Tag: 4-inch

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Version 1.05 Released

Version 1.05 which supports 4-inch device screens was submitted to the App Store yesterday, Nov. 20th, 2012. It usually takes Apple a week or two to get to it though.

Actually, they already got to it today and it should be live on the App Store soon.

However, I’m actually not happy with the way the fonts are being laid-out on 4-inch devices. They’re bigger, of course, but for some reason the app isn’t doing a good job of keeping single, long words (like eavesdropping or misunderstanding) on one line. So, I’m gonna tweak that a bit and put out an update to address it. I’m also thinking of having examples come up in a random order so that you don’t see the same one at first every time. Please let me know what you think.

Happy Studies!

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iPhone 5

I finally got my new 5th generation device and the update to support 4-inch screens is well into testing. It should be ready, submitted to Apple for approval, and available on the App Store soon.

Once I’m done with that, I’m considering working on an iPad native version of the app. However, I don’t want to do just a scaled-up version of the app. I’d like to make the iPad version take advantage of the extra screen space somehow but, frankly, I really don’t have any good ideas about how to do so.

So, please send a long any ideas you might have about what you’d like to see in an iPad version. If I don’t get anything good I probably will at least do an up-scaled version so that iPad users don’t have to deal with the not-so-great default up-scaling. However, it may be a while before it’s ready.

Happy Studies!

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Version 1.04 Released

Version 1.04 should be live in the app store soon and has the following features:

  • Tweaked iOS 6 performance

  • Fixed card resetting from the card detail view

  • Added card copying during study sessions

  • Tweaked Upgrade restoring

The app should be a bit smoother on iOS 6 and will provide visual cues that it’s working in the background when syncing study dates or starting a study session.  You can also copy cards while studying and there have been a few minor bug fixes/tweaks as well.

I’m still waiting for my 4-inch device to arrive but as soon as it comes I’ll be able to properly test and release the next update which will support iPhone 5 and iPod Touch 5.

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iOS 6

iOS 6 came out today and I’ve noticed a few issues that I’ll try to get fixed as soon as possible.

First, it seems that touch tracking is a bit more sensitive now so touches that would’ve previously registered as taps are now registering as slight movements.  This may mean that you end up having to tap just a bit too carefully not to be annoyed.  Also, the way that background threads are processed seems a bit different as well so you might have a noticeable wait when starting a study session or syncing study dates but without any indication that the app is doing some work in the background.  I’ll try to get these two issues fixed in an update ASAP.  Unfortunately, an update to support the new 4-inch device screens will have to wait until my 5th generation device arrives which will be sometime in October.  Please let me know if you’ve noticed any other problems after upgrading to iOS 6.

Happy Studies!