Latest revision as of 16:35, 7 March 2023

The Freegle Mobile phone app provides access to Freegle Direct (FD) communities on Android, Apple iOS and Kindle phone and tablet devices.

Versions for Android and iOS at 7.3.23 - Freegle v2.0.118 ModTools v0.3.93

Note: on 13.9.22, on Android, Google Play Store says that the Freegle app has 29,223 installs and ModTools 131 installs. There isn’t comparable info for iOS, though there are various stats available, eg almost 24,000 downloads of the Freegle app in the last year.

Supported devices:

Android 5.1 which first appeared on March 2, 2015
iOS 11 though in practice only iOS 12 is supported by Apple.
Kindle Fire (not 1st generation)

App links

Users can find the app by searching for Freegle in their app store. The android app is available in any country's Google Play store. These links are also available:

Sample ADMIN

ADMIN: New Freegle mobile app for Android, iPhone/iPad and Kindle

This is an ADMIN message sent to all members of Xxxx Freegle. If you no longer want to be in the community, please visit http://direct.ilovefreegle.org/unsubscribe.php

A new mobile app is now available for Freegle for smartphones and tablets here:

https://www.ilovefreegle.org/mobile/

or search for Freegle on Google Play, on the AppStore or on Amazon.

Most recent Android, iPhone, iPod, iPad and Kindle Fire devices are supported. You can sign in with your existing Freegle email and password - or using Facebook, Google or Yahoo.

The app lets you post a message and take a photo, look at what's on the community, ask for items and work with messages about your offers and requests.

Please let us know how it works and any problems, feedback, or other comments.

Xxxx Freegle moderators

Leaflets

Current issues...

Occasionally a first time user has a problem at startup as if JavaScript hasn't loaded

Would like to do:

Tell me the posts I have responded to (and any subsequent replies)

Developer versions

The Android development build can be installed by anyone with the link; installation of apps from unknown sources must be enabled

The iOS development build can only be installed on devices which are known to the developer ie where the UDID has been provided. Use iTunes to find your UDID: http://whatsmyudid.com/ or this technique http://get.udid.io/

Functionality

First time user: find nearest FD communities, preview items, register using Facebook, Google, Yahoo or email/password and join community
Existing user: Sign in using Facebook, Google, Yahoo or email/password.
View current posts, inc search and All/Wanted/Offers. Load new messages; Load more messages. Shows photos on post (tap to expand). Shows map (tap to open Google maps in browser). Reply (if not your post).
Send OFFER or REQUEST to one of your communities with optional photo. If offline, then post is queued for delivery when online.
My posts shows the correspondence about the posts you started (with unread messages in bold)
Menu provides access to all pages, inc Sign out option
Accessibility page lets you set text zoom
View and edit current settings
Change mail settings for a community, Leave a community, join another community, Unsubscribe completely
Send contact message to community owner. If offline, then message is queued for delivery when online.
Send App Feedback - includes the internal log.
Support Us options allows user to do in-app purchase which will remove the "Support Us" footer
"About Freegle" page
"Disclaimer" page
"How to Freegle" page
"Thanks" page
FD status report available
App configurable at runtime
Logs anonymous app use with platform info at startup

Confirmed OK devices

Android:

Axius Q8, 4.1.1
Fairphone, 4.2.2
Galaxy Note 3, 4.4.2
HTC One, 4.4.3
Motorola Razr I, 4.1.2
Nexus 7, 4.4.4 and 5.0.2
Tesco Hudl HT7S3, 4.2.2
Versus Touchpad 7, 4.0.4
XT1039, 4.4.4

Apple

iPad 2, 8.1, 8.2
iPhone 3GS, 6.1.6
iPhone 4, 8.1.2
iPhone 5, 8.1
iPhone 6, 8.1.2

Not working devices

Screenshots

Android Nexus

Android Fairphone

iOS iPad

1024 x 748 pixels for landscape (without status bar) minimum
1024 x 768 pixels for landscape (full screen) maximum GOT
2048 x 1496 pixels for hi-res (without status bar) minimum
2048 x 1536 pixels for hi-res landscape (full screen) maximum
768 x 1004 pixels for portrait (without status bar) minimum
768 x 1024 pixels for portrait (full screen) maximum GOT
1536 x 2008 pixels for hi-res portrait (without status bar) minimum
1536 x 2048 pixels for hi-res portrait (full screen) maximum

iOS 3.5-Inch Retina Display

iPhone 4, 4s

(1 required, 4 possible) one of the following sizes

640 x 920 pixels for hi-res portrait (without status bar) minimum
640 x 960 pixels for hi-res portrait (full screen) maximum
960 x 600 pixels for hi-res landscape (without status bar) minimum
960 x 640 pixels for hi-res landscape (full screen) maximum

iOS 4-Inch Retina Display

iPhone 5, 5s

(1 required, 4 possible) one of the following sizes

640 x 1096 pixels for portrait (without status bar) minimum
640 x 1136 pixels for portrait (full screen) maximum
1136 x 600 pixels for landscape (without status bar) minimum
1136 x 640 pixels for landscape (full screen) minimum

iOS 4.7-inch Retina Display

iPhone 6

(up to 4 optional)

750 x 1334 pixels for hi-res portrait
1334 x 750 pixels for hi-res landscape

iOS 5.5-inch Retina Display

iPhone 6 Plus

(up to 4 optional)

1242 x 2208 pixels for hi-res portrait
2208 x 1242 pixels for hi-res landscape

Thanks

Development of the app has been part funded by Cumbria County Council, the Sustain Eden project and funds donated to Freegle.

Any further donations to help with the development or improvements welcome here http://www.ilovefreegle.org/donate/

Link: Sign in with Apple

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