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it got worse and worse with every update, i stopped using it 6 months ago and just force full versions of websites everywhere
I feel the same way, except it's not worse enough to make me change yet. What pissed me off most is that I paid for it a while ago and it had no ads, but now they've done away with that all and they only offer one ad supported version. So it's like I pissed my money away.
There's a setting for slow connections but that still shows photos in posts (and you don't get any control over what constitutes a slow connection).It is ok.
Is there anyway to disable images on Tapatalk ? I don't have a very high mobile data plan.
What's wrong with a web browser?That said, it's still the best option if you want to have a few forums all in one place.
Look at the AT forums.What's wrong with a web browser?
Look at the AT forums.
The mobile version is a bit crappy and the full version isn't formatted very well for a 5inch portrait device.
I definitely find the first of these easier to read.Dunno. I'm pretty happy with with the desktop layout. The only thing I'd like to change is hiding some of the subforums in the sidebar to gain more whitespace. That would make an easier target to hit, and I wouldn't end up in All Things Apple, or P&N :^D
At some point, I'll try to fix it myself in Stylish.
This is what I see...
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That's default, unpanned/unzoomed. I do have to zoom in sometimes to hit page links, or I end up on user profiles, or All Things Apple, but it's trivially easy, so I don't think about it. What I *don't* get is an extra layer of analytics and spying by routing my data through a third party.
Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't. I like having the sidebar for instant access. If I were to design it for ideal use, I'd make the sidebar editable, and floating. That way I could remove the subforums I never visit, they should all fit in my preferred landscape mode(with greater whitespace), and they'd always be visible.Half that page is wasted space.
What's wrong with a web browser?
Your browser doesn't have bookmarks and tabs?Can't really do this from a browser
Your browser doesn't have bookmarks and tabs?
I don't know. I've honestly never tried it. Proprietary software aside, I'm generally opposed to special purpose programs that replicate the actions of general purpose programs. I also like a consistent interface between computers. For a frame of reference the "everything is an app" approach of Android in general irritates me.Having said that, let's pretend it's completely secure, without any privacy issue whatsoever. Would you not think that this is a better quality forum experience from a mobile device?
I don't know. I've honestly never tried it. Proprietary software aside, I'm generally opposed to special purpose programs that replicate the actions of general purpose programs. I also like a consistent interface between computers. For a frame of reference the "everything is an app" approach of Android in general irritates me.
I use very few "apps" that are merely repackages of a website. One is DuckDuckGo for a newsfeed of amusing stories/pictures, and the other is Mega(one of the <handful of proprietary programs I installed) because it gives quicker access to my work files. Oh, and an xkcd app that shows comics. I should probably get rid of that one,, since I usually view them on a desktop, and it really doesn't do anything a browser doesn't do.