Mister Jack Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 So Steam is, at the time of this writing, offering a beta for a steam client for the iPhone/iPod touch. Post your thoughts about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Hasn't everyone posted their thoughts elsewhere already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffles Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 I have a feeling I'd use it a lot more if it didn't require a different Steam guard code every time I login. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Yeah that's a huge flaw. I don't know why it does that, it works fine with web browsers, desktops netbooks etc without needing to sign in with your Steam Guard PIN each time you sign out. Also I'm unsure on the iOS client, but the Android one is pretty higgledy-piggedly on the UI front. Valve have never been very good with interfaces but in Steam Mobile it shows, especially since it's their first app project. Steam Mobile combines mainly the Steam style, with an ICS-like menu and then odd random bits that don't fit at all, such as the oddly teal Sign Out button hidden in the settings screen and the very stand-out chat window which looks fuck all like Steam. Anyway threw a few thoughts here for those that haven't seen: http://pressxordie.com/2012/01/27/a-tour-of-steam-mobile-beta/ I'd mainly like the addition of remote installs, but that'd require a change of the Steam client as well as doing something with windows (since UAC, which I know not all of us have on, will pop up wanting to stop you installing stuff, Steam can't over-ride this. That's the point of UAC). Also they could probably utilise smartphone stuff like long-presses and swipes too(like a swipe across to open the menu maybe?). Oh and they NEED to fix the tiny text on the checkout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Personally my top gripes is that it doesn't recognize my physical qwerty keyboard's return key as "send" and that it doesn't make links out of url's. Oh and that steam guard thing too. That's retarded. Beta software and all that, I just hope they fix the issues soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Anyone experiencing decreased battery life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted January 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 No more than usual, what with it being an Apple product and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 So someone made a consistent and actually Android-orientated interface. Pretty swish. Oh yeah it's a mock-up atm, but one can hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Does steam mobile even support skinning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Does steam mobile even support skinning? That's not exactly common. Especially from a big name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Does steam mobile even support skinning? That's not exactly common. Especially from a big name. What would Steam being a big name have to do with it? The Steam PC client supports skinning and has done for many years, it's not an unreasonable expectation that the app might too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Yeah, but that's a desktop program that's been around for years. Also, being a big name has everything to do with it. Companies like to maintain their looks. Brand recognition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Uh-huh. You so sure on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 I don't get your point. I use a Steam skin myself. You posted available stock themes. "Skinning" is different than picking a theme. In general, those are terrible examples that do nothing for your argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Companies like to maintain their looks. Brand recognition. Uh-huh. You so sure on that? It's you that's arguing that companies maintain their looks for brand recognition. That's not really the case. Steam alone has had 4 UI changes in the past 7 years by my count. And the current UI of the Android app isn't exactly maintaining the look of the current desktop UI. May as well go all out one way or the other, not the current mish mash of older Steam styles, bit of iOS, bit of ICS all hodge podged together. Anyway it's Steam, people know what the fuck it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Changing colors IS maintaining their look. The Steam UI has been pretty consistent over the years. 4 changes, and it doesn't look that different from the days of it being what you needed for CS. The first thing I thought of when I opened the Android app was "hey it looks like the desktop." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Faiblesse it used to be green for FFS. And you must have a weird version of the desktop client to see those speech bubble icons, the iOS chat scheme, the ICS menu as being "hey it looks like the desktop". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Given that steam has no real competition to begin with, I don't see why they'd need to worry about maintaining an iconic look. That said, skinning the mobile version seems unnecessary. I mean you probably won't have the mobile version up for hours at a time like you do the desktop one and you can already customize the bejeezus out of the device that's running it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 You can't customise APKs though. Skinning wouldn't matter so much as just making it consistent, such as the above holo/ICS example above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) Faiblesse it used to be green for FFS. And you must have a weird version of the desktop client to see those speech bubble icons, the iOS chat scheme, the ICS menu as being "hey it looks like the desktop". Wow, it was a different color! Anyways, the overall look (I don't see how the menu is ICS looking at all, I've never come across anything that pops out like that and from what I've seen of the ICS design guidelines that's not a part of them) is very much Steam desktop regardless of what the chat looks like. That was my immediate thought when I signed onto it. Saying it's not Steam-like because of how the chat windows themselves look of all things is ridiculous. Edit: http://developer.android.com/design/patterns/actionbar.html Looked through this and the other sections. I'm really not seeing how the Steam menu is ICS like. Edited January 30, 2012 by Faiblesse Des Sens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 You're really not seeing it? Especially in contrast to the rest of the app. (p.s that's a rhetorical question, I know you can see it, you're just being obstinate) Oh and here's the PC client for comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 vs It's Steam like. And look at the colors used in the chat window. The same used in your desktop friends list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Pixelvision, a custom steam skin, so not Steams default look at all, versus the blue/black gradient of the somewhat ICS like menu? Kinda grasping at straws aren't we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 You know, because that menu looks so different in default steam. And yes, you are grasping at straws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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