SB Nation Launches iPhone App

by Andrew Martin on Aug 25, 2011 9:00 AM MDT in Miscellaneous

How many of you like to post on the go? Like to post from games? Want to get caught up on the Rockpile on your lunch break? As a smartphone owner, I definitely get mileage out of SBNation's mobile sites, but in this day and age of magical phones that will read you stock quotes while playing your Foo Fighters Greatest Hits and cooking you breakfast, well, we need to take advantage of that platform!

To do exactly that, our tech team has been hard at work and has an exciting announcement to make:

The SB Nation iPhone app is now available in the App Store! And it's Free!

Now you can stay on top of all the latest news and commentary for Purple Row and all 300+ SB Nation blogs from your iPhone. With the SB Nation iPhone app you can:

Get the latest, breaking sports news as it happens
Customize your news with your favorite teams, sports and blogs (including Purple Row)
Get notified of updates to the stories you choose to follow on SBNation.com, regional sites, Baseball Nation, and MMA Nation
Read and reply to comments

Here's how to get it:

Go to the App Store on your iPhone and search for "SB Nation"

-- OR --

Go here and click "Download Now"

FAQ

An Android version of the app is coming soon. Hopefully by the end of the year
The app is free
Comments are basic read-and-reply, but SB Nation has plans to enhance them in future updates
You can use your existing SB Nation user name and password to log in to the app

Any questions, feedback, comments? E-mail support@sbnation.com.

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Nice job releasing an app for the 2nd most used mobile platform.

Freaking Apple.

Get well soon Juan.

by Thnikkaman on Aug 25, 2011 9:20 AM MDT reply actions

Android is coming

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by Andrew Martin on Aug 25, 2011 10:04 AM MDT up reply actions

also, it's free, and they're trying to improve the general mobile experience.

Seems a bit of a harsh reaction.

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by Andrew Martin on Aug 25, 2011 10:05 AM MDT up reply actions

I don't ever hear Iphone users complain about that other mobile platform - App envy?

Also can’t get to any fanposts/fanshots from the app, which is a bummer, but can’t have everything I guess.

Time for some of this Rockies: "One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something." Nolan Ryan

by dsmba on Aug 25, 2011 10:38 AM MDT up reply actions

I'm sure they'll add that functionality.

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by Andrew Martin on Aug 25, 2011 10:47 AM MDT up reply actions

Yes we will!

oh god is powerhorse even a term?

by Trei Brundrett on Aug 25, 2011 1:55 PM MDT up reply actions

also, feel free to send that feedback

to support@sbnation.com

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by Andrew Martin on Aug 25, 2011 10:47 AM MDT up reply actions

Just a little.

I’m tired of seeing Android apps that are watered down versions of iPhone apps.

Yes this is partially a result of the iPhone programming language being a little more mature.
And I also see this as comeuppance from being a PC user all these years and the mac getting the shaft as far as programs go.

But no, I will never buy another Apple product until they stop trying to force their hardware down my throat.

/anti-apple fanboy rant

Get well soon Juan.

by Thnikkaman on Aug 25, 2011 12:10 PM MDT up reply actions

Actually on the SB Nation network, iOS is still the largest mobile audience segment

Android is catching up quickly and many of us use Android phones on the SB Nation development team so we’re eager to build that version of our app. We started with one platform to focus on figuring out what the SB Nation app should be, put it out there, collect feedback, improve, fix and then be prepared to launch it on Android as well.

oh god is powerhorse even a term?

by Trei Brundrett on Aug 25, 2011 1:52 PM MDT up reply actions

So now I ask.

How many developers do you have working on the Android app, and do you need any more volunteers? I don’t have any experience yet developing for Android, but I am an experienced software engineer that may be of use.

Get well soon Juan.

by Thnikkaman on Aug 25, 2011 9:05 PM MDT up reply actions

just got an iPhone on Saturday

And I love it. I love it even now that it is easier to feed my pr addiction everyday

It's Jim Tracy's Fault.

by wolf213 on Aug 25, 2011 9:59 AM MDT via iPhone app reply actions

posting from iPhone app

I have had it crash at a few different places

FFFFFFFFFFF.

/it is a new beginning, right?

by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 25, 2011 10:50 AM MDT via iPhone app reply actions

does the comments section have an autorefresh?

FFFFFFFFFFF.

/it is a new beginning, right?

by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 25, 2011 10:53 AM MDT via iPhone app up reply actions

Not autorefresh

But there’s a refresh button in the top right of the page.

@CentralCaliRox

by CentralCaliRox on Aug 25, 2011 3:38 PM MDT up reply actions

Please report those crashes so we can fix

A short report with where you were in the app and what happened would be very helpful. Please send to support@sbnation.com and we’ll zero in on the problem ASAP.

oh god is powerhorse even a term?

by Trei Brundrett on Aug 25, 2011 1:53 PM MDT up reply actions

posting from iPhone app

Doesn’t seem to be an auto-refresh. Hopefully there will be a way to skip to unread comments in next version. With the mobile browser, you had to scroll forever on 500+ post game threads.

Dude with a Rockies lovin' 6-year-old

by BikeChess on Aug 25, 2011 11:16 AM MDT via iPhone app reply actions

something good to submit to the feedback email listed in the article!

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by Andrew Martin on Aug 25, 2011 11:45 AM MDT up reply actions

And it's also kinda a hassle to find the new comments.

@CentralCaliRox

by CentralCaliRox on Aug 25, 2011 3:39 PM MDT up reply actions

Is it an app that is optimized for both iPhone and iPad, or will I get the "small box" experience?

Other than that, yeah, it’ll be even better when the Android version is released. Not gonna complain, though…after my previous phone, Android has damn near infinite choices by comparison.

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by Paleface Destro on Aug 25, 2011 11:17 AM MDT reply actions

...and, of course, a quick check of the App Store answers my question for me.

Derp.

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by Paleface Destro on Aug 25, 2011 11:19 AM MDT up reply actions

We're working on Android first, but we'll get to iPad "large box" experience soon after

oh god is powerhorse even a term?

by Trei Brundrett on Aug 25, 2011 1:54 PM MDT up reply actions

thanks for the hard work Trei, and for making the rounds to answer questions

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein

by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 25, 2011 2:02 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions

Hear, hear

thanks to you and your team Trei!

And I’m sorry about the hurting we just laid on the Astros.

Ok no I’m not.

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by Andrew Martin on Aug 25, 2011 2:05 PM MDT up reply actions

Yeah, that was brutal

It’s been that kind of season.

oh god is powerhorse even a term?

by Trei Brundrett on Aug 25, 2011 2:17 PM MDT up reply actions

Wandy would've looked stupid in Purple anyhow.

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by Andrew Martin on Aug 25, 2011 2:22 PM MDT up reply actions

Thanks!

I actually think it looks pretty good on the iPad right now (I don’t mind the size constraint if it’s something I want to use). I bet it’ll be really nice once scaled for iPad, though…

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by Paleface Destro on Aug 25, 2011 6:24 PM MDT up reply actions