Tapatalk Opinion

[GlockSpock]

Personally, while I like the looks of the new server version on a computer, I miss Tapatalk. I am sure that the mobile version performs decently well, but in my opinion that overlooks where Tapatalk excels. Tapatalk on my phone manages all of the forums I participate in. It keeps up with all participated threads in all of my forums. It makes private messaging people extremely easy and optimized for a mobile device. Notifications are great and reduce email clutter. The "unread" function of the app makes it very easy to keep up with new threads and replies to all threads, pushing active threads to the top constantly. 

 

Now, being an IT person myself, I completely understand technical issues and bugs during upgrading. As such, I completely understand if it is just best that Tapatalk isn't immediately or ever installed again. However, if that is the case I forsee that my usage will drop dramatically. Maybe that is a good thing, it's beautiful weather and maybe less forums altogether would be great. But this is honestly the first time I've "checked in" since whenever Tapatalk stopped working. I guess I already missed the potentially fake "Muslim beats Western girl for wardrobe".

 

Merely mentioning that while the new software may generate a decently useable mobile version, I don't see it as fulfilling everything Tapatalk can be used for. Hopefully at a later date everything can be smoother and work together as it has in the past.

Edited May 16, 2016 by CZ9MM

[otnman]

I feel the same way as you. Although I don't post much on here I do a bunch of browsing trying to learn from the great minds here. I have messed with the new format to where it is easier to use now. But I have also not checked in as much to see new content. I hope this doesn't do this as I have seen other forums do when they went away from tapatalk where people started visiting less if at all. I know I have given up on several. That being said, I did put forth the effort to learn enough about it to make it bearable. That's mostly because I do love coming on here and learning and/or coming across a deal. Honestly once you get used to it, it can work almost as well as Tapatalk and apparently can do a lot more once they customize it more.

[TGO David]

Look, I don't do this very often but I simply am not having this conversation.  Tapatalk isn't going back on our server anytime soon.  Maybe ever.  IPBoard 4 is still fairly new and Tapatalk's development cycle is not in-step with theirs.  The problems they caused me during the software upgrade very nearly became catastrophic. 

I'm sorry that it seems like a big deal from your side of the screen, but it's an even BIGGER deal from my side.  I will monitor what Tapatalk does moving forward and may revisit this later, but for now it's a No-Go.