to iPhones and apps. I guess my questions for TapaTalk are--does this take awhile to start working? Is the forum down? If not, why can't I log in or get a new password (that doesn't work either)? Or are registrations moderated? (If so, you should say so.) And of course my BIG Q:

How do I make it work?

I've been around long enough to know that this will all be worked out and I'll be one happy customer, so thanks very much, in advance.

Tom

FIXED! The problem is a conflict with vBadvanced, I think. The solution is to replace "index" in define ('THIS_ SCRIPT', 'index') with "mobiquo" in three php files: get_forums, get_online_users, and get_board_stat.

yellowpeter

07-30-2009, 03:19 AM

FIXED! The problem is a conflict with vBadvanced, I think. The solution is to replace "index" in define ('THIS_ SCRIPT', 'index') with "mobiquo" in three php files: get_forums, get_online_users, and get_board_stat.

Glad to see it working - we are putting this fix into next release also as more than few forums are having the same issue.

PixelFx

08-01-2009, 04:10 AM

latest version seems really good, install was great, pages loading really fast now. just need vbulletin.org to install it here so I can make mobile posts lol.

yellowpeter

08-04-2009, 03:22 AM

latest version seems really good, install was great, pages loading really fast now. just need vbulletin.org to install it here so I can make mobile posts lol.

Glad to hear that PixelFx. and yah it would be interesting if this board enable this also.. :up:

movslow

08-05-2009, 12:50 PM

+1 on using this mod HEAVILY.

Love it.
:up::up:

slinky

08-05-2009, 07:15 PM

Get over yourself, stop complaining, and start treating people with respect man, your post was comical at best. This app is very well needed, and whiners like yourself should either develop their own app (yeah right) or just take their whining somewhere else.
I understand his point, actually. I'll tell you why this app doesn't really phase me.

(1) I need a mobile version of my site. While this app is cool and wish them success, I need to solve that issue. Once it's done, I and my users don't really need this app.

(2) Many might not pay for a generic app that may or may not have all the functions of a vb forum, I don't know. For people who use VB often, if it makes life much easier, then it's a good app to buy. But many might not feel it's worth it so I'm still left developing a mobile/iphone version for my site.

So in conclusion, I'm not going to force or convince (as an affiliate) my users to buy an application for $3 in order to use an iPhone compatible version, especially without getting a piece of that revenue either. I understand the developer's point of view but it's unfortunately the way it is. Apple and it's iTunes store and their grabbing every penny doesn't help with the model either.

Nice app still and good work. Maybe in time, we'll see. Kudos to the developers on great work and a great idea.

yellowpeter

08-07-2009, 06:01 PM

+1 on using this mod HEAVILY.

Love it.
:up::up:

Nothing more rewarding than a satisfied user :up:

bada_bing

08-07-2009, 06:43 PM

OK Where are the install directions

yellowpeter

08-08-2009, 12:05 AM

bada_bing,

You can get started at http://www.tapatalk.com/directory

Enjoy!

Tilly

08-09-2009, 12:13 PM

Should be something to allow to upload picture to threads, like an attachment only from your Iphone camera roll

yellowpeter

08-11-2009, 04:32 AM

Yes indeed - this is a high pirority feature that we are working on now.

vbreal

08-11-2009, 03:21 PM

thanks again for the great app. my users are really digging it and look fwd to future updates.

yellowpeter

08-12-2009, 12:52 AM

Thanks vbreal.

Yesterday we have just released an updated version on Apple app store with Spanish and German support included, plus few minor bug fixes. Make sure your member go grab the latest one.

We have been slowed down the development a bit to enjoy the rest of summer - and expect to get full stream again for the long-overdue features such as Pagination, Image Upload and Push Notification.

Plus we received some crash report and will look into it ASAP.

sross

08-12-2009, 01:55 AM

installed, running, and i can confirm -it's awesome!- :)

Alfa1

08-12-2009, 02:47 PM

*Tagged for future use.

I will wait until you support more platforms then just iPhone. Do you have plans for Windows Mobile?

yellowpeter

08-14-2009, 12:24 AM

Android is in active development - our goal is to cover as much smartphone as possible but need to balance our time and resource.

If everyone sits and wait now we will never get there :)

pjcnlv

08-17-2009, 03:58 AM

Is there any update on the ability to attach and, or include photos as post attachments to VBulletin posts via Tapatalk?

ibeteck

08-17-2009, 01:04 PM

Is there any way of it not revealing the hidden section of my forum. I went in there and it showed all of the hidden threads.

Kronan

08-17-2009, 04:10 PM

It's not letting me reply to any threads or posts, any idea how to fix this?

mikeo9043

08-17-2009, 04:54 PM

is the Board Stats part only apart of the newest iPhone version, not the one that's released right now?

yellowpeter

08-19-2009, 05:25 AM

Is there any update on the ability to attach and, or include photos as post attachments to VBulletin posts via Tapatalk?

Hi pjcnlv,

We have started looking into it and what I can share is that this feature should be avilable in October time-frame, after we got the Push notification going in September.

yellowpeter

08-19-2009, 05:26 AM

It's not letting me reply to any threads or posts, any idea how to fix this?

Hi Kronan,

Which forum are you associated with? Our team can do a quick vertification for you.

yellowpeter

08-20-2009, 01:45 PM

Is there any way of it not revealing the hidden section of my forum. I went in there and it showed all of the hidden threads.

Hi ibeteck,

Do you mean you set a particular forum as private forum and it still shown? It shouldn't as it inherit all the vb security settings.

PM me or you can post the issue at
http://www.tapatalk.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=13
where we track all the bugs and issues.

Alternatively if you believe it is not a bug but still want to hide a specific sub-fourms from iPhone, you can follow this step:
http://www.tapatalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=175

:up:

yellowpeter

08-21-2009, 12:10 AM

is the Board Stats part only apart of the newest iPhone version, not the one that's released right now?

Hi mike,

Yes you are right that is part of the Beta version that we are currently fine-tuning. It will allow you to see how many users are online and number of total posts and so on. :)

Spinball

08-21-2009, 09:18 PM

Working nicely. Like it. Good job.

Trana

08-23-2009, 03:40 AM

Any possibility of you licensing this as a standalone app for specific forums? I have one forum where I would like to create a dedicated app for the app store.

Please let me know.

yellowpeter

08-24-2009, 03:11 AM

Any possibility of you licensing this as a standalone app for specific forums? I have one forum where I would like to create a dedicated app for the app store.

Please let me know.

Hi Trana,

You may refer to this discussion:
http://www.tapatalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=187

Cheers,

yellowpeter

08-27-2009, 04:20 AM

While not much immediate update going on from the iPhone app side, we are pleased to announce the Analytics support of Tapatalk where forum owners can check how well the Tapatalk do in their forum.

The idea is to provide similar dataset as Pinch Media, Admob or any other mobile app analytic provider - and as a forum owner you can check how many people is using the Tapatalk to access your forum, and the time spent on it, etc.

Attached is a sample screenshot of interface you get to see once you login to Forum Owner Area (http://www.tapatalk.com/directory).

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=103763&stc=1&d=1251350395

zimdude

08-31-2009, 08:12 PM

My forum is closed to a specific corporation. I would like our users to have this feature, but do not want our forum listed under Tapatalk's Forum Network. Is this possible?

wolfstream

08-31-2009, 08:43 PM

My forum is closed to a specific corporation. I would like our users to have this feature, but do not want our forum listed under Tapatalk's Forum Network. Is this possible?

You can list the forum as "search only" where it won't show up unless it's looked for in that way.

Snug

09-01-2009, 12:05 AM

how bout implementing cyb chatbox into this app? :D

eitherway great app... love it!!

yahoooh

09-02-2009, 01:40 AM

can you add : vba links , vbgallery and vba dyna to be supported

yellowpeter

09-02-2009, 02:21 PM

can you add : vba links , vbgallery and vba dyna to be supported

Tapatalk is compatiable with vbAdvanced. :D

yellowpeter

09-02-2009, 02:22 PM

You can list the forum as "search only" where it won't show up unless it's looked for in that way.

Thanks wolfstream - yes you can set it as hidden forum and no one else without knowing your name can find it.

yellowpeter

09-04-2009, 03:31 PM

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

We have released Tapatalk Plugin for vBulletin as version 1.0.1 - please grab your copy if you have not updated it. We have fixed few minor bugs and one very annoying problem of not able to jump to latest posts if a thread contains more than 1000 posts. It appears to be working correctly now.

Let us know if you run into any problem!

yellowpeter

09-08-2009, 01:23 AM

Hi,

I am trying to collect some of the real user testimonial of Tapatalk (good and bad), I just did a "tapatalk" on google and here are some of the discussion I find. Maybe helpful to you to decide if it is worth give it a try:

http://www.avforums.com/forums/iphone-app-store/1063309-avforums-now-tapatalk.html

http://www.elantraxd.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36632

http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/forum-help-suggestions-news/360395-iphone-tapatalk-support.html

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1832026&highlight=tapatalk

PixelFx

09-09-2009, 09:50 AM

Tapatalk is awesome, it's really fast now with version 3.0 upgrade to it. Really noticed improvements across the board.

yellowpeter

09-11-2009, 08:39 AM

Thanks PixelFx..

Delighted to see another happy forum owners... please expect a new build within two weeks time with some minor improvement and bug fixes. :)

yellowpeter

09-16-2009, 03:10 PM

Hi,

Today we have managed to release an update version of Tapatalk Plugin for vBulletin version 1.0.2. This version is an minor update with:- forum home page is not updated with latest post author and time-stamp ( see: http://www.tapatalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=401 )

- Now support customized default forum icon! This is useful if you really hate the "microphone" default forum icon . All you need to do is to place a PNG image as "default.png" in mobiquo/forum_icons/ directory. For background of this feature please refer to this thread: http://www.tapatalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=309

Personally I think this is a worthwhile update. Let us know if you run into any problem

Attached is a sampe of customized icon screenshot, taken from our Tapatalk Community forum ;)

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=104455&stc=1&d=1253117411