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Alex · 13th Jan 2011, 03:53 PM

Would it be possible to add support for tapatalk?
http://www.tapatalk.com/

kwyjibo · 19th Jan 2011, 12:48 PM

Seconded - I love Tapatalk! I actually run the Tapatalk Users group on another forum (it has a groups system)
I have this slightly dodgy forum app at the moment called Forums Pro which simply scrapes the contents of the site to browse EC, and it won't sign in, can't post and crashes every five minutes >

**Chip** · 20th Jan 2011, 03:45 AM

Hi,

We have been talking about adding some form of better mobile support for EC. vBulletin, the software that runs our community, has a beta version of a direct plugin that supports vB really well and has some advantages over tapatalk, but we will be looking at both.

One of the issues is that EC is heavily modified for our security provisions and various other features, as well as user classes, and Tapatalk advises that they don't guarantee compatibility with modified vBulletin sites. There are also some issues with data security -- it appears as though some EC data would be stored, at least in part on Tapatalk's servers, which is potentially problematic. So it would be a pretty big undertaking.

But... we have been talking off and on about some form of better mobile support, and I suspect that either the vB proprietary mobile application or Tapatalk is something that we will probably look more seriously into with the next round of upgrades to EC.

Alex · 20th Jan 2011, 02:44 PM

Glad to hear that - Thanks !

kwyjibo · 27th Jan 2011, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

Glad to hear that - Thanks !

Same. EC is terrible on my iPod touch at the moment.

kwyjibo · 8th Feb 2011, 12:53 PM

Also, I thought the vBulletin iPhone app only connected to the forum on vBulletin.com, making it something of a white elephant. COrrect me if I'm wrong, though.

**Chip** · 8th Feb 2011, 03:01 PM

No, there's an actual vBulletin plugin that they have developed and are testing and will be making available to all vB licensees. If/when we get it, it will run on the same server where our vB is installed, which provides for greater security and control.

kwyjibo · 11th Feb 2011, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chip

No, there's an actual vBulletin plugin that they have developed and are testing and will be making available to all vB licensees. If/when we get it, it will run on the same server where our vB is installed, which provides for greater security and control.

Sorry, my mistake. Thanks.

rudo · 11th Mar 2013, 12:06 AM

Any update on this?

**Chip** · 11th Mar 2013, 02:25 AM

It's on hold until we upgrade the forum as a whole to either vB4 or vB5. That should be no later than sometime this summer, possibly earlier.

13th Jan 2011, 03:53 PM	#1
Alex EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Denmark Age: 21 Posts: 574 Join Date: Jan 2008	Tapatalk Would it be possible to add support for tapatalk? http://www.tapatalk.com/

19th Jan 2011, 12:48 PM	#2
kwyjibo Well Known Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Unsure, not straight. Out Status: 1 person Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 208 Join Date: Dec 2010	Re: Tapatalk Seconded - I love Tapatalk! I actually run the Tapatalk Users group on another forum (it has a groups system) I have this slightly dodgy forum app at the moment called Forums Pro which simply scrapes the contents of the site to browse EC, and it won't sign in, can't post and crashes every five minutes >

20th Jan 2011, 03:45 AM	#3
Chip EC Advisor EC Admin Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: northern CA Posts: 8,878 Join Date: May 2008	Re: Tapatalk Hi, We have been talking about adding some form of better mobile support for EC. vBulletin, the software that runs our community, has a beta version of a direct plugin that supports vB really well and has some advantages over tapatalk, but we will be looking at both. One of the issues is that EC is heavily modified for our security provisions and various other features, as well as user classes, and Tapatalk advises that they don't guarantee compatibility with modified vBulletin sites. There are also some issues with data security -- it appears as though some EC data would be stored, at least in part on Tapatalk's servers, which is potentially problematic. So it would be a pretty big undertaking. But... we have been talking off and on about some form of better mobile support, and I suspect that either the vB proprietary mobile application or Tapatalk is something that we will probably look more seriously into with the next round of upgrades to EC.

20th Jan 2011, 02:44 PM	#4
Alex EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Denmark Age: 21 Posts: 574 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: Tapatalk Glad to hear that - Thanks !

8th Feb 2011, 12:53 PM	#6
kwyjibo Well Known Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Unsure, not straight. Out Status: 1 person Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 208 Join Date: Dec 2010	Re: Tapatalk Also, I thought the vBulletin iPhone app only connected to the forum on vBulletin.com, making it something of a white elephant. COrrect me if I'm wrong, though.

8th Feb 2011, 03:01 PM	#7
Chip EC Advisor EC Admin Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: northern CA Posts: 8,878 Join Date: May 2008	Re: Tapatalk No, there's an actual vBulletin plugin that they have developed and are testing and will be making available to all vB licensees. If/when we get it, it will run on the same server where our vB is installed, which provides for greater security and control.

11th Mar 2013, 12:06 AM	#9
rudo Questioning Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Questioning Out Status: Mother, and a few others Location: Boston, MA-ish Age: 41 Posts: 9 Join Date: Dec 2012	Re: Tapatalk Any update on this?

11th Mar 2013, 02:25 AM	#10
Chip EC Advisor EC Admin Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: northern CA Posts: 8,878 Join Date: May 2008	Re: Tapatalk It's on hold until we upgrade the forum as a whole to either vB4 or vB5. That should be no later than sometime this summer, possibly earlier.