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== ModTools app 0.4+ == | == ModTools app 0.4+ == | ||
'''Note: Google and Facebook logins | '''Note: Google and Facebook logins do not work.''' | ||
This version of the ModTools app shows the live ModTools website within the app, as well as handling push notifications. | This version of the ModTools app shows the live ModTools website within the app, as well as handling push notifications. | ||
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=== Initial screen === | === Initial screen === | ||
On first use, the | On first use, the initial screen below shows. | ||
You | You need to connect your modding email address first. Then press the '''Start ModTools''' button to show the normal ModTools screen. You will need to sign in to ModTools again. | ||
However | |||
When you next start the app, it will automatically show the normal ModTools screen. | |||
However you can go back to the initial screen then you can close the ModTools window using the X in Android or Done in iOS. | |||
So: enter your modding email address and press '''Connect'''. | |||
This enables app notifications. | |||
If this is successful then "Success" appears at the bottom. | If this is successful then "Success" appears at the bottom. | ||
If you return to this screen then the message says "Already connected". | If you return to this screen then the message says "Already connected". | ||
You can manage notifications in the usual way within the phone settings for the app. | |||
=== Using ModTools === | === Using ModTools === | ||
When you press '''Start ModTools''' for the first time then you will have to sign into ModTools. | When you press '''Start ModTools''' for the first time then you will have to sign into ModTools. | ||
Currently only a Freegle login and Yahoo login | Currently only a Freegle login and Yahoo login work. | ||
Once logged in you may use ModTools as normal. | Once logged in you may use ModTools as normal. | ||
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Note that opening external links within ModTools will not open the links in another page eg in Chrome or Safari. Instead they will replace the current screen; you can return by swiping back. | Note that opening external links within ModTools will not open the links in another page eg in Chrome or Safari. Instead they will replace the current screen; you can return by swiping back. | ||
[[File:MT0.4-Android- | [[File:MT0.4-Android-AA.png|frameless|alt=ModTools app set-up screen|ModTools app initial screen]] | ||
[[File:MT0.4-Android-B.png|frameless|alt=ModTools initial screen saying Already connected|ModTools initial screen saying Already connected]] | [[File:MT0.4-Android-B.png|frameless|alt=ModTools initial screen saying Already connected|ModTools initial screen saying Already connected]] | ||
[[File:MT0.4-Android-C.png|frameless|alt=ModTools user interface running in Android. Use X to return to the initial screen.|ModTools user interface running in Android. Use X to return to the initial screen.]] | [[File:MT0.4-Android-C.png|frameless|alt=ModTools user interface running in Android. Use X to return to the initial screen.|ModTools user interface running in Android. Use X to return to the initial screen.]] | ||
Revision as of 12:53, 7 August 2025
The ModTools app for Android and iOS was first released in 2016. The app has the functionality of the https://modtools.org website with extra app features such as notifications when there is work to do.
ModTools app 0.4+
Note: Google and Facebook logins do not work.
This version of the ModTools app shows the live ModTools website within the app, as well as handling push notifications. So: the app is always up-to-date with the latest ModTools website changes.
Initial screen
On first use, the initial screen below shows.
You need to connect your modding email address first. Then press the Start ModTools button to show the normal ModTools screen. You will need to sign in to ModTools again.
When you next start the app, it will automatically show the normal ModTools screen. However you can go back to the initial screen then you can close the ModTools window using the X in Android or Done in iOS.
So: enter your modding email address and press Connect. This enables app notifications. If this is successful then "Success" appears at the bottom. If you return to this screen then the message says "Already connected".
You can manage notifications in the usual way within the phone settings for the app.
Using ModTools
When you press Start ModTools for the first time then you will have to sign into ModTools. Currently only a Freegle login and Yahoo login work. Once logged in you may use ModTools as normal.
If a work notification arrives while not on the app, then tapping on the notification will start the app and show the relevant ModTools screen. (If you are currently using the app, the screen will not change if you tap on the notification.)
If you wish, you can close the app in the normal way eg by swiping it away.
Note that opening external links within ModTools will not open the links in another page eg in Chrome or Safari. Instead they will replace the current screen; you can return by swiping back.
Link: ModTools
