Claris FileMaker Go 2024 4+

Currently I’m developing two FM Go custom solutions: one to learn Koine Greek comprising alphabet, vocabulary, and speech, and the other a prayer log to track the over three hundred members at our church as the Lord has laid them on my heart. I have been amazed at the complexity of FM Go at my disposal. I’ve been using FileMaker since v.1 in 1985, and in 2000 deployed the EMR still in use today at Storybook Pediatrics which has about 7000 hours of development. Some things behave a little differently on FM Go than on FM Pro as you might expect. What I really need is the ability use multiple fonts in my Greek solution. In that one app, I use a Greek Monotype font, the Rosetta font, and Adobe Caslon Pro. A language solution like this requires multiple fonts for the professional results I need to study Greek most efficiently. I need better container sound controls also. FM Go slakes my thirst for beyond-the-horizon programming along with FileMaker Pro.

You need to work on optimization. iPhone 16 pro max almost completely discharges in battery saving mode after 7 hours of continuous operation. Also, it has long process of searching for records when using the Util function (the process can stretch up to 7 seconds of waiting after the entered request) when I need move records. Frequent errors when synchronizing offline phone data to online.This process is interrupted and when re-synchronizing it continues again until an error occurs after a dozen records. It has also too long optimization of large-sized photos when loading. You need to add clearing the application cache. Why is this still not there. When exiting offline mode and entering online, an error occurs, and entry is possible only the second time. Also, when synchronizing offline data in download mode, the music that was playing via Bluetooth stops. And so every time synchronization occurs. What does the application have to do with music playback? All these problems are observed on the iPhone XR, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 16 pro max.

With each further update of FileMaker, it gets more complex and access to the program gets slower and more costly. While this app is free to use, the FileMaker program and associated per user license gets increasingly more costly and actually less useful. If staff get so frustrated with an app they would prefer not using it at all, did it really bring value? Do we really need yearly or semi annual updates from file maker with all the associated costs and new license fees?