Download the free PF App for iPhone/Android phones

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The new PF App for iPhone and Android is now available for download, offering a user-friendly experience similar to TapaTalk. Users are encouraged to rate and review the app, with the incentive of a six-month gold membership for those who do. However, many users have reported issues, particularly the lack of LaTeX support, which hampers participation in discussions involving math. The app has received mixed feedback regarding its functionality, with some praising its layout while others experience crashes and loading issues. Updates are in progress to address these concerns and improve overall performance.
  • #61
trollcast said:
Not sure whether its my bad wifi connection but on my Nexus 7 sometimes it doesn't load a thread properly and only displays the loading symbol, I've left it for a couple of minutes before and it hasn't loaded anything.

But if I go to the menu and click refresh the thread pops up automatically?

I will be sending out an update to the app shortly. Hopefully will fix the issue.
 
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  • #62
Tried the android app, liked it overall but the lack of latex support made me revert to web browsing. Hope it will be fixed!
 
  • #63
Will a Windows Phone (8) version ever be released?
 
  • #64
MrWarlock616 said:
Will a Windows Phone (8) version ever be released?

Very possible if Windows can gain some ground. Right now the number of visitors using Windows Phone is very very low.
 
  • #65
It has! People always have this misconception that wp doesn't have many fans..
 
  • #66
MrWarlock616 said:
It has! People always have this misconception that wp doesn't have many fans..

Windows Phone accounts for 1.28% of the mobile phone users that visit PF.
 
  • #67
Greg Bernhardt said:
Windows Phone accounts for 1.28% of the mobile phone users that visit PF.

grr..I was talking in general.:smile:
 
  • #68
Just got the app on the apple store and left a review. I love it. It's a lot easier to just go straight to PF than have to go through the tapatalk app.
 
  • #69
PF APP 2.4.5.3 for Android has been released. Mostly bug and stability fixes.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tapatalk.physicsforumscom

An iPhone update will be out shortly.
 
  • #70
The new update seems to have broken it for me as it now won't load at all from the icon on my desktop and it only starts about 1 in 5 times if I click on a notification?
 
  • #71
trollcast said:
The new update seems to have broken it for me as it now won't load at all from the icon on my desktop and it only starts about 1 in 5 times if I click on a notification?

hmmmm perhaps try a fresh reinstall. I haven't gotten any new crash reports.
 
  • #72
Greg Bernhardt said:
hmmmm perhaps try a fresh reinstall. I haven't gotten any new crash reports.

I'll try deleting the old app data and then uninstalling it and the reinstall.

It doesn't crash it just freezes at the start up screen, I left it for about 30 minutes yesterday and it didn't load up anything.
 
  • #73
Turn off notifications?

Is there a way to turn off the notifications? I can't get them to stop and it keeps my tablet from going to sleep. I've had to uninstall the app.
 
  • #74
PeterDonis said:
Is there a way to turn off the notifications? I can't get them to stop and it keeps my tablet from going to sleep. I've had to uninstall the app.

Next release there will be notification control. Looking like it will be mid April.
 
  • #75
Any plans to work on a version optimized for tablets?
 
  • #76
[Quadratic];4322833 said:
Any plans to work on a version optimized for tablets?

The apps work nicely in tablets already :)
 
  • #77
Greg Bernhardt said:
The apps work nicely in tablets already :)

It works, that's for sure, but if you have a tablet and compare an app like Tapatalk with its tablet variant Tapatalk HD you can see how much friendlier the tablet optimized UI can be. The PF app is free of course and I'm not trying to come off as ungrateful, but this subforum is for feedback and suggestions after all.

Also it would be swell if the app could render latex but I'm not sure how difficult that would be to implement.

Sent from my Nexus 10 ;)
 
  • #78
[Quadratic];4322854 said:
It works, that's for sure, but if you have a tablet and compare an app like Tapatalk with its tablet variant Tapatalk HD you can see how much friendlier the tablet optimized UI can be. The PF app is free of course and I'm not trying to come off as ungrateful, but this subforum is for feedback and suggestions after all.

PF App will be getting the HD features in May. Thanks for your interest :)
 
  • #79
Greg Bernhardt said:
PF App will be getting the HD features in May. Thanks for your interest :)

And thank you for your hard work. I may not post much but I've been a registered member for going on 8 years and PF is my go-to site for science discussion, and it is an invaluable resource for students like myself. I'm very thankful for what you and the staff here have done and offer to the rest of us free of charge. Keep up the great work and I'll keep coming back.
 
  • #80
Greg Bernhardt said:
Next release there will be notification control. Looking like it will be mid April.

Great, I'll keep an eye out for it!
 
  • #81
PeterDonis said:
Great, I'll keep an eye out for it!

Actually Peter, I just uploaded a new version yesterday. Go ahead and check it out :)
 
  • #82
I keep getting a "duplicate provider authority" error when trying to update. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling but no luck. I'm running android 4.2.2 if that matters.
 
  • #83
Greg Bernhardt said:
Actually Peter, I just uploaded a new version yesterday. Go ahead and check it out :)

I downloaded and installed it and saw the setting to turn off notifications. So far it's been behaving fine with that setting checked. Thanks for the update!
 
  • #84
Greg Bernhardt said:
hmmmm perhaps try a fresh reinstall. I haven't gotten any new crash reports.

I should have posted how I solved it.

I tried reinstalling and at first it worked but then it started freezing again after it applied the update.

So I I went into Setting -> Backup & Restore and unchecked the Automatic restore option. (This stops android reusing the applications old data and settings)

Then I uninstalled and reinstalled and its been running fine since that.
 
  • #85
One other thing I've noticed: when viewing threads, the name of the poster for each post is not shown, only the avatar. Having the name visible would help a lot.
 
  • #87
2.4.6.5 for Android has been released. Mostly bug fixes and a few added features like "In App Registration".

New iPhone update should be ready next week.
 
  • #88
is the gold membership deal still on?
 
  • #89
tade said:
is the gold membership deal still on?

Indeed! PM me the name you used in the review.
 
  • #90
New update for the iPhone app. I'll be releasing another update later this week with the new graphics if you want to wait.
 

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