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Re: Official Mobile App
Posted: September 24th, 2014, 12:38 pm
by 1nxtmonster
chalker wrote:cifutielu wrote:Will you guys be uploading the app to the Amazon App Store?
Probably not. Hadn't thought about doing that. Is there a particular reason to add it there in addition to the Google Play one?
P.S. - The app should be available very soon now. We are waiting on Apple to review and approve it.
Any updates on the app's status?
Re: Official Mobile App
Posted: September 24th, 2014, 3:57 pm
by chalker
1nxtmonster wrote:
Any updates on the app's status?
We've been waiting for quite a while for Apple to approve it. The timing of this wasn't very good, since they just released IOS 8, and tons of people are submitting new or updated apps for review. Hopefully it'll get approved in the next few days, then we can publicize it.
Re: Official Mobile App
Posted: September 24th, 2014, 5:46 pm
by 1nxtmonster
chalker wrote:1nxtmonster wrote:
Any updates on the app's status?
We've been waiting for quite a while for Apple to approve it. The timing of this wasn't very good, since they just released IOS 8, and tons of people are submitting new or updated apps for review. Hopefully it'll get approved in the next few days, then we can publicize it.
Thanks. And what about the android app?
Re: Official Mobile App
Posted: September 25th, 2014, 5:45 pm
by chalker
1nxtmonster wrote:
Thanks. And what about the android app?
It's been ready to go. We just don't want to release it separately from the IOS one. Both will become available at the same time.
Re: Official Mobile App
Posted: September 28th, 2014, 10:29 am
by chalker
Re: Official Mobile App
Posted: December 25th, 2014, 7:43 am
by slytherin
Wait, two questions..
1) Does the app cost money?
2) If it does isn't it kind of stupid that the app only works for one year because then you would have to keep buying stuff over and over again for no reason?
Sorry btw I don't mean to be rude..
Re: Official Mobile App
Posted: December 25th, 2014, 9:18 am
by zyzzyva980
Well, it does make sense. The rules do cost money to buy in print, and they can't just give away the rules for free on another platform. Then no one would buy the print rules. I do believe the app is cheaper than the print rules, however. And since you have to buy the print rules every year, it only makes sense that you have to buy the app every year too.
Re: Official Mobile App
Posted: December 26th, 2014, 9:16 am
by slytherin
zyzzyva980 wrote:Well, it does make sense. The rules do cost money to buy in print, and they can't just give away the rules for free on another platform. Then no one would buy the print rules. I do believe the app is cheaper than the print rules, however. And since you have to buy the print rules every year, it only makes sense that you have to buy the app every year too.
Ooohhh, that makes sense. It's just because I already get the rules for free as I'm a student not a teacher, so I didn't realize that the print rules cost money. Anyway thanks
Re: Official Mobile App
Posted: February 7th, 2015, 8:34 pm
by mntvw
Why not just a pdf that you can download from the SO site for a fee?
Re: Official Mobile App
Posted: February 8th, 2015, 7:31 am
by chalker
mntvw wrote:Why not just a pdf that you can download from the SO site for a fee?
We've looked into that a lot and decided not to go that route yet. The primary reason is it's too easy for a PDF to then be copied / posted on the Internet widely. A secondary reason is that would require additional ecommerce infrastructure to check the purchase status, authorize the download, etc. etc. We do distribute PDFs internally and all the State Directors get them for use as appropriate.