# What app do I need to download to get this board on my phone?

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**Created:** [March 4, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-app-do-i-need-to-download-to-get-this-board-on-my-phone/960475 "2022-03-04T20:45:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-app-do-i-need-to-download-to-get-this-board-on-my-phone/960475/1 "2022-03-04T20:45:36Z")

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Got a new phone. Forgot which app it is.

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**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-app-do-i-need-to-download-to-get-this-board-on-my-phone/960475/2 "2022-03-04T20:50:34Z")

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Most people just use their usual web browser. Discourse has an app you can use, but I’ve never tried it.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-app-do-i-need-to-download-to-get-this-board-on-my-phone/960475/3 "2022-03-04T21:03:22Z")

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On my iPhone now, using Safari.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-app-do-i-need-to-download-to-get-this-board-on-my-phone/960475/4 "2022-03-04T21:14:50Z")

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**Discourse** is very friendly to Smart Phone browsers\*, an app would only slow it down or add extra overhead at least.

\* At least compared to vB.

 

_Discourse_ is the software that the SDMB is on.

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**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-app-do-i-need-to-download-to-get-this-board-on-my-phone/960475/5 "2022-03-04T21:35:11Z")

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Chrome? Any web browser your mobile device supports?

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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-app-do-i-need-to-download-to-get-this-board-on-my-phone/960475/6 "2022-03-04T21:45:21Z")

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Well that was easy. First time you go to this site on your phone, it asks if you want to download the app.

Thanks for the input guys.

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**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-app-do-i-need-to-download-to-get-this-board-on-my-phone/960475/7 "2022-03-04T21:46:50Z")

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> [@Grrr](#):
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> First time you go to this site on your phone, it asks if you want to download the app.

Tell us how it is! Most of us seem to just be using a browser.

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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-app-do-i-need-to-download-to-get-this-board-on-my-phone/960475/8 "2022-03-04T21:49:45Z")

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It’s great! I’ve been using it since we moved to the new site. I can’t believe more people aren’t using it. I believe that’s what TPTB told us to do.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2022, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-app-do-i-need-to-download-to-get-this-board-on-my-phone/960475/9 "2022-03-06T03:53:35Z")

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> [@Folly](#):
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> Tell us how it is! Most of us seem to just be using a browser.

Get off my damn lawn!