Hi Guys IPB is awesome and far better than any other forum software available in market. IPB team working very hard to implement new feature every month i appreciate their     hard work 

But now in smartphone world everyone is using mobile devices that have apps to access their favorite content. people don't like first open browser, then type url and then type username, password. Mobile friendly websites are no longer a solution. Forums are facing competition from Telegram groups, discord server, Facebook Groups, Whatsapp Group

@Charles PLEASE HELP US !!!!! 

I know it is very difficult to maintain native app. so Now companies use hybrid approach to cut cost for mobile app.

It would be great if IPB team develop the in house Progressive Web app for IPB. IPB theme already mobile friendly so every little to do  Just need to implement

1. Service- worker for Offline uses

2. Push Notification for Notifications

3. Login and signup screen (that remember the user name and password)

Here some Key Benefits Of PWA over Native App

IPB4 team already have brilliant javascript developers. I think it would not too difficult for them to do this.

I would like to Pay for this feature separately  if it will be developed. It would be Milestone for IPB 4 as compared to other forums software.

Others IPB members if you are agree please vote this feature as much you can and share your's feed back too and don't Forget to Participate in Above Poll Question

 

Companies Using PWA!!

 

PWA is not just another Buzz word,  PWA again transferring the power back to Web Developers which was lost during native mobile app era. I think REST API based apps for IPB not right approach, From developers point of views, it will make mobile apps  hard to maintain and compatible with every new version of IPB and updates of hundered of IPB plugins. However PWA just uses Mobile Responsive of Website.

Forums Founders  spent both Time and money to make his/her community sustainable. sometime new users like the forums but forget url and browser history deleted,at that time website looses one member ? this same things happened with me many times and may be other members share the same experience. 

For iOS users or Android users there is more chances, new users of clients Forum website click on App icons  (Installed by PWA ) again than open browser inside the mobile, remember the website URL and hit the enter. No matter whether  PWA support push notifications for particular mobile os or not :)

 PWA fully supported in Window 10 redstone 4. We can't ignore the billions machine running  window 10. Window 10 PWA app would be huge opportunity  to keep the website users engage with website. Just imagine clients Forums apps are installed on users PC.  Even They don't open browser and enter forum URL,  with single push notification you can make users again engage to your website ? More and more adopting the window 10

This is my humble request to IPB team please please develop in house mobile app for IPB others wise our communities websites will loose the competition in mobile app age.

 THANKS :)

 

Edited July 20, 20186 yr by Gill

Happy 4th of July everyone. 

 

 

Hi Guys PWA for WINDOW 10. Just Think Your Forum PWA app installed Your community Memembers window 10 PC :) Possibilities are Limit less ?

Edited July 12, 20186 yr by balwant

13 minutes ago, Aiwa said:

If it's so easy... Why haven't you done it? The possibilities, and money to be earned, are limitless! 

because i am not programmer and IPB expert i am just posting for hope IPB TEAM listen and develop for all community members "THE possibilities, and money to be earned, are limitless! " for IPB Team not for YOU ( @Aiwa) and ME. !!!!

If you really "code for Fun" then why not develop some mobile app for IPB and show IPB community how much fun u really have ?

 

Thanks

Edited July 12, 20186 yr by Gill

@Aiwa Majority of Community members are demanding the hybrid solution like PWA not native ones which may IPB team tried but Failed (i don't know IPB team mobile app history) 

PWA solution require just javascript skills not native one like  java and swift which most of web developers already have :)

I hope one day one of IPB developer or IPB TEAM hear all of voices and do something for us to compete against Telegram groups, discord server, Facebook Groups, Whatsapp Group 

and make our communities users more engage to our sities 

thanks :)

HI GUYS :) 

@Morgin @BomAle   Here My 2 cents for Apple IOS and PWA :

It  Disappointing ios is not supporting push notifications yet  . I think in future apple will revise push notification policy again when PWA become mainstream.  Bigger companies adopting the PWA apps day by day.

 

PWA is not just another Buzz word,  PWA again transferring the power back to Web Developers which was lost during native mobile app era. I think REST API based apps for IPB not right approach, From developers point of views, it will make mobile apps  hard to maintain and compatible with every new version of IPB and updates of hundered of IPB plugins. However PWA just uses Mobile Responsive of Website.

Forums Founders  spent both Time and money to make his/her community sustainable. sometime new users like the forums but forget url and browser history deleted,at that time website looses one member ? this same things happened with me many times and may be other members share the same experience. 

For iOS users or Android users there is more chances, new users of clients Forum website click on App icons  (Installed by PWA ) again than open browser inside the mobile, remember the website URL and hit the enter. No matter whether  PWA support push notifications for particular mobile os or not :)

Moreover for just one mobile OS. it is not good idea not to implement for other too. PWA fully supported in Window 10 redstone 4. We can't ignore the billions machine running  window 10. Window 10 PWA app would be huge opportunity  to keep the website users engage with website. Just imagine clients Forums apps are installed on users PC.  Even They don't open browser and enter forum URL,  with single push notification you can make users again engage to your website ? More and more adopting the window 10

 

@Rikki @Matt @Charles

 

On 7/12/2018 at 5:10 PM, Rikki said:

We aren't ignoring mobile though, don't worry ? 

Thanks IPB team showing positive response toward IPB mobile apps, Hope You Guys will make it possible very soon :) You guys just make mobile apps i will buy without see the price Tag and i think other members also do the same :)

 

Thanks

Please..... we don't need a Cadillac..... build a bicycle..... then slowly add features....

That is... IF you want to stay in business.

Our success = IPB's success

I think 90% of your customers are clamoring for this.

 

Shall we look at a history of companies that ignored the demands of their customers?

Sears, Blockbusters, JC Penney, and the list is endless.

58 Voted YES !!! For IPB PWA or Mobile App 

But still No Positive Response From IPB Team Regarding Mobile App RoadMap,

What Do you Think Guys ? Will we ever Get The IPB MOBILE APP OR NOT ?

Edited October 1, 20186 yr by Gill

14 hours ago, Morgin said:

I’m not sure I agree that 74.5% constitutes a vast majority, but otherwise point taken. 

My point is, will we ignore many Android users just because iOS don't support mobile notifications?

Hi Guys check out this. More Goods news coming from google for PWA FUTURE 🙂 

 

PWA NATIVE FEATURE

has there been any updates by invision about implementing our communities to become pwa? Is it possible to do this ourselves to our communities? 

(I am aware of the manifest capability in ipb but can we manually add service workers ourselves? & how?)

Edited August 15, 20195 yr by Allfict

Anyone successful with using their site as a PWA?

6 hours ago, SJ77 said:

Anyone successful with using their site as a PWA?

Yeah! that's what I wanna know as well! also wondering how they did it themselves manually whether if they used a third party plugin or inserted some code somewhere. 😂

3 hours ago, opentype said:

You just need to fill the settings under Appearance → Icons & Logos. 

good. now, how do I add the service worker? if there's a way to do it, I'm trying to get background sync service worker.

Edited August 17, 20195 yr by Allfict

On 9/7/2018 at 10:18 PM, Aiwa said:

The begging and condescending tone, toward IPS, used in these topics is getting quite old. IPS has weighed in briefly on this and still identifies limitations for PWA. And believe me, they read these topics. The core platform has a mobile theme, I use it daily without issue. 

Is there room for improvement with mobile, sure... But using a tone that comes off as condescending of IPS and demanding for a very specific solution, to a problem for which you may not have the complete picture, comes off as simply an insult, in my opinion, to IPS.

You want better mobile support for your community? Make it yourself... Create a modified mobile theme tailored toward your community. Take some ownership in solving the problem for yourself rather than for every client that all have differing needs. 

It also helps to do your research... IPS had a mobile app at one point in the 3.3.x days, it wasn't successful. I can't answer as to why, but there are still Staff posts and IPS Blog posts about it. I created a summary post some months ago with some of the more relevant information about it. 

Reading everything word for word to this point, this author is "defining" the word "condescending" all by himself.

People have a right to ask! This board isn't free! The apps we buy arent free! We are paying customers who see the trend for what it is! And we don't want our continued investment to be for naught! If the author has a problem with that logic, then so be it. Enjoy your freedom of thought. But don't call people out for expressing a real want AND need in today's world.

And luckily, for this author, not everyone IS a programmer, or he would have to find a totally different trade to make money from. So let's lay off the 'jerk' tonic and let people ASK for what they are willing to pay for in peace!

Edited June 6, 20204 yr by MadMaddox
Extra verbiage removed

I've said it many times.

Apple will never make PWA a first person citizen on its platform; this means complete with full service workers and notifications.

They do not want a mass App Store exodus. They want that 30% in-app payment slice.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/18/21296180/apple-hey-email-app-basecamp-rejection-response-controversy-antitrust-regulation

We can definitely do more with our PWA implementation, but we decided the sensible approach was to create native apps.

9 minutes ago, Interferon said:

Nobody cares about a "mobile app" just to access a website.

Except the billions who use the apps for Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and so on—every single day. Those are all just “websites”. 

I also don’t understand why you point out that it’s not “novel” anymore. Things aren’t used just because they are new. They are used because they remain to be useful. Does nobody care about cars anymore because they are so 19th century?