Students can save & view lesson pages offline: iKamva Mobile App [new offline repository feature]

Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Download lesson pages, save it on your smartphone and read it off-line 

Students will be able to save data by making use of the iKamva mobile application; especially the new offline feature. A student will be able to download all their lesson pages and view/read it off line, by making use of the iKamva Mobile Application. The pages will be stored locally to your mobile device, and you will not incur data costs when saving and reading the lesson page. Furthermore, you will be able to read/view your pages multiple times, without incurring costs.


How to save a lesson page on my mobile device

  • Login with the iKamva mobile application with your UWC login details
  • Navigate your lesson page (specific module). 
  • Press and hold on an empty space within the page for three (3) seconds to save the page. 
NB: The page will be stored locally to your device; and you will not incur data costs when saving the lesson page.


How to view/read a lesson page that has been stored offline

  • Logout of your user account to access the login screen. 
  • Select the ‘Offline Files’ button to launch the various offline navigation tools. 
  • Select ‘Offline Browser’ to launch your local browser (Google Chrome is the preferred browser). 
NB: Various devices may require students to paste the URL (file:///sdcard/Download/ or file:///sdcard/Download/iKamva/) within the URL address bar as illustrated . 


Instructional video: How to download lesson pages and read/view offline
Click on this link to view an instructional video on how to download pages for offline viewing.
**If you have not downloaded the iKamva Mobile App, view the following instructional video
Click on this link to view an instructional video on how to install the iKamva Mobile Application: https://youtu.be/UNR4MnSg-uA.  **The iKamva Mobile Application (Android devices only) can be downloaded from the iKamva platform (ikamva.uwc.ac.za). The iKamva Android application acts as a dedicated browser for iKamva.
Technical Tips
1. Phone Security: Certain devices may not allow the offline view feature , moreover some devices will not allow the iKamva app to create the offline folder due to security on the device which blocks folder creation. This will require you to manually create the iKamva folder inside the ‘Download’ folder on your device. 
**Click on this link to view an instructional video on ‘How to create the iKamva folder manually’
2. Allow storage access:  In addition to granting access to the iKamva Mobile app, you may be required to allow storage access to the app. Click on this link to view an instructional video on ‘Allow storage access to the iKamva Mobile App’.
**We would like all staff and students to explore this new feature. Here follows a table with regards to recent testing of iKamva Mobile App - New Offline repository feature.

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