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==Overview==
Currently the best mobile devices for working Tibetan are:
* [[Tibetan Dictionaries for Android Devices]]
* Android devices (starting with Android 6.0, Tibetan script is fully supported)
::See: [[Tibetan Dictionaries for Android Devices]]
::See: [[Tibetan support in Android]]
* iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, since iOS 4.2.1 Tibetan is fully supported, 
::Tibetan keyboard, see: [[Tibetan Input Method for Apple iOS 4.2 devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch)]].
::[[Tibetan Dictionary for iPhone and iPod touch]]

==Android==
* [[Tibetan Dictionaries for Android Devices]]

==iOS apps==

* Check the page: [[Tibetan Dictionary for iPhone and iPod touch]]

==Tibetan dictionaries for iPad==

* Check the page: [[Tibetan Dictionary for iPad]]



==Historical devices==
Another good mobile device for working with Tibetan is the '''Nokia N900'''. It supports a number of Tibetan applications including:
* Free dictionary applications that work with the Rangjung Yeshe dictionary.
* Ability to install and correctly render Tibetan fonts
* Ability to browse web sites in Tibetan script
* Flashcard programs that correctly display Tibetan script

==Tibetan dictionaries for N900, Meego, Maemo devices==

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See below for installation instructions.

===Installation===

====Get a dictionary app for the N900 that supports stardict====

* There are two free dictionary applications available in the maemo repositories that support startdict format: ''QStarDict'' and ''MStardict''.

Easier to use is ''MStardict'':

====Setup====
# Install [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/mstardict/ MStardict] on your N900 using the N900 application installer.
# Download the three uncompressed RangjungYeshe dictionary files: [http://digitaltibetan.org/Media/Resources/RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.dict.dz RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.dict.dz], [http://digitaltibetan.org/Media/Resources/RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.idx RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.idx], [http://digitaltibetan.org/Media/Resources/RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.ifo RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.ifo]
# Connect your N900 via USB. Install the three files within a <code>mstardict</code> folder within the N900 internal memory. Simply create this folder in the top-level of the USB-drive of your internal N900 memory if it doesn't exist.
# Enable the RangjungYesheTibetanWylie dictionary (screen shot 1)


==Older Dictionary Apps for Android (Legacy)==
===Dictionary appa for Android that supports stardict===
[[Image:RanjungYesheTibetanAndroid.jpg|thumb|220px|[http://www.wordmate.net/w/ WordMate]: Rangjung Yeshe Tibetan Dictionary on an Android phone]]

* There is a number of free dictionary applications for Android that support the stardict format.

A free Android dictionary application that works and does not display annoying ads is ''WordMate''.

====Setup====
# Install [http://www.wordmate.net/w/ ''WordMate''] using the Android store.
# Download the three ''completely'' uncompressed RangjungYeshe dictionary files: [http://digitaltibetan.org/Media/Resources/RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.dict RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.dict], [http://digitaltibetan.org/Media/Resources/RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.idx RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.idx], [http://digitaltibetan.org/Media/Resources/RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.ifo RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.ifo]
# Connect your Android phone via USB as USB memory stick. Install the three files within a <code>wordmade</code> folder that has already been created by the application.

==Rangjung Yeshe Tibetan dictionary for mobile devices==
[[Image:RangjungYesheIPhoneUni-3.PNG|thumb|220px|iPhone OS-X 4.2.1 dictionary with full Tibetan input and display support]]
'''Note:''' ''The following dictionaries are based on the Rangjung Yeshe Tibetan dictionary created by Erik Pema Kunsang, the [http://www.ryi.org Rangjung Yeshe Institute] and the people at [http://rywiki.tsadra.org/ http://rywiki.tsadra.org/]. They are published with the kind permission of Erik Pema Kunsang.''

'''Note:''' in order to help improving future versions of the dictionary:
* if you cannot find an entry in those dictionaries above, please create an (empty) entry on [http://rywiki.tsadra.org/ http://rywiki.tsadra.org/]. This way a definition can be added later.
* If you know the definition yourself, of course you can directly add it to [http://rywiki.tsadra.org/ http://rywiki.tsadra.org/].

[[Image:FlashcardN900.png|thumb|320px|'''Mnemosyne:''' Flashcards in Tibetan on Nokia N900 mobile phone]]
==Download resources==

* Download the Tibetan Wylie dictionary as zip:  [http://digitaltibetan.org/Media/Resources/RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.zip RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.zip]  (for iPhone, iPod touch)
* Download the Tibetan Wylie dictionary as tar.bz2:  [http://digitaltibetan.org/Media/Resources/RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.tar.bz2 RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.tar.bz2]  (alternative compression method)
* Download the Tibetan Wylie dictionary as tar.gz:  [http://digitaltibetan.org/Media/Resources/RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.tar.gz RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.tar.gz]  (alternative compression method)

'''Uncompressed dictionary files:''' (needed for Nokia N900, Voice Dict pro for iPad)

* Please download all three files: [http://digitaltibetan.org/Media/Resources/RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.dict.dz RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.dict.dz], [http://digitaltibetan.org/Media/Resources/RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.idx RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.idx], [http://digitaltibetan.org/Media/Resources/RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.ifo RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.ifo]

'''Competely uncompressed dictionary files:''' (needed for Android WordMate)

* Please download all three files: [http://digitaltibetan.org/Media/Resources/RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.dict RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.dict], [http://digitaltibetan.org/Media/Resources/RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.idx RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.idx], [http://digitaltibetan.org/Media/Resources/RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.ifo RangjungYesheTibetanWylie.ifo]

==Internal Links==
* [[Tibetan Dictionaries]]
** [[Tibetan Dictionary for iPhone and iPod touch]]
** [[Tibetan Dictionary for iPad]]

==External Links==
* [http://rywiki.tsadra.org/ http://rywiki.tsadra.org/], this wiki contains the latest Tibetan dictionary content.
* [http://www.ryi.org Rangjung Yeshe Institute]

==Credits==
Thank you to the people at the [http://www.ryi.org Rangjung Yeshe Institute] and the editors of [http://rywiki.tsadra.org/ http://rywiki.tsadra.org/] for the creation of the dictionary. A special thank-you to Erik Pema Kunsang for making this all possible.

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