I've downloaded MobileUrg 1.7.6 to my iPhone and am back up syncing with my laptop.
Thanks to Sean for following up on this (and for his willingness to maintain MobilOrg). On 2026-11-06, Sean Escriva <[email protected]> wrote: > --0000000000001bfeb7065fa1d058 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Hi Folks, > > I wanted to reply here to follow up on correspondence I've had with Bob and > Ihor Radchenko. Version 1.7.6 of MobileOrg has been recompiled for current > iOS requirements, passed review and is back in the store. Sorry for any > inconvenience that caused people. > > I plan to keep on maintaining it as I'm committed to supporting the > community that loves and uses org. There's many great options out there now > and I'm glad to be able to support one option that provides users a choice > of what they want to use. > > If there are bugs or other problems you encounter it's always fine to email > me directly to ask me to look at something. I'll do my best! > > Sean > > > > On Sat, Oct 10, 2026 at 2:48=E2=80=AFPM Bob Woodham via General discussions= > about > Org-mode. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 2026-10-09, Bob Woodham via General discussions about Org-mode. < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> > On 2026-10-09, Ihor Radchenko <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Bob Woodham via "General discussions about Org-mode." >> >><[email protected]> writes: >> >>>> Have you tried contacting the author? >> >>>> In theory, we can try to resurrect the app. I can ask Charles Choi, >> who >> >>>> has Apple developer account, to re-publish the app, if that is >> something >> >>>> Apple allow to do. >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> Thanks for the reply. I thought I would ask here first. The project >> does not >> >>> appear to have been active in the last few years. >> >>> >> >>> Earlier, the author noted in his documentation that there was a $99 >> per year >> >>> fee to keep MobileOrg available in the Apple store (as part of a >> request for >> >>> donations). I'm assuming the author has moved on and/or decided >> keeping up >> >>> with the annual fee is no longer worth it to him. I don't know of an= > y >> other >> >>> impediment to continued availability from the Apple store. >> >>> >> >>> It would be great to get the author to re-publish the app and/or give >> >>> permission to others to do so. MobileOrg has always worked for me an= > d >> is >> >>> worthy of support from the community. >> >> >> >> Would you be interested to contact the original author about the statu= > s? >> >> If he is no longer interested, we can request the transfer. >> >> >> > >> > Sure, I'll give it a try. >> > >> >> Section "B.3 List of Contributions" of the Org Manual says, "Richard >> Moreland >> wrote MobileOrg for the iPhone." mobile.github.io credits Richard >> Moreland >> and Carsten Dominik as "Original Authors" and lists four others as "Curre= > nt >> Developers," one of whom is Sean Escriva. I contacted Richard and Sean i= > n >> a >> joint email. I've heard back from both. >> >> Richard responded, in part, "I haven't been involved for a very long time >> unfortunately, and I can't help get it back onto the store directly. I >> have no >> problem with it being republished by anyone else to help revive it." >> >> Sean responded, in part, "I took over for Richard a few years ago and am >> currently responsible for publishing it to the App Store and will look at >> it >> asap for you. I want to keep it available for sure. >> >> My time recently has been very limited for writing any new features but I >> can >> at least keep it published for those that depend on it. >> >> I=E2=80=99ll let you know when it=E2=80=99s back." >> >> I'm sending thanks to Richard and Sean privately (and will update here >> when I >> hear further from Sean). Hopefully, I'm not the only person with an >> on-going >> interest in MobilOrg on the iPhone. Public kudos from me for their >> efforts. >> >> >> > > --0000000000001bfeb7065fa1d058 > Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > ><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi Folks,</div><div><br></div><div>I wanted to reply = > here to follow up on correspondence I've had with Bob and Ihor Radchenk= > o. Version 1.7.6 of MobileOrg has been recompiled for current iOS requireme= > nts, passed review and is back in the store. Sorry for any inconvenience th= > at caused people.</div><div><br></div><div>I plan to keep on maintaining it= > as I'm committed to supporting the community that loves and uses org. = > There's many great options out there now and I'm glad to be able to= > support one option that provides users a choice of what they want to use.<= > /div><div><br></div><div>If there are bugs or other problems you encounter = > it's always fine to email me directly to ask me to look at something. I= > 'll do my best!</div><div><br></div><div>Sean</div><div><br></div><div>= ><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div d= > ir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Oct 10, 2026 at 2:48=E2=80=AFPM Bob= > Woodham via General discussions about Org-mode. <<a href=3D"mailto:emac= > [email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquot= > e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px s= > olid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 2026-10-09, Bob Woodham via Gene= > ral discussions about Org-mode. <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]= > " target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br> > > On 2026-10-09, Ihor Radchenko <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]= > t" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br> > >> Bob Woodham via "General discussions about Org-mode."<br= >> > >><<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"; target=3D"_blank">emac= > [email protected]</a>> writes:<br> > >>>> Have you tried contacting the author?<br> > >>>> In theory, we can try to resurrect the app. I can ask Char= > les Choi, who<br> > >>>> has Apple developer account, to re-publish the app, if tha= > t is something<br> > >>>> Apple allow to do.<br> > >>>><br> > >>><br> > >>> Thanks for the reply. I thought I would ask here first. The pr= > oject does not<br> > >>> appear to have been active in the last few years.<br> > >>><br> > >>> Earlier, the author noted in his documentation that there was = > a $99 per year<br> > >>> fee to keep MobileOrg available in the Apple store (as part of= > a request for<br> > >>> donations).=C2=A0 I'm assuming the author has moved on and= > /or decided keeping up<br> > >>> with the annual fee is no longer worth it to him.=C2=A0 I don&= > #39;t know of any other<br> > >>> impediment to continued availability from the Apple store.<br> > >>><br> > >>> It would be great to get the author to re-publish the app and/= > or give<br> > >>> permission to others to do so.=C2=A0 MobileOrg has always work= > ed for me and is<br> > >>> worthy of support from the community.<br> > >><br> > >> Would you be interested to contact the original author about the s= > tatus?<br> > >> If he is no longer interested, we can request the transfer.<br> > >><br> > ><br> > > Sure, I'll give it a try.<br> > ><br> ><br> > Section "B.3 List of Contributions" of the Org Manual says, "= > ;Richard Moreland<br> > wrote MobileOrg for the iPhone."=C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://mobile.github= > .io" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">mobile.github.io</a> credits Rich= > ard Moreland<br> > and Carsten Dominik as "Original Authors" and lists four others a= > s "Current<br> > Developers," one of whom is Sean Escriva.=C2=A0 I contacted Richard an= > d Sean in a<br> > joint email. I've heard back from both.<br> ><br> > Richard responded, in part, "I haven't been involved for a very lo= > ng time<br> > unfortunately, and I can't help get it back onto the store directly. I = > have no<br> > problem with it being republished by anyone else to help revive it."<b= > r> ><br> > Sean responded, in part, "I took over for Richard a few years ago and = > am<br> > currently responsible for publishing it to the App Store and will look at i= > t<br> > asap for you. I want to keep it available for sure.<br> ><br> > My time recently has been very limited for writing any new features but I c= > an<br> > at least keep it published for those that depend on it.<br> ><br> > I=E2=80=99ll let you know when it=E2=80=99s back."<br> ><br> > I'm sending thanks to Richard and Sean privately (and will update here = > when I<br> > hear further from Sean).=C2=A0 Hopefully, I'm not the only person with = > an on-going<br> > interest in MobilOrg on the iPhone.=C2=A0 Public kudos from me for their ef= > forts.<br> ><br> ><br> ></blockquote></div> > > --0000000000001bfeb7065fa1d058-- > >
