Feeds Version 1.81 Ready for Apple
January 24, 2010 — Mike (admin)The long awaited update to Feeds is heading out to Apple tomorrow morning. Not too much as changed in this one but there were two handy items…well, for most people just one handy item. The second item is aimed at Feeds blind users and those with accessibility requirements.
Feeds Version 1.8 Off to Apple for Review
December 6, 2009 — Mike (admin)We sent off the newest build of Feeds to Apple for review. Hopefully it will take them less than a month to get this one out. This version contains the following:
- You can now add a note to any article (if using Google Reader)
- Fixed a crashing bug when deleting a folder
- Fixed the ‘Get 20 more’ issue when show only unread was turned ON and it didn’t actually return 20 more
Enjoy!
UPDATE (12/11): In record time Apple has finished reviewing the update and it is now live. This marks by far the quickest update we have ever received clocking in at just 5 days. 2.5 weeks was the previous record and it has most often been over a month. Maybe Apple doesn’t hate us as much as we thought…or maybe they just forgot to tell the new guy to stick our updates on the back burner for a few weeks before looking at them.
Feeds Version 1.73 sent to Apple
November 9, 2009 — Mike (admin)A fairly minor update was just sent to Apple a few hours ago. Fixed in the update are:
- unread count issue when marking an item as read
- an odd issue that comes up when portrait only is set and you hold your iPhone sideways while navigating to the article view page
Edit: Just a short 21 days after we submitted the update to Apple version 1.73 has officially gone live in the App Store. You should get update notifications in the App Store shortly.
Feeds Users not Using Google Reader for Syncing – OPML Export
October 8, 2009 — Mike (admin)This one goes out to all our users who have been around since the early days of the App Store. A long, long time ago Feeds didn’t sync with Google Reader and instead did all syncing through our servers. Once we added Google Reader support a HUGE majority of our users ditched the old way of syncing and in a way, so did we. All new features were made for Google Reader syncing only unless it was dead easy to add for old style users. (more…)
Feeds 1.8 Sneek Peek (if Apple ever finishes reviewing the 1.7 update)
September 4, 2009 — Mike (admin)Since Apple has taken over a month now to review version 1.7 of Feeds we have been busy preparing version 1.8. 1.8 is probably the biggest update yet besides when we added Google Reader syncing a loooong time ago. There are a few screen shots below to let you see the visual changes we made. The internal changes that I can remember off the top of my head are:
Prime31′s Second iPhone App Approved – Gifts
August 28, 2009 — Mike (admin)Our newest iPhone application is now available in the App Store. Gifts is designed to help you get your friends and loved ones the most thoughtful and memorable presents ever. (more…)
Feeds Version 1.7 Sent Off to Apple
August 2, 2009 — Mike (admin)We just sent off version 1.7 to Apple for review. Nothing major to report for the update. It is just a few more tweaks to make everything happy with iPhone OS 3.0 and 3.0.1. The updated includes the following:
✚ Reduced sensitivity in the swipe to mark item read/starred
✚ Removed errors when viewing RSS feeds offline and Feeds tries to load an image
✚ Updated to the new ReadItLater integration API
✚ Fixed issue when editing a feed inside a folder
✚ Added the ability to back sync up to 5 days (Note: this will make sync times very long in some cases)
August 22 edit: we are patiently awaiting word from Apple as to whether they will allow this update or now. We are on day 20 and hoping that Apple will eventually get around to reviewing Feeds. It sure is a good thing this updated didn’t have a major bug fix in it!
UPDATE: We pulled this version from Apple’s review process due to the insane amount of time it has been in review. See http://www.prime31.com/iphone/feeds-1-8-sneek-peek-if-apple-ever-finishes-reviewing-the-1-7-update for more info.
Feeds Version 1.6 On it’s Way
July 7, 2009 — Mike (admin)We sent off version 1.6 to Apple a couple days ago. There is nothing at all in the way of changes in this one. This release was just to deal with the issues that iPhone OS 3.0 caused. As soon as Apple gives it the OK we are going to get working on a version with some of the changes you may have read about in the comments on various posts.
UPDATE: There is a problem on Apple’s end with Feeds in the App Store. We spoke to them a few hours ago and they are hopefully working on the problem. They could not provide an ETA for us as to when Feeds will be available in the App Store again.
UPDATE 2: We have no idea whatsoever when Apple will fix the issue of Feeds not being in the App Store. They *claim* they fixed it yesterday but it sure doesn’t look like it from our perspective. Trying to communicate with them is the most frustrating experience on earth. 3 different departments are responsible for this part of the App Store and each of them claims they have no phone numbers for the other departments. Only one department lets us call them. All that department does is send an email to the other department. It is agonizingly difficult to get any relevant information from them. End rant.
FINAL UPDATE: Feeds is FINALLY propagating itself back into all the App Stores across the world. Thank you everyone for your patience. Apple has added many gray hairs this week….
Feeds – The Next Minor Update
April 24, 2009 — Mike (admin)UPDATE: ReadItLater seems to be working well and our testing of the other changes is complete. Feeds version 1.5 is now in Apple’s hands.
We are wrapping up testing on the next update now. There isn’t too much to report on this one. There are a couple additions and we are starting the process of removing some settings as well. (more…)
Google Reader Changes and Feeds Update
March 30, 2009 — Mike (admin)This post goes out to anyone who is seeing an issue with Feeds having items marked as unread even though they have been read. It turns out, Google changed a few things on us and it took us a few days to figure it all out and get things patched up. We have one more day of testing before we send the next update to Apple. (more…)