Install NIA College Connect on your phone
Option 1 — Install as PWA (easiest)
- Open https://ladiestech.freewaveinstitute.us/ in Chrome on your Android phone
- Tap the ⋮ menu → “Add to Home screen” / “Install app”
- Confirm — the app icon appears and opens full-screen
- Offline: visited pages and downloaded resources stay available; an offline banner shows your connection status
Option 2 — Native Android app
- Download the project ZIP and open the android/ folder in Android Studio
- Set your server URL in Constants.kt (one line)
- Run ▶ on your phone or emulator — or Build APK from Build menu
- The native app adds real offline storage: downloaded resources, cached lessons, queued messages and background sync
What works offline?
Downloaded resourcesPDFs and files saved on the device
Cached challengesRecent questions and your attempt history
Saved posts & bookmarksRead cached blog articles
Message queueType offline — messages send when reconnected
Live chat & uploadsNeed a connection — queued automatically
Sync status icons
OnlineOfflineSynchronising…Synced ✓Sync failed — retry