Mobile app

[DaniAkash]

A mobile/tablet app will make foam so much easier to use. Based on my daily usage, I'd prefer a mobile app similar to GitJournal but focused on quickly creating notes and accessing them using links.

I'd be more than happy to help build a mobile app once we establish a clear list of features 😁

Previously discussed on this tweet thread

[nicholasnadel]

I'd love this too

[chrisUsick]

I’m interested in a slightly more refined mobile experience (honestly haven’t got into mobile editing yet). I’d be willing and able to contribute to an implementation too. Here is a link to stimulate some ideas on an open source mobile app:
https://standardnotes.org/longevity
StandardNotes, another note taking app (my current preference, for its useful extensions and quality cross platform experience) has shipped an open source mobile app successfully their longevity principles are a contributing factor to their success.

[riccardoferretti]

@chrisUsick this is a good idea, my first thought would be to properly explore (and document) leveraging compatible applications (e.g. git journal, obsidian mobile, ...) and see what's the delta between that and what we want.

In terms of goals, I reckon the MVP is basically populating an inbox, no need for things like graph, tag explorer, ... which can be added later on.

thoughts?

[chrisUsick]

I’m on board with that direction. I’ve been using foam heavily since I commented here last and my workflow has changed lots. I see one of the differentiators of Foam being the unique balance of tooling and simplicity. For documenting compatible applications, where would the right spot be for that? A PR to the docs, a discord discussion?

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On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 10:55 AM Riccardo ***@***.***> wrote: @chrisUsick <https://github.com/chrisUsick> this is a good idea, my first thought would be to properly explore (and document) leveraging compatible applications (e.g. git journal, obsidian mobile, ...) and see what's the delta between that and what we want. In terms of goals, I reckon the MVP is basically populating an inbox, no need for things like graph, tag explorer, ... which can be added later on. thoughts? — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#63 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABSIXNNAYLT63DGFIVDBV6DTZ3JFTANCNFSM4OQ7US3A> .

[riccardoferretti]

a PR for the docs would be the best place to do it.
If you want to do me a favor and go the extra mile, I'd be happy for you to take a general look at the docs and as you have been using it heavily see how they can be improved (e.g. a useful feature that is documented but not easily discoverable and you didn't know about) or integrated (based on your workflow) - I'd really appreciate it!

[chrisUsick]

I’d love to contribute as foam is making a real difference to my productivity! Unfortunately I’m not productive enough to commit to a speedy PR! I’ll start organizing my thoughts. I appreciate the direction on how to contribute. I’ll open a pr and link to this issue for context.

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On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 4:33 AM Riccardo ***@***.***> wrote: a PR for the docs would be the best place to do it. If you want to do me a favor and go the extra mile, I'd be happy for you to take a general look at the docs and as you have been using it heavily see how they can be improved (e.g. a useful feature that is documented but not easily discoverable and you didn't know about) or integrated (based on your workflow) - I'd really appreciate it! — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#63 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABSIXNPI6QMBF2PYPYW2KE3TZ7FF5ANCNFSM4OQ7US3A> .

[riccardoferretti]

Closing this for now, as no active dev effort is going on, and workarounds have already been listed in documentation