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While I hate Linux and know nothing about developing for Android, I thought it might be fun to learn by making a simple app for AAO25. My question is, would it be a waste of time? Would you guys like to have something like that?

I was thinking a server list, detailed server information, shoutbox, and maybe more.

I use android sometimes. But it would be great to have stats, players rank, servers etc. Also maybe server to favorite it and add to favorites.

Jareds working on a public api. He knows more about making efficient PHP than I do. That's what got me thinking about this, using the api to build an app if people wanted it.

Petrol, do you have skype where we can chat or even you Shad? We need more help with development on the website, I'm only a front end developer (node,express,sass,html) I do know some php but there is a lot more people better than me at it. So please let me know if you would like to lend a hand.

I don't like phone gap because its just a sudo wrapper of the web browser running your app. You should rather look into cordova its a little bit more robust, but i do remember having issues with it effecting some types of javascript on compile.

I was thinking of using something like SLIM to make a nice public restful api. I do have knowledge of laravel but it seems a bit to large of a framework for something like this.

What you could do is a payed app for both androids and ios and the money gathered could be donated to assist.
I would like an app for ios with stats for servers and stuff would be great.

See, that's another issue. An app for Android wouldn't be for iOS. But making a light and live website, it would be for anything. We could include it with this website and require a donator status to view it. Anyone that's donated on the forum would be able to see it.

Go for it then, if it help the game staying alive then its always a good ideia.

Yep.  The urge to make everything an app really bloats your tablet/phone when most things can be accomplished in html.  Doesn't have to be really mobile format these days either, as most mobile browsers handle 'desktop' browsing adequately anyways, although this site looks different in webkit, firefox and chrome.  So ideally maybe optimize the landing page after login to show everything relevant for both desktops and mobile browsers. The trick is getting things to look nice in a narrow pixel width that might be 720 or so for mobile browsers in vertical mode. 
Currently it looks like this in chrome: 
which doesn't look useable.  I think that lands squarely on the news page. 
My 2 cents:
Maybe the forum page should be the default  page again.  Things I look for when I get here is:  Last few posts with a link to read unread posts, the shoutbox, personal messages waiting.  Maybe add the top few populated servers but I don't think that's what people really want to see when they look at this on a phone or tablet.  Maybe add BT stats.

Angular is fun, if you have nice backend of course.