Re: [85attendees] IPhone app for ietf

[Tom Pusateri <[e-mail]>]

On Nov 7, 2012, at 3:33 PM, Randall Gellens <[e-mail]> wrote:

> At 3:17 PM -0500 11/7/12, Tom Pusateri wrote:
> 
>> On Nov 7, 2012, at 3:03 PM, Randall Gellens <[e-mail]> wrote:
>> 
>>> At 7:15 AM -0500 11/5/12, Andrew G. Malis wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Make sure you have the most recent version from iTunes. It should be version 1.5 (you can see the version in the Settings app).
>>> 
>>> Sadly, 1.5 requires iOS 4.3 which is not available for an iPhone 3G (I know, time to upgrade).
>>> 
>> 
>> Yep, it pained me to drop iOS 4.2 support but the SDK required it. I couldn't have both native iPhone 5 support for the new larger screen and iOS 4.2 support for the iPhone 3G so I chose the iPhone 5.
> 
> I understand.  Well, that just clinches it: I need to upgrade (I've been reluctant because I need to pay full price).
> 
> I'm curious why an update is needed to get information on new meetings?


The app gets updated in the app store to include new maps, room numbers, Working Groups, BOFs, etc. typically once per meeting. The formats of the schedule sometimes change and it's really best if I can test it with the new agenda each meeting to find any unexpected crashes due to data format changes.

This was expedient for releasing the app but long term, this info could be downloaded on the fly. It is just a matter of defining a RESTful interface to the data, hosting it somewhere, and updating the app to pull it in.

Based on my schedule, I can do this but it hasn't been high priority. I would rather add new features.

Tom