# I'm impressed with the site presentation on mobile **URL:** \ **Category:** Feedback & Announcements\ **Created:** [December 25, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473 "2017-12-25T21:26:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![khaz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/khaz/32/66_2.png) [@khaz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/khaz)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/1 "2017-12-25T21:26:57Z")
I pinned it on the home screen of my android phone, and it looks and behaves just like an app. It’s very efficient, I’m impressed. ---
**Author:** ![blastprocessed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/blastprocessed/32/4122_2.png) [@blastprocessed](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/blastprocessed)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/2 "2017-12-26T00:07:00Z")
Agreed. Very happy with this and Discord. I really like the image uploading feature. Damn near impossible on mobile gaf. ---
**Author:** ![khaz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/khaz/32/66_2.png) [@khaz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/khaz)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 11:46am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/3 "2017-12-26T11:46:09Z")
No but seriously, I tried to pin other websites, and they only make a Chrome shortcut, while this one is its own little independent session without the address bar, tabs or menu. Actually there is one thing missing, and that’s notifications. On Firefox, the tab gets a dot to notify me that there has been an update, so the function is here, somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![SupaNintendoChalmers](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/supanintendochalmers/32/711_2.png) [@SupaNintendoChalmers](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/SupaNintendoChalmers)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/4 "2017-12-26T21:59:16Z")
I find it much more user friendly than Resetera. Feels more like an app than a mobile site. Pretty sweet. ---
**Author:** ![New002](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/new002/32/8283_2.png) [@New002](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/New002)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/5 "2017-12-26T22:16:43Z")
This thread prompted me to pin the site to my homescreen and it’s awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Peltz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peltz/32/6142_2.png) [@Peltz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peltz)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/6 "2017-12-27T03:01:31Z")
We still need to fix the icon. But yea, it’s pretty much app-level-quality otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Radarscope1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/radarscope1/32/200_2.png) [@Radarscope1](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Radarscope1)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/7 "2017-12-28T21:07:34Z")
Also just pinned this to my home screen. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/matt/32/13124_2.png) [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/8 "2018-01-07T22:02:55Z")
I see GAF has started using new forum software and is now similar to RGB. but not as good. ---
**Author:** ![Peltz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peltz/32/6142_2.png) [@Peltz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peltz)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/9 "2018-01-07T22:45:26Z")
I can’t help but think it never would have happened had Reset Era not had better software than GAF. ---
**Author:** ![New002](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/new002/32/8283_2.png) [@New002](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/New002)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/10 "2018-01-08T21:43:39Z")
So I’m on mobile (Android) and have the site pinned and I just realized that when I’m using the app version of the site it won’t go into landscape mode. Just me? ---
**Author:** ![Peltz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peltz/32/6142_2.png) [@Peltz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peltz)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/11 "2018-01-08T22:03:47Z")
It rotates for me on iOS… Any other android users care to comment? ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/matt/32/13124_2.png) [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/12 "2018-01-08T23:19:15Z")
Hang on. I don’t think Era has better software than GAF. Far from it. Definitely not on mobile. But they’re both far inferior to what RGB uses. ---
**Author:** ![khaz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/khaz/32/66_2.png) [@khaz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/khaz)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 3:22am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/13 "2018-01-09T03:22:27Z")
No rotation here either. Android 7.1.1. Can we have notifications next? ---
**Author:** ![Peltz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peltz/32/6142_2.png) [@Peltz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peltz)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 3:30am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/14 "2018-01-09T03:30:07Z")
Like what kind of notifications? We aren’t an app. ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/matt/32/13124_2.png) [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 8:12am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/15 "2018-01-09T08:12:46Z")
Web browsers support notifications these days. They work even after the site or page is closed. > **[discourse/discourse-push-notifications](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-push-notifications)** > > Plugin for integrating Chrome and FireFox push notifications - discourse/discourse-push-notifications Safari requires a different approach but also supports them. ---
**Author:** ![Peltz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peltz/32/6142_2.png) [@Peltz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peltz)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/16 "2018-01-09T12:32:26Z")
Could you post an image of notifications on your browser so I know exactly what you mean? ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/matt/32/13124_2.png) [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 12:00am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/17 "2018-01-10T00:00:00Z")
edit: the settings is already there, user preferences \> notifications > depends on the browser and OS, so here are some google searches (i’m not palming you off, it’s the best way for you to see a range of images). of course the user is always in control of what they see, you allow the notifications and can revoke/silence/delete them from browser prefs at any time. > > [chrome desktop notifications](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=chrome+desktop+notifications&client=safari&rls=en&dcr=0&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3kcXaiszYAhWLXBQKHUCYDjcQ_AUICigB&biw=1324&bih=992) > [firefox desktop notifications](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=chrome+desktop+notifications&client=safari&rls=en&dcr=0&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3kcXaiszYAhWLXBQKHUCYDjcQ_AUICigB&biw=1324&bih=992) > [safari desktop notifications](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=safari+desktop+notifications&client=safari&rls=en&dcr=0&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiw5vmki8zYAhXKthQKHbAhDMgQ_AUICygC&biw=1324&bih=992) > > or for a smattering of everything: > [browser desktop notifications](https://www.google.co.uk/search?client=safari&rls=en&dcr=0&biw=1324&bih=992&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=31dVWqPtJIGUUZ2Mh8AJ&q=browser+desktop+notifications&oq=browser+desktop+notifications&gs_l=psy-ab.3...9258.10173.0.10254.7.7.0.0.0.0.55.302.6.6.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..1.0.0....0.womwRMgGSRk) it seems to be supported by discourse since v1.3: > **[Discourse 1.3 released!](https://blog.discourse.org/2015/06/discourse-1-3-released/)** > > With the help of our community and our customers, we’re proud to release Discourse 1.3 today, following our 1.2 release from February. but it may require the site to be https:// but you can do that for free through [https://letsencrypt.org](https://letsencrypt.org) happy to help if you need it ---
**Author:** ![khaz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/khaz/32/66_2.png) [@khaz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/khaz)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/18 "2018-01-10T01:11:27Z")
> [@matt](#): > > edit: the settings is already there, user preferences \> notifications right, it’s a _per browser_ setting. And I can’t seem to enable them on mobile. Very strange. [edit] cleaned up the cookies and stuff, permissions are still denied. I’m asked to allow them via my browser setting, but that’s already done. ---
**Author:** ![DaveLong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/davelong/32/1419_2.png) [@DaveLong](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/DaveLong)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/19 "2018-01-10T15:50:11Z")
I’m not sure I’ve ever been able to get Discourse notifications to pop up on mobile. It’s only ever been a thing on a desktop/laptop browser for me? I use Safari on the iPhone though I do have Chrome installed. I do see the drop down from my avatar icon in the top right get a number of new threads I’ve either started or replied to for me to check out. That works in mobile. ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/matt/32/13124_2.png) [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473/20 "2018-01-10T16:46:08Z")
I think on iOS it would require you to have the Discourse app, as well as this domain being https? [Next page](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/im-impressed-with-the-site-presentation-on-mobile/473.md?page=2)