AirwaySim App for iPhone and Android

[Artem999]

What if Android and iPhone users could install an AWS app to simplify access into account and airline management system? Seems that this app would be popular between AirwaySim members and smart-phone users

[Sami]

Please do a search on forum.

(basic question; why you'd need an app just because it's trendy, since it works mostly with the browser too (OK.. some things still need tuning)? and creating such is a major task.)

[MRFREAK]

No! Cause i don't have a smartphone!!!! 

Just kidding. Its a good idea, i don't know much of producing apps, but i don't think Sami has the capacity to both improve the game itself on computer and then also produce and maintain an app.

[Artem999]

I think I can help with developing app for Android 

[MRFREAK]

You'll still have to maintain it, you have to keep it synced with the webbrowser based and the gameserver, you have to have all the game's aspects in that app aswell.

Im no computer geek, but i believe that's how you say it. 

[Maarten Otto]

I can lease/buy new aircraft via the mobile version.

That's all I do when I'm at work and want to keep an eye on my airline. For me the mobile version of the game is OK as it is.

[Artem999]

Well... just offered

[MidlandDeltic]

Please do a search on forum.

(basic question; why you'd need an app just because it's trendy, since it works mostly with the browser too (OK.. some things still need tuning)? and creating such is a major task.)

I agree with Sami.  In the good old days, we had one piece of software called a web browser that allowed us to look at and use millions of websites.  Now greedy hardware manufacturers and commercial software developers are desperately trying to make us have thousands of different pieces of software to do precisely what one did before, but allow them control over what we the user look at (eg Apple and Flash).  Madness.

MD

[Dave4468]

I agree with Sami.  In the good old days, we had one piece of software called a web browser that allowed us to look at and use millions of websites.  Now greedy hardware manufacturers and commercial software developers are desperately trying to make us have thousands of different pieces of software to do precisely what one did before, but allow them control over what we the user look at (eg Apple and Flash).  Madness.

MD

Because they are "cool" just like rubik cubes, tamagochi, pogs, flared jeans, platform heels, you know, just like all the pointless fads.

[AUpilot77]

One could make the argument however, that if an "Airwaysim app" was made, it might increase the awareness about the sim.  For instance if it was a top seller or a popular app, it would get listed as one of those apps and more attention would be drawn to the real site.  Also, anyone searching 'airplane', 'airline' or 'simulation' while just searching the app store would bump into it.

I'm not sure if that is worth the time and money to develop such an app (I have no experience in developing software), but there would be several positives if one was created.

[JumboShrimp]

You think that people who type "airline" or "airplane" in search box of an app store are the type of people who have attention span to play a 5 month long game?

[pascaly]

No. We do not need an "app".  That's why this game works on, wait for it....., your BROWSER!



The worst thing from the last five years is that 'there's an app for that' crap.  You don't need an app for 95% of what you do in the world, especially AirwaySim!  Why on Earth would we want Sami to take valuable time away from the game just to code an exact copy of what already exists just so people can be cool with an app?!  I'd rather he (as he says himself) spend time optimising this game for mobile browsers. THAT would be a valuable use of everybody's time.  

- infinity (wish my keyboard had an infinity symbol!!  )

[AUpilot77]

You think that people who type "airline" or "airplane" in search box of an app store are the type of people who have attention span to play a 5 month long game?

I guess I'm the first (and possibly only?) example...

[hans905]

I guess I'm the first (and possibly only?) example...

Don't know about first, but definitely not the only, I've been doing that as well 

[Artem999]

No. We do not need an "app".  That's why this game works on, wait for it....., your BROWSER!



The worst thing from the last five years is that 'there's an app for that' crap.  You don't need an app for 95% of what you do in the world, especially AirwaySim!  Why on Earth would we want Sami to take valuable time away from the game just to code an exact copy of what already exists just so people can be cool with an app?!  I'd rather he (as he says himself) spend time optimising this game for mobile browsers. THAT would be a valuable use of everybody's time.  

- infinity (wish my keyboard had an infinity symbol!!  )

Actually, I wanted to offer to optimese a bit lo-fi AWS version, but in consequence I saw an idea of developing app.
And yes, you're right

[Curse]

Of course there could be an AirwaySim App that is better/easier to use on a smartphone with 3,2"-4,5" screen than the mobile version.

However, it would be very complicated to make and I think the audience is simply too small to make this.

But if you, Artem, want to make such a thing, you could contact sami directly (there's a contact formular on the AWS page or via PM) and ask him if you are allowed to do so.


I'm also a bit disappointed some people try to talk down every idea here. Nothing is fully wrong or fully right on the first look and I had to ask myself for more than just a second to find advantages that an App could have above the mobile version (for example: Easier route creating and scheduling).

[Maarten Otto]

If you can get something that works to find new route/demand, open it and schedule planes to it.... I would be happy to pay a few bugs for it. (those are the things that I find painstakingly terrible to do in the mobile version).

[Jona L.]

As a little contribution to us apple "victims" (in that case truly): is there some way you could (in the mobile version at least) change the graphs on the "route planning" screen to a non-falsh-based system?! Though I am close to jailbraking my iPod only for that sake anyways

Jona L.

[Ilyushin]

Though I am close to jailbraking my iPod only for that sake anyways

I hope you won't regret it...

[Curse]

As a little contribution to us apple "victims" (in that case truly): is there some way you could (in the mobile version at least) change the graphs on the "route planning" screen to a non-falsh-based system?!

Go the easier way my friend and buy a good product that is able to use all current internet standards without actions and warranty loss - I suggest an Android phone