Accessing external storage however, does require permission. ![]() Under Android 6.0, all apps receive network access without asking. More detail: PocketWGU only requests two permissions: access to the network (INTERNET), and access to external storage (WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE). The app should function without change on any previous version of Android. If there are any WGU students already using Android 6 (or "M" preview) out there, please give it a try and let us know if it works for you. Anyhoo, with PocketWGU 2.0.32, we've tried to update the app to respect the new permissions system. This is good for users (which we are) but a pain for developers (which we also are). Starting with Android 6.0, there's a new system for requesting permissions from users at runtime. Hope y'all like it, get it while its fresh! Links to lists of videos, and video folders should now perform properly, as should links to key external apps including Adobe Connect, Prezi, and. Substantial improvements have also been made to how the app handles links to external files with better support for downloading and displaying these files. We still cache these pages, but now invalidate and refresh the cache more often and consistently. We've revamped the process by which pages in a CoS are refreshed. ![]() This also allows more consistent format support for LRs that scale/zoom differently (or not at all). This makes going back to the CoS both easier to do, and easier to understand. ![]() The bulk of changes however, are fixes for bugs and tweaks to certain things that weren't "quite right".Ĭhief among these, tapping links to learning resources (LRs) in the CoS will now open those resources in a separate window. The new release, available now in the Google Play and Amazon app stores, brings a few new features including support for a new CoS and Assessment details format. The Android version of PocketWGU tends to be rated/reviewed most often, but the 500th 5-star rating appeared on the Apple App Store (user "hs24601") for the iOS version. A fairly small portion of students who download the app choose to provide a store rating (anywhere from 0.5% to 2.5%, depending on the app store), but those who do, seem to like it. ![]() Of these, 93% are positive (4 or 5 stars) and provide an overall average of 4.65 out of 5 stars. I've long believed that a project like this would not be possible anywhere except WGU, and I know that without the forbearance and assistance of WGU's superb Faculty and Administration, it would have died on the vine a long time ago.Īcross all app stores on which PocketWGU is published, the app has received some 642 ratings and/or reviews. (Go Night Owls!) Not too shabby for a completely volunteer effort by students and alumni. Some 4.5 years and over 47,000 downloads later, this little project is now one of the most highly rated mobile apps for any major, online university. This started as a little side project when I was a WGU student, there was no app back then and the portal was rather tough to use on a phone. On behalf of everyone who has contributed to the creation, testing, and ongoing existence of this app, I wanted to offer my thanks. Sometime late yesterday (October 8th), PocketWGU received it's 500th 5-star rating.
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