Mobile App

The Conflict of Nations app is an app that replaced the unoptimized mobile browser version of Conflict of Nations.

## History

### Pre-development

* March 27, 2017: It is said that a mobile app is planned.
* March 10, 2018: It is said that a mobile app might be developed after the game is released on Steam.
* April 17, 2018: After the game was released on Steam, the developers stated that they are seriously considering a mobile port.
* July 9, 2018: The mobile version has not started development yet.

### Development

* August 8, 2018: It is said that the mobile app is "being developed"
* September 6, 2018: It is said that the developers are "working tirelessly" on the mobile app.
* Before November 26, 2018: The mobile app is mentioned in the Conflict of Nations Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy
* April 18, 2019: It is announced that a mobile app is "IN DEVELOPMENT".
* April 23, 2019: It is announced that the mobile app is "well under-way".
* June 3, 2019: It is stated that the mobile app should be released in the summer of that year. This later turned out to be false.
* September 10, 2019: It is stated that the mobile app is still in development.
* December 9, 2019: It is stated that the mobile app is "well underway and internal milestones achieved"
* January 14, 2020: It is stated that the developers are "pushing hard but it's still some weeks or so away" because "the client is a $£%^$ to get into mobile" and they "basically had to recode everything".

### Pre-release

* March 13, 2020: Developer Diary 17 revealed that the mobile app is close to early access release. A teaser video was also uploaded to Dorado Games's YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa0V9PJzU84)
* April 15, 2020: The mobile app now has a closed beta
* May 12, 2020: The mobile app is released in an open beta on the Google Play Store.

### Post-release

* September 3, 2020: The mobile app is officially released on both Android and iOS.
* March 2, 2021: The mobile app is now available on the Huawei AppGallery.

## References

1. ↑ https://forum.conflictnations.com/index.php?thread/588-can-i-play-on-an-ipad/&postID=4056#post4056
2. ↑ https://discordapp.com/channels/351837754545537034/362566720071663617/421972878347468810
3. ↑ https://discordapp.com/channels/351837754545537034/362566720071663617/435825045177106439
4. ↑ https://discordapp.com/channels/351837754545537034/362566720071663617/465839047290519562
5. ↑ https://discordapp.com/channels/351837754545537034/362566720071663617/476667097171230721
6. ↑ https://forum.conflictnations.com/index.php?thread/6493-general-update-180906/
7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20181126040821/http://www.conflictnations.com:80/fileadmin/templates/conflictnations/legal/tos.html
8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20181129111930/http://www.conflictnations.com:80/fileadmin/templates/conflictnations/legal/privacypolicy.html
9. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/conflictofnations/posts%2F836298493414251
10. ↑ https://forum.conflictnations.com/index.php?thread/7223-developer-diary-11-reinforcements-inbound/
11. ↑ https://forum.conflictnations.com/index.php?thread/7340-can-i-play-on-my-ipad/&postID=30223#post30223
12. ↑ https://discordapp.com/channels/351837754545537034/362566720071663617/621016469706113034
13. ↑ https://forum.conflictnations.com/index.php?thread%2F7900-developer-diary-15-able-archer-mute-mobile-wip%2F
14. ↑ https://discordapp.com/channels/351837754545537034/362566720071663617/666779378021040129
15. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/ConflictofNations/comments/g27oxp/mobile\_is\_in\_closed\_beta/
16. ↑ https://forum.conflictnations.com/index.php?thread/8589-google-play-early-access-live-now/
17. ↑ https://forum.conflictnations.com/index.php?thread/8977-official-android-ios-launch-200903/