Virtual Geezer
10-26-2011, 09:32 PM
Are you a real TOTV junkie? Can't wait to get into the house to get on the computer to read the latest? Well here is a smart phone app for you. It is called Tapatalk and was first mentioned by one of the previous admins back in 2009 for the iPhone. Well I was recently looking for an app to be able to read TOTV and other forums on my Android and I came across Tapatalk. Thanks to the Darrell for adding it to TOTV back in '09 for iPhone users as now it is available for Android, iPhone, iPad and BlackBerry. Cost is $2.99 on the Android Market and should be the same for the iPhine. Also available on your favorite underground site if you so desire, but you know the risks so be forewarned.
I have the app up and running and it works great.
With this app you can read new posts, reply, view pictures if they are within a post, search, send and receive PM's and the list goes on. You can do about 90% of the functions you can do on your PC.
Like anything it is different from your PC but you will get the hang of things in no time. The one that I find really odd is that I have mine set up as a widget and if first connects to the server as a guest. You then have to click on the set up button on the phone to get a log in screen to actually log into TOTV. Not a deal breaker to say the least.
Another thing is that when you are logged into TOTV using Tapatalk it will also update your account pointers when you log off. So if you are reading the new posts and the wait staff places your meal in front of you then you will have to continue reading or scanning all the new posts because when you log off the pointer is set back to zero. When you get home and get back on the PC version everything will start from the time you logged of so if you missed anything you will have to go over to the Quick Links menu and go through today's posts so you won�t miss anything.
Now if you are also a member of forums other than TOTV you can also use Tapatalk there as currently phpBB3 3.0.x, vBulletin 3.6 to 4.x, xenForo, IPBoard 3.x, SMF 1.1.11+/2.x, MyBB 1.4/1.6 and Kunena 1.6 are supported
Overall a great app for the forum reading. Here is a link to their web page if you need more info. http://tapatalk.com/index.php
VG
I have the app up and running and it works great.
With this app you can read new posts, reply, view pictures if they are within a post, search, send and receive PM's and the list goes on. You can do about 90% of the functions you can do on your PC.
Like anything it is different from your PC but you will get the hang of things in no time. The one that I find really odd is that I have mine set up as a widget and if first connects to the server as a guest. You then have to click on the set up button on the phone to get a log in screen to actually log into TOTV. Not a deal breaker to say the least.
Another thing is that when you are logged into TOTV using Tapatalk it will also update your account pointers when you log off. So if you are reading the new posts and the wait staff places your meal in front of you then you will have to continue reading or scanning all the new posts because when you log off the pointer is set back to zero. When you get home and get back on the PC version everything will start from the time you logged of so if you missed anything you will have to go over to the Quick Links menu and go through today's posts so you won�t miss anything.
Now if you are also a member of forums other than TOTV you can also use Tapatalk there as currently phpBB3 3.0.x, vBulletin 3.6 to 4.x, xenForo, IPBoard 3.x, SMF 1.1.11+/2.x, MyBB 1.4/1.6 and Kunena 1.6 are supported
Overall a great app for the forum reading. Here is a link to their web page if you need more info. http://tapatalk.com/index.php
VG