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Last updated: 2020-03-26
Source URL: https://docs.surveycto.com/02-designing-forms/02-additional-topics/10.designing-for-platforms.html
Last updated: 2020-03-26
Designing for your target platforms
SurveyCTO is a "mobile-first" platform, built initially for Android devices, then later extended to support web and iOS. Each target platform is different, and so not every SurveyCTO feature works equally well everywhere. When designing your forms, therefore, you'll want to factor in any limitations that might affect your chosen target platforms.
Following is a quick summary of features with less than complete support. (If a feature isn't listed here, it's supported everywhere!)
| Feature | Web | Android | iOS |
| geopoint fields | limited support 1 | limited support 2 | |
| geoshape fields | |||
| geotrace fields | |||
| barcode fields | |||
| image fields | limited support 3 | ||
| deviceid fields | |||
| subscriberid fields | |||
| simserial fields | |||
| phonenumber fields | |||
| audio audit fields | |||
| speed violations audit fields | |||
| sensor_statistic fields | |||
| sensor_stream fields | |||
| Form shortcuts on device home screen | |||
| Integration with external apps | |||
| Local WiFi sync | |||
| Display density setting | |||
| Copying device settings | |||
| Debug mode | |||
| Reload submission with updated form definition | |||
| Sending crash reports |
1 geopoint on web: no support for background appearance or offline map tiles
2 geopoint on iOS: no support for offline map tiles
3 image on web: no support for annotate, draw, or signature appearances
Test wherever you will deploy
Though it's most convenient to do most of your form testing on the web, you'll definitely want to test your final forms on all target devices, before deploying them for data-collection.
