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We focus on tablets because this seems to be there where Kiwix can help a lot, especially in India, but the software should also run on smartphones and we will do our best in that way. | We focus on tablets because this seems to be there where Kiwix can help a lot, especially in India, but the software should also run on smartphones and we will do our best in that way. | ||
== | == History == | ||
We have [[/Gecko|tried first to use the Mozilla Gecko Platform]] we already use for the desktop app. but we failed. The framework is not adapted to do that and without support this was impossible. | We have [[/Gecko|tried first to use the Mozilla Gecko Platform]] we already use for the desktop app. but we failed. The framework is not adapted to do that and without support this was impossible. | ||
We | We wanted then to use the [http://phonegap.ics.com/ Cordova-Qt] framework and we have built a proof-of-concept. But Cordova-QT does not really work so good like it theoretically should. So, we have abandoned this idea. | ||
Then, we wanted to use a pure QT app. This would have offer a fast app. but at the same time this app. would not have the look&feel of "traditional" Android apps. but also be pretty big (big apk file). | |||
== | We finaly decided to propose an app. with a native Java user interface with a fast binary code comming from the Kiwix code base (using JNI). | ||
== Current solution == | |||
[[File:Kiwix_on_Android.jpg|thumb|right|Kiwix for Android]] | |||
The WMF has sponsored us two tablets to make the development in June 2012 and with this help we have release a first version of Kiwix for Android in April 2013 after a one week [[Offline Hackathon 2013|hackathon]]. More details on the [[Software]] page. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||