Libra Eorzea App for Windows Phone

[Malackai]

You know I hate to say it, but it's apps like these that make me second guess my Windows 8 phone. I've had a Nokia Lumia 928 for a while now, and the phone is great, but in today's world a phone is only the sum of it's apps. And as much as I would like to see the authenticator and Libra Eorzea released for the Windows 8 platform, for some reason I just don't see SE "bothering" with it. -SNIP-

I completely agree I am on the search for a new phone atm (my first smart phone ever!) and I initially made the decision to go with the lumia 820 (I have a old nokia 1600 LOL! and I was quite happy with it) But this morning something started nagging at me and I realized I dint do any research on the apps available and I completely forgot libra isn't even made for android yet and no single announcement for WP8 either so now I am having a serious doubt if I actually should get the lumia or go with the masses and get an android phone instead. I am not a person that buys phones every year or every 2 years so this really made a dent in my original plans >_>

[Redmond]

I'd love a Windows Phone One-Time Password App >.<

[Sahdee]

Win 8 phones/tablets aren't the standard yet, but it's looking like they might be in the very near future. Not making a windows port of these apps would be a serious oversight.

I also agree with the sentiment of others in this thread suggesting that those who would choose say, and iPad/iPhone over a win 8 tablet/phone haven't given the win 8 a try. I hated how incompatible the iPad was and how ultimately useless it was as anything but a fancy toy. That's also why the iPhone has so many apps, because it really needs an app for everything and anything to be able to function at all. But it's also a platform that's been around for a while, whereas the windows phones/tablets are still a relatively new platform, which explains the lack of apps thus far.

On a side note, being able to plug your device straight into your pc (most of which, let's face it, run windows) without any additional software is AMAZING. That, and boy do they run smooth. Most heavy-duty software on the market is also coded for windows and I can see the next generation of win 8 tablets replacing laptops as the portable working device of choice.

It's true that iPads became very fashionable because of apple's eye for branding, but I feel they're finally on their way out. Already the sales of older iPads are winning out on the sales of newer ones while the higher performance win 8 tablets seem to sell out as soon as they're released.

Now if only the apps would get with the times....

[diximage]

I'd love to see this app on a symbian phone

[Gilraen]

I think part of the problem is licensing. Microsoft is known for it's... 'exclusive' licensing. It's this very licensing that has kept XIV off of a Microsoft console and almost kept XI off the 360, too. It's also why Square and Microsoft don't exactly get along. If an app does make it's way to a Microsoft phone, it's not going to be anytime soon, if at all.

[snarL]

It's a shame SE doesn't care about releasing this feature for all players instead of most.

This x1000.

I really don't get how releasing the token app for Droid/WP/BB isn't a priority for SE. More people with tokens means fewer hacked accounts, which means fewer gil sellers and less money spent on GMs/CSRs. An initial monetary loss to translate and upload the app to each respective phone's app store would almost certainly be outweighed by the monetary loss of dealing with the current magnitude of hacked accounts/gil spammers for the entire lifespan of the game.

SE needs to make this happen!

[Vanguard319]

NECROTHREAD! RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE!

Out of curiosity, I ran a search for game related apps on windows phone, and actually found a 5 star app for Star Citizen. You're telling me that us windows phone users can get worthwhile apps for a game that only recently went alpha, but we can't get an incredibly useful app for a game that has been on the market for some time? At this point, I'd be satisfied with SE giving a statement about why they won't port Libra Eorzea to WP, despite the clear demand for it, but no, they have to leave us in the dark and SOoL.

[Tupsi]

They gave us a statement and doing any bit of research would tell you it's just not that supported of a platform compared to Apple and Android.

[Vanguard319]

They gave us a statement and doing any bit of research would tell you it's just not that supported of a platform compared to Apple and Android.

your source?

[sp1k1e]

I just submitted an unofficial FFXIV app to the WP8.1 store, I hope it'll get through soon. initial release only has items & recipes, i'm planning to add jobs, dungeons, quests, etc. in future releases

twitter account @libraryofeorzea

screens:
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please let me know what content has priority for you and if you find any bugs

EDIT:
app passed submission already! Link isn't active yet so give it a few minutes:
http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=...4-06c3285c9087