Is there an app for this, or is everything browser based? DO you have to have internet access at all times to use the sourcebook content, etc? I can't find where this is detailed.
Also, from what I've read in the XGE bonus thread, it doesn't appear that it is certain that app beta access will be immediately available upon release of the XGE content. They did say that it should be available this year. Too lazy to look up and link to the specific thread/comments, so I should caveat this with an IIRC.
This should really be the #1 priority. Usefull as DNDB is for me as GM, my players (and many more) are craving the app, hoping it will be akin to Pathfinder Masterwork Tools etc.
This should really be the #1 priority. Usefull as DNDB is for me as GM, my players (and many more) are craving the app, hoping it will be akin to Pathfinder Masterwork Tools etc.
The mobile app is being developed by different people within the Curse team to the content you're seeing updates on for the website.
This means that there is no issue of priority - work is in parallel to the current focus for website content, which is on the character builder & character sheet.
This should really be the #1 priority. Usefull as DNDB is for me as GM, my players (and many more) are craving the app, hoping it will be akin to Pathfinder Masterwork Tools etc.
they (specifically Badeye, as in this post) have said several times that this is a top priority. While it is super important to get it done, there are several things that are being worked on, some are much easier than others, and thus get done faster. That doesn't mean the mobile app isn't being worked on, it's just more complex than say, implementing the backgrounds customization (which was recently done).
Alpha is coming, surely there will be some sort of beta, then a launch. Don't expect it next month. And honestly considering they announced an alpha that isn't out yet and won't be until after Xanathar's is out, I wouldn't expect a final version until late in Q1 2018 (Jan-Mar) at the earliest. I have found if you set expectations low, you are pleasantly surprised more often, and filled with much less disappointment :)
That is good news, Stormknight. Hope the eventual collaboration / streamlining will be a smooth process.
Mehetmet: Yeah, that's a good way to go about it. I just figured they'd be developing a platform geared for both phone, tablet and PC all at once with the same source code and making variations thereof - thus a faster turnaround on the individual launches.
There is an opportunity for a quick win for iphone users while the standalone app is in development. According to apple's development docs, if the following meta tag is added to the head of the html page, iPhone users would get an app like experience without the address and button bars:
This will allow iPhone users to go to the d&d beyond site on safari and use the "Add to Homescreen option" and then open the site in an app like interface. This obviously isn't a replacement for a real standalone app but I think it would be really nice to have the extra real estate as we use our phones in actual sessions until the standalone app is complete.
I think if iPhone users download Chrome browser, they can already get that app-like experience. Chrome (at least on Android) automatically hides the address/button bar, so this is what the dndbeyond website looks like for me on mobile at least:
Thanks Ryvaeus, I'll try that and report back. I still think it would be worth it to add the web-app-capable meta tag. It's a quick win. I believe there is an android version as well:
Is there an app for this, or is everything browser based? DO you have to have internet access at all times to use the sourcebook content, etc? I can't find where this is detailed.
Not yet, but there will be the app for android an ios. Which can be used offline as well. A release date for the app is still to be announced.
Is this going to be open source so others can contribute?
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What is the status of the phone apps? This must be the most sought-after feature for players wanting to use ipads and phones for their sheets.
Do we have an ETA or something akin to it?
Is there an update on the status of said Apps? I'm very keen to start using, as I've only discovered D&D Beyond today!
There is no ETA for the app release yet. However, those who pre-order Xanathar-s Guide to Everything get the Alpha access to the app.
So in the end, the app release can't be that far away.
So if we pre-order the Zanthar's today, would the Alpha App access be available straight away?
No, the bonuses will be released with Xanathar's Guide (November).
Also, from what I've read in the XGE bonus thread, it doesn't appear that it is certain that app beta access will be immediately available upon release of the XGE content. They did say that it should be available this year. Too lazy to look up and link to the specific thread/comments, so I should caveat this with an IIRC.
That is correct, a release date for the alpha access of the mobile app is not given yet.
thanks for the info :)
This should really be the #1 priority. Usefull as DNDB is for me as GM, my players (and many more) are craving the app, hoping it will be akin to Pathfinder Masterwork Tools etc.
Thanks for the update/info filcat!
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That is good news, Stormknight. Hope the eventual collaboration / streamlining will be a smooth process.
Mehetmet: Yeah, that's a good way to go about it. I just figured they'd be developing a platform geared for both phone, tablet and PC all at once with the same source code and making variations thereof - thus a faster turnaround on the individual launches.
There is an opportunity for a quick win for iphone users while the standalone app is in development. According to apple's development docs, if the following meta tag is added to the head of the html page, iPhone users would get an app like experience without the address and button bars:
This will allow iPhone users to go to the d&d beyond site on safari and use the "Add to Homescreen option" and then open the site in an app like interface. This obviously isn't a replacement for a real standalone app but I think it would be really nice to have the extra real estate as we use our phones in actual sessions until the standalone app is complete.
I think if iPhone users download Chrome browser, they can already get that app-like experience. Chrome (at least on Android) automatically hides the address/button bar, so this is what the dndbeyond website looks like for me on mobile at least:
Thanks Ryvaeus, I'll try that and report back. I still think it would be worth it to add the web-app-capable meta tag. It's a quick win. I believe there is an android version as well:
The main advantage here is adding the web page to the home screen as an app and hiding the browser completely from the get go.