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Old Mar 29, 2012 | 7:17 pm
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Originally Posted by theworld
This thread was started nearly two years ago (August 2010) and still no response from anyone of authority on this board.

I think, even though, quite a few people want it, it can be safe to say that the powers that be for Flyertalk are not really interested in mobile content.

The native iphone and android apps haven't been updated since May 2011 and looking at the stats were not even that popular (1,000 - 5,000 downloads for the Android app for example). On top of that the mobile optimised site is next to useless.
There have been many responses within this thread, from myself and Dick (look for our usernames in RED early and often in this thread); the plainly and oft-stated answer on Tapatalk is no, for the reasons expressed by us on the preceding pages.

The native apps are not perfect, but they're used by many FTers and provide more than the basic functionality that 3rd-party forum readers do, without exposing FlyerTalk to the vagaries of what and how some other company wishes to do with our members' content.

I'm sorry that the answer is negative, but I hope we've done our best to explain. If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Paul
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