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Updated Smartphone Feedback Thread

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#1 · (Edited)
We're pleased to announce that we have launched a new smartphone view on the site, in addition to the recently added mobile view in the last upgrade. This version has been designed to have a cleaner look, to fit really nicely into mobile (iPhone, Android) browsers, and unlike most normal web based skins will also include features that are normally reserved for desktop or phone applications. We built this as we realize you all spend more time today on your phones on the forum than you did 2 years ago, and we want to get the mobile view to a place where you can do everything (and more!) that you can do on desktop.

A few notes as I know many of you may have questions:

* This does not replace the free or paid in-apps that you have, such as any mobile apps. This is web-only.
* This new skin will only show when you access the site from a modern (Android 4+, iPhone) phone. It will not show for older phones or for tablets, blackberries or windows phones.
* Please give us some time as we work through bugs. Give it a try, give us feedback in our mobile thread url, and give it a chance. Every change needs time to get used to!​


If you visit the site from your mobile phone, you'll get the new view automatically. You can login, post, reply, upload photos, view your private messages and more. You can also use the legacy mobile view by choosing the top left menu and Exit Enhanced Mobile Mode.

The feedback thread for any bugs, etc, please post below.

**Please let use know the device, software version, and browser being used if reporting any issues.

Thanks!




A few of the new features that were added includes:
• Completely replacing the PM system with one that better matches what members see in the desktop version.
• A pull-to-refresh functionality has been added on all appropriate pages in addition to the refresh already available in the overflow menu.
• A new scrolling feature has been added so that if the user starts scrolling the screen prior to an auto-scroll happening (like moving to a post per the current read position), the auto-scroll is cancelled so the user is not fighting with it.
• There is now a font size preview in the Font Size settings page so the members would know what to expect.
• Sticky topics can now be hidden from within the page where they are being viewed
• The vote count on poll results has been animated to count up along with the bar graph animations that were already present.

Now on to some of the fixes we that have implemented:
• After sharing a photo from the media viewer, the user will not be returned to the media viewer instead of the topic.
• PMs will now be correctly marked as viewed and word-wrapped.
• The forum will now work with iOS Safari if the user had opted to block all cookies.
• Double-tapping buttons or links will no longer cause functionality to execute twice.
• The text in the header is now re-sizing correctly when members are scrolling through the page or opening the side menu.

Please give this newly improved version of the mobile view a try and feel free to let us know what you think in the feedback thread.

**Please let us know the device, software version, and browser being used if reporting any issues.

Thank you.
 
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#4 ·
Hello everyone,

We’re excited to announce that additional features has been added and improvements were made to the enhanced mobile view.
Thanks to the feedback that everyone has provided, we were able to tailor the mobile view to better fit forum members’ needs and fix a few bugs along the way.

A few of the new features that were added includes:
• Completely replacing the PM system with one that better matches what members see in the desktop version.
• A pull-to-refresh functionality has been added on all appropriate pages in addition to the refresh already available in the overflow menu.
• A new scrolling feature has been added so that if the user starts scrolling the screen prior to an auto-scroll happening (like moving to a post per the current read position), the auto-scroll is cancelled so the user is not fighting with it.
• There is now a font size preview in the Font Size settings page so the members would know what to expect.
• Sticky topics can now be hidden from within the page where they are being viewed
• The vote count on poll results has been animated to count up along with the bar graph animations that were already present.

Now on to some of the fixes we that have implemented:
• After sharing a photo from the media viewer, the user will not be returned to the media viewer instead of the topic.
• PMs will now be correctly marked as viewed and word-wrapped.
• The forum will now work with iOS Safari if the user had opted to block all cookies.
• Double-tapping buttons or links will no longer cause functionality to execute twice.
• The text in the header is now re-sizing correctly when members are scrolling through the page or opening the side menu.

Please give this newly improved version of the mobile view a try and feel free to let us know what you think in the feedback thread.

**Please let us know the device, software version, and browser being used if reporting any issues.

Thank you.
 
#6 ·
I might have to give Firefox a try again on my phone, it's been a while.
 
#7 ·
I'm still using my TracPhone! 600 plus minutes left on it! Half the time I can't find it, and the other half the battery is dead!
 
#8 ·
Brian let me know how it works on your commando 4g. I also have the phone and have problems with several apps working in conjunction with it. I even had the same problems with my old casio commando but I love them I'll never own another style phone.

Little advice upgrade to a mugen battery 4800mah battery if you haven't done so and still wishing it had longer battery life. Mugen power battery is amazing I get roughly 2 1/2 days out of mine now before it needs charged.

Just some food for thought if you need more info get at me on fb!
 
#9 ·
I get a full day out of mine most of the time, haven't got the extended battery yet but I did buy the cradle charger. I installed the lasted update a few days ago and did a factory reset just to clean files up.
 
#10 ·
I just noticed when you use the mobile site to post your sig doesn't show up.
 
#12 ·
I'll have to defer this to MLH1962! If he can't answer it, we will contact admin for their read. I'm still using a 9 dollar flip phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL
 
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#14 ·
That's a question for admin, some sites use Tapatalk for mobile access but I don't think Prowlertalk is on there yet.
 
#20 ·
Bless you Jeff!
 
#21 ·
thanks Jeff

the diesel site I go to daily has Taptalk available also .. many guys use it , and frequently for many of them

I have singed in through DDG [duckduckgo] search engine [ it's ad free and lists sites without any shenanagans ] and been able to do replies that way also .. I use an I-Phone don't know if that makes any difference what so ever
 
#22 ·
Hey there,

I am unfamiliar with that search engine. I did not know about it until you mentioned it.

I am a little confused as to how you sign in with it and use it to post items. Is this like Google's version of a Gmail account being used for email and browser?

Thanks,
- JB
 
#23 ·
I go to their site , ask for my diesel site and sign in from that result and post away .... but only do that on my phone when killing time away from the laptop

try out duckduckgo a great search engine ! https://duckduckgo.com
 
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