📱 Installing SPOKES Dunedin as an 'App'

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You can now install SPOKES Dunedin as a ‘native’ App on mobile devices, with live notifications. You simply have to open spokes.nz (you can use the QR code :point_down:) on your device’s native browser.

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Install prompts

Every time you use SPOKES Dunedin on a new device, you should be prompted by a couple of messages like this:

Do you want to install Spokes on this device?

Do you want live notifications when people reply to your posts? Enable Notifications

Follow the prompts, and it should just work. Post here if you have any trouble!

Notifications

With PWAs like this, notifications are handled via a little differently; you need to give explicit consent to receive them. If you’ve previously turned these off inadvertently, you should be able to turn them back on in your device’s notification settings.

All notifications or just chat?

You can choose whether to have notifications for all things (the default), or just for chat messages. This is controlled here in your chat settings

Install the Apps Manually

If you missed those install prompts, you can still install them manually:

To manually install on Android

  1. Open spokes.nz (via the QR code above) in the Chrome browser on your Android device.

  2. Select the 3 Dots Andorid ‘three dots’ menu in the top right.

  3. Choose ‘Install App’ and follow the instructions to put the icon where you want it on your phone.

  4. When you run this installed app, the Forum will usually ask you at that point if you want native app notifications. Say yes to this. You can set this manually here: Enable Notifications.

To manually install on iOS

  1. Open spokes.nz (via the QR code above) in the Safari browser on your iOS device.

  2. Click on the Install App iOS icon in the bottom part of the screen (you may need to scroll down a long way)

  3. Choose ‘Add to Home Screen’.

  4. Enable Notifications in the Forum if not prompted to automatically

Alternative: The Discourse Hub app

If you prefer, there is a more conventional (i.e. from an App store) app you can download for Android or iPhone/iPad. This particular app is designed for people who are on several Discourse Forums, so isn’t a great fit for most of our users. To set it up:

  1. Click on the meta.discourse.org text first, then click the + sign above it

  2. In the grey bar that appears type ‘spokes.nz’

  3. Click ‘connect’, and you will be prompted to login

  4. Authorize your device to access the platform

Any questions?

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