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  • Avail the App on Google Play for Demo

    • Verify that Google Play account is an official openIMIS Account

    • Privacy Policy for Google Play

    • Server Strings point to demo server

    • Upload to Google Play

  • Avail the App on Google Play as Generic App (e.g. via config file)

Mid-term action (needs new funding)

Warning about later upgrades: publishing in Google Play doesn’t mean people have it installed (latest version) on their mobile.

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  • Android
    (like DHIS2, SORMAS)

  • not dependent on version of browser

  • Code already exists (but needs improvements)

  • no restrictions in access device functionality

  • performance

  • separate code base on a separate language (additions of functionality means edits in both app and mobile code)

  • PWA (progressive web application)
    (like Bahmni)

  • “one” codebase for web and mobile front end even if mobile optimization is required

  • the ReactJS Frontend(used in modular) can integrate PWA capability => code can be reused

  • Regular web app gains offline functionality

  • can migrate one module at the time (no big bang required)

  • access to browser capabilities (e.g. GPS, camera)

  • Design to be reviewed => responsive design

  • Show only required fields => don’t pollute the view

  • Offline DB / Synchronization logic can be complex (service worker / Cache management)

  • Need SSL signed by a trusted body (let’s encrypt, GlobalSign ….) which complexify the testing by preventing usage local servers (current modular has the same limitation)

  • Don’t have access to full device hardware - limited to browser permissions/access.

  • dependent of the version of the browser / webview

Dragos Dobre

  • Ionic/Xamarin/ReactNative

  • code more likely to be independent of the phone vendor libraries

  • access to native platform capabilities (through Cordova)

  • New language to be used

  • Possible license fees (tbc per solution)

  • Redevelopment required

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Target users

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Polish existing Android apps

Address gaps documented in inquiry and claims apps. Keep separate apps, and introduce changes iteratively. May require new apps to be built in future.

insurance officers, health practitioners

Offline-capable PWA layer for modular openIMIS

Add a progressive webapp layer on top of modular openIMIS, which includes an offline-capable sync model. This means that the openImis web application would be usable on tablets, smartphones, even offline. It can also be made available in app store. Bundles all functionality of openImis into one mobile app, the main menu would be similar to the openImis UI (insurees, claims, policies, etc).

all openIMIS users

Dragos Dobre

Redesigned offline-capable mobile app (android or hybrid)

A complete Mobile app which mirrors functionality of the web app, albeit optimized for mobile and offline-capable. Bundles all functionality of openImis into one mobile app, the main menu would be similar to the openImis UI (insurees, claims, policies, etc).

all openIMIS users

Mobile app for insurees*

A mobile app with dedicated features for insurees

Insurees, Public

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