Keep up with ATQ and SBNation with our new iPhone App
by jtlight on Aug 25, 2011 9:23 AM PDT
in ATQ Site News
Email
PrintThe SB Nation iPhone app is now available in the App Store! And it's Free!
Now you can stay on top of all the latest news and commentary for Addicted To Quack and all 300+ SB Nation blogs from your iPhone. With the SB Nation iPhone app you can:
- Get the latest, breaking sports news as it happens
- Customize your news with your favorite teams, sports and blogs (including Addicted To Quack)
- Get notified of updates to the stories you choose to follow on SBNation.com, regional sites, Baseball Nation, and MMA Nation
- Read and reply to comments
After the jump, we'll have some more info on the app. If you've used the app, please leave your comments below. The SBNation tech team will be reading these comments, and want to give all SBNation users the best experience possible.
Here's how to get it:
Go to the App Store on your iPhone and search for "SB Nation"
-- OR --
Go here and click "Download Now"
FAQ
- An Android version of the app is coming soon. Hopefully by the end of the year
- The app is free
- Comments are basic read-and-reply, but SB Nation has plans to enhance them in future updates
- You can use your existing SB Nation user name and password to log in to the app
Any questions, feedback, comments? E-mail support@sbnation.com.
31 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
I want to see my whole lineup as its own separate newsfeed.
Having to click through every single blog/team I’m following is silly.
Addicted to Quack, #1 Oregon blog among female Duck fans, including the ageless and ever-radiant daisyduck.
Yeah having to do this kind of defeats the whole purpose of this app as it's not more efficient than going to to the mobile sites
Also
-Limited Commenting options
-As has been mentioned the ability to go landscape would be great
-Do comments get updated realtime?
Comments
are basic read and reply for this release. We have plans to enhance and update them in future releases.
As for your Lineup in a separate feed… the teams, blogs and sports you add to your Lineup show up in the main Newsfeed along with SBNation, Baseball Nation and MMA Nation news.
Having the option to just see your Lineup is a great feedback. Thanks!
BLARG BLARG ANDROID LEMMING BGWM BLARG
Now with mustache guarantee!
by HoodRiverDuck on Aug 25, 2011 9:29 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Android at the end of the year?
Is iphone that much more popular, or is it that much easier to make an app?
"We aren't into making statements, we are into winning games" -Chip Kelly
They hate us.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Aug 25, 2011 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
No, Android is the most popular mobile OS in the world. So, yeah, not really sure why you’d start with the iPhone. Maybe two years ago, but not now.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I think there are more iPhones in the wild right now than Android phones.
This is based on statistics that I just made up but sound right.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ.
I like the wild iPhones better than the domesticated ones.
A little unpredictable, but tastier and healthier for you.
daisyduck's #8 fan, lacking the skills to be #1
by Bill Musgrave on Aug 25, 2011 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
This statement is only true if you look at Android globally. In the US, iPhone is still holding near the top over Android based phones, and is expected to increase with iPhone 5 launch. The numbers really start to get murky though when you factor in tablets and then start comparing US specific to global market share. Its also a constant moving target.
I’m not making a bold prediction, but we believe we can win every football game.----Chip Kelly
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L-I-Z-E-D".
The loser waiting outside the daisyduck club because the bouncer won't let me in.
Thats 3 weeks old. An eternity in IT
I’m not making a bold prediction, but we believe we can win every football game.----Chip Kelly
But this is just based on sales.
Assuming most phones are kept for around two years, I’m thinking there are a lot more iPhones in the world as of now than android.. This is bound to change of course.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ.
Why iOS?
When we decided to create a mobile app for SB Nation, Android usage was growing rapidly, but iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad) users were a larger segment of our mobile web audience. As of today, they are almost even. Our plan was to pick one (the largest at the time) and figure out what the application should be, refine it based on feedback and metrics and then move on to other platforms, with Android being next in line. And rather than creating both at the same time, we wanted to focus more on the application design than trying to build it for two platforms.
Via the FAQ, which may answer other questions as well.
Geaux Tigers! Go Ducks! (No, I don't care.) Go Braves, and most of all WHO DAT!
by AllSaintsDay on Aug 25, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s nice, but kind of basic. Right now not much more than the ability to read the Stories without all of the widgets slowing things down. (Which is a welcome thing.)
Geaux Tigers! Go Ducks! (No, I don't care.) Go Braves, and most of all WHO DAT!
Also, other than the promised iPad-ness and enhanced commenting, there are three “It could be better” comments I have. On the Lineup tab:
- As Tako said, it would be nice to have the whole thing integrated into one feed.
- It would be cool to have the same “X Stories” thing alerting you to new stories that’s at the top of the webpage. (And, for that matter, alerts/badges for them.)
- After adding NCAA basketball and football team from the same school, you can’t tell them apart; both just say “Oregon Ducks.”
Geaux Tigers! Go Ducks! (No, I don't care.) Go Braves, and most of all WHO DAT!
by AllSaintsDay on Aug 25, 2011 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
You could send the e-mail too. I’ve been told that the tech team will be reading these comments.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Yes, we are!
Great feedback in the comments section. Thanks.
This is just the beginning. In addition to making an Android version of the app, we have plans to enhance and update the app.
Where to begin?
No landscape. I can’t type in portrait mode. My fingers are too fat.
If there’s a way to get to the FanPosts or FanShots I haven’t found it yet.
Font is too small and can’t be embiggened.
Can’t zoom in.
I don’t want to jump from a different app to Safari when I click on a link. Major PIA.
NEED A BOTTOM OF PAGE BUTTON. And an equivalent of the Z key.
I might pay for an app that was usable. This is just techsterbation. “Ooh, let’s make an app for it!”
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ.
Fan Posts and Fan Shots
Definitely missing, and a very big problem. Glad I did not have to pay anything for this, it adds nothing.
Well did you hear, there's a natural order?
Those most deserving will end up with the most?
That the cream cannot help but always rise up to the top,
Well I say,... "Shit floats."
As relevant as ever.
It’s sounding less to me like techsterbation, and more like “open beta” in the Google sense where the first release is a product that is missing many of the key features that will eventually be there.
Geaux Tigers! Go Ducks! (No, I don't care.) Go Braves, and most of all WHO DAT!
by AllSaintsDay on Aug 26, 2011 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
First release
We’re fully aware that the app does not have some important features like Fan shots anf Fan posts, along with robust comment functionality.
There are no plans to stop working on the app. This is beyond exciting to us to roll something out and continue working on it. We wanted to give something to the SBN community and then get feedback and comments and then update the app accordingly.
In addition to iPhone app updates, it’s also a top priority for us to get the Android version out by the end of the year.
Keep the feedback coming. Thanks!
Product Manager - SB Nation
Why in the world would you roll out something that has less functionality than the m site?
… No fanshots, fanposts, or widgets is ridiculous. Not integrating with my profile and creating a single feed from my existing favorites I an obvious miss. Not sending users to the bottom of the comments (or at least to the spot they commented previously) after a reply is going to make game threads a bitch.
This app is basically a commercial for razor blades.
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
@chrislandon
by Gekko Mojo on Aug 28, 2011 7:16 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Agree
It’s worthless – offers no value over what I can already do on the mobile site.
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
@chrislandon
Feels like a RC
Needs highlighted new comments.
Needs Z button equivalent.
Landscape.
Real time comments.
Bottom/Top of the page button.
Fanshot/post access
Archives.
by sacduxnutz on Aug 25, 2011 9:35 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Good stuff
You saved me a little bit of time by summarizing user requests for me ;)
Product Manager - SB Nation
Added a little bit more.
Needs highlighted new comments.
Needs Z, X, C button equivalents.
Landscape.
Real time comments.
Bottom/Top of the page button.
Fanshot/post access
Archives.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L-I-Z-E-D".
The loser waiting outside the daisyduck club because the bouncer won't let me in.
Mark Hanna
Even though I can’t use your app because I’m on Android, I just want to say thanks for putting this out, working on making an SBNation apps, and being active with your communication and responding to the feedback.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L-I-Z-E-D".
The loser waiting outside the daisyduck club because the bouncer won't let me in.
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recent FanPosts
FanShots
Quick hits of video, photos, quotes, chats, links and lists that you find around the web.
Recent FanShots
