Blockland iPhone/iPod App?

[Kurly]

Havent got much to say about this but I'm an iPhone developer myself and thought perhaps a mobile Blockland app for the forums would be useful for some people while on the move. It would allow them to use the forums in a mobile form making it quick and easy to access the forums from whereever they are. I know you can just go onto your browser but with this you could also add a few other nice features as well as making it quick to access and alot more mobile friendly. Obviously this would need Badspots permission but its just and idea, tell me what you think.

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[Kurly]

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For no reason whatsoever...

[Freeze]

You're an iPhone developer? What apps have you made? I might try them out.

[Kurly]

You're an iPhone developer? What apps have you made? I might try them out.

Search iDesert it's currently my only fully developed app, its not the greatest but it makes me a bit of money :D
I have other mock ups but I haven't released them yet.

[Fluff-is-back]

I recall that there already is an app that specifically works with SMF.

EDIT: http://www.smfiphoneapp.com/

[Kurly]

I recall that there already is an app that specifically works with SMF.

EDIT: http://www.smfiphoneapp.com/

Interesting, but we want something specific for the Blockland community.

[phflack]

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for what? i don't see any reason to have a reserved post

[Kurly]

for what? i don't see any reason to have a reserved post

There isn't I just wanted to reserve it from people going first post XD

[sciberdude]

I heard there's a version of Torque for iPhone, so with a few adjustments (maybe a separate mode in-game for building), you could essentially port it over directly.
Alternatively, you could rescript it for iPhone for a different experience.

Remember, kids, read the OP.

Anyways, I would greatly appreciate that. I do most of my BL forum browsing on my iPod, especially while waiting for a server to load. In fact, I'm on my iPod now. :U
I find it INCREDIBLY annoying while clicking through pages in a thread and accidentally going to the Forum main page or to the SMF page.

You could also make a way to sync it with Dropbox so that you can download those add-ons you would forget about when you get home/on a computer.

/support

[Destiny/Zack0Wack0]

How would it be any different to browsing the forums in a phone browser?

[sciberdude]

Because you could use next and previous buttons, easier uploading, and it would have text resized to the iPod/iPhone screen. Because we're lazy and don't like zooming in. Because shake to reload makes everything awesome. Basically, it's like all the reasons people use the Facebook app when they could just type "Facebook.com" and do the same thing.

[MegaScientifical]

There isn't I just wanted to reserve it from people going first post XD

People who do that are banned anyway. You doing that... should actually be banable as it also counts as a bump in a way.

But back on a nice subject, I was actually talking to Digi yesterday and he says he could rebuild Blockland for Android Phones, but doesn't have the time to and obviously not the permission. Whoever remembers Digi, say I. He's from long, long ago.

[Kurly]

Because you could use next and previous buttons, easier uploading, and it would have text resized to the iPod/iPhone screen. Because we're lazy and don't like zooming in. Because shake to reload makes everything awesome. Basically, it's like all the reasons people use the Facebook app when they could just type "Facebook.com" and do the same thing.

This point exactly, but I'd need the permission of Badspot before I could go ahead with this.

[Destiny/Zack0Wack0]

This point exactly, but I'd need the permission of Badspot before I could go ahead with this.

You don't need permission at all. The only thing that Badspot actually owns on the forums is the logo at the top left of the screen.
EDIT: And it's a website. Anyone is free to access a public website.
DOUBLEEDIT:

Search iDesert it's currently my only fully developed app, its not the greatest but it makes me a bit of money :D
I have other mock ups but I haven't released them yet.

You make money for a free application?

[Placid]

haha at first i thought this was going to be a like
tilt2joystick sorta iphone app that plays blockland
and i was like
no.