Check-in with Events for Me, an Eventbrite app for Windows Phone

Eventbrite (www.eventbrite.com) launched back in 2006 and quickly established itself as the go-to site for event organizers. It's a platform that allows promoters and organizers to easily ready upwardly ticket sales, promote events, programme, and more. Potential attendees can also search for events in their area. There are official apps for other platforms, but not Windows Telephone. That means an opportunity for tertiary party developers. I that'southward been filled with Events For Me.

Events For Me is an app for Windows Telephone 7.ten and 8 that allows users to tap into their Eventbrite account. The app was fabricated by Paras Wadehra, a Nokia Developer Ambassador for the Bay Area. Hither'due south what you can look forward to with Events For Me:

See all tickets yous've purchased at glance
Find events near you lot
Display the QR lawmaking for fast check-in at events
Pin tickets to the Offset screen
Purchase tickets through the app

The app also got an update today to version 1.ii. The latest update brings some features and bug fixes. You can now evidence multiple tickets/barcodes for multiple attendees on the same order. You tin can also then add each ticket to the Showtime screen by pinning.

Two weekends ago I had an opportunity to use Events For Me and was really impressed with it. I forgot to print out my ticket for an event, simply that didn't affair since the QR lawmaking was a few taps away on my Windows Phone. Pinning tickets/events to your screen allows you to access that QR code even faster than you lot would on competing platforms. It was a pleasant experience using the app and should gratify anyone who relies on Eventbrite regularly.

But there are more features on the fashion for Windows Phone users. Paras, the developer, reached out to allow me know about some time to come plans with the app. Here'due south what you can encounter in upcoming releases:

NFC back up – attendee taps phone with organizer to cheque in
Localized back up for other languages
Social check-in at events
Marking multi-twenty-four hours events visibly in the list of events
Adding event reminders as alarms to phone
Adding events to native calendar

He's too working on an app specific for the issue organizer. All the features both electric current and upcoming listed to a higher place are in the attendee version of the app. If you're the one running the show you'll have your own app that allows y'all to scan QR codes and cheque people into the event. That version of the app is about lxxx% done right at present and Paras volition be looking for beta testers before long. Reach out to him if yous're interested in joining.

Events For Me is available for complimentary on both Windows Telephone seven.x and 8 devices. Take hold of it here in the Store or use the QR code below. And every bit always, y'all can just swipe to the right in our Windows Telephone Central app to download it.

QR: Events for Me

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