Q.  Can I access Haiku from my phone or other mobile device?

A.  Yes you can, but because Haiku makes use of advanced web technologies to provide its many features you may experience errors or missing functionality.  Generally, mobile devices will allow you to view Haiku content, but you will likely encounter trouble with content creation.

The browsers on mobile devices like the iPhone and Android phones lack support for some of these technologies, and in some cases the input system on these devices simply doesn't allow you to interact with Haiku in the same way you would on a computer.  Despite these limitations you are free to use what you can, and do not fear that we will stop here.  We still hope to create a version of Haiku for Apple, Android, and other mobile devices.  Below is a list of some of the known limitations of Haiku on your mobile device.

Editing Text (e.g. Class Content, Discussions, Assessments)  

Mobile browsers have trouble recognizing the text area in Haiku's advanced WYSIWYG  text editor.  This will prevent you from entering text in many parts of Haiku.

Embed the Web

Many, but not all, of the Embed the Web widgets available use Flash to deliver rich content your Haiku site.  Currently Flash is not supported by any of the major mobile browsers.

Drag and Drop (Reorganizing Pages & Content Blocks)

Because the touch interface of many mobile devices is used for scrolling, there is no way to interact with any of the drag and drop features within Haiku.  

Uploading FIles

Most mobile devices restrict access to their file system, so you will likely encounter an error if you try to upload a file to Haiku.