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Can this forum be added to existing mobile app forums?

I see this is a phpBB system, and phpBB is supported on Tapatalk, see https://tapatalk.com/activate_tapatalk.php

Now that mobile devices are so common, it would be nice to get to the Palladium forum through a mobile app.

Yes please!

Please no...

I have added it to my forum, and have received nothing but grief.

Would be able to expand on this statement? How does it cause you grief?

My forum users:

I have users who can't seem to turn off the message about installing tapatalk.
I believe I had stripped out the code on the forum that pertains to that section, but my forum users still get the request.

Administration Side:

They are constantly performing upgrades. I can't keep up on the upgrades, and I doubt that the administration here could handle the weekly to bimonthly updates they pump out. And if they are like me, I toss the update on a test forum before I install live.

And lastly - it is a paid app for the end user to use.

If this is accurate, it probably won't happen here.

If this is true, I agree with not using it. While I know little about adding this software to a forum, I know it works fine for me on my iPod and it is free. The other forums where I use it are also small RPG forums, so I doubt they have the staff and funds it keep up with it, if it is truly so much trouble. Anyway, I can try to look into it more.

In the meantime, does anyone recommend any other forum app for mobile devices?

This forum uses phpBB, so I checked the phpBB.com Web site on this. Over the recent years others asked them the same question about mobile apps. Their basic answer is that they are not developing for a mobile app. I am not sure if that is a good answer, but it's an answer. Here is a link to the search and discussions over the years.

https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2156025


One forum I can access through two mobile apps uses ProBoards http://www.proboards.com/. Apparently the ProBoards developers see mobile apps differently from phpBB

Another forum I read uses phpBB.com, and I can access them through Tapatalk. I will ask them for some guidance.

Reading the site on my phone (which is currently the only way I have access to the 'net most days) is painful at best. With RoboTech arriving I was hoping to make use of the forums more but without mobile compatibility I won't be able to much.

I mainly use mobile, on android the site works flawless on a android. I use the mobile opera browser and even the stock browser.....still text rights it's self to fit the screen. Though my spell check doesnt work.
If its so painfull are you running the dreadd ios apple?

Chrome and stock browser on cm11. I have to zoom out to see all the forums and topics then zoom in to read posts and scroll side to side as I am reading a post. Nothing wraps, it is all displayed as the desktop site even though my user agent on my mobile and tablet are both set to mobile.

On stock browser double check your settings for the auto zoom, im set to medium. Also check that auto fit is turned on....should be under advanced if you have the newest version of the app.
Cant say thats the issue as there are a crap ton of androids out there but thats what my settings are and it seems to work fine.

I use my iPhone and it displays just like my desktop.

Zooming in is mandatory to read, but that's fairly common with me on all sites.

As for TapaTalk. I hated using it

Any other site with the littlest optimization for mobile is fine even many forums, just not these. Personally I don't use stock browser for much because it is never updated except with os updates.

Glad to hear it is working for someone though.

You have to fine the right "Theme" the default Prosilver and Subsilver work the best, and are optimized for Browsers. PhpBB have non-developers create some of the themes. Some are really great, others are not so much. The ones that come with the Board Software will always be updated and work the best IMO.

Subsilver and prosilver are a slight bit better but still require a lot of zooming in and out. It at least makes most posts nearly readable without much zooming.

An app that I recently discovered somewhat useful is "EZ Forum" for Android devices.

It doesn't support all types of forums, but it is:

a. FREE
b. Doesnt require installation on our servers here.

I am using android and since i updated the android version my TapaTalk app has stopped running as soon as i open the app starts to crashing so i thought maybe this is the reason for the old version of the app I have also updated the app, but still my problem is not solved, not only this app, but all the messenger apps in my mobile, the same problem is coming up with all these messengers app. I also use modified app's like this https://gbapps.net/gbwhatsapp-apk/ but then the problem is not solved. Do any of you have a solution to this problem?...