Brickset offline catalog for Android
Posted by Huw,
Sariel, best know for his Technic-focused YouTube channel, is also a talented Android developer who's created some useful LEGO-related apps.
His latest one, Brickset Offline Catalog is a very fast and lightweight app that leverages our API to provide offline access to the information in our database, which will come in handy, for example, if you're in the middle of a shopping centre without phone signal and you want to check prices or other details.
He tells me that:
- The app's download size depends on the device because all images have 6 quality versions and you get the one that best fits your device's dpi. The top quality version weighs 141 Mb.
- The app gets faster after first launch, because the first time you launch it, it needs to create and fill its database
- He is not planning an iOS version
You can view all authorised apps that are using the new version of our API here.
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I enjoy Sariel 's video reviews and monthly reports. Such a great Technic designer. I'm not at all a Technic fan but really appreciate to see his clever builds and also his reviews, which are complete and always without any complaisance, but also full of positive compliments when sets deserve them. I have also already downloaded and used his Lego colours references app, which proved to be very helpful, simple and clear at use. I now will instantly download and try his new creation, sure to use it in the future.
iOS iOS iOS iOS iOS
Please please please
Can our existing collection database/online profile be synced to the app, or do we have to duplicate lists and labels in the app?
I already greatly enjoy Sariel's lineup of phone and web apps (the Model Scaler in particular is fantastic, not just for Lego projects), and this looks like a worthy addition.
Worth mentioning that Sariel also wrote the popular 'Unofficial LEGO Technic Builder’s Guide' and 'The Incredible LEGO Technic'
Useful to have a direct link to his website http://sariel.pl where current and past projects can be viewed. There are also some free pdfs and tutorials, in particular BB-8 RC, and motorised 4 speed gear changing in case you wondered how to include this in your own supercar mocs.
I should really pull my finger out and finish my similar iOS app…
And I should finish my Java app! It fits in a netbook's screen!
Yep, I developed that when I was learning Java and SQL on a lovely iBook G4, iPhones and Android didn't exist yet and netbooks were the latest fad, and internet access wasn't so ubiquitous so such an app actually made a lot of sense. Man I'm old.
Awesome!
Thanks for the heads up.
Awesome, I may not use this and I am an Android owner but I don't want iOS owners to be left out if there isn't an equivalent version for them in your API site.
Android.............. the megabloks of the mobile world. Just teasing but in reality I with others here iOS all day!!! Then again as a DJ I really don't have a choice. I need an ecosystem that works as expected every time. @benbacardi YES PLEASE!!!
Welcome to the club @Sariel!
The more apps we have the better, it helps us all learn from each other and hopefully challenge us to continually improve our own apps.
Looking forward to installing and having a play :)
Me: I would much appreciate to have my Lego Sets always nearby ...
Sariel: Hold my App!
Brick by Brick on iOS hasn't seen an update in a while, but served me well in the past, and allowed me to see my "Wanted" list, which is very easy when I'm shopping and away from my computer.
Odd that there's no mention on this site of the news that Lego supports Black Lives Matter and is donating $4 million to "organizations dedicated to supporting black children and educating all children about racial equality."
...or the news that they requested marketing to stop promoting sets with police minifigs and the White House set.
Really nice app!
I'm working on an iOS app, the app is mostly ready, I see that we have a lot of user that looks like interested in iOS too. The app is in Beta, contact me if you want to test it on Twitter or Instagram with the same username as there is no internal message solution here.
cc @david20009