Tag Archives: webOS

Get the chance for a free copy of Headlines 2 (ends March 24th)

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Last week Google announced the sunset of Google Reader. Since then, many users looking for an alternative for reading their preferred RSS feeds.
Well, with Headlines 2 an app for webOS that is around for more than a year there is such an alternative. Syncing between devices isn’t supported, because all the feeds and articles are stored on your Touchpad, but a pro of this is, that you can read synced articles offline while commuting for example. It supports different reading modes and all your RSS needs.

If you haven’t bought the app yet, you have the chance to grab a free copy over at webOSNations App Giveaway. The contest is open till sunday 24th March.
Or you can head over straight to the AppCatalog and buy one :-)

Headlines2 2.0.7 submitted – What’s new

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I just submitted version 2.0.7 to the AppCatalog.

Yes, it is quite silent here on the blog, but I still support the webOS I’ve developed. This version brings no new features. Also there are no bug fixes included since I haven’t found any bugs in the last couple of months. There were also no reported bug fixes from users, so I’m quite happy with the stability.

This version was submitted because of Twitters API change that will deprecate API v1.0 on March 5th 2013. Headlines 2 has built-in Twitter support, so I started my good old editor again and did all the little changes that where necessary to get Headlines working with v1.1.

  • [CHG] Switched to Twitter API 1.1 since Twitter deprecates 1.0 soon.
  • [FIX] Twitter text handling fixed in rare circumstances

I submitted this version to Palm/HP/LG (anyone knows how the developer division is now called, I’ve no idea!) today so it should be available in the next few days.

Headlines2 in HP AppCatalog

Tppd! for webOS now Open Source

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The hobby project which I discontinued in an announcement yesterday is now available on Github.

I planned this a while ago but after a Tweet by Brandon (Editor of @webOSonTap) I decided to create the repository earlier.

After a few small changes, the repo can now be forked.
Please note that you need your own API Keys from Untappd and Foursquare in order to get the app running.

Discontinue of Tppd! for Untappd

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My small hobby project that I started over 18 months ago, stopped working after the latest API changes from Untappd.

The app itself was downloaded nearly 1000 times in the last 18 months through the webOS AppCatalog. It was a phone only version and I learned a lot during coding. But since it was implemented in Mojo, not Enyo it was only really designed for phones and not Tablets.

As I first read about the changes to the API I decided to change my API implementation so that the app works again with the new V4 API of Untppd. But after I had a look at the usage stats of Tppd! I decided to not change it and instead I will discontinue it. During the last couple of months the downloads where falling nearly to zero/week. And the usage of the app was down to 3-5 users/month.

As soon as the Developer-Portal will work again (currently a bug seems to stop letting me edit app details) I pull the trigger and hit the revoke button.

Sorry for the 3-5 users that still used the app but maybe you can use the mobile website from your phone or maybe Zhephree adjusts his Growlr app for the new API.

 

 

Headlines2 2.0.6 submitted – What’s new

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I just submitted version 2.0.6 to the AppCatalog.

Maybe you ask where is 2.0.5, well that version was never released and was an internal development release that I only tested with two users that had issues with the DB. Thanks to the 2 guys for support and testing!

This release is a big change on how Headlines2 is handling saved articles internally. Generally unread articles are now deleted after 30 days, before unread articles were kept forever and this brought issues to the underlying webOS database with handling huge amount of data. Also the cleanup of read articles is now on a shorter period as before.

Especially the last one could lead to new unread articles that you already read on low-traffic feeds. But without that change the database gets to huge and this can lead to problems as described in the first paragraph. Of course the current handling can be adjusted and if you see a lot of new unread articles that you already have read in the past please inform me and I will try to find a more balanced value. For now it should be o.k. and I haven’t had any problems with internal test versions.

For articles that you want to keep in Headlines2 I implemented a new feature that let you mark articles in the list view and this way you can keep interesting articles in the app without being deleted during cleanup runs.

Here are the changes that made it in 2.0.6.

  • [FIX] App should now work as expected when deleted and re-installed
  • [CHG] GetPocket.com added (formerly known as Read It Later). If you used the service before you don’t need to do anything
  • [FIX] The way articles are stored in the database has changed. Read articles are now deleted more often
  • [ADD] Unread articles that are older than 30 days are now being deleted automatically
  • [FIX] Articles older than 30 days are ignored when fetched from the feed, this changes the behavior of low-traffic feeds
  • [ADD] Ability to mark (favorite) an article, this way an article will not be deleted automatically

I submitted this version today to HP so it should be available in the next few days.

Headlines2 in HP AppCatalog

Headlines2 2.0.4 submitted – What’s new

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I just submitted version 2.0.4 to the AppCatalog.

This is mainly a bug fix release but I also updated some of the core components that are responsible for Readability processing. I also improved the pull-to-read feature for swiping down in article view. This solution should now be better to handle with and isn’t displayed when you just swipe and the scroller stops near the end.

Here are the changes that made it in 2.0.4.

  • [FIX] In some rare cases feeds could not be loaded if some attributes where missing (e.g. Instapaper Folder RSS)
  • [FIX] added some missing German and French translations
  • [ENH] added the author name if available in reading pop-up
  • [ENH] updated feed parsers for better performance
  • [ENH] updated Readability parser, should now produce better articles for sites that could not be processed before or had incomplete articles
  • [FIX] sometimes articles in Readability view couldn’t be displayed

I submitted this version today to HP so it should be available in the next few days.

Headlines2 in HP AppCatalog

Would be nice to get some feedback what you think of the changes.

Track My Transit – DC update to 1.0.1

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After over a year it’s time to update Track My Transit – DC the webOS app which covers WMATA MetroRail and DC Circulator in Washington D.C.

It’s a minor update which provides some enhancements and fixes.

Changelog:

  • Improved main menu with texts
  • Changed the WMATA Metro Alerts to the new URL
  • Adjusted the app to run on Pre3 without the black border at the bottom
Note: WMATA Metrobus routes, stops and predictions aren’t supported.
The update was submitted a few minutes ago and should be available within the next days in the HP AppCatalog.

 

Headlines2 2.0.3 submitted – What’s new

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I just submitted version 2.0.3 to the AppCatalog.

There are a lots of changes and cool new features that will make Headlines2 even more useful as it already is to users who use the app offline and as well as all of you who love to share articles with your friends on social networks.
But that’s not all, read on to see all of the changes that made it in 2.0.3.

  • [ADD] share an article directly to Tumblr
  • [ADD] share articles to your BufferApp account to schedule posting to your social networks.
  • [FIX] some german translations were added
  • [ADD] french translation of the whole application (Thanks to @KratusFr for translation!)
  • [FIX] some small glitches and bug fixes
  • [ADD] Queue support! You can now queue articles to Instapaper or ReadItLater when offline. The queued articles will automatically be posted to this services when you are back online.
  • [ADD] Switch between different Mobilizer Services (Google, Instapaper (default), ReadItLater)

I submitted this version today to HP so it should be available in the next few days.

And I have a lot of enhancements on my to-do list for the next version. I will continue to develop for webOS as long as I love it, and this could be a long time ;-)

Headlines2 in HP AppCatalog

 

Bugfix Update for Convertor

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ConvertorI just submitted a small update to the webOS AppCatalog for Convertor. The update targets some bug fixes to the unit conversion and therefore targets both available versions – Convertor & Convertor XL for the Touchpad.

Changes for Convertor 1.0.7 & Convertor XL 1.0.1:

  • Radiation absorbed category wasn’t working on some devices
  • Mass unit for Pound was labeled wrong

Additionally the phone version of Convertor now takes full advantage to the Pre 3 resolution and no longer has the black bar at the bottom of the screen.

Convertor is available for all available phones with min webOS 1.4.5 and for the Touchpad the min. version is 3.0.0. So I still try to support all the “old” devices as long as it is possible!

Both updates should be available within the next few days!

Convertor
Convertor XL

 

Headlines2 2.0.2 submitted – What’s new

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I just submitted version 2.0.2 to the AppCatalog.

After providing a list of changes a few days ago, here is the complete list what’s changed in this version:

  • [FIX] small glitch with article read pull down switching the article to fast
  • [FIX] current position (read count) in the article pop-up is now updated also in WebView
  • [ADD] Font size in list view is now selectable, we included three settings (small, medium, large) and need your feedback as soon as it’s available if the sizes fit your requested needs
  • [FIX] Some german translations
  • [ADD] You can now edit the title and URL of saved RSS feeds
  • [ADD] You can now reorder your RSS feeds and CustomNews searches
  • [FIX] Some small bug fixes that we found during the last few weeks
  • [ADD] Visual “spinner” when deleting an RSS feed to provide visual feedback
  • [ADD] You can now select the default view pane for each feed when opening the article pop-up

Also as noted, the price will be changed back to $3.99, so there is still the chance for a short time to get it for $1.99 as long as HP hasn’t approved the app.