Downloaded the latest iPhone app update. Haven't gone through it properly yet, but the removal of ads is a great positive. Thank you!

Hey, where did the FT iPhone app go? I can't seem to find it on iTunes :(

That might explain why I'm not seeing it in my iTunes Store updates screen (leading me to believe I had the latest version) yet the version installed on my phone still displays ads. (I excitedly opened the app today after reading Leumas's post above looking for new functionality and no ads but was a bit confused to find no changes.)

https://market.android.com/details?i...etin.build_620

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Concur. But it seems to run slower.

No, Concur is a well written travel expense management app (and they own TripIt). Please don't tarnish their name associating them with this pig. :)

Hi all,

Earlier this week an update to the FlyerTalk iPhone app was posted to the iTunes store. This update was intended to roll out some new features to the app, and featured an ad-free experience.

The app is being re-released once it clears the iTunes approval process. It will again present new features and will come in two versions, a free app and a paid app with an ad-free experience for a nominal fee.

The Android app is also currently unavailable and will be available again soon.

Paul

+1 (May 21, 2011) I can't find it anywhere either.

I'm an iPad user and tried using the app "Forums", which actually comes with the Flyertalk forum already listed. However, when loading "www.flyertalk.com/forum/forum.php", all the Airline Program threads (and many other threads) don't show.

How can I get FlyerTalk to work on a forum app? :confused:

I have yet to be able to connect to the forums. Every time I try to navigate around I get the following message:

"There appears to be a connection issues between your device and FlyerTalk. Please try again."

Happens all the time regardless of whether I'm connected with 3G or wifi.

FT iphone app working fine for me. Still not working for you?

Where are you downloading from?

Not downloading -- replying to KS530 who already has the app.

The app is currently in review at Apple and will be on iTunes shortly.

paul

I've never once been able to connect since downloading it a week or two ago from the iTunes store.

+ removed adds

- Disappointing is that the new app's 'Newest' section now only shows truly new threads and not new posts. Was way better before to watch trending threads with new posts.

Thread titles missing from top when reading a thread.

Links still not working. A big pain for many, I am sure.

Download AVSForum.com app (free) and note their links work within the app. Also, their toolbar at bottom is a great feature and customizable in app.

I think forum runner is the company developing or providing the platform for the app. Have a look some time.

I believe links work fine if you click into the post first. Please let me know if this is not the case.

Thank you,

Paul

Links to other posts try to open in Safari (still failing by having first part of URL repeated). Any way to have links open in the app? The AVSForum app also does this which is a convenient feature.
AVSForum app also performs Push Notifications of PMs and Subscribed Threads- another nice feature for staying on top of followed threads and communication.

Just some ideas.

Any ideas why I can't upload my pic on the iPhone app ?

Do we have any idea of the timeframe on this?

I think it's up. I just updated the app this morning. I haven't used it enough to gauge whether there's much in the way of new functionality--once I discovered there was still no way to view the most recent unread post, I quit trying.

It is indeed available at the App Store. New functionality will appear in the next release, which is imminent.

Thank you,

Paul

Flyiboy, what/where/how are you trying to upload a photo? can you give me specific steps you are following & what happens?

Aragno, I will pass your suggestions on to the dev team; it's unlikely they will appear in the next version as it will be coming out shortly.

Paul

iPhone does not provide a way to refresh thread list or even new posts in a thread

Single posts links that are long do not parse correctly

A way for clicked links in ft iPhone app to stay in iPhone app instead of safari

sometimes posts contain weird information about smartphones (especially blackberry) that doesn't seem to be relevant to the post

That's something that happens on the regular non-mobile site, too. That text is inserted into the body of the post when a user posts from the FT WAP mobile site. It can't be hidden after that since it's in the body of the post.

Live in GOT.. From iPhone 4. I go to the app and touch my profile pic It then gives me an option to choose from library or take photo. I chose from library. I click on the pic and then... Nothing happens

David

Thank you Flyiboy, I will report that.

Paul

True, technically. But the experience of a good iPad-specific app is far superior to web browser experience.

Search results (shown as posts) go past the table cell and then overlaps on top of the next cell. The text becomes blurry and unreadable.

...

Going back to refreshing forum threads... the facebook app lets you refresh by pulling your finger down (like you were viewing the top of the page)

I thought ads were removed in the last update... I haven't seen them in weeks and today they're showing up again. What's the deal?

As per my previous post, the newest free version of the iPhone app will show ads; there will be a for-pay version which will be ad-free for a small fee.

App for iPad?
 

The 960x640 resolution just isn't cutting it for me. Any plans for an iPad application?

I tried using 3rd party forum reader apps, but they can't access the main forum threads through "www.flyertalk.com/forum/index.php" (I assume this restriction is on purpose).

There are no current plans to optimize the app for iPad, as the experience would be very similar to using the full site in the Ipad browser.

paul

Fair enough. Thanks for all you folks do. This is a great site.

Ability to bookmark specific forums to read

Ability to go last read forum post whether last read on iPhone or web site

What does the add content function do? It seems to allow adding tags, but it isn't clear if this is public or private or what the purpose is.

Where in the app are you seeing this add content feature?

I could have sworn I've seen this before and been confused by it, too, but I'm not finding it. Perhaps it was in an older version that anabolism is still running?

The only place I see the words "Add Content" are where the body of a post goes when you click the plus sign to create a new post. The "Tags" feature below that is now grayed out (it didn't used to be).

Reading/replying interface seems to be a little odd, too. The main reading view still doesn't show marked-up BBCode (bold, italics, etc.) or emoticons. In order to see those, you have to tap on the post (which brings up the single post in a larger font with all formatting and emoticons intact). Also, in order to reply to a specific post, you have to tap on that post (as above) and then click reply or quote. It's an annoying extra tap.

Beyond that, though, the navigation and feel of the app is nice--fairly modern and smooth. I just can't use it until the "View First Unread Post" functionality is fully incorporated into it. Otherwise, I'll spend 3/4 of my time in the app switching pages and scrolling trying to find where I left off.

Good feedback, Jackal, thank you.

The plus sign.