Integration with vBulletin - Android iPhone Nokia native app for vBulletin - Tapatalk

Tapatalk is an mobile client that can natively connect to your vBulletin system (with this MOD installed on your vBulletin system). It is currently works in iPhone and Nokia S60 5th devices. Android will be released in beta around end of November.

What is Tapatalk?

Tapatalk is a vBulletin / phpBB forum solution that provides native mobile application that can access your forum in most effective manner. The goal is to provide a consistent user experience that mobile user accustomed to. More information about Tapatalk can be found at http://www.tapatalk.com. Tapatalk is free to forum owner. Currently iPhone and Nokia (Nov 15) is supported. The Nokia version will be free to download from our website. Android and Blackberry version are in active development.

**November 1, 2009 **
We have published our current device support chart to give better information and insight of our current development work on Tapatalk app that our on-going goals to support majority of smartphone with native application experience to access your forum system. Here is a brief breakdown of what's supported and will be supported:



iPhone:
Current version: 1.3
This app has been released on Apple app store since June 25th, 2009
Download from app store

- iPhone app cost $2.99 from iTunes app store
- app is a iPhone native app with consistent iPhone UI and multi-touch features
- private message and topic subscriptions is natively supported.
- quote reply is supported
- a dedicated tab to list currently online users
- a dedicated tab for forum statistic such as number of members and topics, etc.
- a plugin is needed to be installed at the server side that talks to your vBulletin system
- the plugin reuses vBulletin security policy (i.e. it doesn't read the database directly)
- the architecture minimize the bandwidth between iphone and your server so to save user's data-plan
- the plugin sits in its own directory and does not overwrite or change any of your forum's file and configuration
- your forum content does not route thru our server, it is a direction connection between your forum and your member



Nokia S60 5th Edition:



- This Nokia app will be available to download on Nov 15, 2009 from http://www.tapatalk.com/forum If you are interested to get the release news email please make sure you register an account at our forum.
- This app supports all S60 5th Edition touch screen device including N97 N97mini 5800 5530, etc.
- Currently in beta, still in a rough mode but very usable, although the color and style may not up to your standard. We are working on it.



**Installation Instruction **
- Full instruction can be found by login to http://www.tapatalk.com/directory - login requires as it allows you to add your forum URL to the list so iPhone user can find your forum. The website also provides analytics information so you can track how many users access your forum via this app.

[yellowpeter]

Originally Posted by vbreal

with that being said i understand the money aspect of it also. but last i checked they were working on a way for forum owners to make money from ads. check here http://www.tapatalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=513 guess we have to wait to hear from yellowpeter if this is still in the works. *crosses fingers*

Indeed we are working on way to let forum admin to put up a simple banners within this app, no definite time-frame but it should be done sometime this month. We will send few invites to fellow admins to beta test this feature in next 2-3 time-frame.

[yellowpeter]

Originally Posted by gbechtel

Any idea on a time line for the Blackberry?

Unfortunately at this stage it is a bit difficult to even guestimate the time-line. Does majority of your members use the classic BB or the touch-screen one? Just curious.

[movslow]

I've been using this for some time. It's a nice setup, and makes browsing worlds better.

Anytime I've found a glitch/issue I've posted on their boards and they work to resolve the problem and are adding new features all the time.

Well worth it imo.
:up:

[tpearl5]

I like the idea, but I don't like that it would cost my members to use it...

[ZGeek]

At least a free copy should be given to forum owners