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Originally Posted by IBobi
(Post 20708056)
No insult meant; I don't know how an app distinguishes between one phone or another, so I don't know how optimizing a single app for a bigger screen doesn't hurt the users of the smaller screen phones. Again, no update specifically for iP5 that I'm aware of.
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Originally Posted by augustus21
(Post 20708807)
The change is simple to implement and it maintains compatibility with older iPhone/iPod Touch models.
As I've stated before in this thread, the apps are developed by a separate group from those who work on the FlyerTalk website. Updates to the website can be done ad-hoc, based on user need and feature availability, and the site is in a constant state of improvement. Little things are done fast, big things take more time. The apps are a totally different animal. There's no "easy" or "simple" or fast change to the FT apps. They happen on a schedule that is maintained by the internal apps team, and while we can do things like report bugs and feature requests whenever, the changes incorporating these things (if any) will happen when they happen. If the next release is not scheduled for 3 months or 6 months, we won't see any changes until then. This is partly determined by the complexity in getting new app releases approved by external entities, such as Apple. We can't control that. When we want to update FlyerTalk.com, we just do it. If optimizing the app to take advantage of a bigger screen on newer phones is something that app developers generally do, that will happen here too, I'm sure. I can and will ask about it, but this feels like something that will either happen (in time, whenever they have scheduled this change), or it won't. As an iPhone 5 user myself, I certainly empathize with the desire for this FT app to "keep up" with the technology. We'll do as much of that as we can, within the constraints of other considerations. The good news is, the bigger these screens get, the easier it is to simply use the full version of the site on your mobile browser, be that Safari, Chrome, or what have you. Paul |
Originally Posted by IBobi
(Post 20708961)
The apps are a totally different animal. There's no "easy" or "simple" or fast change to the FT apps. They happen on a schedule that is maintained by the internal apps team, and while we can do things like report bugs and feature requests whenever, the changes incorporating these things (if any) will happen when they happen. If the next release is not scheduled for 3 months or 6 months, we won't see any changes until then. This is partly determined by the complexity in getting new app releases approved by external entities, such as Apple. We can't control that. When we want to update FlyerTalk.com, we just do it.
There's no reason an app can only be updated once every three or six months. The average App Store review process is currently running about six days. I get that your department doesn't really have control over the app experience as it's a different group that manages that product, but someone who does have control needs to understand the current process is leaving a lot to be desired. |
Originally Posted by jackal
(Post 20709599)
Sounds like an office politics problem at IB that someone high up at IB needs to resolve or approve the resources to resolve.
There's no reason an app can only be updated once every three or six months. The average App Store review process is currently running about six days. I get that your department doesn't really have control over the app experience as it's a different group that manages that product, but someone who does have control needs to understand the current process is leaving a lot to be desired. |
Since IB/FT released a new app version last night, I'm closing this thread. Please continue the discussion in:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/techn...-feedback.html Regards Oliver2002 Senior Mod |
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