WP Apps - don't ask, don't get [Threads Merged]

PaulieC

We have a decent amount of WP users here on this board who, I am sure, would all like to have more 'local' apps. We see that most of the big apps like Instagram have arrived, or will arrive in the very near future, but there is still a lack of local apps here in Ireland.
I've pinged a few companies recently to ask for a WP app, but the response it mostly along the lines of 'We have no plans...'. I reckon that the more that these companies are asked about apps, the more they'll realize that they have an increasing amount of customers who are not being served by them. With WP marketshare recently topping the 10% mark in the UK (the closest we'll have in terms of figures for the Irish market), now is a good time to start drumming up some support for apps.
So, the point of the thread - if there is an app that you want from a particular company e.g. Hailo or AIB or whatever, go find out their contact details, post them up here and we can all contact them separately and register out interest for an app. We might get nowhere, but it's better to have a bunch of folk asking then individuals, isn't it ?

I'll kick off with:
Bank Of Ireland Twitter - @TalktoBOI, @bankofireland
Hailo - https://www.facebook.com/HailoIreland, @HailoIreland

AngryLips

I would like to see Hailo, Transport Ireland and PTSB.

PaulieC

AngryLips wrote: »

I would like to see Hailo, Transport Ireland and PTSB.

so the idea here is that you contact them yourself to register that interest. Then post up the contact details here so we can all do the same...

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Queerdub

Great thread. Thanks Paulie.

I've done this with @AerLingus and gotten an atrocious response in relation to both apps and their mobile site.
I've tweeted the following
@UlsterBank_Help say they know about demand but no plans...
@talktoBOI no plans
@AskAIB no plans
@HailoIreland no plans
@ArnottsDublin no plans
@temptster who have come back with app launching soon...
@TwitterDublin re their emergency news info stuff. Ignored me.
http://www.greenletterbox.com/contact say they are going to do a W8 app, didn't mention WP...

That's all I can think of right now.

AngryLips

Just got this from Transport for Ireland:

Windows Smartphone App for the National Journey Planner.

I am pleased to inform you that there will be 2 Windows Apps Available for the National Journey Planner in the coming weeks

We will be making our own National Journey Planner available around March
And
Nokia with have all the Irish data in their excellent HERE Transit App from February.

theothernt

I'll hopefully be offering an alternative to Transport for Ireland when I get the time

wheresmybeaver

All great news! Now, the banks..

PaulieC

wheresmybeaver wrote: »

All great news! Now, the banks..

BOI isn't budging for the moment. Just keep hitting them with requests. They are still supporting BB, which is ridiculous when WP has an 11% market share in Ireland

AngryLips

Are you sure it's that high? I thought it was closer to five, never see anyone with a WP device knocking about town.

PaulieC

AngryLips wrote: »

Are you sure it's that high? I thought it was closer to five, never see anyone with a WP device knocking about town.

Officially unofficial - 11%. I know quite a lot of people who have windows phones. And I saw one in the wild yesterday...

wheresmybeaver

PaulieC wrote: »

Officially unofficial - 11%. I know quite a lot of people who have windows phones. And I saw one in the wild yesterday...

I've been seeing a lot of business people rocking the lumia 520. Was at a business premises the other day that had boxes of them stacked in a corner.

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theothernt

wheresmybeaver wrote: »

I've been seeing a lot of business people rocking the lumia 520. Was at a business premises the other day that had boxes of them stacked in a corner.

A lot of deals were made plus it's a very cheap phone that doesn't compromise on any necessary features for the average/business user.

jimmynokia

wheresmybeaver wrote: »

All great news! Now, the banks..

The banks are idiots ive constantly hit them via twitter and mail they just keep rolling out the same trash reply......

senordingdong

theothernt wrote: »

A lot of deals were made plus it's a very cheap phone that doesn't compromise on any necessary features for the average/business user.

Then again, they could just be issued phones as opposed to selected phones.

joujoujou

Looking for WP8 application which would allow to set the phone to be easily put into a silent mode with timed switch-back to normal (loud) mode.

Something like good old "timed profile" on old nokias.

jimmynokia

joujoujou wrote: »

Looking for WP8 application which would allow to set the phone to be easily put into a silent mode with timed switch-back to normal (loud) mode.

Something like good old "timed profile" on old nokias.

There is a new app called quite hours,might be of use


https://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=7&cad=rja&ved=0CD8QFjAG&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.windowsphone.com%2Fen-ie%2Fstore%2Fapp%2Fquiet-hours%2Ff347a36b-80c0-430f-8631-e55046ee5a2a&ei=PCfdUoPhGKOt0QWy24HQAw&usg=AFQjCNHZe7w_DUnUWQ5j8VTZSZr_EEZGzQ&sig2=r861nOLVnQDgZs4N3msmkg&bvm=bv.59568121,d.d2k

joujoujou

Thank you!

It's more than likely what I was looking for.

Downloaded free version, it works, cannot purchase full version atm (something wrong with connection, will sort that out later).

Fingleberries

jimmynokia wrote: »

There is a new app called quite hours,might be of use


https://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=7&cad=rja&ved=0CD8QFjAG&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.windowsphone.com%2Fen-ie%2Fstore%2Fapp%2Fquiet-hours%2Ff347a36b-80c0-430f-8631-e55046ee5a2a&ei=PCfdUoPhGKOt0QWy24HQAw&usg=AFQjCNHZe7w_DUnUWQ5j8VTZSZr_EEZGzQ&sig2=r861nOLVnQDgZs4N3msmkg&bvm=bv.59568121,d.d2k

That's a good start. I'm glad that there is this type of App - it's not exactly what I had been looking for. I think I'd been spoiled by the iOS setting that would stop the phone from ringing or messages coming in during the 'Do Not disturb' time - unless the call or text was from a Favourite contact or they tried to contact you twice within three minutes.

If there were any similar Apps or features in WP8, that would be great.

Johnny Derpp

Is their a tinder app for Windows?

I googled it and got a link to s site that claimed to have one but then gave a disclaimer about having no affiliation!?

PaulieC

Johnny Derpp wrote: »

Is their a tinder app for Windows?

I googled it and got a link to s site that claimed to have one but then gave a disclaimer about having no affiliation!?

The guy who made the unofficial Instagram and Vine apps has made a Tinder app, but Tinder asked him to remove it from the store. He then tweeted that he has been asked by Tinder to make the official app. If there is no app yet, there will soon be.

Beagslife

I called into my local branch of AIB today and ended up speaking with a manager. While in my company, he tried to call the AIB head of IT. He couldn't reach him at the time but said he would email him with my comments/request.

I mentioned the fact that a number of departments/sections in the civil service have recently switched over to WP.

Perhaps it's time for a few more of you to try the same.

Thanks,

MC

theothernt

Beagslife wrote: »

I mentioned the fact that a number of departments/sections in the civil service have recently switched over to WP.

Yep, some good deals were done. I think this year we'll see a lot more WP apps for local services (banks, etc).

luketitz

I'd pay good money for a Chromecast app, now that Google have opened up the API for dev - http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/02/03/google-finally-opens-up-the-chromecast-to-developers-with-release-of-google-cast-sdk-now-part-of-google-play-services/

luketitz

and the first gambling site with a WP app will see plenty of my cash!

theothernt

luketitz wrote: »

I'd pay good money for a Chromecast app, now that Google have opened up the API for dev - http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/02/03/google-finally-opens-up-the-chromecast-to-developers-with-release-of-google-cast-sdk-now-part-of-google-play-services/

That'll be added per-app as there's no system-wide support for it on any platform, even Android (I think).

Only the most popular video players would benefit from integration (eg. MetroTube).

joujoujou

Anyone knows free SMB app for wp8?

That's ridiculous you can't simply share your files over LAN.

awec

luketitz wrote: »

and the first gambling site with a WP app will see plenty of my cash!

Not an app, but I find that the bet365 mobile site is actually pretty decent on WP.

Their app on other platforms is really just a wrapper for their website.

Maybe worth looking in to

luketitz

Yep, I have both Bet365 and Betbright bookmarked in IE and find both pretty excellent, would still love an app though!

Thought PP would have blazed a trail but it seems no-one sees much value in a WP-specific app, could be something to do with MS allowing the rights or something but I'm surprised no-one's tried it, certainly a niche in the market!

jimmynokia

And finally an adverts.ie app but not from adverts,or distilled media
http://nokianewsireland.com/2014/04/21/adverts-ie-windowsphone-app-now-in-the-store-wpdev-apps-ireland-by-igibbo/