Why not android app? If I am not wrong… android has more users than Iphones…
Please leave it just the way it is now. And if in doubt: do a poll. I will vote for NO THNX.
To my knowledge this site is owned and operated by our admin, I do not know the extent of the resources required to run BLF but knowing it’s privately owned would be asking for even more expensive additions, apps of either kind would certainly be taxing to develop and maintain… at what point do they pay for all the effort? When millions use them I can see it, but we are a mere ~28,000 strong, not likely worth it when so few would be likely to use it.
You can turn any website into an app by adding it to your home screen on I devices.
I’d love for there to be an app, or at least a mobile friendly layout.
The app is a no-go for me too. But some tweaks to make it more mobile friendly would be appreciated.
If this forum is maintained by a single person then the application is not viable. Not even necessary. The most logical would be a mobile friendly design (which is doable) and perhaps tapatalk, but not an application.
I was once forced to use iphone, no thanks, never again, take all my flashlights just dont force me to use that s*phone again.
Sorry, but there definitely won’t be any dedicated BLF apps. I’m not a web developer or a programmer (I do better with web server configuration and administration), so an app would be biting off way more than I can chew. I also must admit that I don’t have the motivation to create an app, since I personally hate using mobile devices whenever I have the remote possibility of using a vastly superior “real” computer.
This is by far the best option for heavy mobile users. This functionality is called a “site specific browser”, and here are some possible options for iOS and Android:
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Not gonna happen soon.
Drupal engine is not supported by tapatalk.
Mike
Just curious, what are your computer specs? I’m currently on the Ryzen train but I find I’m still eyeballin’ those Intel 9900’s.
Nah. Stay on Ryzen.
Look at the Ryzen 3000 series, and stay there.
You’ll see why.
Mobile devices feature power and capabilities which even desktops of just a few years ago could only dream on. The main problem is the software. Due to my particular circumstances I have done a lot of homework in using my handheld device like a laptop/desktop computer, just take a look:
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I'm not a fan of interfacing with mobile devices.
Give me a physical keyboard and mouse any day. 
All I use my phone for is making calls and playing Candy Crush Soda Saga.
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Ah, I’m nowhere close to that actually. My main daily driver is an older model Thinkpad T530 with an SSD, still plenty fast for my needs. As Racoon City said above, I mainly value a laptop or desktop computer above anything else due to it having a keyboard and mouse, not necessarily for the processing power.
Yeah, I got bit by the PC bug as a kid. I’ve been building my own computers since I was 13. I was an early adopter on the Ryzen launch and it was an exciting (yet tedious) experience overclocking my system to stable. Love the budget approach AMD took, competition for the win!
I wouldn't want to place the burden on our admin. The site does fine on mobile for me, although sometimes doing formatting in my comments gets difficult.
It’s a good idea to have a BLF iPhone app just like CPF does. It would be super cool and convenient to have all the info we need at our fingertips, instead of opening up Safari every time we want to check out the website. I bet many BLF members, including myself, would be willing to pay for such an app.
Hi there @ArielSchwatrz , welcome to BLF!
There is a generic free app that you can use here:
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Progressive web apps look an feel like native Android and iOS apps while they are developed and distributed by a web server.
I made that for my website. It’s easy, no framework required. Just html, vanilla java script and sort of XML.
No “you must do this”, “your must not do that…” and lawyers gliberish from Googles or Apples app store.
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