Keep content close
Selected lessons, guidance and reference material bundled or saved deliberately.
Development services
Keep the useful task available.
Agree what an App must do when the signal drops, what can wait for a connection and how information should move between people.
Offline starts with a specific task.
A learner may need a downloaded lesson and saved progress. A worker may need instructions and a local record. The design starts with that essential journey, the intended devices and the information required to complete it.
Show the actual state
Clear local, pending and completed states so people understand what has happened.
Plan the handover
Controlled export/import or separately scoped synchronisation, with permissions and duplicate handling defined.
Local and shared records are different.
A local save does not mean another person has received the record. The brief needs to say who can export information, who can receive it and what confirms a successful transfer. Storage recovery, retention and backup expectations also need to match the information and users.
Live information and remote services still need a connection unless an appropriate alternative has been designed.
Test the conditions that matter.
Agree checks for disconnecting, reopening, interrupted actions and reconnecting. Physical phones and tablets need their own acceptance checks.
The Verse website has an offline core and optional saved films. Its larger interactive worlds load separately and are not automatically downloaded with the portfolio.
Website storage and privacy →