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Spedders
Cruncher United Kingdom Joined: Feb 15, 2014 Post Count: 2 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Hi
I am not technically savvy, and relatively new to the grid. I have been running Boinc on a windows machine for a few months, and am now wondering if I can run it on my iPad and iPhone? I have tried downloading but I don't know if or where the downloads are going, I just know I can't see them. HELP!!!  Is it possible to use smartphone and iPad processors? If so would someone be kind enough to point me at a simple guide that would help me please. |
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Coleslaw
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Mar 29, 2007 Post Count: 1343 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Spedders, iOS products are not currently supported. The developers of BOINC have stated that it is because of Apples rules. So, until Apple changes their policy there will be no official port to iOS devices. Currently only Android.
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nickoli
Senior Cruncher USA Joined: Nov 28, 2005 Post Count: 167 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Dear Coleslaw,
----------------------------------------Any idea what specifically in Apple's rules have prevented this? I have been hanging around here for a long time and wish we as a community could advocate for a change to Apple's rules to make this a reality. Sorry to bump such an old thread on this issue (and I know this has been discussed ad nauseum...)   |
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numbermaniac
Cruncher Australia Joined: Mar 28, 2014 Post Count: 46 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Dear Coleslaw, Any idea what specifically in Apple's rules have prevented this? I have been hanging around here for a long time and wish we as a community could advocate for a change to Apple's rules to make this a reality. Sorry to bump such an old thread on this issue (and I know this has been discussed ad nauseum...) "Apps that download other standalone apps will be rejected." That's the main problem. BOINC would be rejected because it has to download the project apps from their respective servers, and that's not allowed in the Apple App Store. I wonder, if BOINC made one anyway, we could download it via an ipa file online. Safari lets you install those automatically. |
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KLiK
Master Cruncher Croatia Joined: Nov 13, 2006 Post Count: 3108 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Dear Coleslaw, Any idea what specifically in Apple's rules have prevented this? I have been hanging around here for a long time and wish we as a community could advocate for a change to Apple's rules to make this a reality. Sorry to bump such an old thread on this issue (and I know this has been discussed ad nauseum...) "Apps that download other standalone apps will be rejected." That's the main problem. BOINC would be rejected because it has to download the project apps from their respective servers, and that's not allowed in the Apple App Store. I wonder, if BOINC made one anyway, we could download it via an ipa file online. Safari lets you install those automatically. This IS NOT a problem! Why? 1. BOINC can be made with all apps within it...so it can have engine 4 apps Einstein@home, poem@home, SETi@home, WCG projects within a BOINC...& every time a new app is developed, a newer BOINC version is listed on Apple store! 2. if that is 2 much DATA for install...BOINC can be made specifically for each project with included apps...example: BOINC with WCG apps BOINC with SETi@home apps BOINC with Poem@home apps BOINC with Einstein@home apps ... Every time a new app is developed for iOS devices, a newer BOINC version with that app is available! Now, can it be done or not?!  |
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branjo
Master Cruncher Slovakia Joined: Jun 29, 2012 Post Count: 1892 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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AFAIHBI, every WU is an app. So, if my information are correct, there is no way to run it on iOS except you download every new WU as a new app from Store
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numbermaniac
Cruncher Australia Joined: Mar 28, 2014 Post Count: 46 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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But like klik said, the apps could be already in the boinc app, then for each work unit it only has to download some small files which say what's going to be running in that task. I'm sure it could be done if the techs thought about it more. I remember one of the boinc devs saying they could ask Apple for an exception.
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KLiK
Master Cruncher Croatia Joined: Nov 13, 2006 Post Count: 3108 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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AFAIHBI, every WU is an app. So, if my information are correct, there is no way to run it on iOS except you download every new WU as a new app from Store no, no, no...WUs are not an app, they are a JOBs/TASKs! an app is an executive file...in BOINC those r in project dir, names usually: wcgrid_mcm1_7.35_windows_intelx86 wcgrid_mcm1_7.35_windows_x86_64 etc. so even though those files all together in my BOINC proj dir on PC r bug (about 153MB), we don't need them all - 'cause not all of them r not for iOS devices...all VINA apps are about 7MB big, which is not so bad! & every time a new VINA app is developed, ur BOINC wouldn't be able to crunch until u upgrade to newer version of BOINC with new apps... |
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KLiK
Master Cruncher Croatia Joined: Nov 13, 2006 Post Count: 3108 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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But like klik said, the apps could be already in the boinc app, then for each work unit it only has to download some small files which say what's going to be running in that task. I'm sure it could be done if the techs thought about it more. I remember one of the boinc devs saying they could ask Apple for an exception. in 1 business I used 2 work in, d idea was always 2 be solution oriented...so I found out that when u r solution oriented, u have no problems - just some small obstacles in ur way 2 success!  yes, BOINC 4 WCG can be made with FAHV & OET exec...so that it only downloads WUs 4 crunching...I think that wouldn't collide with Apple rules! please, correct me if I'm wrong? |
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branjo
Master Cruncher Slovakia Joined: Jun 29, 2012 Post Count: 1892 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Well, thanks for info. But, who will run BOINC on iThings anyway? CMO.
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