So you can't get Talkbass on the Tapatalk android app any more?

mrpackerguy · Dec 19, 2014

After the last tapatlk update, the talkbass forum disappeared from my forum list and it doesn't come up when you search for talkbass on the app either.

hdracer · Dec 19, 2014

I have it on my android tablet but it sucks.
Works much better on my iphone.

Art Araya · Dec 19, 2014

I'm reading this and responding from Tapatalk on my Kindle Fire. I hope what you say is not so!

rydin4lifebass · Dec 19, 2014

I have the TalkBass dedicated app. What is the difference between that and the Tapatalk version?

MJ5150 · Dec 19, 2014

I see what you mean now. I just installed the new version. Searching for TB yields no results.

-Mike

mrpackerguy · Dec 19, 2014

Tapatalk is a multiforum app where you can add the forums you read all in one place

lerxst_x · Dec 21, 2014

Same here, it's gone for me....having to go to another app is inconvenient.

mrpackerguy · Dec 21, 2014

I'm going back to the talkbass app. Dang, though. Liked tapatalk. Now deleted

KaseOfBass · Dec 21, 2014

Errr...

http://www.talkbass.com/threads/talkbass-app-to-be-removed-deleted-security-concerns.1122876/

David Jayne · Dec 22, 2014

The talkbass app is alive and well. Just no tapatalk.

KaseOfBass · Dec 22, 2014

David Jayne said: ↑

The talkbass app is alive and well. Just no tapatalk.
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Incorrect. See below, TB app will soon be dead.

paul said: ↑

Hello all. I'm writing with some bad news for TalkBass App users: the TalkBass app (rebranded Tapatalk) is going to be deleted from the app stores, and it will no longer work for anyone, because we are going to uninstall the Tapatalk Plugin from our forums on Dec 22nd.

I didn't take this lightly. Every day close to 2,000 TalkBass'ers log in with the app. This is going to hurt our bottom line, and create a huge customer service headache. However, the TalkBass community is our most valuable asset, and the security of your information is our TOP priority....

Ok, so.... WHY TAKE THE APP AWAY?

Security. This is the big one, that my decision is mostly based on. I have good reason to fear that the data of our users may be at high risk of compromise should we continue to run Tapatalk's plugin. Taptalk's own xenforo support forum was hacked last week, with all user data, passwords, and email stolen. The security "culture" at Tapatalk is quite despicable. Security fixes are slow, silent, and misleading. Security issues are ignored, sometimes files are silently fixed and version numbers are not updated, and we forum admins are left in the dark. Lately, multiple XSS vulnerabilities have been discovered in the xenforo tapatalk plugin, and Tapatalk is silently fixing on their site while leaving the xenforo community in the dark.

BUGS. Have been a constant battle. The last straw: The Tapatalk plugin for xenforo throws the software into a loop, sending out duplicate and triplicate alerts to forum watchers. So anyone posting to a highly watched forum (ie, Bass Guitar Classifieds) has to wait sometimes 20+ seconds for their thread to "go through". Result: duplicate threads posted 2x, 3x, even 14x as frustrated users mash the "submit new thread" button. This bug has gone unfixed for over a year.

User Interface Inconsistency. Tapatalk is built to work with stock XenForo. All of our customizations, from Classifieds thumbnails and prices, to Supporting Memberships, to the Media Gallery, to the upcoming Reviews section and Wiki, are all unsupported by the app.

XenForo is 100% responsive. Now with PushBullet push notifications to ALL or ANY of your devices. There's little need for an app whenwww.TalkBass.com automatically formats itself to your mobile device. Simply go to your user menu -> external accounts to turn on PushBullet push notifications (you just need the PushBullet free app, and a free PushBullet account)

I know this decision is going to hurt a lot of folks who love the app. And it will be a 'dealbreaker' for some I'm sure, who will quit TalkBass (please try talkbass in your mobile browser first - you may be surprised!). But I have to act in the best interest of the TalkBass community, and I have no doubt that this decision is doing just that.

Edit: We plan to pull the plug on the app/tapatalk late Dec 22nd.
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