[FC-0011] Open edX Mobile Application Features & Capabilities

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Application Basics

Welcome / Loading

Basic Loading (Themed)

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As a user I can open the branded open edX mobile application (loader if configured is shown)

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Discovery

Browse Catalog

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P1

As a user I want to see all courses on the platform so that I can select the course.

RG - Basic native catalog view, not filters or sorting for now, no card groupings, etc.

✅ Native

✅ Web

✅ Native

🇽 Web

Project - Improved Mobile Discovery (FC-28a)

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Discovery

Course Search

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P2

As a user I want to search a course so that I can discover the courses according to my needs.

RG - Whole word matching search, very basic functionality that might need additional review

✅ Web

✅

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Discovery

Course Enrollment Page

View Enrollment Page

P1

As a user I want to see course details so that I can decide if I'm interested in the course.

RG - Webview for enrollment pages in open edx platform, native enrollment buttons / page images.

✅ Web

✅ Web

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Discovery

Course Enrollment Page

Enroll in Course

P1

If the course is free or has a free option, user proceeds to the Course screen / Course outline tab.

✅

✅

Project - Improved Mobile Discovery (FC-28a)

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Discovery

Course Enrollment Page

View Course Outline

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As a user I want to see the course outline ( / preview of outline content) so that I can understand the course plan and proceed to the course content.

🇽

🇽

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Discovery

Program Catalog

P3

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Discovery

Program Enrollment Page

P3

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Discovery

Program Search

P3

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Discovery

Subjects

P2

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Account

Login

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P1

As an unauthorized user I want to fill in the sign in form so that I can authorize in the application.

✅

✅

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Account

Login

Social Account Auth

P2

As a new user I would like to create an account with my social identities (Facebook, Apple, Google)

✅

🇽

Added to Mobile Roadmap

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Account

Login

Enterprise / University Login

P3

As a user linked to an enterprise catalog I would like to be able to login with my enterprise credentials.

🇽

🇽

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Account

Create Account

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P1

As an unauthorized user I want to fill in the registration form so that I can create my account and use available features.

Registration form depends on LMS configuration.

✅

✅

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Account

Reset Password

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P1

As an unauthorized user I want to reset the password if I forgot it so that I can recover access to my account.

✅

✅

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Account

Profile

View Profile

P2

✅

✅

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Account

Profile

Edit Profile

P2

As an authorized user I want to manage personal information so that I can keep it up to date.

✅

✅

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Account

Account Settings

View Account Settings

P1

✅

✅

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Account

Account Settings

Terms of Service / Cookies / Privacy Policies

P1

✅

✅

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Account

Account Settings

Purchase / Commerce Details

P3

✅

🇽

TBD

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Account

Account Settings

Support / FAQ / Email

P2

✅

✅

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Account

Account Settings

Video Settings

P2

As an authorized user I want to adjust video settings so that I can select my preferences.

✅

✅

TBD

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Account

Account Settings

SD Card Storage Location

P3

✅

🇽

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Account

Account Settings

Delete Account

P1

As an authorized user I want to delete my account so that I can remove my profile.

✅

✅

-

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Account

Account Settings

Sign Out

P1

As an authorized user I want to sign out so that I can stop the authorization session.

✅

✅

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Courses

Courses Dashboard

View My Courses

P1

As a user I want to see my enrolled courses so that I can proceed to them easily.

✅

✅

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Courses

Courses Dashboard

Access Course

P1

As a user I can get to my course details from the course dashboard.

✅
(No pagination)

✅
⏳(API updates + pagination being added)

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Courses

Course Home

View Course Outline

P1

As a user I want to see the course outline so that I can understand the course plan and proceed to the course content.

✅

✅

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Courses

Course Home

Resume course

P1

User should be able to resume the course. Selecting it, user proceeds to the next assignment to be completed.

✅

⏳

TBD

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Courses

Course Content

Level 1 Course Outline (Sections → Subsection)

P1

Users can see the course outline, and can select subsections to dive into subsections.

✅

✅ (some differences in experience flow)

-

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Courses

Course Content

Level 2 Course Outline (Subsection--> Units+ Components)

P1

Users can see the course outline, and can select subsections to dive into specific blocks.

✅

✅ (some differences in experience flow)

-

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Courses

Course Content

Bulk Download Subsection Videos

P2

✅

✅

-

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Courses

Course Content

View Videos

P1

Users can view both Youtube and Video pipeline videos

✅

✅

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Courses

Course Content

View Problems

P1

User should be able to complete capa problems

✅ Web

🇽 Native

✅ Web

🇽 Native

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Courses

Course Content

View Text

P1

User should be able to ready text / html blocks

✅ Web

🇽 Native

✅ Web

🇽 Native

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Courses

Course Content

View ORA

P1

User should be able to complete open response assessments

✅ Web

🇽 Native

✅ Web

🇽 Native

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Courses

Course Content

View Drag Drop

P1

User should be able to complete drag drop problems

✅ Web

🇽 Native

✅ Web

🇽 Native

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Courses

Course Content

Other Blocks

P3

User should be able to complete mobile-ready problem types.

✅ Web

🇽 Native

✅ Web

🇽 Native

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Courses

Course Content

Move to Next / Previous Content

P1

User should be able to navigate between the assignments.

✅

✅

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Courses

Course Content

Adjust Personalized Schedule

P2

✅

🇽

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Courses

Course Content

In-Context Progress

P2

User can see in the course outline what assignments have been completed.

✅

⏳(not yet realtime)

Added to Mobile Roadmap

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Courses

Video

View Course Videos

P1

As a user I can see a list of just the course videos in my course.

✅

✅

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Courses

Video

See Video File Size / Duration

P2

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Courses

Video Download

Bulk Download of Course Videos

P2

As a user I want to download the course video so that I can reach them without internet connection.

✅

✅

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Courses

Video Download

Free Space check before Download

P3

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Courses

Video Download

View In Progress Downloads

P3

✅

✅

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Courses

Video

In Context Video Download Quality Setting

✅

🇽

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Courses

Discussion

View Discussions

P2

As a user I want to see all course discussions so that I can select to join specific ones.

✅

✅

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Courses

Discussion

Browse Topic Areas

P2

✅

✅

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Courses

Discussion

Search

P3

As a user I want to search for discussions.

✅

✅

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Courses

Discussion

Threads

P2

As a user I want to see discussion threads.

As a user I want to apply filters and sorting to the list.

✅

✅

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Courses

Discussion

Threads

P2

As a user I want to create a new post (discussion + question)

✅

✅

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Courses

Discussion

All Posts Sort + Filter

P3

✅

✅ (some API improvements in development)

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Courses

Discussion

Responses

P2

As a user I want to see a list of responses for question/discussion.

✅

✅

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Courses

Discussion

Add Response

P2

As a user I want to be able to add my response.

✅

✅

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Courses

Discussion

Comments

P2

As a user I want to see a list of comments for response.

✅

✅

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Courses

Discussion

Add comment

P2

As a user I want to be able to add my comment.

✅

✅

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Courses

Discussion

Like/Follow/Report

P2

As a user I want to be able to vote / unvote the post and response.

As a user I want to be able to Follow / Unfollow the post.

As a user I want to be able to report / unreport the post and response.

✅

✅

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Courses

Discussion

View Discussion Profile

P3

✅

🇽

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Courses

Dates

View Dates

P1

✅ Web / Native ?

🇽

TBD

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Courses

Dates

Sync Dates to Calendar

P2

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Courses

Dates

Adjust Personalized Schedule

P3

✅

🇽

TBD

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Courses

Announcements

View Announcements

P2

As a user I want to see the announcements so that I can be up to date with course events.

✅

✅

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Courses

Handouts

View Handouts

P3

As a user I want to see the course handouts so that I can apply them for learning.

✅

✅

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Programs

View Programs

Program Progress Page

P3

As a user I can see the details and progress for a program I am working to complete.

🇽

⏳ (custom version built, TBD on path to main app)

TBD

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Programs

View Programs

View Certificate

P3

🇽

🇽

TBD

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Programs

Purchase

Course Purchase from Program

P3

🇽

🇽

TBD

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Programs

Purchase

Bulk Program Purchase

P3

🇽

🇽

TBD

General Messaging

What’s New Messaging

Basic Messages

P3

✅

🇽

General Messaging

What’s New Messaging

Multi-Version Message Queuing

P3

✅

🇽

General Messaging

Upgrade / Deprecated App Messaging

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P2

✅

🇽

General Messaging

Rating / Feedback Prompt

P2

✅

🇽

General Messaging

Offline Mode Messaging

P2

✅

✅

Notifications

Notification Inbox Area

P3

🇽

🇽

Notifications

Notification Settings

P3

🇽

🇽

Notifications

Broadcast / Fleeting App Notifications

P2

✅ (via Firebase)

🇽

Notifications

Discussion Updates

P2

🇽

🇽

Notifications

Upcoming Assignment Deadlines

P2

🇽

🇽

Notifications

?

Notifications

?

Ecommerce

TBD on how to handle the ecommerce workflows, as these are spread throughout many other views.

Courses

Courses Dashboard

Time Gated Course Access

✅

Courses

Courses Dashboard

In Context Upsells

✅

Infrastructure

Build Automation

(Tutor plugin exists for Android)

Infrastructure

Accessibility

System Responsiveness ( Fonts / Etc)

✅

✅

Infrastructure

Accessibility

Screenreader Support

✅

🇽

Infrastructure

White Labeling

🇽 (partially built)

Infrastructure

Theming

Infrastructure

Deep Linking

✅ (via Branch)

🇽

Infrastructure

Design System

General Design System

Design system, guidelines, typography
Design system based on components that helps designers customize (branding) design and design new features quickly.

✅

✅ (with improvements)

Infrastructure

Design System

Phone Rotation (Landscape / Portrait)

✅

🇽

✅ (Video Fullscreen)

Infrastructure

Design System

Flexible Layouts (Tablet ←→ Mobile)

As a user I want to use the application on any mobile device.

✅

✅

Infrastructure

Design System

Dark Mode

As a user I want to use the application in the color theme of my OS.

✅

✅ (new implementation)

Infrastructure

Localization

Sync with Transifex

✅

🇽

TBD

Infrastructure

Localization

Language Support (Specified)

As a user I want to use the application in different languages.

(List coming soon)

✅ (Ukrainian lang, Done very quickly with one famous AI tool 😁)

Infrastructure

Analytics

✅ (Segment / GA / Firebase )

🇽

TBD

Infrastructure

Pre-Build Plugin Model