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Tapatalk Integration
July 13, 2011 at 10:16 am
Hey everyone,
I've just finished adding Atheist Forums to the Tapatalk database, so anyone using the Tapatalk app on their iPhone, iPad, or Android device can now access the forums through it. To add the forums to Tapatalk, either search for "Atheist Forums", or find us in the "Society and Culture -> Spiritual and Religious" category.
Please report any problems to me.
-Adrian
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RE: Tapatalk Integration
July 14, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Hmm. I had my hopes up, as the mobile version of the forums sucks and the full version is kind of a pain on my phone browser (Dolphin on Droid X), but it turns out that Tapatalk is not a free app and I am a cheap bastard, so...
It's $2.99!! That's outrageous when it comes to app prices.
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RE: Tapatalk Integration
July 14, 2011 at 5:59 pm
What's wrong with the mobile version?
Also, if you own an iOS device then you can easily jailbreak it and get it for free. The same is probably true for Android. I'm not saying this behaviour is particularly ethical, but it is possible if you don't want to / cannot afford the price.
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RE: Tapatalk Integration
July 14, 2011 at 7:25 pm
I can afford it. That's not the issue. I think $2.99 is a lot to ask for an app that's basically just a forum client. I have 432 apps on my Droid and haven't paid more than $2.99 in total. Heh! I don't feel justified in paying that much for an app I will only use for one forum.
And I take that back about the mobile version of the site. It's not bad at all, really. It just doesn't have all the features... most notably the Kudos system, which causes me to switch back to the full version if I want to give kudos to a post. I was hoping the Tapatalk thing (which I had never heard of before) would be cool and, preferably... free!
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RE: Tapatalk Integration
July 15, 2011 at 8:00 am
Ah. Well, I'm glad I didn't pay for the app then. Reading the forums via the mobile version is just fine and if you can get the kudos system to work, that would make it rock. Thanks for the info.
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RE: Tapatalk Integration
July 15, 2011 at 9:24 am
The only problem I have is that it advertises the tapatalk app whenever I switch to a new page/thread/post. It pops up every time even when I've just pressed cancel the page before.
It's not that big an issue, but it is sure annoying.