Success with using MFP on your cell phone?

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  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Galaxy Note or S4. Ginormous screen let's you access the forums easily and the app is fine too
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    I use my iPhone for everything but forum posting.
  • par57
    par57 Posts: 74
    You all are so helpful (as always)! Thanks!!
  • BonnieFife
    BonnieFife Posts: 104 Member
    I use it on my iphone & have had no issues, i love the barcode scanner its quick & easy to use as is creating a new food that the scanner cant pick up, i only use my pc to look at msg boards & keep up with my MFP friends :smile:
  • Broejen
    Broejen Posts: 414 Member
    I have an iPhone. The MFP app is the greatest!
  • gracielynn1011
    gracielynn1011 Posts: 726 Member
    I love my Android phone. The MFP app is easy to use. When I need to use the forums, I just use my web browser on the phone. No delays, easy updates.
  • par57
    par57 Posts: 74
    Can you also add your exercise on your cell phone?
  • katebowen37
    katebowen37 Posts: 55 Member
    My Android works great. I've never had a problem with logging.
  • lraien
    lraien Posts: 29 Member
    I went with the S3. Now that the S4 is out, it was only like $40 at Costco with my upgrade. I chose it more because it syncs with my fitbit though. It works fine with MFP but it's my first smart phone so I have nothing to compare it to. My motivation was the fitbit syncing.
  • meredith1123
    meredith1123 Posts: 843 Member
    Pick a phone that you like. I like android because apple is very controlling, out dated with their technology and a lot more free apps on android since it's open source. But for MFP, it doesn't matter. But I just got my Samsung S4 and this phone is epic.

    ^^that damn S4 phone is almost as big as a mini notebook. ridic!

    ANYWAY - pick a phone that is right for you. the MFP app works great on droid, Iphone... whatever.
  • footiechick82
    footiechick82 Posts: 1,203 Member
    I am in love with my Iphone because of this ap.
  • dawlschic007
    dawlschic007 Posts: 636 Member
    Yes, you can do everything from the app but login to forum. You can still access the forum from the internet on the phone though. Also, MFP links to other apps like Endomondo (a fitness tracking app) so it will automatically sync your exercise time, burned calories, etc. from the Endomondo app into your MFP account.

    I have an Android phone and it works great with the app.
  • saxmaniac
    saxmaniac Posts: 1,133 Member
    I've used the MFP app on both Android and Windows Phone, as well as the iPad version, and they all work great. Pick a phone based on what you like, and the app will do what you need.

    This.

    The only downside to the Android version is the ads taking up space, which doesn't happen on the iPad.
  • rassha01
    rassha01 Posts: 534 Member
    I have a droid razr and my wife has an iphone something?!? Both are comparable and similar in use. I would only recommend an Iphone if you have other apple products. I have an imac at home and still would rather use my droid than an iphone.
  • loserlee123
    loserlee123 Posts: 109 Member
    Yes its under my diary
  • loserlee123
    loserlee123 Posts: 109 Member
    I was responding to can you add exercise on app, yes its under my diary
  • kingtermite
    kingtermite Posts: 82 Member
    LOVE the bar code scanner option when logging in per-packaged foods.
    Holy cow! I never even noticed that functionality. Thanks for the tip! That's awesome!
  • MaydayParadeGirl
    MaydayParadeGirl Posts: 190 Member
    I have the LG Esteem and I have the app on it (it's an android) and I also just found the barcode thing. I am pretty much in love with it on my phone now...wow THANKS! much easier than trying to type it in and find the right one every time.
  • bdbjswbrb
    bdbjswbrb Posts: 32 Member
    I've been using MFP for several months on Motorola Droid, and just swapped out to a new Samsung Galaxy S4 last week. I also have it installed on my Asus tablet. All of them are different versions of android, and they all work great!
  • jen_zz
    jen_zz Posts: 1,011 Member
    I have a Samsung Android and it's very easy to log the food and exercise. I'm on it all the time.

    Btw how do I access the barcode scanner?
  • bdbjswbrb
    bdbjswbrb Posts: 32 Member
    I have a Samsung Android and it's very easy to log the food and exercise. I'm on it all the time.

    Btw how do I access the barcode scanner?

    In android: Open your app, tap 'add to diary', choose which meal, and then next to the search bar at the top there is a little blue and white barcode. You tap it, and the bar code reader opens for you to scan with your camera.
  • jen_zz
    jen_zz Posts: 1,011 Member
    I have a Samsung Android and it's very easy to log the food and exercise. I'm on it all the time.

    Btw how do I access the barcode scanner?

    In android: Open your app, tap 'add to diary', choose which meal, and then next to the search bar at the top there is a little blue and white barcode. You tap it, and the bar code reader opens for you to scan with your camera.

    omg awesome! thanks!
  • 1brokegal44
    1brokegal44 Posts: 562 Member
    I have an iPhone and use the MFP app all the time...LOVE the bar code scanner option when logging in per-packaged foods.

    For me, the biggest down fall of the app is not being able to access the Message Boards or Blogs. But you can still see the News Feed on your phone.

    Same with me. That scanner is fantastic.
  • allisonrinkel
    allisonrinkel Posts: 224 Member
    I find the Android app very easy to use and crazy useful!!
  • tattedlady75
    tattedlady75 Posts: 185 Member
    I dont think I would be able to count calories if it wasnt for the app and barcode scanner. Those are the two things that made me join MFP, the app is so easy to use. The bar code scanner on the app makes it so much easier to add recipes too. O, and I have to Samsung SG3, have not had any problems with the app
  • QueenofScott
    QueenofScott Posts: 305 Member
    I enter all my food and exercise on my iphone5. I find it very convenient.
  • par57
    par57 Posts: 74
    The bar code scanner seems SO helpful !!!
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    The bar code scanner seems SO helpful !!!

    It is! When I first started, the scanner was the reason I picked MFP for calorie counting.

    And ever since I got my Samsung Galaxy s3 last June, I have not used a computer to interact with MFP. I just use the app for logging most things,and the phone browser for using these forums.
  • egrusy
    egrusy Posts: 196 Member
    I have a Verizon Android, and MFP works really well on it. LOVE the barcode scanner!
  • skparker2
    skparker2 Posts: 132
    Yes, success indeed! I use the MFP app on my iPhone daily! After a week or two of joining MFP, it becomes 2nd nature.

    I used the app a heck of a lot more before I decided to venture out with the website.

    There are thousands of foods out there you can log & scan.

    However, the downside is that you have no access to the forums! :'(

    Hahaha.

    Good luck!

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