iPhone app?

Mike Usiskin · Post by **Mike Usiskin** » Sun May 02, 2010 12:59 pm

Hi all,

Are there any software poeple in the ddk who could write a ddk app for the iPhone etc? I just thought It'd be cool/useful/fun?
As well as being a great way to stuff it to the pcgb

Post by **Bootsy** » Sun May 02, 2010 1:29 pm

It's not a straight forward process. IPhone apps have to be built following certain protocol as they can only be distributed via the app store

The company I work for can do them, they start at £15k!

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Sun May 02, 2010 7:05 pm

Bootsy wrote:The company I work for can do them

Oh, that's brilliant Tom. Try and have it ready before CLM please.

pmjt · Post by **pmjt** » Sun May 02, 2010 10:04 pm

Bootsy wrote:It's not a straight forward process. IPhone apps have to be built following certain protocol as they can only be distributed via the app store

Doing a little digging, it would appear that because DDK runs on phpBB - if the forum signs up with Tapatalk (http://www.tapatalk.com/) then we can all buy the app from the appstore for £1.79 and off we go. The club isn't charged - only those who buy the client and there is a free 'read only' version too.

Any good?

P

Post by **Bootsy** » Sun May 02, 2010 10:13 pm

pmjt wrote:
Bootsy wrote:It's not a straight forward process. IPhone apps have to be built following certain protocol as they can only be distributed via the app store

Doing a little digging, it would appear that because DDK runs on phpBB - if the forum signs up with Tapatalk (http://www.tapatalk.com/) then we can all buy the app from the appstore for £1.79 and off we go. The club isn't charged - only those who buy the client and there is a free 'read only' version too.

Any good?

P

not sure it works for this version of phpBB though?

pmjt · Post by **pmjt** » Sun May 02, 2010 10:13 pm

It would appear that for Tapatalk to work, DDK needs to be running on phpBB3.0 and unless I'm missing something, we're on phpBB 2.0 - if there were a cost to have the forum migrated / updated, I'd be happy to pay an extra years subs towards the costs - I presume there are a few other iPhone users who feel the same?

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Post by **Bootsy** » Sun May 02, 2010 10:21 pm

I've been looking at having the forum upgraded bit it's a fair bit of work.

However a good iPhone app makes it even more attractive

I'll do some more digging

pmjt · Post by **pmjt** » Sun May 02, 2010 10:34 pm

Bootsy wrote:I've been looking at having the forum upgraded bit it's a fair bit of work.

Let me know if I can help at all Tom

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sladey · Post by **sladey** » Sun May 02, 2010 11:36 pm

As tom's suggested a proper App isn't to be sneezed at - although I am a registered developer I can't create an app yet. (if someone developed one I culd submit it to the app store - but then again if someone could develop one they could easily submit it themselves).

I'd question what you want to get out of a ddk App - if it's just access to the forum then it would be better to just make the forum more iphone-friendly - which can be done via style-sheets - I think the pelican board works this way - looks good on an iphone. I've done pages like this at work using iwebkit

Done like this it's not an app - could be called a web-app but totally different to an app - fine for a good user experience though. Don't know if that's what the bulletin board thing is about

HTH

Mark

Edit - just read the tapatalk thing - looks good - that IS a proper App and would seem to be a relatively quick and painless way of making it easier to use on the iphone - it's still basically a formatting tool though to make the forum easier to read on the iphone.

Mike Usiskin · Post by **Mike Usiskin** » Mon May 03, 2010 11:22 am

It seems I've started something!!! As phill suggests, I'd certainly not have any issues with paying a little more for the ddk as it is anyway. It's ( for me) one of the best resources online for all things Porsche related, quite apart from all the other pro's I get out of knowing you folk. While an app is by no means necessary, the forum runs well without it after all, it would add a level of sophistication that would make it suck up that ad revenue?

DDK 3.0 Anyone !!

Dicey · Post by **Dicey** » Mon May 03, 2010 11:35 am

Lotus On Track have a free app to download. Details at Lotus Central http://www.lotus-central.com/en/news/38 ... e-app.html

Don't know if it was done as a favour but it pretty useful if you're into track days (and a member of LoT...).

Mike.

964RS · Post by **964RS** » Mon May 03, 2010 11:48 am

I'd check feedback on tapatalk before progressing that route!!

pmjt · Post by **pmjt** » Mon May 03, 2010 12:23 pm

964RS wrote:I'd check feedback on tapatalk before progressing that route!!

Really? Any pointers? Is it just slow or basically rubbish? It was the only phpBB compatible one I could find

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964RS · Post by **964RS** » Mon May 03, 2010 10:08 pm

I looked at it for a few of the other forums I view and checked some reviews which were utter pants. Tbh not downloaded or tried it myself so would be good to get opinion of someone who actually had.