iOS App Guide

Overview

The Screvi iOS app gives you full access to your highlight library on the go, plus mobile-exclusive features like physical book scanning, the share extension, home screen widget, and offline reading.

Download from the App Store.

Main Features

Home Feed

Browse your highlights in a scrollable feed with filtering by source type, tags, favorites, and date range. Same as the web app, but optimized for touch.

Articles

Read saved articles in a clean reader. Highlight text while reading. Manage articles with inbox/read later/archive workflow. Explore curated and custom RSS feeds in the Explore tab.

Search

Full semantic search across all your highlights. Type natural-language queries to find relevant content.

Sources

Browse all your sources (books, articles, tweets, etc.) organized by type.

Review

Swipe-based review interface. Swipe through highlights and use action buttons to rate, favorite, skip, or adjust frequency. Review streaks are tracked with a calendar visualization.

Adding Highlights

The mobile app offers multiple ways to add highlights:

• Text: Type or paste a highlight manually
• Voice: Record audio. Screvi transcribes it using AI.
• Camera: Take a photo of a book page. AI extracts highlighted/underlined text.
• Gallery: Select a photo from your gallery for text extraction

Share Extension

Save articles and highlights from any app using iOS's native share sheet:

1. In Safari, Twitter, Reddit, or any app, tap Share
2. Select Screvi
3. The article is saved automatically
4. If you had text selected, it's saved as a highlight linked to the article

The share extension uses a native Swift implementation for speed and reliability.

Enabling the Share Extension

If Screvi doesn't appear in your share sheet:

1. Tap More at the end of the share sheet row
2. Find Screvi and toggle it on

Home Screen Widget

Add a Screvi widget to your iPhone home screen for passive review throughout the day.

Adding the Widget

1. Long-press on your home screen
2. Tap the + button
3. Search for Screvi
4. Choose medium or large size
5. Place it on your home screen

What It Shows

• A rotating highlight quote, updated every 5 minutes
• A "Review ready" banner when you have a pending review session
• Tap the quote to open Screvi and see the full highlight

The widget works offline using cached quotes.

Offline Mode

Read articles without an internet connection:

1. Go to Settings > Offline
2. Enable auto-sync to download articles automatically
3. Optionally enable WiFi only to save mobile data
4. Use Sync Now for manual downloads
5. Access offline articles from the Offline screen

Highlights created while offline are queued and synced automatically when you're back online.

Push Notifications

Enable push notifications for:

• Daily review reminders
• Other important updates

Configure in Settings > Notifications.

Quick Actions

Long-press the Screvi app icon for:

• Add Highlight: Jump straight to adding a new highlight
• Support: Get help