Do you ever browse forums on your phone?

[Creaky]

Mainly my own and Xenforo now they use PWA.

 

[~ True Legend ~]

Yeah, push notifications.

There's not an "app" for it, but you can turn it into one. When you're on Admin Junkies in the Safari web browser you can click the middle button at the bottom with the up arrow, and then select "Add to Home Screen" and there you have it, what is essentially an app for the website with push notifications, if enabled from the user control panel.

Interesting thanks for sharing! Can you do this with any forum?

 

[Cory]

Interesting thanks for sharing! Can you do this with any forum?

I think the "Add to Home Screen" option is an option for all websites, but some website "apps" will just redirect to the website in Safari.

 

[McConnaughay]

Sometimes, but I almost never post on mobile.

 

[~ True Legend ~]

I think the "Add to Home Screen" option is an option for all websites, but some website "apps" will just redirect to the website in Safari.

Yeah I figured, but do all xenforo forums work with push notifications in this way or does FA have a specific add-on?

Perhaps @Nebulous can answer this question

 

[Cory]

Yeah I figured, but do all xenforo forums work with push notifications in this way or does FA have a specific add-on?

It's enabled on FA: https://forumadvertiser.com/threads/push-notifications.288/

I'm pretty sure all Xenforo forums can enable push notifications via the Admin Panel.

 

[Senkusha]

I will only use my phone when I'm out on the go. I much prefer the large 27" screen I have at home, and I prefer to type with a physical keyboard. Although, the phone allows me to use voice-to-text, I still prefer typing my responses out.

 

[~ True Legend ~]

I will only use my phone when I'm out on the go. I much prefer the large 27" screen I have at home, and I prefer to type with a physical keyboard. Although, the phone allows me to use voice-to-text, I still prefer typing my responses out.

The inaccuracies of voice to text can be annoying

 

[Disgustedorite]

I use my computer and phone pretty interchangeably when it comes to forums! Though, there's a whole lot of them eg. any using Discourse that just Feel Like Apps, which is fine on mobile but makes them kinda suck on desktop.

 

[Gizmo]

Quite often I will browse forums on my mobile. I've got a folder on my mobile with all the PWA apps for the forums I use regularly.

 

[ElegantAura]

Lately, yes, a little, but that's all. I don't like to post with my phone.

 

[Kyng]

I do, and I sometimes make quick posts on my phone. However, anything more long-form generally has to wait until I'm back on my PC.

 

[Cpvr]

I always browse and post on forums via my phone, but I hope to change that in the next couple of months. I’m a better typer on a computer.

 

[Elvira]

Not doable on a landline.

 

[Tedhaun]

When I'm on the road and don't have a place to set up my laptop, yes I'll browse around forums on my phone.

 

[Crys]

Currently doing so.

 

[InMyOpinion]

I'm on my phone right now =)

Sometimes I don't feel like being on my laptop or I'm on the go so I use my phone to roam this forum about as much as I roam the forum on my laptop.

 

[Mendalla]

Do you ever browse forums on your phone?

Yes, frequently. Sometimes, I just don't feel like heading to my home office and waking up my computer. Sometimes, I'm keeping on top of something when I'm out and about. Sometimes, I have nothing better to do and my phone just happens to be there with the browser magically open.

 

[EllieCat]

I do it all the time

 

[Dead2009]

I used to but would always find myself delayed in the conversation so now I dont lol.