The mobile companion
The Android app is a companion, not a port: capture and consult on the go, no run execution. It is offline-first — every screen works without network, and changes merge cleanly when you're back.
Connecting
- Install the APK, open it, and log in with your sync server URL, email and passphrase (an account created on the desktop) — or scan the QR code from the desktop app (Settings → Phone QR) instead of typing the server and email.
- Pick a workspace to join — it pulls the full history.
- More workspaces? Tap the title bar to switch or join others; each is stored separately on the phone.
The five tabs
- Today — greeting, logbook streak, stat chips, running experiments, checkable due todos, today's agenda, your compass goals, and continue-where-you-left-off. Quick cards jump to Runs, Notes and Search.
- Todos — planning buckets, swipe right to complete,
swipe left to delete, tap for the full edit sheet (due date, priority,
repeat, subtasks). Quick-add understands
! review draft tomorrow. - Agenda — month calendar with event dots and deadline flags, day list below, add/edit with end times and recurrence.
- Logbook — day-grouped timeline with kind icons and seal badges, week stats, kind filters, and quick capture with templates and photos (camera or gallery). Tap an entry for the full markdown view — checklist lines are tickable, and unchecked ones can be filed as todos.
- Library — search, reading shelves, ratings, abstracts — and PDFs read inside the app, decrypted on demand from your server.
Messages
The chat icon in the title bar opens Messages: your conversations — direct messages, group chats and lab announcements — with their threads, end-to-end encrypted like everything else. Starting a new message works fully from the phone: enter a colleague's email — with suggestions drawn from your lab's directory and from the people in spaces you already share — and write. One current constraint: a conversation someone else started unlocks on the phone only after your desktop app has run once and accepted the invitation — until then the thread says so and asks you to open the desktop app first. Messages are part of the full companion (free during the beta, Pro at launch); messaging outside a lab needs a plan with sharing.
Phone-native extras
- Biometric app lock (fingerprint / face) — optional, in Settings.
- Share-sheet capture: share text or a PDF from any app straight into notes, todos or the library.
- Home-screen widget for one-tap log and todo capture.
- Event reminders, plus an optional daily "write your logbook" notification at the hour you choose.
- Interface in English or French — follows your system language, switchable in the app's settings.
Sync, ambient
The app syncs when opened, every few minutes while open, on return from background, and on pull-to-refresh. The sync icon shows a badge when local changes haven't been pushed yet. Offline the whole time? Everything still works; it merges later.