The BeBlurt app which aims to be more than just a front-end but also a creation studio for authors, a place to manage communities (Nexus project on Blurt on which @saboin and @techcoderx are working), and more... via a number of planned features is what we call a Progressive Web Application (PWA).
A Progressive Web Application (PWA) is a web app that use progressive enhancement to provide users with a more reliable experience, use new capabilities to provide a more integrated experience, and can be installed on any device from any web browser.
Because it's a web app, it can reach anyone, anywhere, on any device. Once installed, a Progressive Web Application (PWA) looks like any other app!
- It has an icon on the home screen, app launcher, launchpad, or start menu
- It appears when you search for apps on the device.
- It opens in a standalone window, wholly separated from a browser's user interface.
- Receiving push notification (android only)
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Developed using ionic/angular it has all the functionalities it needs, QR code reader, access to the camera and photo gallery (all its functionalities being obviously subject to your acceptance) and does not really need additional functionalities that an application that can be installed from a store brings.
Once the beta version is validated, which should happen in Q1 2023, it will be submitted for validation to the Google and Apple stores in a mainly marketing purpose of finding new Blurtians.
As @sagarkothari88 can tell you with it blurt.blog Mobile App it is far from being an easy task, Apple being the worst enemy of the developer, and it can take a long time.
In the meantime, here is a tutorial on how to install and use BeBlurt on your smartphone or tablet whether on android or IOS.
Installation
On android
Open the internet browser of your smartphone and go to https://beblurt.com/, being on a OnePlus Nord it's for me Google Chrome.
Once the site is loaded a pop up window should appear and ask you if you want to install the application. Once installed you should have the BeBlurt icon on your home screen.
On the picture above you have on the left the BeBlurt icon (installed as an android app via the compilation of an .apk installed via Android Studio) and on the right the BeBlurt icon installed as a Web Application, no difference except the color.
If the automatic installation pop up window does not appear you can go to the menu of your browser (the 3 dots) and choose Install app or Add to home page (the title may vary depending on your smartphone)
On IOS
The installation under IOS (Iphone, Ipad) is done in the same way as under android with the difference that the pop up window does not appear and you have to go in the browser menu.
Open Safari or any other internet browser on your smartphone and go to https://beblurt.com/, for my part I will use Safari on my Iphone 12.
Sign in
Here no WhaleVault (Blurt Keychain) since browser extensions not working on smartphone. The BeBlurt app uses its own system, more info on this post: BEBLURT | How it works? | Sign In on BeBlurt.
To avoid having to enter your posting key manually you can use the QR code reader and scan the one in https://blurtwallet.com/ (once connected in the wallet go in Keys & Permissions tabs).
The screenshots above are from my OneNord Plus android but are identical on Iphone the only difference being the appearance of the validation pop up window to access the camera.
Usage
You are now ready to browse, vote and comment on the posts you like using the horizontal scrolling in the posts list or vertical scrolling in the tags list, and why not vote for my witness @nalexadre and/or others witnesses ;)
Write a post
And why not try writing a post?
Especially since you can use your camera to take the pictures and send them directly to your post ;)
Other features are under development such as the Scheduler, the draft download from any device (for the moment the draft is only saved locally on the device), etc...
Please note that when you publish something through the BeBlurt application @beblurt is put as a beneficiary for 3% of the generated reward as participation in the R&D and maintenance of the application.
Last word
BeBlurt is now in version: 0.2.9 (still in beta), below are some of the latest features added
- Publish a post
- Multi account switcher
- Notification (Managed by Nexus)
- Control + Click to open a in a new tab (following a request from @leifasaur)
Please note that there are still some refresh bugs (especially after publishing a reply) and that you have to refresh the page manually.
Search engine indexation
Indexing in the Google search engine is finally starting to take on interesting proportions
it still has a lot of work to do given the size of the queue
the application's traffic is not very high yet, which is quite normal since we are in beta and just in the early stages.
Congratulations, I see that the function of publishing posts from the frontend is already added. The next publication I will see if I do it from there @beblurt.
Thanks a lot, yep, you can publish from BeBlurt, there is just the scheduler that is under development and the global save/load draft/template (at the moment the draft is saved locally only). :)
Am super excited about this new innovation. I am a video editor, can I create a video showing a step by steps process on how to download it on an Android device. If there's any video on that, that means creating another won't be necessary.
Such a video will help others who may be unable to get the step-by-step guide in this written format
Hi @olusolaemmanuel, yes you can, there is never too much video (especially if multilingual) and it allows me to postpone the one I have to do because I am a little short of time right now and shooting + editing a video is very time consuming.
Cool, I will start working on that today. How can I reach out to you when am done so you can cross-check it, or there's no need for that at all.
I'm all day on the Blurt discord server with my witness account @nalexadre then you can DM me there if you have question or want to show me a preview ;)
Ok no problem
I just published my first post with Beblurt: fantastic! Even the team has incorporated the possibility of scheduling the publication of the posts.
From what I've seen so far the best frontend of the platform.
Congratulation to you!
Thanks a lot for your feedback and for publishing your post on BeBlurt 👍
Amazing work. I am blown away. PWA is the best choice.
No headache of AppStore & GooglePlayStore.
Thanks a lot, yep PWA is a good way to bypass store ;) the only thing is it's not yet enough known by users.
I don't know why the photography section is at the top. however many people like it.
Is there no "search"? I want to go to someone's profile but don't know what to do.
Also, can you tell me "why is the page I'm on not fully visible on the right and left side"
You did a great job. Hopefully you are always healthy, also have enough opinion for your needs.
Have a nice day
Thanks for your feedback @bukutaqin 👍
I like photography and it's a unifying theme like travel hahaha
The development of the search is in progress, I hope for a pre release within a week
Can you give me the brand & model of your smartphone to check and make a fix
okay. i can understand it. photography display also makes the application even cooler. 😎
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I like the design of the app. But very confused because there is no "search". It's like an itch in the hand but can't be scratched. Ha ha.
I'm glad you responded to my comment! Biggest appreciation for you.
Hope you have a wonderful day
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My phone
That's great, you have done amazing thing.
And I love ionic/angular, so if you need any help just let me know. 😜
Thanks
Glad to hear it, because it's usually hard to find ionic/angular developers 👍
Haha is it?
I started from angular/spring boot stack only and almost 5 years now.
But I see more of react Devs so doing react as well from 2 years
Keep the good job! We all are waiting for this kind of app to take blurt to the next level!
Thanks :)
Looks awesome great job done @beblurt
Thanks a lot :)
Voted for your witness💯.. Nice job 👍👍
Thanks a lot for the support to my witness :)
Good job so far... We @blurttribe community are very happy with the community features coming soon 🧡
Thank you and God bless
Thank you 😊Yes, communities are a very interesting and important feature for the growth of Blurt.
Can one use beblurt.comsite now?
Yes you can but remember of what I wrote in the post, it still in beta then not all display refresh bug have been resolved yet (for example you may have to manually refresh the page after writing a reply). For my part I use it every day on my computer, laptop, OnePlus Nord and Iphone12 to test it (now I am using it to upvote you and answer you)
Alright....... thanks for the feedback 🧡
I like this, excellent work, I love the dynamic and simple interface, the application will be very useful for many people who use Blurt. Thank you for your work!! That's how it's done. 🙌🏻🥰
Thanks a lot for your encouragement and support :)
Keep going, don't let anyone stop you.
for common people. programming language sucks. reading it is very complicated, using it is also a hassle.
I'm glad there are a lot of developers developing Blurt. This makes it easier for common people.
Hope you are always healthy.
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