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Benefit calculators for Andriod mobile devices?
Can anyone recommend a benefits calculator that runs on Android mobile devices please? We currently use QBC on our PCs, and are confident with it, but are moving onto mobile devices in a few months and Lissongrove dont do an app?
Cheers in advance
Will they have web connectivity?
Most of the time, however we cover a fairly rural area so there are blackspots.
Most of the time, however we cover a fairly rural area so there are blackspots.
I think we live in a world where offline versions of benefit calculators as apps on smartphones or tablets are the way forward. The feature phone is about to die an unnatural death and the locking down of enterprised networks at all levels poses endless licensing; installation and update issues which are all solved in one fell swoop by the app.
Offline when in use and online when back on a wi-fi network to accommodate updates would be a wonderful thing.
Happy to advise on the accessibility issues :)
Now, someone explain… why Android? “Ducks!” :)
PS: The dynamics of such things always amuses me. I am forever conscious of sideways disapproving glances when one is using a smartphone in the workplace. One day it will occur to management that I really am using the calculator to do a benefit calc. and not idly texting, because it’s much easier than using even a shortcut on my PC.
Most of the time, however we cover a fairly rural area so there are blackspots.
I think we live in a world where offline versions of benefit calculators as apps on smartphones or tablets are the way forward. The feature phone is about to die an unnatural death and the locking down of enterprised networks at all levels poses endless licensing; installation and update issues which are all solved in one fell swoop by the app.
Offline when in use and online when back on a wi-fi network to accommodate updates would be a wonderful thing.
Happy to advise on the accessibility issues :)
Now, someone explain… why Android? “Ducks!” :)
PS: The dynamics of such things always amuses me. I am forever conscious of sideways disapproving glances when one is using a smartphone in the workplace. One day it will occur to management that I really am using the calculator to do a benefit calc. and not idly texting, because it’s much easier than using even a shortcut on my PC.
rights advice Scotland were promoting one on their twitter feed. maybe have a look for that.