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We currently have native apps for '''Android''', '''iOS''' and '''Ubuntu Touch'''.
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We currently have native apps for '''Android''', '''iOS''' and Windows 11+ (actually the Android app).
 
 
We also have an '''HTML-based app''' for other mobile OSes based on Cordova and PhoneGap. We'd very much like have native apps for speed and access to more advanced features.
 
 
 
  
 
== Official apps ==
 
== Official apps ==
 
=== New cross platform Flutter app ===
 
=== New cross platform Flutter app ===
* [[Project Smoothie]]
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* Initial coordination happened at [[Project Smoothie]]
* The application is already on [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.openfoodfacts.scanner Google Play] and the Apple [https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/open-food-facts/id588797948#?platform=iphone App Store]. (soon F-Droid).
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* The application is already on [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.openfoodfacts.scanner Google Play] and the Apple [https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/open-food-facts/id588797948#?platform=iphone App Store] as well as F-Droid.
 
* You can contribute to its development ! https://github.com/openfoodfacts/smooth-app
 
* You can contribute to its development ! https://github.com/openfoodfacts/smooth-app
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* Figma file for the new mobile app
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* Figma file for the marketing assets of the new mobile app
  
 
=== Classic Android (deprecated) ===
 
=== Classic Android (deprecated) ===
 
  
 
The app is deprecated for food. You can nevertheless [https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-androidapp contribute to its development on GitHub (it's still used at the moment for Open Beauty Facts, Open Pet Food Facts and Open Products Facts].
 
The app is deprecated for food. You can nevertheless [https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-androidapp contribute to its development on GitHub (it's still used at the moment for Open Beauty Facts, Open Pet Food Facts and Open Products Facts].
  
 
==== Documentation of the source code ====
 
==== Documentation of the source code ====
The documentation is generated automatically from the source code and your improvements to code documentation are published automatically. https://openfoodfacts.github.io/openfoodfacts-androidapp/
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The documentation is generated automatically from the source code and your improvements to code documentation are published automatically. https://openfoodfacts.github.io/smooth-app
  
 
==== Figma ====
 
==== Figma ====
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#ios and #ios-alerts on Slack
 
#ios and #ios-alerts on Slack
 
==== Roadmap ====
 
[[Mobile App/Roadmap]]
 
  
 
==== Figma ====
 
==== Figma ====
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=== Ubuntu mobile ===
 
=== Ubuntu mobile ===
For now it is an alpha version.
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The app is not officially supported. You can compile it directly from the main repo on GitHub.
 
 
You can compile it directly from the main repo on GitHub:
 
 
https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-ubuntu
 
https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-ubuntu
  
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==  Phonegap - Android, iOS, Windows Phone (deprecated) ==
 
==  Phonegap - Android, iOS, Windows Phone (deprecated) ==
  
The application is mainly dedicated to the collection of products: bar code scanning , sending photos, input basic information.
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The application was mainly dedicated to the collection of products: bar code scanning , sending photos, input basic information.
  
The application is developed in HTML and JavaScript and is based on the PhoneGap platform (also known as Cordova). It is packaged for Android and iOS and used to be packaged with the Moodstock scanner. It now needs the BarcodeScanner PhoneGap plugin instead.
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The application was developed in HTML and JavaScript and is based on the PhoneGap platform (also known as Cordova). It is packaged for Android and iOS and used to be packaged with the Moodstocks scanner. It now needs the BarcodeScanner PhoneGap plugin instead.
  
Links:
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* Still powers Open Beauty Facts on iOS (to be replaced by a refactor of the Flutter app for cosmetics) - [[Mobile App/Cordova Development Notes]] - Useful if we need to update the legacy Open Beauty Facts on iOS for some reason
* Code on GitHub : https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-android/tree/master/phonegap/Open%20Food%20Facts
 
* App on the Windows Store (to be replaced by the Flutter app)
 
* App on the Amazon Store (to be replaced by the Flutter app)
 
* Open Beauty Facts on iOS (to be replaced by a refactor of the Flutter app for cosmetics)
 
  
=== Deprecated Cordova Development notes ===
 
[[Mobile App/Cordova Development Notes]]
 
Useful if we need to update the legacy Open Beauty Facts on iOS for some reason
 
 
== Brainstorming ==
 
[[Mobile App/Roadmap]]
 
 
== Applications dedicated to uses other than the collection ==
 
=== Large public Application:  information consultation ===
 
Display nutritional traffic lights etc. .
 
 
=== Large public Application: augmented reality ===
 
=== Large public Application: augmented reality ===
 
* Information display overlay product .
 
* Information display overlay product .
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* For people who are blind, have difficulty reading when it says very little that can not read.
 
* For people who are blind, have difficulty reading when it says very little that can not read.
 
* Demo of Speech-enabled app on Android http://fr.openfoodfacts.org/js/off-vocal.apk
 
* Demo of Speech-enabled app on Android http://fr.openfoodfacts.org/js/off-vocal.apk
 
=== Other Apps? ===
 
* Calculation of calories and other nutrients
 
* An offline version ( avoiding making an internet connection for lookups)
 
  
 
== Distribution ==
 
== Distribution ==

Latest revision as of 15:00, 5 September 2023

We currently have native apps for Android, iOS and Windows 11+ (actually the Android app).

Official apps

New cross platform Flutter app

Classic Android (deprecated)

The app is deprecated for food. You can nevertheless contribute to its development on GitHub (it's still used at the moment for Open Beauty Facts, Open Pet Food Facts and Open Products Facts.

Documentation of the source code

The documentation is generated automatically from the source code and your improvements to code documentation are published automatically. https://openfoodfacts.github.io/smooth-app

Figma

Figma project for the Android app

Roadmap

Mobile App/Roadmap

Classic iOS (deprecated)

The classic codebase in Swift is deprecated. You can nevertheless look at the code on GitHub.

  1. ios and #ios-alerts on Slack

Figma

iOS Figma Project

Ubuntu mobile

The app is not officially supported. You can compile it directly from the main repo on GitHub. https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-ubuntu

Mobile web version

See https://en.wiki.openfoodfacts.org/Project:Mobile_version

Phonegap - Android, iOS, Windows Phone (deprecated)

The application was mainly dedicated to the collection of products: bar code scanning , sending photos, input basic information.

The application was developed in HTML and JavaScript and is based on the PhoneGap platform (also known as Cordova). It is packaged for Android and iOS and used to be packaged with the Moodstocks scanner. It now needs the BarcodeScanner PhoneGap plugin instead.

  • Still powers Open Beauty Facts on iOS (to be replaced by a refactor of the Flutter app for cosmetics) - Mobile App/Cordova Development Notes - Useful if we need to update the legacy Open Beauty Facts on iOS for some reason

Large public Application: augmented reality

  • Information display overlay product .
  • Ongoing trial with Moodstocks. First tests rather conclusive: the products are easily recognized when the camera passes over (without scanning and without taking a picture).

Application for people who have difficulty reading

Distribution

Mobile App/AppStores

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