The IKEA Catalogue Android app has been on the Android Market for quite some time, but the Nordic furniture giant has only been releasing catalogues for different regions gradually. But yesterday was an exciting day for fans of oddly-named coffee tables in the UK, as our edition of the catalogue WENT LIVE for download.
There’s one rather big problem with the app, though -it doesn’t support moving to SD card, and your first task upon installing the app is to download the catalogue data, which, for the UK edition…
…is a whopping 47MB file of data. Which means the app won’t fit on many Android phones. Not unless you want to delete loads of your apps to make way for it first…
Once installed, though, you can browse, search, bookmark particular items and generally amuse yourself looking at photographs of aspirational middle-class families, through a simple, PDF-style interface.
If you have the free space on your phone and need a cheap new dining table, the IKEA Catalogue is on the Android Market here.
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A slim and glamorous phone from Sony Ericsson, with the sharpest display around. It’s no powerhouse and the screen’s not the biggest out there, but we don’t mind. Because it’s cute.
LG’s first glasses-free 3D phone is a heavy, fat monster, with a clever 3D effect that works rather well. As a smartphone, though, it’s heavy and underwhelming.
A very shiny thing from Sony Ericsson, with a 3.7″ screen and Android 2.3.3 inside. But is it exciting enough to win fans in today’s spec-obsessed market? Can man live on one core alone?
INQ’s Android phone is an interesting “boutique” piece of hardware, packed with unique interface customisations that go far beyond the headline Facebook integration. We like it a lot.
Juhani
/ August 24, 2011Wow, that is embarrassing to whoever made that app. It is 1to1 port from iOS. Very non-Android design.
Simon
/ August 24, 2011If Ikea want me to make a version that work from SD Card, give me £10k and it will be available my tommorrow lunchtime…
What were they thinking? I’m guessing all the overpaid execs and people at the PR company all have iPhones and are blissfully unaware sat in their winebar…
Matt C
/ August 24, 2011I wouldn’t normally use this comment as I’m not American, I’m over the age of 12 and I’m of resonable education….. but
FAIL !
Gary_C
/ August 24, 2011I’ve got an Ikea FAIL. It’s a lovely little chest of drawers.
Rik Hemsley
/ August 24, 2011No Verdana on my phone please.
Helen Catterall
/ August 25, 2011Most catalogue companies seem to have been very slow to realise the potential of marketing to consumers in this way and have failed so far to make the most of the opportunity. Hopefully more retailers will follow in IKEAs steps soon and try to provide more convenient ways for the ‘web 2.0′ generation to shop.