<div dir="auto"><div>Tobias,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 21, 2022, 09:41 Tobias Klein <<a href="mailto:contact@tklein.info">contact@tklein.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Dear all,<br>
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Ezra Bible App (Version 1.7.0) is available for Android mobile now.<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Installed it on my Galaxy S6 Lite tablet. Worked flawlessly.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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You can install it from the Play Store here:<br>
<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.ezrabibleapp.cordova" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.ezrabibleapp.cordova</a><br>
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This release does not contain any new functionality. It is just a <br>
port/optimization to smaller mobile resolutions.<br>
<br>
A detailed Change Log is available here: <br>
<a href="https://github.com/ezra-bible-app/ezra-bible-app/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/ezra-bible-app/ezra-bible-app/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md</a><br>
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As this is the first published release for mobile, it is still a bit <br>
unpolished.<br>
Also, it will probably stay a bit of a compromise even in the long run - <br>
it is not easy to design an app that works on small resolutions vs. <br>
large resolutions equally well.<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">While the resolution of my screen is unremarkable, on the tablet form factor the UI seems great. Very clean and usable. Someone the buttons are the smallest usable size, but the spacing between them means my taps are not mistaken for other buttons, and it's very usable for this screen.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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However, the major functionality of Ezra Bible App works and it is <br>
exactly the same codebase as for the desktop version. You can swipe <br>
left/right to switch chapters :)<br>
<br>
Here are some points that I'm considering for future versions:<br>
<br>
- Built-in ability to sync database via Cloud storage (I am planning to <br>
start with Dropbox). This then supports the usecase of using the same <br>
database across multiple devices (Desktop, Tablet, Mobile).<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">As someone who likes to self host with Synology, I would love to see integration with that.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
- More optimizations for mobile layout.</blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
- Ship the app with pre-packaged KJV for an easier start.<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">This would definitely be awesome. Or, like Xiphos on desktop, bring up the module manager on first boot to guide the user through installation. Even being familiar with Ezra it took me a moment to find the installer. Some sort of first run guide might be a good idea for the app, in general.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Feedback is very welcome!<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I was bummed that it didn't discover the modules I had already installed through Bishop, but that was no great loss. I don't have anything custom installed through either one. Just a handful of basic Bible modules to use when I am at church. This is probably related to your post script statement below. I love Ezra's inline note editing. I would be curious about a way for me to back up that content before I go too far with using it.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Overall, first five minute impression is that this is a solid app experience. And it arrived just in time to serve me at church this morning!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">--Greg</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Best regards,<br>
Tobias<br>
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PS: The app stops using external storage (/sdcard/**) starting with <br>
Android 11. It was too much trouble (I could somehow make it work, but <br>
when uninstalling and re-installing the app, it would not work until the <br>
next reboot ...).<br>
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