Yes, SGXcafe finally has an app!
According to Google Analytics, about 40% of visitors use mobile devices to access SGXcafe. Naturally, there have been numerous requests for SGXcafe to have a mobile app. Personally, I also wanted a mobile app for SGXcafe to better serve users, but I know nothing about iOS and Andriod development hence I have been procrastinating it.
However, “iOS Universal App” is one of the top-voted feature in the SGXcafe Friends‘ feature requests, hence I decided to invest time into learning how to develop iOS apps through online tutorials and documentation.
Today, I am very excited to share that SGXcafe iOS app is now available in the app store! Please download it and let me know what you think. It is my first mobile app though, so please be gentle 🙂
Let me also talk about a few features of the app as some might not be obvious:
1) Swipe right to go back and swipe left to go forward. Think of it as a book where you would flip right to go back a page and flip left to go forward a page.
2) Pull all the way to refresh. I see this ability in many apps that I use hence I decided to add it.
3) External websites (e.g. news) will be loaded in a new View where you can simply swipe right to go back to SGXcafe. One main annoyance I have when using SGXcafe on my phone is that whenever I click on a news, a new tab on the browser is open. Hopefully, this will make reading news on SGXcafe a better experience.
Happy investing!
Too bad it needs IOS 9.2 or higher
Thanks! Its a huge leap.
Will be waiting for Andriod version of the app (:
@eddy: Oh. You are running on which version? Actually, I think I can lower the version. I am not really using any advanced features. It was the default version they gave me.
@jokesrule: Ah.. Now I have to learn Andriod programming.
Thanks. waiting for Android version.
fantastic. will be downloading it to try. Thanks mate 🙂
Android… Android… Android…! Haha. Good job, Evan koh!
@evankoh i’m using 9.0.2 due to jailbreak
Hi Evan, is it possible to lower the version to 6.1.3? I got an tablet still running on it. It’s okie if is not possible. Thanks.
Hi Eddy and Yong, I will see what I can do. I am also not familiar with it 🙂
Hi Eddy and Yong, I have just submitted a new version of SGXcafe iOS app to Apple for review. This new version would require iOS 8.0 or higher. Sorry Yong, I cannot go to 6.1.3 due to some technical reasons.
Hi Evan, great news, well done again. I’m already using the app on my iPhone.
thanks Evan
No worries Evan. Appreciate for your great work. Thanks.
Hi Evans,
Is the iOS app still available? Cannot find it after reformatting my phone.
Hi huangxl,
Ya. Apple removed it and I tried to put it back but seems like quite a bit of work due to versioning changes.
It might take some time before it gets back up again. Please use mobile browser for the time being. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Evan
Thank you Evan. You have been most helpful to the community.
Hi Evans,
The iOS app still not available in Apple store?
Hi Evan, possible to help on this? Got an iPhone yesterday. Sgxcafe app is not available in Appstore
Ah… Truth is it is not in there and might not be there for at least a while. Will release an article shortly to explain why. Please use mobile browser for now.