[sword-devel] PocketSword

[Martin Denham]

Hi Aaron,

Thanks for copying me in.  The app is not deleted, just made private,  I am
still working on the app and initially targeting Android and iOS.

I made it private because there is a lot to do and don't plan to release it
for a while, so I wanted to avoid the possibility of people ripping it off
with ads.

This app is a bit different to apps like Pocket Sword as I am targeting
people like my daughters, so it will hopefully be simpler and prettier, but
there could be a variant that would be more sophisticated.

Best regards
Martin

On Tue, 14 Jan 2025 at 03:36, Aaron Rainbolt <arraybolt3 at gmail.com> wrote:

> If anyone managed to clone the Kotlin Multiplatform app that showed up
> on the mailing lists some time ago, that might be a worthwhile base to
> start from.
> https://crosswire.org/pipermail/sword-devel/2024-November/050252.html
> Unfortunately the author seems to have deleted their repo already.
> (I've CC'd them just in case they still have the code handy and are
> interested in sharing if someone's interested in using it.)
>
> On Mon, Jan 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM Greg Hellings <greg.hellings at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Is there a reason, if a rewrite is in the works, not to collaborate
> along with another effort that is cross-platform capable? There are several
> good toolkits already out there that can produce very serviceable mobile
> apps. Ezra is built, I believe, on Apache's Cordova and already works very
> well across a variety of screen sizes. I've used it on desktop and on my
> phone. And it even adapts well between my phone in narrow mode and in
> foldable mode (I have a Pixel 9 Pro Fold), properly using the extra screen
> real estate that it gains in open mode.
> >
> > Thus, an iOS build of it could probably be produced as well as an iPadOS
> version that adapts well. I don't think a version is currently being built
> for iOS but I think that's just a limitation of the developer not using or
> having Mac devices.
> >
> > --Greg
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM Kahunapule Michael Johnson <
> kahunapule at ebible.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> I discussed this with a volunteer developer, today. We agreed that
> probably the best way forward was a rewrite/replacement. If anyone wants to
> contribute to that effort, please let me know.
> >>
> >>
> >> On 1/13/25 00:26, David Haslam wrote:
> >> > FYI: I've just noted the discovery in the developers' wiki
> >> >
> >> > https://wiki.crosswire.org/Frontends:PocketSword
> >> >
> >> > Best regards,
> >> >
> >> > David
> >> >
> >> > Sent with Proton Mail secure email.
> >> >
> >> > On Sunday, January 12th, 2025 at 10:12 PM, David Haslam <
> dfhdfh at protonmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Dear all,
> >> >>
> >> >> Today I discovered that PocketSword is no longer downloadable from
> the App Store!
> >> >>
> >> >> NB. I've already alerted Michael Johnson via Messenger.
> >> >>
> >> >> cf. The original developer (Nic Carter) stopped developing the
> software after he moved to teach in New Zealand several years ago.
> >> >>
> >> >> Presumably, Apple has ruled that those apps that were designed only
> for iOS 10 or earlier should be removed from the store.
> >> >>
> >> >> cf. Back in late 2020, I ask them "Is there a high risk that next
> month Apple may disqualify PocketSword from the App Store if it’s not
> updated to their latest data privacy standards?"
> >> >>
> >> >> Michael informed us in May 2022 that his friend Craig Ahlman had
> volunteered to work on PocketSword. Even so, there's been no news of any
> progress since then.
> >> >>
> >> >> I would be very sad if this excellent front-end app for iPhone and
> iPad devices could not be brought back to see the light of day.
> >> >>
> >> >> Best regards,
> >> >>
> >> >> David
> >> >>
> >> >> Sent with Proton Mail secure email.
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