Bring Solo to the Browser & Desktop!

Brilliant :) 

End of financial year is fast approaching. You probably can't accelerate development much, but I would think it a golden opportunity to get it done as this is an ideal time for people like me who want to migrate. 

Thanks for sharing, Hannah. 

Hey CCCMikey2​, Ahh yes, actually that's a really good suggestion. We sometimes use a similar setup ourselves for demos. It isn't something we'd officially support, but if you can get it working, there's certainly no harm in giving it a go.

Now, I promise it is coming! I don't have a date I can share just yet, but I have seen snippets of what it looks like and it's looking pretty good so far. 🙂

Two of our main priorities at the moment are Quotes and Browser, so both are getting plenty of attention from the team.

Thanks,
Hannah

Thanks for your reply Han :) 

I forgot to mention that those with premium phones may also be able to use a USB-C to HDMI adapter (or even a docking station) to put their phone onto a bigger screen. My phone is too low end for that. It will still be a portrait image though as the UI is mobile-centric. 

Anyway, hoping you can implement a desktop version one day - or perhaps for development simplicity a web version using a similar QR code or symbol authentication method as used by the major popular online messaging services. 

Hey CCCMikey2​, 

Thanks for looking into this.

Unfortunately, we do know that running Solo through emulators or virtual environments isn't currently supported. Because Solo has access to banking and payment features, we don't allow jailbroken or otherwise unsecured devices, which is most likely what's causing these environments to be blocked.

I can definitely see the appeal of a desktop option, though, and I appreciate you sharing the workarounds you've tested. I'll make sure the feedback is passed on to the team.

I've tried it with Bluestacks, Waydroid and Android Studio. Unfortunately it's blocked on all - likely because it has access to bank accounts and detects these as 'unlocked' devices.

Best workaround appears to be a Bluetooth keyboard, mouse, and adb or Rustdesk as the viewer. (it crashes when using adb keyboard.)

Keeping a dedicated old phone listening on Rustdesk might be the safest workaround for now, but hopefully they bring a desktop version of sorts. I just hope they don't raise the price too much in the process. 

Even rounding it out to be better for iPads (where it currently displays as an iPhone app layout) would be handy – bigger screens, better navigation and keyboard support, etc.

The developers ticking the box which allows it to work on Apple Silicon Macs might be a shortcut for at least some desktop support.

Browser access would be amazing - so much easier to enter information.

I understand it might be seen as competing with the fuller products, but it's severely limited in the mobile-only version for data handling (especially at the start).

Hey handiestman​, 

Thanks for reaching out.

If you're registered for GST, you can head to More → Reports in the Solo app. You'll see four report options available:

• Profit & Loss
• GST Report
• GST Return
• Transaction List
  
  

When you open a report, you'll have the option to either Open the report first or Share it directly.

If you're having trouble finding where the file is downloading on your phone, try opening the report and then using the Share option to email it to yourself. This can make it much easier to access the report on another device and keep a copy for your records.

In terms of the payments appearing to be counted twice, this could potentially be related to the bank feed. We'd be happy to take a closer look and see what's happening.

You can reach out to us directly through the app by heading to More → Chat to Us, and one of the team can investigate this further for you.

If you have any other questions, just let us know 🙂

I have only been running Solo for 6 weeks and it seems fine enough. However I want to see where I stand profit wise for this tax year and when I download a statement on my phone it goes nowhere. It seems I can't access on desktop or browser so this seems totally counter intuitive. I thought the whole idea of Solo was to make tax time easy but if I can't download a statement how can I do anything? The quick view on home page of the app is so far out of whack as it count several payments twice to I have no idea if I am running a profit this financial year

I agree 100% usually a desk top / browser version Historicaly was brought to the users ahead of a mobile version, but in this case it has been the other way around perhaps to meet MYOB customers who may be primarily on their mobile. I for one will not use the mobile version unless the desktop version/ browser version replicates the mobile functionality. Shame, i was so looking forward to using Solo on my desktop browser :((

Hi mazdoesmktng​ !

Your feedback caught our attention, and we'd love to hear a bit more from you! Especially regarding access for your VA, am I safe to assume that's your Virtual Assistant? 👀️

We will follow up with you directly via email to make sure we get all the details and see if we can help you get the most out of Solo 😃