Revision as of 13:25, 9 April 2021

Roll20 Mobile is an Android/iOS companion app for Roll20, which was announced during Roll20Con 2020. It's currently in Beta for Pro users, but it's intended to eventually be free for everyone.

Teaser Trailer for the Mobile app

General

Screenshot of the D&D 5E by Roll20 sheet in the mobile app (Open Beta, March 2021)

Roll20 Mobile is Now in Beta for Pro Users^(Blog) (March 23rd,2021)
Mobile App Beta
Pro only thread^(Forum) - March 18th 2021
Roll20 Community Roundtable Feb 2021
Mobile App Production Board - lists current/future/planned/considered features of the app

Features

The Mobile App is intended to be a companion app to Roll20, having parts of the platform easily accessible on your phone.

The Beta for Pro users was launched March 18th, with a focus on streamlining gameplay for D&D 5E, with a mobile-adapted-character sheet, and the ability to make some of the core rolls like Attribute Checks, Saves, Initiative & Skill rolls directly from the app.

Next it's intended to add options for rolling attacks, spells and other things for the 5E sheet, along with general testing.

This is intended to be extended to other character sheets^[1] eventually. It's said that the Beta will eventually expand to Plus & Free users later.

See Mobile App Beta for details

Beta

The first Closed Beta testers got access to the app in Late December 2020/Early January 2021. Participants where required to sign a NDA.

On Jan 28th, Roll20 tweeted about the Closed Beta being underway, and that the Open Beta would be available "soon". ^tweet

Beta became available to all Pro user on March 18th^{forum post}. it's available at https://mobilebeta.roll20.net

Development

In early 2020, on one of the Community Roundtables(Jan, Feb or March?) it was first mentioned by Roll20 that they were working on a new mobile app, but at the time described features that were intended for the first release, were considerably different from what was announced During Roll20Con 2020.

The development of the app was de-prioritized in favor of focusing on general infrastructure and stability upgrades, when the massive increase of users started due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

During Roll20Con 2021, a teaser trailer for the app was released, along with a blogpost Oct. 24th^(Blog):

screenshot from Oct.24th 2020 teaser trailer)

"And, of course, we showed off some of the in-progress work on Roll20 Mobile, an upcoming companion app for Android and iPhone from Roll20. We’re currently working on Character Sheet integration and mobile dice rolls that go straight from the app to the VTT. We’re in the internal testing stages, with a closed beta coming soon and a more open beta after that. We’re very excited about the future of Roll20 Mobile, and we can’t wait to show you what we’ve cooked up. We’ll have more news on it soon."

In December 2020, the Closed Beta got started.

In March 2021, the Beta became available to all Pro users.^{forum post} Same month Roll20 also released the Character Sheet Enhancement-update, which made it possible for all sheet creators to more easily make their own sheets mobile-friendly.

Old Mobile App

Roll20 had an previous mobile app (Android/iOS) that had a mixed track record, which was discontinued and removed from the app stores during the Spring 2020.

Article for the discontinued app: Roll20 for iPad and Android

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{notebox| This page contains info of a '''Future/Upcoming''' Roll20 Feature, so things are subject to change.([[User:1223200|1223200]] ([[User talk:1223200|talk]]) 18:20, 9 January 2021 (UTC))}}
+{{notebox| This page contains info of a '''Future/Upcoming''' Roll20 Feature, so things are subject to change.[[User:1223200|1223200]] ([[User talk:1223200|talk]]) 20:28, 7 March 2021 (UTC) }}
-'''Roll20 Mobile''' is an upcoming Android/iOS app for Roll20, Which was announced during [[Con|Roll20Con]] 2020.
+'''Roll20 Mobile''' is an Android/iOS companion app for Roll20, which was announced during [[Con|Roll20Con]] 2020. It's currently in Beta for [[Pro]] users, but it's intended to eventually be   [[free]] for everyone.
-[[File:Mobile-app-teaser-oct-2020.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|''The App is still in early development, and subject to change.''(Oct.24th 2020)]]
+{{#evp:youtube|SUCnu-9QErU|Teaser Trailer for the [[Mobile]] app|right|550}}
-'''Roll20 Announcements Panel Wrap-Up''' {{blog|632907149326024704/roll20-announcements-panel-wrap-up Oct. 24th}}:
-:''"And, of course, we showed off some of the in-progress work on Roll20 Mobile, an upcoming companion app for Android and iPhone from Roll20. We’re currently working on Character Sheet integration and mobile dice rolls that go straight from the app to the VTT. We’re in the internal testing stages, with a closed beta coming soon and a more open beta after that. We’re very excited about the future of Roll20 Mobile, and we can’t wait to show you what we’ve cooked up. We’ll have more news on it soon."''
-{{#evp:youtube|SUCnu-9QErU|Teaser Trailer for the [[Mobile]] app|center|550}}
 =General=
+[[File:MobileBetaMarch2021-5eSheet.jpg|right|thumbnail|350px|Screenshot of the [[D&D 5E by Roll20]] sheet in the mobile app (Open Beta, March 2021)]]
+* {{blog|posts/roll20-mobile-is-now-in-beta-for-pro-users/ Roll20 Mobile is Now in Beta for Pro Users}} (March 23rd,2021)
+* {{hc|articles/1500003429181 Mobile App Beta}}
+* {{forum|9912751/mobile-app-beta-now-available-for-pro-users Pro only thread}} - March 18th 2021
+* {{yt.be|wtoZWWMIE-c Roll20 Community Roundtable | Mobile Preview | Q&A}} Feb 2021
+* [https://portal.productboard.com/roll20/1-product-portal/tabs/3-launched Mobile App Production Board] - lists current/future/planned/considered features of the app
 ==Features==
-{{notebox| App is still in development, so features and when they will be available is sure to change. [[User:1223200|1223200]] ([[User talk:1223200|talk]]) 20:27, 7 March 2021 (UTC) }}
 The '''Mobile''' App is intended to be a companion app to Roll20, having parts of the platform easily accessible on your phone.
-The (Closed)? Beta will launch with a focus on streamlining gameplay for [[5Esheet|D&D 5E]], with a mobile-adapted-character sheet, and the ability to make rolls directly to the game. This is likely intended to be extended to other character sheets{{source|https://app.roll20.net/forum/permalink/9750841/}}.
+The Beta for Pro users was launched March 18th,  with a focus on streamlining gameplay for [[5Esheet|D&D 5E]], with a mobile-adapted-character sheet, and the ability to make some of the core rolls like Attribute Checks, Saves, Initiative & Skill rolls directly from the app.
+Next it's intended to add options for rolling attacks, spells and other things for the 5E sheet, along with general testing.
-'''Planned Features''' ''(For the Beta or at launch)''
+This is intended to be extended to other character sheets{{source|https://help.roll20.net/hc/en-us/articles/1500003429181#character-sheet-features-0-8}} eventually. It's said that the Beta will eventually expand to [[Plus]] & [[Free]] users later.
-* '''Accessing [[CS|character sheets]] on your phone.''' - Test starting with the [[5Esheet|D&D 5E]]-sheet, but will be extended to other sheets later. Roll20 is currently [[Character Sheet Enhancement|testing an update]] to the character sheet system
+*  See {{hc|articles/1500003429181 Mobile App Beta}} for details
-** Making dice rolls from the sheet
-'''Unconfirmed Features and Old Mentions''' ''(Mentions from Early 2020 that might not be relevant in 2021, or inferred features based on public roll20 comments)''
-* '''Making Simple Dice Rolls to Chat''' - If one is able to roll dice from a sheet, it would make sense to also be able to do simple rolls with something similar like [[Roll GUI]]
-* ''Compendium Access'' - Accessing the [[External Compendium]]. In early 2020, this was one of the possible features mentioned in one of the [[Community Roundtable|Community Roundtables]].
-* ''Text Chat'' - Access to read and reply in the {{Text Chat}} was mentioned in Early 2020 as one of the planned features. This would free up screen space if you have Roll20 open on the Computer. This would make running completely text-based games on Roll20 much easily on your phone, as the rest of the platform wouldn't be needed.
-* ''Offline Usage'' - Some Offline features where mentioned to planned, and was made to sound like the tool was intended to have uses for [[In-Person]] games, without using the full Roll20 platform.
-** ''Dice Rolls'' - In early 2020, this was one of the possible features mentioned in one of the [[Community Roundtable|Community Roundtables]]. It's unclear how the app would do rolls offline, as that could cut access to [[Quantum Roll]].
 ==Beta==
@@ Line 38: / Line 27: @@
 On Jan 28th, Roll20 tweeted about the Closed Beta being underway, and that the Open Beta would be available "soon". <sup>{{twitter|roll20app/status/1354617919653752832?s=20 | tweet}}</sup>
+Beta became available to all [[Pro]] user on March 18th{{source|https://help.roll20.net/hc/en-us/articles/1500003429181 forum post}}. it's available at '''https://mobilebeta.roll20.net'''
 ==Development==
-In early 2020, on one of the {{yt|playlist?list=PLTj75n3v9eTnWwRgdzu_AiMN5kuttoqa5|Community Roundtables}}(Jan, Feb or March?) it was first mentioned by Roll20 that they were working on a new mobile app, but at the time described features that were intended for the first release, were considerably different from what was announced During [[Roll20Con]] 2020.
+In early 2020, on one of the [[Community Roundtable|Community Roundtables]](Jan, Feb or March?) it was first mentioned by Roll20 that they were working on a new mobile app, but at the time described features that were intended for the first release, were considerably different from what was announced During [[Roll20Con]] 2020.
 The development of the app was de-prioritized in favor of focusing on general infrastructure and stability upgrades, when the massive increase of users started due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
+During [[Roll20Con]] 2021, a teaser trailer for the app was released, along with a blogpost {{blog|632907149326024704/roll20-announcements-panel-wrap-up Oct. 24th}}:[[File:Mobile-app-teaser-oct-2020.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px|screenshot from Oct.24th 2020 teaser trailer)]]
+<br>
+:''"And, of course, we showed off some of the in-progress work on Roll20 Mobile, an upcoming companion app for Android and iPhone from Roll20. We’re currently working on Character Sheet integration and mobile dice rolls that go straight from the app to the VTT. We’re in the internal testing stages, with a closed beta coming soon and a more open beta after that. We’re very excited about the future of Roll20 Mobile, and we can’t wait to show you what we’ve cooked up. We’ll have more news on it soon."''
+<br>
+<br>
 In December 2020, the [[#Beta|Closed Beta]] got started.
-==Old Mobile App==
+In March 2021, the Beta became available to all Pro users.{{source|https://help.roll20.net/hc/en-us/articles/1500003429181 forum post}} Same month Roll20 also released the [[Character Sheet Enhancement]]-update, which made it possible for all [[Sheet Author|sheet creators]] to more easily make their own sheets mobile-friendly.
+=Old Mobile App=
 Roll20 had an previous mobile app (Android/iOS) that had a mixed track record, which was discontinued and removed from the app stores during the Spring 2020.
@@ Line 55: / Line 55: @@
 * [[Browser]]
 * [[Community FAQ]]
+* [[Building Character Sheets]] - {{Pro}} - Eventually the community and publishers can start adapting/optimizing their sheets for mobile use.
+** [[CSE]] - The Sheet Update that expanded [[Sheet Author]] tools
 <br>
 [[Category:Mobile]]
 [[Category:Docs]]

Roll20 Wiki

Navigation

Personal tools

Toolbox

Difference between revisions of "Mobile"

From Roll20 Wiki