Mobile Moodle FAQ

Note: This article is a work in progress. Please use the page comments or an appropriate moodle.org forum for any recommendations/suggestions for improvement.

How can I use Moodle on mobile devices?

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

1. Users can open Moodle sites in their mobile web browers (not recommended).
2. Users can download native apps for their mobile devices.
3. Admins can configure their Moodle site to be Mobile-accessible through server extensions.

Mobile Apps

• Do Moodle Mobile for Iphones/Android/Ipad. Free mobile service to attempt quizzes through mobile devices. Developed by Moodle XML Converter team.
• 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.

Server-side

• MoMo (Moodle for Mobiles) - Requires a server extension and a client app; supports most mobile OSes including Symbian.
• MLE-Moodle - Allows course designers to make a separate set of Moodle pages for mobile users.
• Moodbile - Reference implementation of Moodle Web Services. Under development.
• iPhone4Moodle - Under development.

See also

• Development:Mobile app
• Moodle for Mobiles is designed to work with mobile phones in Japan.
• Creating Mobile Learning Tutorials for iPhone/iPod Touch

Moodle.org Forum Discussion

• Moodle Mobile for iPhone
• Moodle on Android
• Twitter plug-in for Moodle
• Moodle for mobile forum
• Moodle for Mobiles Quiz code released
• Re: Customised Scripts -Moodle for Mobiles projects use of
• Moodle for mobile browsers
• Moodle for Mobiles Project
• Comparisons and Advocacy > Mobile Moodle
• Proposal for Supporting Mobile Themes and Browser Detection
• Emulators for mobile platforms

Other Links

• YUI blog post on how to optimise for the iPhone's cache
• Moodle Mobile Quiz