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Moodle can be used on a mobile device by downloading a native app, such as the official [[Mobile app|Moodle Mobile app]]. See [[Mobile Moodle FAQ]] for links to more mobile apps.
A mobile device (also known as a handheld device, handheld computer or simply handheld) is a small, hand-held computing device, typically having a display screen with touch input and/or a miniature keyboard.  


Moodle 2.1 can create a special interface for these kinds of devices via theme. Moodle code offers various types of device sniffing (e.g. mobile/tablet/desktop) for themes that want to take advantage of it.
An administrator can also set a theme for mobile devices in ''Administration > Site administration > Appearance > Themes > Theme selector''. The [[MyMobile theme]] is especially designed for mobile devices. The [https://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=theme_simple Simple theme] is multi device optimized. The [https://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=theme_standard_fluid Standard fluid theme] is a good start if you like to code your own responsive web design theme in Moodle, or if you use the 'standard' theme and would like to make it ready for smartphones and tablets.
 
==See also==
* [[Mobile Moodle FAQ]]
 
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Latest revision as of 09:00, 15 January 2014

Moodle can be used on a mobile device by downloading a native app, such as the official Moodle Mobile app. See Mobile Moodle FAQ for links to more mobile apps.

An administrator can also set a theme for mobile devices in Administration > Site administration > Appearance > Themes > Theme selector. The MyMobile theme is especially designed for mobile devices. The Simple theme is multi device optimized. The Standard fluid theme is a good start if you like to code your own responsive web design theme in Moodle, or if you use the 'standard' theme and would like to make it ready for smartphones and tablets.

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