On: Using Anki to remember what you read

[motohagiography]

Just tried to use it. What's with the Anki UX? You can't just install the mobile app and start downloading shared decks to use.

[inetsee → motohagiography]

I believe the mobile app is limited to just studying. Creating new cards and downloading shared decks must be done using either the desktop app or the web app.

[frakkingcylons → inetsee]

You can definitely create new cards in the official mobile app (for iOS).

[inetsee → frakkingcylons]

I stand corrected. My recollection was that AnkiDroid (the Android app) didn't provide the capability of creating new cards, but I just checked and the current version of AnkiDroid does let you create new cards.

[motohagiography → inetsee]

It must be copyrighted or have some other broken dis-economy, because the most obvious product decisions that would make this huge have been rejected.

The whole point of this is to study in spare moments, like on public transit - using mobile. Uninstalled. That's so disappointing because it's so obvious, and I can't trust an ecosystem that dumb.

I didn't think it was possible to be as disappointed in an app as I am with this one.

[pergadad → motohagiography]

Looking at the thread here most seem to have a positive experience with Anki and your excessively negative reaction is a bit strange.

[muldvarp → motohagiography]

Ankis UI and UX are notorourisly bad.