Often people ask us for a slowtwitch app, but why create an app when you can get quick access to our site anyway.
So for those of you who would like to do it, here is how it is done:
Touch that button with the right facing arrow
Now click on “Add to Home Screen”
You can edit the text as you see fit
A simple Slowtwitch or slowtwitch will do
And here is what it looks like
Very simple and quick indeed
Or how about you just create an app that way Slowtwitch readers can read the articles and forum without squinting and losing their eyesight on their smart phones.
Is that why some folks ride so close behind me during various triathlons? 
Probably! I have the same problem too! BTW… I already have the Slowtwitch website bookmarked on my iPhone home screen before this post but I just think it would be a real improvement if there was an actual dedicated app.
The mass’s desire for a mobile app (or, even better in my opinion, a mobile-optimized version of the website) does not originate from a desire for speedy access. Rather, it’s being able to easily read stories and forum threads without a lot of zooming and reorienting. i know it’s an issue of significant additional cost and I completely respect that. it would be awesome though.
Same process for the iPad too.
I agree with the other posts it would be nice if ST was a little more phone oriented.
Maybe I have eagle eyes - still. I actually hate most apps and mobile sites on my phone and always look for the real site.
But yes, cost is a factor here too.
Same process for the iPad too.
Rotate to landscape. Problem solved.
Maybe I have eagle eyes - still. I actually hate most apps and mobile sites on my phone and always look for the real site.
But yes, cost is a factor here too.
X2. The real site is always better. FWIW I have had that ST quick link since a couple of days after I finally got an iPhone. Back when I was stuck in BB hell I used really want dedicated mobile sites/apps. No idea why anyone would use a mobile site on an iPad. That would just be silly.
The “problem” is that an app - in order to be useful - needs to be REALLY good. And building something that complete is expensive. Too expensive, right now. And I don’t want to release something half-assed that adds no real value. When we do an app - and I think we will - it will be fully featured. Until then, no app. I’m going to try to get mobile CSS this winter, which should help somewhat.
Sorry, I was talking about loading the quick link is the same process.
I like using the iPad for ST.
As some have suggested here - I don’t necessarily need or want an ST app (unless it offered something really useful and amazing). But a mobile optimized version of the *forums *would be nice. It can be a bit of a pain to scroll around on an iPhone and the advanced editor doesn’t work on the iPad.
Agreed, or at least an RSS feed we can subscribe to, then use an app like Reeder to browse forums.
check out
http://code.google.com/p/mobile-bookmark-bubble/
its a handy script to prompt people to bookmark pages.
As some have suggested here - I don’t necessarily need or want an ST app (unless it offered something really useful and amazing). But a mobile optimized version of the *forums *would be nice. It can be a bit of a pain to scroll around on an iPhone and the advanced editor doesn’t work on the iPad.
that is the only ‘gripe’ i have… and it’s not that big of a gripe.
ST lives on Sponsor ad’s…most mobile apps don’t have those ad’s. i don’t see ST supplying us a way to look at the site minus the ad’s that pay to keep the site up and running? that’s kinda like shooting yourself in the foot isn’t it?
As some have suggested here - I don’t necessarily need or want an ST app (unless it offered something really useful and amazing). But a mobile optimized version of the *forums *would be nice. It can be a bit of a pain to scroll around on an iPhone and the advanced editor doesn’t work on the iPad.
that is the only ‘gripe’ i have… and it’s not that big of a gripe.
ST lives on Sponsor ad’s…most mobile apps don’t have those ad’s. i don’t see ST supplying us a way to look at the site minus the ad’s that pay to keep the site up and running? that’s kinda like shooting yourself in the foot isn’t it?
You’re right, I wouldn’t expect such a thing but I also wouldn’t expect that a mobile optimized version of the forums would omit the ads. What I’m was looking for in my post was just that - a mobile-optimized version of the forums so they are easier to use on an iPhone (and, to a lesser extent, on an iPad). I assume that such a version would still incorporate the ads.
The “problem” is that an app - in order to be useful - needs to be REALLY good
Agreed, and I hate those apps that just shoehorn in some crappy feature just to make it different from the website.
I agree… a half-fast app wouldn’t be worth it. My original my point was to point out that although Slowtwitch recognized people using their phones a lot to view the site, the recommendation didn’t really provide a full solution to some of the issues using a phone to surf the interweb. I think the idea of a mobile page is a good one and something that I look forward to using.
Or how about you just create an app that way Slowtwitch readers can read the articles and forum without squinting and losing their eyesight on their smart phones.
+1
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Often people ask us for a slowtwitch app, but why create an app when you can get quick access to our site anyway.
So for those of you who would like to do it, here is how it is done:
Touch that button with the right facing arrow
Now click on “Add to Home Screen”
You can edit the text as you see fit
A simple Slowtwitch or slowtwitch will do
And here is what it looks like
Very simple and quick indeed
Thank you Herbert! Somehow, in my move back to Vegas from Orange County, my ST icon disappeared. Now it’s back & I’m back to my old ways 