ericmbridges

i was wondering if anyone has had any success developing patches designed specifically to run on iphones/androids as a standalone application. I know that apple has an issue with apps that are a programming environment in and of themselves, but is there a way to create a standalone application, similar to saving a patch as a .app or a .exe, so that they can run entirely on the phone (i.e, not simply controlling a patch that is running through on a computer).

I've made a relatively simple patch where users can set parameters for a drone-based piece, and the interface and audio output are simple enough (and it is not cpu-draining) that I think it could run really effectively as an iphone/android app.

Let me know if there's anyone that knows how to do this, or if anyone would like to help me with this project. I've attached a .mxf file of the patch (compressed in a .zip) so you can see what i mean.

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 is the way to go. Apple doesn't like apps that makes apps for the app store, without using their apps, that makes a lot of apps, for one sentence ;-)

Learning ObjectiveC is the way to go. Apple doesn't like apps that makes apps for the app store, without using their apps, that makes a lot of apps, for one sentence ;-)


Or go the RjDj way: convert your patch to Pd, then read up in the RjDj documentation how to make your own Pd-patches run in RjDj on the iPhone.

(note that searching on this forum would have given you this answer as well)

I did see the convert-to-pd method earlier - I was hoping that there might be a way to do it to where I wouldn't have to rewrite the entire patch in pd.

It looks like either way, though, I'm going to have to learn either ObjectiveC or pd. Thanks!

Wish someone would have an answer to this question. I also have simple apps I'd like to implement as mobile apps for android without having to learn the whole android programming.

The answer is clear. There is no way to simply compile a Max patch to mobile.

Wouldn't it be awesome if we could? Of course!

Different architectures, different peripherals, different everything.

Max was written for computers and it is just that. 

Just like you can't get native Max on Linux, you can't get it on mobile.

Maybe in an ideal future Cycling will make a move to make this possible but it is not in the cards at the moment.

This is not a criticism of their goals and priorities, just the reality. Maybe in a few years this might change but I wouldn't hold my breath. We have asked for a Linux version for over a decade and it doesn't seem closer than it did back then.

Max is great as it is, and it does what it says on the tin (and then a bit some extra). Mobile is simply not a consideration at this time.

Hi Camilo,
The answer is clear. There is no way to simply compile a Max patch to mobile.
Wouldn't it be awesome if we could? Of course!
But it isn't. 
Different architectures, different peripherals, different everything.
Max was written for computers and it is just that. 
Just like you can't get native Max on Linux, you can't get it on mobile.
Maybe in an ideal future Cycling will make a move to make this possible but it is not in the cards at the moment.
This is not a criticism of their goals and priorities, just the reality. Maybe in a few years this might change but I wouldn't hold my breath. We have asked for a Linux version for over a decade and it doesn't seem closer than it did back then.
Max is great as it is, and it does what it says on the tin (and then a bit some extra). Mobile is simply not a consideration at this time.

designing patches to run on an iphone/android