MD full version for IpadOS
I just bought a replacement iPad Air from my MS Surface Pro and it doesn’t look like there is a full version of moneydance for IpadOS, unless I’m mistaken?
I’ve seen previous posts asking for a version, and I think it was referenced it is being considered, so I wondered if there is any likelihood a version will be available?
Thanks
Glynn
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1 Posted by dwg on 07 Sep, 2024 10:19 PM
I’m a fellow Moneydance customer
There is a project in progress to expand the capability on mobile devices i.e. those running IOS and Android.
Prior to Moneydance 2022 the language that Moneydance was written in, although supported on Desktop systems like Windows, macOS and Linux was not supported on the mobile O/S. So while it was relatively easy to support Moneydance across all desktop operating systems, the language used is not supported, and would not be supported, on the mobile platforms, i.e. IOS and Android. Thus the mobile applications were really separate platforms, with totally different code bases.
You may have read about when syncing was extended to sync all data as being one step on the road to a more complete mobile application.
With Moneydance 2023, users did not see much in the way of changes to Moneydance, however this was a big update under the hood, this update involved a significant portion of the Moneydance core code being ported to a new language which not only supports the traditional desktop systems but also supports the mobile platforms.
Sean and the testers spent a lot of time getting Moneydance 2023 where not only had a considerable amount of this porting has been completed but also to make sure there were no regressions in the software, I believe this was achieved.
With Moneydance 2024 more Moneydance modules are progressively being rewritten in the language that is support on these Operating Systems, and again much of the testing that has been done is to ensure there is no regression.
We are getting closer to the point where additional capability can be bought into the mobile platforms.
So there is a goal is have a more complete solution on mobiles and especially on tablet type devices. Given their inherent limitations it is hard to say just how far you could go on devices like smartphones, their relatively small screen size is an inherent limitation.
There was never going to be a quick and easy solution with the mobile applications, it was always going to require a lot of work, time and effort, with a lot of incremental changes as we move down the path. It also has to be made sure that all platforms can be supported with limited resources, which in practical terms means having a lot of common code.
There is no timeline on this work there is still much to be done. The Infinite Kind typically do not discuss futures.