Mobile Moodle FAQ: Difference between revisions

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How can I use Moodle on mobile devices?

There are currently 3 main ways to use Moodle on mobile devices:

Users can open Moodle sites in their mobile web browsers.
Users can download native apps for their mobile devices.
Admins can configure their Moodle site to be Mobile-accessible through server extensions.

Mobile Apps

The official Mobile app developed by Juan Leyva with support from Jerome Mouneyrac, Moodle HQ and others.
MoodleTouch (aka mTouch) for iOS, created by Ali OzGur
mPage for iOS and Android (work in progress), created by Mass Media HK
Mbot for Android, created by Code Guild
The My Moodle app for iPhone, created by Moodle HQ (no longer being developed)
Droodle - an Android client for the Moodle 2.1 platform

Server-side

MoMo (Moodle for Mobiles) - Requires a server extension and a client app; supports most mobile OSes including Symbian.
Moodbile - Reference implementation of Moodle Web Services. Under development.
iPhone4Moodle - Under development.

Where can I download the official Mobile app for iPhone and Android?

The app can be downloaded for free from the Google Play Store and Apple app store.

How do I get the official Mobile app to work for my Moodle site?

Firstly, your Moodle site must be using Moodle 2.4 or later.

Secondly mobile web services must be enabled. See Enable mobile web services for details.

Where can I select a theme for mobile devices?

In Site administration > Appearance > Themes > Theme selector.

New in Moodle 2.2 onwards is the MyMobile theme especially designed for mobile devices.

I can't access my Moodle site using the app

Notice that by default Mobile access is disabled in Moodle. The administrator of your Moodle site (which must be version 2.4 or later) must enable mobile access.

Also, authentication methods like Shibboleth, CAS or LDAP/SSO are not supported currently. See https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MOBILE-113 for more information.

You should verify also that Debugging and "Display debug messages" are disabled in your site (go to Administration / Development / Debugging for checking that options)

Moodle Mobile app says I need 2.4 or higher

The administrator of your Moodle site (which must be version 2.4 or later) must enable mobile access as follows:

In Site administration > Plugins > Web services > Mobile tick the 'Enable web services for mobile devices' checkbox, then click the button to save changes.

Some Moodle sites uses special authentication methods like Shibboleth, CAS or LDAP/SSO that currently are not supported. See https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MOBILE-113 for more information.

I can't view the courses tab as an administrator

Moodle Mobile app is not suited for administrators ad the app displays only the courses you are enrolled in (not the courses you can see by capabilities).Note that the targeted user of the app is mainly a student or teacher.If you want to see the courses as an admin, you must be enrolled in the courses. You can use a non visible role or something similar.

What happened to the Mobile app remote translation feature?

Remote translation is not available any more; this feature was removed because due to core changes in Moodle it never worked as expected.

Language packs comes now with the app bundle. If you want to contribute a translation of the app you can do so on the Moodle translation site. The component name is local_moodlemobileapp. See the forum discussion Moodle Mobile translation to other languages for more details.

I got the "we lost connection, you need to reconnect. Your token is now invalid." on my custom version of Moodle Mobile

Please, verify that you have followed all the steps here: https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_Mobile_Developing_a_plugin_tutorial#Set_up_your_Moodle_installation

And also that you have enabled the moodle/webservice:createtoken capability for the Authenticated User Role at System Context

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 Moodle Mobile app is not suited for administrators ad the app displays only the courses you are enrolled in (not the courses you can see by capabilities).Note that the targeted user of the app is mainly a student or teacher.If you want to see the courses as an admin, you must be enrolled in the courses. You can use a non visible role or something similar.
-== What happened with the remote translation feature? ==
+== What happened to the Mobile app remote translation feature? ==
-Remote translation is not available anymore, this feature was deleted because due to core changes in Moodle it neter worked as expected
-Language packs comes now with the app bundle, if you want to contribute translating the app you can use [http://lang.moodle.org AMOS tool] for translating, the component name is local_moodlemobileapp
+Remote translation is not available any more; this feature was removed because due to core changes in Moodle it never worked as expected.
-More information here: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=252704
+Language packs comes now with the app bundle. If you want to contribute a translation of the app you can do so on the [http://lang.moodle.org Moodle translation site]. The component name is local_moodlemobileapp. See the forum discussion [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=252704 Moodle Mobile translation to other languages] for more details.
 == I got the "we lost connection, you need to reconnect. Your token is now invalid." on my custom version of Moodle Mobile ==

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