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'Appy days - Android, iPhone and iPad apps released

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RebeccaMumsnet · 29/11/2012 13:51

Following on from the news of the release of our shiny new Android app, we are vair pleased to announce the release of the new and improved iPhone and iPad app.

All of our Talk apps are free to download and you can find lots more info on all things mobile here including an easy to scan and download QR code to get the mobile version on your phone.

Please do take a look and come back and tell us what you think.

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Djembe · 29/11/2012 20:10

I have an ancient iPhone so doubt it'll work, will stick to old one for now. Use it all the time fairly frequently so don't want to either install it and it doesn't work and I lose this version, or install it and it's shite.

OutInAllWeathers · 29/11/2012 20:01

Like the look of it but it keeps crashing when I'm in the middle of something which is annoying when you are in the middle of a thread!

PseudoBadger · 29/11/2012 19:57

Me too Mimsy!

MimsyBorogroves · 29/11/2012 19:53

Don't know if this will post - I am finding that when a thread refreshes to bring on later replies the whole thread crashes. That's with this thread at the moment (haven't tried any others)

PseudoBadger · 29/11/2012 19:41

Ok, I'm on the iPhone. It has crashed me out 4 times when I scrolled to the bottom of this thread. Also - that advert is in a very annoying place, mainly because the viewing window for the thread text is just too small.

ChristmasCountdown · 29/11/2012 19:34

I've only had a quick look at the updated iphone app (I used the old one a lot). On first glance, I like the look of it, however, i closes down every time I open this thread! Others have been fine though.

The banners at the top take too much space - about a quarter of the screen. Between that and the just text giving ad, there's probably only about 60% - 70% of the screen that scrolls. So if I choose active from the menu at the bottom, I have a big purple 'active' banner, then below it a blue banner saying 'talk>active'. It's wastes a lot of space to tell me I'm in active convos.

I really like that you can see more of the actual thread title - no more 'AIBU to ask my MIL...' then reading 10 pages to figure it out! Search looks better (but I haven't tried it yet) and like that you can access PM's not that I ever get any

Not convinced about the smileys - too different looking from the website and I don't know what some of them are for. Green heart????

onedev · 29/11/2012 19:20

I can't get logged in anymore on the iPhone app?? Please help!!

Jux · 29/11/2012 19:09

It's looking good, though! Thanks

Jux · 29/11/2012 19:08

iPad, first.

Scrolled through a few threads. Didn't seem to have a box at the end for adding a post. Came to this thread, and I realised that when I scrolled down it wasn't getting to the end of the thread, so that was why the add post boxes weren't coming up. When I let it try to download more posts it crashes.

Otherwise, very clear. Am missing the thread started by and last post by name checks, but I can wait for those Wink. They are going to come, aren't they?!

Advanced search is a vast improvement. There is a scrolling problem there too though, as the list gets as far as Mumsnet Local - Chelmsford (or thereabouts) and won't go further.

Android.

I scanned the barcode. This may be me rather than the app, so could you just tell me, is it meant to be a separate App like on the iPad, or does it just go to the browser? I haven't got a separate MN app, btw, after scanning the barcode. (Mind you, my phone's pretty full as I can't get rid of stupid things like stock market. Anyone able to help on that?) I may have had a msg telling me there was not enough space or something, but dh and SIL wanted something so I was interrupted...

AmandinePoulain · 29/11/2012 18:59

I'm writing this from the mobile site because every time I click on this thread in active convos it crashes - other threads work though so I'm not sure what its got against this one! Confused

StrawberryMojito · 29/11/2012 18:50

iPad app keeps crashing for me too. What I have seen looks good though.

BlameItOnTheCuervo · 29/11/2012 18:44

Are you planning a blackberry app?

MissChristmastRee · 29/11/2012 18:38

I can't read anything it keeps crashing on me!!!! I can't even get into my post-natal thread because it just chucks me off the site Confused

Pascha · 29/11/2012 18:33

Total fail for my pathetically old iphone which doesn't support it. Oh well. The mobile site still works.

DorsetKnob · 29/11/2012 18:26

Android app downloads and then crashes

ICanTuckMyBoobsInMyPockets · 29/11/2012 18:19

I can't get past the first page of posts Confused
And where has 'Most Active' gone? That's my favourite bit!

Of course this may have already been said, but like I said I can't see everything!

LostInWales · 29/11/2012 18:03

The only thread it goes a bit wonky on for me is this one Wink

Whatevertheweather · 29/11/2012 17:57

Am not 'appy Sad

NuzzleandScratch · 29/11/2012 17:48

Confused looks nothing like the old hmm! Looks more like someone sobbing! I do like the new app overall though, much clearer, and nice to be able to access pms now.

CiderwithBuda · 29/11/2012 17:39

Keeps crashing on me on iPad.

MyNameIsLola · 29/11/2012 17:39

Can I add my complaint please. The app (iphone) crashes for me every time I try to flip the thread Hmm

LostInWales · 29/11/2012 17:36

WineI find very pleasing. That was all, thank you.

openerofjars · 29/11/2012 17:30

Gosh. Well. I see from my notes that the iPad app is rated 9+ for Infrequent Mild/Mature Suggestive Themes and Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humour on the App Store.

Come on, people. We clearly aren't trying hard enough here.

Maybe they haven't looked at the app on a Friday.

Ploom · 29/11/2012 17:30

Like that the screen for typing on the iphone/ipod app is bigger than before but still frustrated that you cant see what anyone has posted while you're typing a post - makes it difficult on long running threads where posters name check each other.

Always takes a while to get used to an update but it seems better so far.

SweetMingePie · 29/11/2012 17:27

Hmm, not sure I like it (ipad).

I use old style MN so this looks newer.

Will have to see if I grows on me.