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[Greg Bernhardt]

Need developers?

Nope, but thanks for the offer! :)

 

[sudu.ghonge]

I mean, I use windows and so do many of my college friends using physics forums. I know it's an upcoming platform but still seeing the stability of the system, it's going to stay for long and the app won't be built for nothing.

 

[sudu.ghonge]

Nope, but thanks for the offer! :)

okay. :)

 

[AGNuke]

Posting this from Android App (Galaxy Ch@t). Works smoothly, flawlessly, fast, even on my slow 2G internet :p . Some noticable anomalies, one you might know (Latex) and another is this in smileys option - a minor one. The last row is slightly cutoff the screen. Thought you should know.

Other small issue is that we have to quit and reopen the app in order for certain things to update. It is not so common though. Maybe task killer is interfering. Not that I mind. ;)

Other than that, this app is great, providing as open experience of PF as on PC.

Rating - 9.5/10 - Excellent!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Rating - 9.5/10 - Excellent!

Thanks for the review AGNuke!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

1.22.11 for iOS and 2.4.9.9 for Android have been released. Primarily bug fixes.

 

[trollcast]

Is there anyway to get back to the top level menus from within a thread as when I open a thread from a notification I have to press the back button and then restart the app?

 

[Enigman]

I Want LaTex! BOOHHOOOO!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Big new release in a month or two! Stay tuned!

 

[fluidistic]

Big new release in a month or two! Stay tuned!

Sounds promising.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Uploaded a new update for Android.

The iPhone app is crashing randomly if you have iOS7. I hope to have an update ready within the week.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

3.0.13 is now available for Android. New iOS version in a couple weeks.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

3.0.17 is now available for iPhone iPad

 

[jtbell]

What's the current situation with LaTeX? It was brought up in another thread recently, but it would be good to have a definitive statement here.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

What's the current situation with LaTeX? It was brought up in another thread recently, but it would be good to have a definitive statement here.

There doesn't seem to be plans on adding it.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

3.1.14 is now available for andriod

 

[jedishrfu]

There's an app on itunes, MyScript MathPad that allows you to draw your equation and it will generate the latex codes or an embeddable image. There's a related app, Myscript Calculator that drawn equations are evaluated numerically limited to algebra, powers exponentials, trig functions and logs.

Perhaps these could be somehow merged with the PF app, ala a collaboration of developers.

 

[lugita15]

There doesn't seem to be plans on adding it.

There doesn't seem to be plans by who?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

There doesn't seem to be plans by who?

The app is a customized TapaTalk app. I don't develop it. The vast majority of sites don't use equations so there won't be support built into it.

fyi, a new mobile skin is in the works that carries an app feel. Should be ready in a few days.

 

[jedishrfu]

One solution to the latex issue is to have the site itself convert latex to images so that the app will display them correctly.

I found this reference that uses Google's chart api to do the conversion to an image.

http://ardoris.wordpress.com/2010/0...-images-with-javascript-and-google-chart-api/

It could be used for all latex or for only mobile access to PF ala PF app.

And here's another approach:

http://phplatex.scarfboy.com/

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

One solution to the latex issue is to have the site itself convert latex to images so that the app will display them correctly.

We did this prior to using MathJax. We switched to MathJax because we had accumulated over a million latex images and overall it was a much slower processing and loading.

 

[jedishrfu]

We did this prior to using MathJax. We switched to MathJax because we had accumulated over a million latex images and overall it was a much slower processing and loading.

Have you investigated the Forum Runner app? It supposedly supports Latex not sure how well.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Have you investigated the Forum Runner app? It supposedly supports Latex not sure how well.

Overall it's a cheaper product, but I will pressure Tapatalk to get latex support. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

3.1.18 for iOS is now available

 

[Borek]

Samsung Galaxy S3 displays MathJax perfectly in its native mode (that is, no Tapatalk nor any other app for forum browsing, just the standard browser).

I will be able to check S3 mini as well soon.

 

[Borek]

I wonder what I see when I browse the forum using Galaxy. Do I guess right I am presented with an ad for the app, and a mobile skin?

I have not tried the app yet, and I am not going to in the next few days.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I wonder what I see when I browse the forum using Galaxy. Do I guess right I am presented with an ad for the app, and a mobile skin?

I have not tried the app yet, and I am not going to in the next few days.

If you use a mobile browser you will get the mobile skin and yes there is a small ad advertising the app. fyi, I'll be unveiling the new mobile skin later today.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

3.2.15 is now available for Andriod

 

[shahrzad1994]

I'm so sorry for asking my question in this post,but I have a problem and I need some help. I'm using PF iPad app and i think there is som changes in it so that I don't know how to post in forums . :(

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I'm so sorry for asking my question in this post,but I have a problem and I need some help. I'm using PF iPad app and i think there is som changes in it so that I don't know how to post in forums . :(

When you load the app swipe to the right and you'll see the navigation pop out. Click the browse link. Find the forum you want and click it. Then in the upper right corner click the three dot icon and select "new topic".

If the app doesn't suit you I suggest just using the mobile skin by visiting through a mobile browser. Enjoy!