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Moodle Mobile 1.x release notes

Version 1 was jQuery based with usage of Cordova.

Moodle Mobile 1.15​

29th May 2015

This will be the last release of the Moodle Mobile 1.x series.

Fixes and improvements

  • Prevent the user to log-in when file downloading is disabled in the Mobile service
  • Content is now correctly displayed in Android 4.4.2
  • The Moodle App additional features plugin has been updated to support Moodle 2.9
  • Prevent to process Moodle filters js code when rendering panels

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.15

Moodle Mobile 1.14​

30th April 2015

New features and improvements

  • Student activity is showed in the Moodle site logs (requires Moodle 2.7 and onwards with the local_mobile plugin)
  • Content in the app is processed through Moodle filters
  • App updated to use new features and improvements in Moodle 2.9

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.14

Moodle Mobile 1.13​

27th March 2015

New features

  • Teachers can view student's assignment submissions (both files and online-text) online and offline. (Requires Moodle 2.7)
  • Files are opened in iOs using the Quick Look framework; from there they can be shared, printed or opened with a different application.

Improvements

  • The topic list for the front page now displays only one section.

Fixes

  • JavaScript time function does not recognize some locales
  • When scrolling down the contents page, some elements like pages or URLs are opened
  • Incorrect function listed in the local_mobile db/services.php

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.13

Moodle Mobile 1.12​

20th February 2015

New features

  • Any type of file can be uploaded to Moodle (in iOs using the "Open with" option; in Android via a new option in the Upload section)
  • Group events are now displayed in the events list
  • New reminder options for local notifications
  • Removed unused permissions in Android; the app asks for less permissions during installation (yay!)
  • Blocked users are listed in the contacts page
  • You can block/unblock users in the messages option

Improvements

  • Local notifications: better synchronization with calendar events
  • Notifications title in Android is now the site name (instead the Moodle Mobile word)
  • Front page course is now supported
  • When a site is deleted, the device is unregistered in your site
  • Report a bug via email and "add as contact" options replaced
  • Added extra debugging in order to warn developers that their Moodle custom version uses deprecated Web Services
  • Documentation improved (general documentation, notifications, etc..)
  • App description translated to new languages

Fixes

  • Fixed Iframe scrolling problems under iOS
  • Fixed files not being deleted after being uploaded (video, audio and image)
  • Fixed NW.js isFile missing function
  • Fixed problem with uploading audio (NW.js version)

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.12

Moodle Mobile 1.11​

16th January 2015

New features

  • Calendar integration with warning reminders as local notifications
  • Sections summary is displayed in the course contents page

Improvements

  • The app uses non-deprecated web services if available
  • Countries full name are displayed instead international short code

Fixed

  • Scrolling in the forum discussion screen open posts
  • Page and resource contents opened inside an iframe don't open external links
  • Resources with multiples files not available in offline mode (regression)
  • New message text box incorrectly positioned

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.11

Moodle Mobile 1.10​

26th December 2014

New features

  • Messages: new interface similar to Whatsapp/Telegram. You can view your recent conversations, search for contacts, add/remove contacts and view user profiles.

Improvements

  • New navigation system with improved headers. The main menu and submenus are now more consistent.
  • Synchronization: You can choose to enable sync data only when on Wifi connection.

Fixes

  • Removing a site should delete all the entries in the database related to that site
  • The user submenu styles has hard-coded colors
  • App icon has large black outline on iOS8
  • If a URL without the preceding www is specified then you get a very unhelpful error message
  • Styling not applied when no notifications seen
  • Label texts are shorten not truncating the last word

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.10

Moodle Mobile 1.9​

28th November 2014

New features

  • New languages added: Bulgarian, Turkish and Chinese traditional
  • Notifications: Forum notifications are more concise and include a link to open the discussion directly in the app.
  • Grades: New "Show grades" button in the participants profile page to view that participant's grades (if you are allowed)

Improvements

  • General design: New main menu and back icons, courses menu section improved design.
  • Forum design and usability: Discussions are now opened in a new page displaying all the posts expanded. Forum notifications open the discussion inside the app. Pressing the user name opens the user information page.
  • Grades design and usability: Added missing icons, fixed background colours.
  • Recent messages list design

Fixes

  • A course with empty folders displays errors
  • The Mobile notifications server is smarter when using the smallmessage part of the notification
  • A notification when no site is active will display a warning
  • Users without permissions to view grades can't access the grades option
  • Refresh button updates the current_site cache correctly
  • Message sending blocks popups properly
  • Labels doesn't display text properly filtered (TeX support missing)

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.9

Moodle Mobile 1.8​

10th November 2014

New features

  • Support for Moodle 2.8
  • Messages and notifications are separated in two different views
  • HTML and Page resources are displayed using a viewer inside the app.
  • If the user presses a phone notification, the app is opened displaying the complete notification
  • Notification title is displayed in Android notifications bar

Improvements

  • Category and manual items are now displayed in the grades option
  • Participants list is now paginated
  • Downloaded files are opened automatically
  • Downloaded files are named exactly as Moodle had them with UTF-8, white spaces etc.
  • Keyboard is automatically displayed when a text field gains focus

Fixes

  • Interval time now decreases if a hook has a interval time lower than the defined in the app
  • DirectorySize function now copes with empty subdirectories

Other

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.8

Moodle Mobile 1.7​

10th October 2014

New features

  • Forum activity support - users can read posts on and off-line, with messages synchronized periodically from the server (Note: requires the Moodle Mobile additional features add-on)
  • All files in a directory, page or file resource can be downloaded in just one tap
  • Language translations updated
  • New language: Persian

Improvements

  • Upgraded Cordova lib to 3.6.1
  • New icon for activities only viewable in the Moodle site
  • New loading icons
  • In the calendar the panel on the right is not displayed in tablet view when there is no event
  • Improved animation performance

Fixes

  • Complete support for iOS 8 devices
  • Files inside folders in resources and directories are correctly downloaded
  • Synchronization hooks for plugins fixed
  • File names with German umlauts are correctly downloaded in the "My files" plugin
  • Images are correctly stored for offline display in course labels
  • File info pop-up is correctly displayed in folder and multiple files resources view

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.7

Moodle Mobile 1.6.1​

8th September 2014 (Android, iOS, WP8, W8)

New features

  • Language translations updated
  • New languages: Japanese, Russian and Hebrew

Improvements

  • Page titles displayed in "Tablet" view
  • URL resources open in new browser (without requiring Moodle login)
  • Files and resource contents visualization

Fixes

  • Invalid check of passwords incorrectly trimmed
  • Files with spaces and German umlauts can't be downloaded
  • Login errors in sites nor returning release information

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.6.1

Moodle Mobile 1.6​

7th August 2014 (Android, iOS, WP8, W8)

New features

  • View your total grade for each course
  • New "My files" feature for browsing and downloading your private and course files
  • New collapsible "Courses" menu for browsing courses

Improvements

  • Design polishing and optimization (notifications, calendar events and settings page)
  • Grade retrieval optimized (faster with latest version of local_mobile plugin)
  • Grade error handling improved

Fixes

  • Fixed display errors when browsing some types of activities

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.6

Moodle Mobile 1.5​

18th July 2014 (Android and iOS)

New features

  • View your activity grades and outcomes (Requires configuration by the Moodle site administrator)
  • New sign in and manage accounts page, quick access to all your sites

Improvements

  • The Site URL field now supports domains without the http/https protocol prefix
  • Notifications page design improved
  • Messages received can be replied in-line
  • Refresh now updates all information related to the site
  • The help link in the menu now points to documentation matching the current site version
  • App design polished and optimized, improved support for site themes

Fixes

  • Menu scrolling bad positioning issue fixed
  • Upload options are only available now if the service has the "Allow upload of files" setting enabled (for Moodle 2.6 and onwards)

Information for developers

Moodle Mobile 1.4.4​

12th June 2014 (Android and iOS)

  • Added support for Moodle sites using SSO authentication methods like CAS or Shibboleth
  • Added support for the Moodle Mobile additional features add-on. Using that service all the app features are available for Moodle versions starting 2.4 (Including Push notifications)
  • New feature: Private messages and notifications retrieval
  • New language: Traditional Chinese
  • Relaxed validation rules for URLs so Moodle sites under private/internal networks can work
  • Improved support for remote styles
  • Improved offline and synchronization features
  • Fixed problem with photo uploading (it didn't work correctly for some sites)
  • Fixed problem with settings plugins not begin displayed correctly in the settings menu

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.4.4

Moodle Mobile 1.4.3​

12th May 2014 (Android and iOS)

  • Android only: Added support for Push notifications (requires Moodle 2.7)
  • iOs only: Push notifications improved
  • New language: Arabic
  • German language updated

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.4.3

Moodle Mobile 1.4.2​

1st May 2014 (Android and iOS)

  • New language: German
  • Improved: Reduced the app size
  • Improved: Authentication security
  • Fixed: The app doesn't overlay the status bar any more
  • Fixed: Errors without proper information not displayed any more
  • Fixed: The app supports different locales

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.4.2

Moodle Mobile 1.4.1​

10th April 2014 (Android and iOS)

  • New feature: Video record and upload to your private files area in Moodle
  • Improved: Error and exception handling (no more white screens)
  • Fixed: Labels with images are correctly displayed
  • Fixed: The app can download files from nginx servers

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.4.1

Moodle Mobile 1.4​

3rd March 2014 (Android and iOS)

  • Notifications (iOS only): Supported by any Moodle 2.7 site or Moodle 2.6 with optional messaging output plugin
  • Calendar events (require Moodle 2.5.5 or Moodle 2.6.2 and onwards)
  • Alert when downloading too big files
  • Several bug fixes
  • New translations available:
    • Mexican Spanish
    • Euskara

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.4

Moodle Mobile 1.3.4​

4th February 2014 (Android and iOS)

  • Contents/resources can be re-downloaded at any time
  • Application translated to these languages:
    • Catalan
    • Czech
    • Spanish
    • French
    • Italian
    • Hungarian
    • Dutch
    • Swedish

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.3.4

Moodle Mobile 1.3.3​

22th January (Android and iOS)

  • New "About" option in Settings
  • New "Space usage" option in Settings
  • Initial support for node-webkit
  • Fixed bug that broke the app in Android 4.4
  • Fixed scrolling bug in contents and participants section for Android 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.3.3

Moodle Mobile 1.3.2​

12th December (Android and iOS)

  • Fixed bug that prevents files with white spaces in their name to be displayed

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.3.2

Moodle Mobile 1.3.1​

1st October (Android and iOS)

  • Fixed the problem related to force log-in every time they opened the app (Android only)
  • New quick logout option
  • New splash screen
  • Small fixes related to design
  • Security fixes related to sites with certificates

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.3.1

Moodle Mobile 1.3​

24th September (Android and iOS)

Version focused to polishing the design and fix bugs found by the community.

Highlights

  • MOBILE-409 Refresh option in the main app screen
  • MOBILE-428 Partial support for running the app in Desktop (Linux, Mac and Windows) using Node Webkit
  • MOBILE-258 Support for full text of labels, requires Moodle 2.4.4 or above
  • MOBILE-382 General design improvements
  • MOBILE-260 Contextual loading icon
  • MOBILE-372 Help information in log in screen
  • MOBILE-429 Get rid of jQuery UI library (replaced by a custom HTML5 dialog and a custom spinner button)

Complete list of fixed issues in Moodle Mobile 1.3.0

Moodle Mobile 1.2.2​

27 May 2013 Android

12 September 2013 iOS

Security release:

  • MOBILE-413 bug fixed
  • Improved security of user tokens

Moodle Mobile 1.2.1​

15 April 2013 iOS

8 April 2013 Android

We've called it version 1.2 because the feature set is inherited from the deprecated iOS-only app [[Mobile app | "My Moodle"]] which was version 1.1.

Thanks to all the developers who've worked on this version of the app: Juan Leyva, Jerome Mouneyrac, Barbara Ramiro, Martin Dougiamas and Josep Gifreu.

The new app has been designed as a platform with the following strengths:

  • It is secure
  • It can work offline
  • It can support notifications (coming soon)
  • It can be branded and expanded by an institution
  • It makes some Moodle operations faster and more convenient

Features:

  • Responsive design for phone and tablets
  • Upload a picture into your private file area
  • Record an audio file and upload it into your private file area
  • Send a private message to a course participant (can be done offline)
  • Take a personal note about a course participant (can be done offline)
  • Add a course participant to your phone contact
  • Call a course participant touching the phone number
  • Locate a course participant address on Google map
  • Download and view some resources
  • Quick access to your course contents
  • Remote translation (see bellow)
  • Remote layout/style customization (see bellow)

Documentation:

Moodle Mobile app

Requirements:

Moodle 2.4

Download links:

Apps are available in Google Play and also Apple Store. You can install the app directly from your Mobile device, search for "Moodle Mobile" the author/owner must be "Moodle Pty Ltd"