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Ask Me Anything about Quick Base Mobile

  • April 17, 2019
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To empower builders and make Quick Base even more accessible we automatically generate a touch-friendly mobile experience for each of your apps. This gives customers the freedom to communicate with all team members, regardless of location, by updating and sharing information in real time from any device. Now builders can direct their users to the Quick Base mobile app, for smartphone and tablets, to easily and securely access those applications from their mobile devices. WeÕre really excited to see users adopting the mobile app to make Quick Base more accessible, and want to get as much feedback from our Community as possible.

On Thursday, April 25th, weÕll host a live AMA (Ask Me Anything) featuring two members of esteemed mobile development team Chris Hutchens and Bob Gregor. Chris and Bob will be here from 2-3 p.m. EST to answer any questions you have about the mobile app, other ways we are planning to make Quick Base more accessible to mobile users, or anything else youÕd like to know.  

You can start submitting your questions here in this Community thread between now and the event. Then Chris and Bob will be in this thread live to tackle them on Thursday! 



If you haven't had a chance to try our mobile app yet it is not too late. The Quick Base mobile app can be downloaded from Apple and Google Play app stores and is compatible with iOS (10.0 or later) and Android (4.1 or later) smartphones.

    • ArchiveUser
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 23, 2019
     Instead of using the generic QuickBase mobile app, can we create our own mobile app, one for each quickbase application? In other words, if I create appA and appB, both being quickbase applications, can I create separate mobile apps, one for appA and another for appB? 
    • MitchKoyle
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 24, 2019
    I'm sure it's a popular question, but I'm fairly new to Quick Base so I'm unfamiliar with the road map. Will offline workflows be supported in the mobile app at any point in the near future?
    • ForrestParker
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 24, 2019
    I would like to know if the intent is to eventually create a single experience for both desktop and mobile.  With the two separate code basis, there are significant differences in functionality and user experience between the mobile and desktop experiences.  In most cases, I have found that I am almost forced to create a separate form for mobile. 

    In my mind, the ideal scenario would be to have a responsive UI that essentially gives the same experience regardless of of which type of device you are using.  

    If you want to see what I am talking about, try adding a user to an app from your phone.  It is almost impossible. 
    • JanetPlumley
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    I'm looking forward to offline mobile capability, is there a timeline for that?
    Janet Plumley Business Analyst and Rapid Application Development Manager CCI Systems, Inc. Iron Mountain, MI
    • DouglasFolk
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    Web experience: Layout of fields and field text. Need more flexibility is there a plan for that? 
    If I am missing something please direct me to the right place.
    Please improve speed and offline capabilities like a real native app!
    • OliviaLoos
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    Our users have primarily been using desktop but a few are starting to use the mobile app. Our bootstrap buttons which work fine in the desktop version are not appearing on the mobile app. Do you have suggestions for either how to get them to appear on mobile forms, or ways we can work around this? Thank you!
    This is my question as well. The ability to brand and distribute our own app is crucial to our plans.
    • RobertMayer
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    Interesting use case.   
    We need very different functions in the office/desktop compared to the field/mobile.  We often gather onsite audit data and photos. A single experience would probably not work for some of our apps. 
    • RobertMayer
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    We need to have access to more usable screen space for mobile.
    For example;
    - the option of multiple fields per row, 
    - option to remove the "field outline boxes" around every field.
    - to fully suppress field labels
     
    • RobertMayer
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    We need this type of capability also.  
    • RobertMayer
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    If the apps are to look like "2020" apps - from a visual design perspective - we will need more options to control the fields, field labels, and free form text. 
    • JohnFreire
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    A very important feature we need to have is a push notification capability on the mobile app. Email notifications do not work for this. Basically, we need the ability to alert the mobile user of a new or updated record etc..
    • RobertGregor
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    Howdy, Mitch!
    We're actively working on offline capabilities - specifically the ability to add records offline, and then edit and upload them when you're back online. 

    Other offline features such as the ability to read reports and view app level data are under investigation. 

    What are other offline use cases that you're interested in? 
    • ChrisHutchens
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    Hey everyone! This is absolutely something we're looking to enabling in the future. Exactly how this will work is still being worked out, but you can look forward to custom app icons and custom in-app branding like logos, splash screens, etc.

    What other types of capabilities around this are you all interested in?
    • MelissaDoran
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    Where are we supposed to go to participate???
    • FrankSmith
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    I would like individual users to be sent to one dashboard designed for a desktop when on a computer and be sent to a different dashboard when logging in using the mobile app. Is this on the horizon?
    • RobertGregor
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    Howdy, Janet!

    Yes! We do have a timeline for mobile offline support - we're targeting end of 2019 for some form of offline capability. That may change based on the technical limitations and features you're looking for. 

    What offline use-cases are you most interested in?
    • MelissaDoran
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    At empower last year there was mention of a photo field that could take in more than one photo, is that still on the horizon? It would be immensely helpful for our field workers to take several photos but there could be 1 or 10 on each record.
    • RobertMayer
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    We often have remote users, non-staff, collecting data at retail locations - across the country - who have never seen QuickBase before.  The apps need to be super simple - but with enough onscreen help - so they can be self-sufficient. - in the absolute minimum number of touches/clicks.
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    • EvanMartinez
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    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    Hi Melizza,

    You can ask your questions right here and they will respond here. Chris and Bob are working their way through the questions right now!
    • RobertGregor
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    Yes! We're looking into product improvements across the web. Our builder teams will be having their own AMA to share some of the awesome work they're doing. 

    The mobile experience is being modernized as we speak - and we're heavily investing in things that provide massive value for our mobile users: offline, barcode scanning, geolocation, push notifications. We're moving towards generally making it a more modern experience, and leveling up to the "2020" app standard as Robert shared. 
    • RobertMayer
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    ability to add records offline, ..... and upload them when you're back online. "
    - exactly our need...
    • RobertGregor
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    Thanks for your feedback - we're actively working on both areas. 
    • RobertMayer
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • April 25, 2019
    Would like multi-photo also - but more importantly, I believe there is still a photo rotation problem - some sort of EXIF data issue
    - if you take a photo on iPhoneX, it gets rotated counter-clockwise. 
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