Offline Content?

Just wondering if there is any aspect of the Brilliant infrastructure that I can take offline with me? I'm about to deploy to a remote work location for a few months and the satilite internet connection is a no-go for non work-related stuff.

I would assume that most of the content is online only, but I'm wondering if there is any way to cache some of the quizzes or courses for while I'm out of touch.

Any possibility there?

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Hi Bill,

I am the iOS engineer at Brilliant. Unfortunately, while the Brilliant iOS app does have some offline functionality, it's probably not enough to be very useful in your situation. The current offline functionalities are really more aimed at users who temporarily lose connectivity, so that they can continue to enjoy the app without disrupting their experience.

We have plans for better offline availability of the content down the road, but right now there is no strict timeline as to when these are going to get implemented 😞

Jean-Nicolas

Jean-Nicolas Jolivet Staff - 3 years, 5 months ago

Thanks for the reply Jean-Nicolas, I had a feeling this would be the case. If I could pass a suggestion up the chain through you, even having a static .pdf of the course material with example problems would be an easy way to get some of the value of the courses offline for people like me. Instead of having to develop a complex software solution for offline content, it could be a low-tech first step to use the material you already have as a quasi-refference resource for people to carry in their .pdf readers. Even if it's copied and shared outside a subscription structure by some, as a sort of brochure for the quizz based learning service it would serve as good advertising for the primary content. 16personalities.com has something akin to this which I've been able to share with people in paper copy who are normally the types to shrink from a new web service shoved towards them.

Or, the static copy could simply be in a text reader function within the apps so as to avoid sharing outside the subscriptions and user accounts.

However, I get that the people in my situation make up a vanishingly small % of your users and clients.

Of the many services out there like Brilliant that I have used, you guys have found a secret ingredient for sure. Thanks for all your work on the platform.

Bill Switzer - 3 years, 5 months ago

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$