MangoLassi mobile app...

No plans for one. If the mobile experience is lacking, getting that fixed would be the priority. A standalone downloadable app doesn't really make sense since you can't post while offline anyway.

scottalanmiller

@BBigford said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

@coliver said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

Why does it need a mobile app? It works really well from my mobile device.

Maybe I'm alone but I use apps more when available. Especially using split apps. If I'm texting someone while reading a thread, I'll split it and do both instead of switching back and forth. Just an example though cause now most texting apps have Quick Reply in the notification drawer.

Is a lack of an app a lack of demand then?

I will say MangoLassi in mobile web works better than Spiceworks on my desktop browser in many things.

You can turn any website like ML into an app on your phone in either iOS or Android. So that it acts like an app, looks like an app but is still running in the browser.

scottalanmiller

@prcssupport said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

I would like it to be an app (as opposed to a Web page)

It would be nice to have direct interaction with the device, and notifications from the app. So much happens that I miss with the web interface.

But I do agree the mobile web interface is very good no problems.

There used to be notifications, we disabled them because it didn't work correctly.

bbigford

@stacksofplates said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

@coliver said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

Why does it need a mobile app? It works really well from my mobile device.

Would be nice for chatting. The chat window on a mobile browser is terrible.

That's one of the more important for me. I use the chat function quite a bit. Since I don't like having a chat app on my work computer, I use Mango chat since Spiceworks lacks that functionality all together with real time updates.

But it works fine for me... What issues are you having?

scottalanmiller

@stacksofplates said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

@coliver said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

Why does it need a mobile app? It works really well from my mobile device.

Would be nice for chatting. The chat window on a mobile browser is terrible.

I think they just need to upgrade the chat interface, doesn't need to be natively installed for good functionality.

stacksofplates

@BBigford said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

@stacksofplates said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

@coliver said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

Why does it need a mobile app? It works really well from my mobile device.

Would be nice for chatting. The chat window on a mobile browser is terrible.

That's one of the more important for me. I use the chat function quite a bit. Since I don't like having a chat app on my work computer, I use Mango chat since Spiceworks lacks that functionality all together with real time updates.

But it works fine for me... What issues are you having?

Scrolling in a chat window on my iPhone doesn't really work. The text box disappears and will show up depending on how fast I scroll, but I can't click in it. Hard to explain.

stacksofplates

@scottalanmiller said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

@stacksofplates said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

@coliver said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

Why does it need a mobile app? It works really well from my mobile device.

Would be nice for chatting. The chat window on a mobile browser is terrible.

I think they just need to upgrade the chat interface, doesn't need to be natively installed for good functionality.

Ya but an app gives you things like offline content. I definitely prefer using the spiceworks app over their mobile site.

scottalanmiller

@stacksofplates said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

@scottalanmiller said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

@stacksofplates said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

@coliver said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

Why does it need a mobile app? It works really well from my mobile device.

Would be nice for chatting. The chat window on a mobile browser is terrible.

I think they just need to upgrade the chat interface, doesn't need to be natively installed for good functionality.

Ya but an app gives you things like offline content. I definitely prefer using the spiceworks app over their mobile site.

I think that the web client can do that too, just chooses not to. Normal web apps have offline options. Don't see why it would be lacking on iOS or Android.

Now is offline content something desired? Maybe, but I doubt by many. It would be kind of nice to see cached content, be able to respond, and have it post later like Facebook... but that doesn't require an app and might cause more problems than it solves.

stacksofplates

@scottalanmiller said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

I think that the web client can do that too, just chooses not to

How would it do that?

@scottalanmiller said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

Now is offline content something desired? Maybe, but I doubt by many.

Chat is the big one in my mind.

scottalanmiller

@stacksofplates said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

@scottalanmiller said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

Now is offline content something desired? Maybe, but I doubt by many.

Chat is the big one in my mind.

You want to read chats offline? Makes sense I guess, not one that I would have thought of.

scottalanmiller

@stacksofplates said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

@scottalanmiller said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

I think that the web client can do that too, just chooses not to

How would it do that?

Offline capability is a base requirement of the HTML5 standard. Nothing special is needed, HTML5 is fully offline capable if the application writers choose to make it so. No additional components needed. It's just the nature of web apps to be able to work offline. That's how OWA, Google Apps and such do it, they don't have any special sauce, it's just enabling offline characteristics of the HTML5 language.

stacksofplates

@scottalanmiller said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

@stacksofplates said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

@scottalanmiller said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

I think that the web client can do that too, just chooses not to

How would it do that?

Offline capability is a base requirement of the HTML5 standard. Nothing special is needed, HTML5 is fully offline capable if the application writers choose to make it so. No additional components needed. It's just the nature of web apps to be able to work offline. That's how OWA, Google Apps and such do it, they don't have any special sauce, it's just enabling offline characteristics of the HTML5 language.

Right but that's all dependent on the browser doing the caching. So it would be nice to have a native app doing the caching and using the native APIs designed for your device vs a hamburger menu on a mobile site.

bbigford

@stacksofplates said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

@scottalanmiller said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

@stacksofplates said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

@coliver said in MangoLassi mobile app...:

Why does it need a mobile app? It works really well from my mobile device.

Would be nice for chatting. The chat window on a mobile browser is terrible.

I think they just need to upgrade the chat interface, doesn't need to be natively installed for good functionality.

Ya but an app gives you things like offline content. I definitely prefer using the spiceworks app over their mobile site.

The only gripe I have so far (other than the replies are not super intuitive), and the complete lack of a viable chat system, is replying to people has always been non-existant. On the mobile site and in the app. Overall, sub-par on mobile. So I guess not my only gripe, haha.

Can't believe the chat system when you compare it to Mango. Especially the newer version in Mango. Where you can delete chats and such, whereas you couldn't before. Very cool.