# Question about the Tapatalk app interface with SDMB

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-tapatalk-app-interface-with-sdmb/677150>\
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**Created:** [December 25, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-tapatalk-app-interface-with-sdmb/677150 "2013-12-25T16:18:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-tapatalk-app-interface-with-sdmb/677150/1 "2013-12-25T16:18:38Z")

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When I go to the SDMB on my smartphone (android) it says there’s an app for SDMB called Tapatalk. I downloaded it. It notifies me when threads I’ve chimed in on are updated, and lets me read the board, etc, in a nice organized readable format so that’s good.

But when I get a notification of a thread update, and use the included link to go to that thread, I’m able to read the thread–but I’m not able to reply to it. I can reply to it if I just go to Tapatalk independently and click on a thread, but I can’t reply if I’m in the thread in response to an update-notification.

Any idea if there’s something I’m missing? Or is this just how it works?

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-tapatalk-app-interface-with-sdmb/677150/2 "2013-12-25T18:52:21Z")

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Don’t know anything about Tapatalk – it’s an independent app that we have no control over, not sure how it works. (Not in possession of a smartphone.) But I would think you should be able to reply to threads you’re notified about … perhaps someone that uses Tapatalk will come along and advise. Sorry we’re not more help.

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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2013, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-tapatalk-app-interface-with-sdmb/677150/3 "2013-12-27T07:13:24Z")

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Sorry, I don’t know the answer either. I’ve used tapatalk, but I don’t use notifications.

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**Author:** ![BleizDu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@BleizDu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BleizDu)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2013, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-tapatalk-app-interface-with-sdmb/677150/4 "2013-12-27T09:36:24Z")

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I use tapatalk but never used it to reply to a thread, so can’t help you there.

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**Author:** ![Sario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sario/32/18580_2.png) [@Sario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sario)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-tapatalk-app-interface-with-sdmb/677150/5 "2013-12-27T19:24:33Z")

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Like **Irishman** I don’t use the notifications, but I think it has to do with the board sign-in. When you go through the app (or the widget shortcut) tapatalk automatically signs you in, but when you hit the notification shortcut the app skips the sign in. Note: this is my personal theory, I could be wrong.