[Scale-planning] Mobile App
Nathan Haines
nathan at nhaines.com
Sat Feb 9 06:07:24 UTC 2019
Hi Darek,
I'm glad the feedback was useful!
I'm using a Google Pixel 2 running Android 9.
It looks like my bugs are described respectively in issues #14, #9, #1,
and the bonus complaint is #6.
So I simply emojied them.
Regards,
Nathan
On 2/8/19 2:23 PM, Derek Nowicki wrote:
> Nathan,
>
> This is all fantastic feedback, and I really appreciate it. These things
> should be totally fixable before the conference.
>
> If you have a github account, would you be willing to put in some issues
> on the issues tracker?
>
> https://github.com/KnowikiApps/scale-conf-app/issues
>
> If not, I can add them myself no problem.
>
> Can you also let me know what model of android phone you're using? Also
> the android version if you can. I want to see if I can reproduce the
> issues on an emulator.
>
> Keep the feedback coming!
>
> Best,
>
> /Derek Nowicki
> Knowiki Apps
> 818-262-9565/
>
>
> On 2/7/19 7:48 PM, Nathan Haines wrote:
>> Thanks for all your hard work, Derek. I've made a few notes, and in
>> the interest of time, I'll be blunt--but please know that I appreciate
>> the effort it takes to make an app, much less a cross-platform one!
>>
>> I noticed that on Android, the back button doesn't do anything--you
>> have to tap the toolbar button. That screams "amateur," and of course
>> the app is a lot better than that!
>>
>> If you look at the schedule, there's an "add to my schedule" button,
>> but if you do so, there's no indication that it worked after you
>> dismiss the confirmation. I feel like the [+] button should change to
>> a different icon or at the least a [-] button to remove it.
>>
>> Last, I can't actually scroll down to the last session on any day,
>> just the second-to-last, so that I can scroll the screen and hold my
>> finger on the screen to see the last session, but I can never add it
>> to my schedule or tap it to view the details.
>>
>> Tapping a session to view the web page also seems a little disjointed
>> (although the dynamic responsiveness of the SCALE fits in nicely), but
>> I'd rather have a native view of the description and author info.
>>
>> "Back" button support is a major issue, the rest are serious but much
>> more minor. It's still a pretty good mobile experience, and much
>> better than sliding around the web site. So thanks for all the hard
>> work!
>>
>> Regards,
>> Nathan
>>
>> On 2/7/19 6:41 PM, Derek Nowicki wrote:
>>> Thanks for installing! 17x updates are coming very soon! Please let
>>> me know if you find any other issues, or if you have any features
>>> that you'd like to see.
>>>
>>> /Derek Nowicki
>>> Knowiki Apps
>>> 818-262-9565/
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2/7/19 6:03 PM, Swantje wrote:
>>>> I could help with beta testing. I just installed the app. It still
>>>> seems to show 16x.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 5:18 PM Ilan Rabinovitch
>>>> <ilan at socallinuxexpo.org <mailto:ilan at socallinuxexpo.org>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I installed it a bit back and did some cursory testing. Will do
>>>> more.
>>>>
>>>> Any volunteers on the list want to help out and beta test/?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 3:32 AM Derek Nowicki
>>>> <derek at knowikiapps.com <mailto:derek at knowikiapps.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Ilan,
>>>>
>>>> Sorry about the delayed reply, I've been dealing with some
>>>> issues with one of my clients and it has been an absolute
>>>> drain on my energy.
>>>>
>>>> Things are going well with the app though. I'm just about done
>>>> updating the urls and image resources for the 17x moniker, and
>>>> I'll be uploading the updated app to the stores soon.
>>>>
>>>> What would be really awesome is if you could install the app
>>>> on your phone and test it out before I upload the updates to
>>>> the stores. Obviously, the data will be from 16x but we
>>>> haven't changed any of the features so you should be able to
>>>> use it just the same. Any feedback you give can be integrated
>>>> into the update I'll send.
>>>>
>>>> I think the main thing I need to know is what work we need to
>>>> do for it to be acceptable for the conference. If there are
>>>> any features that you want to add, we definitely have time to
>>>> work on them. If there are any bugs you find, we have time to
>>>> fix them. I'd love to get an email from you soon that says the
>>>> app is good enough to use this year.
>>>>
>>>> Whatever we need to do to get this year to be the first year
>>>> SCaLE has it's own app, I'm down to get it done. I just need
>>>> your feedback.
>>>>
>>>> /Derek Nowicki
>>>> Knowiki Apps
>>>> 818-262-9565/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2/5/19 11:35 PM, Ilan Rabinovitch wrote:
>>>>> Hi Derek, Hows the app coming along? Need any help from us?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 1:50 PM Derek
>>>>> Nowicki<derek at knowikiapps.com> <mailto:derek at knowikiapps.com> wrote:
>>>>>> As far as I know, there isn't a legal way to bypass the
>>>>>> app store for apple. android will allow you to do it, but with ios
>>>>>> you'd need to jailbreak your phone or "sideload" the app from
>>>>>> another device. For Android the users would have to set their
>>>>>> devices to allow unauthorized apps, which I don't think anyone
>>>>>> would be willing to do, and we would have to set up some backend
>>>>>> download endpoint for he apk.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It looks like we could possibly contact apple directly
>>>>>> (and probably google too) to expedite a review. We may be able to
>>>>>> make a case that we want to push immediate updates for the
>>>>>> conference. But really, I think if we got some people testing it
>>>>>> over the next couple months we should be fine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Currently, the URLs are baked into the app, but they don't
>>>>>> have to stay that way. There's a bunch of ways we could probably
>>>>>> do it since they are just strings in the source code. You're
>>>>>> welcome to work on it. If you send me your github handle, I can
>>>>>> add you as a dev on the project.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Derek Nowicki
>>>>>> Knowiki Apps
>>>>>> 818-262-9565
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 1/26/19 10:24 AM, Hriday Balachandran wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Derek,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do the urls have to be baked into the IPA? Also, can we
>>>>>> push the ipa outside of the store, so we can avoid Apple store?
>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 11:22 AM Ilan
>>>>>> Rabinovitch<ilan at socallinuxexpo.org>
>>>>>> <mailto:ilan at socallinuxexpo.org> wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi Derek,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I added an announcement about KubeFlow day.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ilan
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 1:11 PM Derek
>>>>>>> Nowicki<derek at knowikiapps.com> <mailto:derek at knowikiapps.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Ilan,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I changed all of the urls and they look like they are
>>>>>>>> working just fine! I'm also in the process of editing the image
>>>>>>>> resources to reflect the new 17x as well.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Can you add some announcements to the backend for 17x?
>>>>>>>> We'll need some sample announcements that don't contain the
>>>>>>>> words "sample", "demo", "test" or anything like that (apple will
>>>>>>>> reject the app if we use those kinds of words). Or if you want
>>>>>>>> to give me access to the backend I can do it, whatever you feel
>>>>>>>> comfortable with. I would recommend that you just copy the text
>>>>>>>> from some tweets or facebook posts. It would be real
>>>>>>>> announcements that apple probably wouldn't have a problem with.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Once we have some announcements in there and I've edited
>>>>>>>> the image resources, I should be able to deploy to the app
>>>>>>>> stores and have the 17x ready to install/update in couple days
>>>>>>>> time. I will also update the app store graphics and screen shots
>>>>>>>> with the 17x moniker.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In my experience, it can take around 48 hours for
>>>>>>>> updates to be approved by the app stores, so we want to make
>>>>>>>> sure that we get as much testing done as soon as we can so that
>>>>>>>> we have time to fix bugs and make updates. Once the conference
>>>>>>>> starts, we probably won't be able to get app updates to the
>>>>>>>> users before the end.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Derek Nowicki
>>>>>>>> Knowiki Apps
>>>>>>>> 818-262-9565
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 1/25/19 12:36 AM, Ilan Rabinovitch wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks Derek. .What urls did you use for 16x? Can we
>>>>>>>> just change the
>>>>>>>> path to 17x?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 2:07 PM Derek
>>>>>>>> Nowicki<derek at knowikiapps.com> <mailto:derek at knowikiapps.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> All,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Last year we started working on a mobile app to replace
>>>>>>>> guidebook. We got most of the way there, but didn't quite make
>>>>>>>> it in time to be used for the conference. We'd love to see this
>>>>>>>> app used this year so we're reaching out for your help to get it
>>>>>>>> up and running. We're looking for people to test the app,
>>>>>>>> develop features, find and report bugs, and work on backend
>>>>>>>> features.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the app can be installed on both Android, iOS, and all
>>>>>>>> desktop OS's:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.knowikiapps.SCaLE
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scale-conference/id1340573731
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://github.com/KnowikiApps/scale-conf-app
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Currently the app is configured for 16x, but we just
>>>>>>>> need the backend API endpoints for 17x and that will be fixed.
>>>>>>>> So if you're the site admin send us the endpoint URLs please!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If you're interested in contributing to the project as a
>>>>>>>> tester, developer, or designer let us know.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Derek Nowicki
>>>>>>>> Knowiki Apps
>>>>>>>> 818-262-9565
>>>>>>>>
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