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• Steve Dennis commented  ·  May 3, 2013 11:47 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  No, Papership is a 3rd party app built on our API. The new app is still being tested but is getting close.

• Jane Mattley commented  ·  May 1, 2013 6:15 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Is Papership the updated ipad app from Mendeley or is that still being produced?

• Steve Dennis commented  ·  May 1, 2013 3:19 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Just a note about the Papership app linked below, notes created in Mendeley Desktop won't sync to it yet, and sticky notes or highlights created in the app will not be editable on Mendeley Desktop.

• julien therier commented  ·  April 30, 2013 7:56 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  We release a Mendeley app for iPad/iPhone with annotations (highlights, notes, drawing) inside :)
  It's Free, just have a look at www.papershipapp.com

• Nevin Cohen commented  ·  April 26, 2013 4:15 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  What is the status of the iPad update? Is it possible to get the beta version?

• John Ramshur commented  ·  April 18, 2013 11:49 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Oh!!!! When will I have a useful iOS app Mendeley?

• Anonymous commented  ·  April 12, 2013 4:40 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  We have been waiting far too long for a functional ios app. I have lost my patientce and intend to try another product.

• Anonymous commented  ·  April 11, 2013 8:14 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Hi,

  Any updates on the current status? Are you still aiming for the end of April?

• Alan Gamlen commented  ·  April 2, 2013 7:45 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Hi there - any news on ipad annotation? I'm considering cancelling my paid Mendeley account but wouldn't want to do that if this update is going to happen soon.

• Jonas Teuwen commented  ·  April 1, 2013 1:28 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Hi Anonymous,

  That's how I do it too. I do think you have to be a bit careful there: Mendeley and Dropbox can both sync new files put in the folder and Dropbox uses some kind of versioning. That can mess the Mendeley 'new file' thing up I think. For Linux, I think a good solution is just to have a cron job copy of the Mendeley folder into Dropbox (Symlink for Dropbox did not seem to work last time I tried).

• Anonymous commented  ·  March 22, 2013 5:27 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Hi everyone.

  I think someone mentioned this previously, but I've found that iAnnotate PDF on the iPad (£6, I think) works really well. I use Mendeley to organise and syncronise my articles between my laptop (Mac) and office PC, with my library folder being located in Dropbox, and organised by author, year and title. iAnnotate PDF allows me to auto-synchronise that specific folder with my iPad whenever I open and close it, and it automatically pushes my highlights and annotations back to the Dropbox folder as I'm working on a particular article. I can prioritise my reading using Mendeley's starring function, so when I sit down to read I can cross check what I've starred in the Mendeley app and then easily and quickly select that app in iAnnotate.

  Obviously I'm really looking forward to being able to do this in a more fully-functioned and self-contained Mendeley app, but I think that this is a fairly non-disruptive workaround, which I've found fits well with my workflow and means I don't have to go through the pain of transferring my library to yet another management application (I already moved from Papers2 to Mendeley because of the cross-platform nature of the app and the ability to sync via cloud between devices, plus I think the Mendeley interface is much simpler and cleaner than Papers2). iAnnotate PDF is also available on the Google Play store (free) for Android devices, and I've also found that RepliGo PDF Reader (£1.84) on the Kindle Fire works just as well as iAnnotate PDF. This is also available on Google Play for other Android devices, and can be used with Droideley.

  Just a few thoughts that might offer a functioning, non-disruptive interim solution to those waiting for the update. I'd hate to move my whole library again, only for the update to come out in the next few months. Hopefully it's useful and provides some options.

  Best,
  Martin.

• AdminMendeley (Admin, Mendeley) commented  ·  March 22, 2013 3:45 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  We share your frustration Jonas, we're working as fast as we can given the resources we have available.

• Jonas Teuwen commented  ·  March 20, 2013 3:40 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  That's great and all, but could we get another update on what the status is? It's quite frustrating. Now I have to symlink the folder in my Dropbox, sync via Dropbox and *then* open it in a PDF-viewer. If it takes too long, I'll look more into products of the competition, but I've spent quite some time already building a database for Mendeley that I would certainly prefer a (good) Mendeley version for iOS.

• Jerome Crocco commented  ·  March 15, 2013 5:56 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I starter with mendeley desktop. Works great. Unfortunately this iOS problem forces me to change to ZotPad. I paid 10 for this which is costly as far as apps go, but is important.

  I will keep an eye on the next release, but if zot pad works well I probably won't switch back.

• AdminMendeley (Admin, Mendeley) commented  ·  March 11, 2013 6:22 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  In terms of time estimates, we're looking at Months, but not many months. Our original internal deadline was the end of March, but we've had some setbacks with annotations that have pushed us back about 4 weeks. We haven't committed to any deadlines publicly yet, because we feel committing to quality and functionality is more important for this release.

  We are making good progress though, and have a well defined roadmap for future iterations that we will share after the initial release. We're planning to push frequent updates every 1 to 2 months after this, and treat mobile users as first-class citizens in the Mendeley experience.

• Paul commented  ·  March 11, 2013 3:18 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  @Mendeley team: when is planned the release we are all waiting for?! As someone already asked, are we talking in weeks/months/years?

• Kurt commented  ·  March 4, 2013 12:58 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Sente (Mac only) has a working iPad app. They are also going to change their pricing model with the next version. Might be a good alternative?

• Anonymous commented  ·  March 4, 2013 6:15 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  In terms of the release date, are we talking weeks/months/years? Just so we have some idea.

• Mark Scott commented  ·  February 27, 2013 12:29 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  For those interested in a working alternative, I finally bit the bullet gave up waiting on Mendeley and transferred my library to Zotero instead. The different interface took a little getting used to, but with Zotfile I can annotate my papers on my tablet and Zotero will retrieve the annotations, collecting them together in a text file attachment to the appropriate bibliographic entry. Very nice. I was nervous about making the switch, but now that it's done, I'm very pleased. If you're frustrated with still not being able to read on your tablet with Mendeley, I'd recommend the switch.

• AdminMendeley (Admin, Mendeley) commented  ·  February 26, 2013 3:12 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  We're working hard still. Had some unexpected technical issues with our servers over the last few weeks that have pushed us back a bit, but we're working through it. Sorry, I know the waiting is tough.