KB access via mobile?

**SpankMe** · 30th October 2011, 12:23

I want to get an idea of how many members use mobiles to access KB, so I can see if anything needs to be done to improve mobile access.

The current options to access KB via mobile are:

Full Site. No modification of the site layout.
Mobile Style. A much simpler style which uses less data usage and is designed for small screens, but leaves out many features.
Tapatalk. An app designed to provide a simpler interface to different forums software, but is not free.

Many sites (including vBulletin) have developed their own apps to enable users to access their sites instead of using a mobile browser. So this may be an option in the future.

**Nasty** · 30th October 2011, 12:40

I tried the mobile style and didn't like it ... so choose to stick with full site.

**george formby** · 30th October 2011, 12:40

10 characters standing in a bar......

**buggsubique** · 30th October 2011, 12:44

I was initially using the full site on my smart phone and it was a real bastard to use properly. Tapatalk is superb - very very easy with most of the functionality of the normal site and a few other features like showing you how active the threads are that you are participating in...

I thoroughly recommend giving tapatalk a go if you have a smart phone.

**nosebleed** · 30th October 2011, 12:45

Originally Posted by Nasty

I tried the mobile style and didn't like it ... so choose to stick with full site.

Agreed. Mobile style on most sites looks arse. Much prefer the full site.

**willytheekid** · 30th October 2011, 13:32

Originally Posted by SpankMe

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Yeah handy when bored and stuck somewhere.....so......are ya gonna send me that patch now?

**zeocen** · 30th October 2011, 14:12

I use Tapatalk myself, I find it faster/easier to use on a cellphone than full/mobile site.

**fergie** · 30th October 2011, 14:21

an app for the ipad would be nice

**PrincessBandit** · 30th October 2011, 14:23

I occasionally view kiwibiker via my iphone but find the small screen a pita to look at for long (not to mention the enlarging etc. to read details).
So my response is pretty much I stick to using the computer for KB and can't really offer any suggestions as to how to improve it for mobile phones. When I do use the phone to access it I much prefer the full site version.

**BigAl** · 30th October 2011, 14:52

Access to full site via iPhone is a pain in the $&#* as screen is too small, the full site is great to use on the iPad though and hardly ever use PC these days.

**Pumba** · 30th October 2011, 14:53

Tapatalk is good, use it on my iPod Touch. I do find that it is prone to crashing though, especially when the treads are large or contain a lot of attachments.

**Flip** · 30th October 2011, 15:01

How do you do it on a blackberry?

I would KB in it if I could.

**pritch** · 30th October 2011, 15:10

Originally Posted by fergie

an app for the ipad would be nice

I use the iPad occasionally but it isn't really successful. I can't see any forums above "sportsbikes".

But that's not the biggest piss-off I currently have with the iPad.

**Kendog** · 30th October 2011, 16:14

Originally Posted by pritch

I use the iPad occasionally but it isn't really successful. I can't see any forums above "sportsbikes".

But that's not the biggest piss-off I currently have with the iPad.

But the iPad rocks, I use it constantly for web browsing.
KB on the iPad works perfectly.