FFXIV App <3

[Delsus]

Since this old thread got bumped, I’d like to let you know we are planning to have an app for smart phones that is linked to game data. For example, we are thinking about having a background created by Akihiko Yoshida and making the following information viewable:

• Character information
• Friend information
• LS member information
• Free company information

…perhaps in the future, something related to housing information and such as well.

Though we are not able to share any details on this just yet, if you have any feedback please let us know.

A couple of suggestions, for the future FFXIV app:

• LS chat: Allow the FFXIV app to be integrated into the chat system, so when you log on you choose a character, after that you will be inserted into your character's LS chat channels, I would love to annoy my LS with the random things I am doing :P
  
• Authenticator: Add an authenticator to the app to allow you to use it instaid of a security token, other MMOs do it so there should be no problems, also you can even reuse the algorithm from security tokens, just need to run an algorithm that uses the IMEI of a phone rather than the model number of a security token, then it will be unique to each device.
  
• Make an app for all smartphones: Too many apps are either only on one smartphone, e.g some apps are only on Iphone, whereas others are only on android. It would help the whole community if the app was on iPhone, Android, Windows Phone and Blackberry, there is no reason to make it exclusive to one type of smartphone.
  
• Keep it updated: I have seen alot of apps that take awhile to get updated to new APIs (still having some problems running apps on android 4.0.3 (Love my custom firmwares)).
  
• Keep it reasonably priced: Please Please Please don't over price the app. It would be best to keep it free if possible, but if it isn't possible please take alot of time working out how much people will pay (better yet ask the community a little close to the date)
  
• Allow Apps2sd: This works atleast with android possibly other smartphones, too many app devs overlook apps2sd, but it is one of the most important features especially if people have phones with low memory.
  
• Allow us to use the market wards: With the market ward search and retainers, allow us to search the wards, buy just as the buy from search interface works, including the tax if you see fit, also allow us to manage retainers bazzar, possibly even exchange items using the app if possible.
  
• Allow us to manage our SE account: This would allow us to, for example, add crysta, change payment options, activate a service account, or cancel our service account if for some reason we couldnt get access to our PCs
  
• Allow us to craft from a phone: this could be the same as FFXIV crafting, would be best not to have a complete animation, just icons to show how the craft is going, so a little orb, the colour it would be ingame, and a way to show sparking and unstable elements, nothing too fancy or it will be a battery drain.

Ok that was more than a couple, but oh well. These will make the app awesome and a must have for anyone who owns a smartphone and plays FFXIV, I know it would be alot of work, so feel free to roll them out as updates, but the authenticator and LS chat are what I would see as a priority.

Brilliant news this will be happening though