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Oct 29, 2013 1:40 AM

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makisekurisu104 said:
About how long will it take to fix or is that undetermined?

Assuming this post explains the only change that needs to be made, it will take about 10 minutes for me to apply the changes to the app, an undetermined amount of time for MAL to accept my request (probably a few days) and up to 2 weeks for Apple to review and accept the update.

In the best case scenario, I'd say one week. :(
Oct 29, 2013 10:17 AM

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Thanks for your hards work! :3
Oct 29, 2013 12:21 PM

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Hum, I forgot about something.
Last update (2.1.4) is iOS 7 exclusive, because it was intended as a dirty fix so that the app still works for iOS 7 users until I rework the app to match the iOS 7 look and feel.

Which means iOS < 7 users still use iMAL 2.1.3
Which means if I update the app, iOS < 7 won't get the update.
Which means I need to make the update compatible on all iOS versions.
Which means way more than 10 minutes of dev time.
Which means FML.

I don't want to spend my weekend on iMAL. I'm really getting tired of all that.
Oct 29, 2013 1:12 PM
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IATGOF said:
Hum, I forgot about something.
Last update (2.1.4) is iOS 7 exclusive, because it was intended as a dirty fix so that the app still works for iOS 7 users until I rework the app to match the iOS 7 look and feel.

Which means iOS < 7 users still use iMAL 2.1.3
Which means if I update the app, iOS < 7 won't get the update.
Which means I need to make the update compatible on all iOS versions.
Which means way more than 10 minutes of dev time.
Which means FML.

I don't want to spend my weekend on iMAL. I'm really getting tired of all that.


Have you asked MAL to make it into the official app? I mean we all use it and thanks for your hard work

Also have you thought of adding ads a little money could help you (im saying this becuase of all the trouble you go trough i would help but have no experience in any sort of coding yet)
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Oct 29, 2013 4:41 PM

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Please take your time. :)
There is no rush. Most of us can just go use the regular MAL site for the time being.

For me, just knowning it's being worked on is good enough for the wait.
Oct 29, 2013 11:49 PM
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BusinessBacca said:
IATGOF said:
Hum, I forgot about something.
Last update (2.1.4) is iOS 7 exclusive, because it was intended as a dirty fix so that the app still works for iOS 7 users until I rework the app to match the iOS 7 look and feel.

Which means iOS < 7 users still use iMAL 2.1.3
Which means if I update the app, iOS < 7 won't get the update.
Which means I need to make the update compatible on all iOS versions.
Which means way more than 10 minutes of dev time.
Which means FML.

I don't want to spend my weekend on iMAL. I'm really getting tired of all that.


Have you asked MAL to make it into the official app? I mean we all use it and thanks for your hard work

Also have you thought of adding ads a little money could help you (im saying this becuase of all the trouble you go trough i would help but have no experience in any sort of coding yet)


He makes a point. Have you asked them? And thanks for replying with this thread - I'll keep following this from now on. Thanks for the hard work!
Oct 30, 2013 3:46 PM

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BusinessBacca said:
Have you asked MAL to make it into the official app? I mean we all use it

I have not, and I honestly don't think they care.
Also, I don't really know what that would change.

Maora said:
Please take your time. :)
There is no rush.

Still, it's frustrating that the app does not work. It's not like it's a minor bug, the app just does nothing as it stands.
I also would love to stop all the mails and app store reviews.

Xinil haven't replied about the unique identifier thing yet.
Oct 30, 2013 9:20 PM
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IATGOF said:
BusinessBacca said:
Have you asked MAL to make it into the official app? I mean we all use it

I have not, and I honestly don't think they care.
Also, I don't really know what that would change.

Maora said:
Please take your time. :)
There is no rush.

Still, it's frustrating that the app does not work. It's not like it's a minor bug, the app just does nothing as it stands.
I also would love to stop all the mails and app store reviews.

Xinil haven't replied about the unique identifier thing yet.

Well by becoming the official app you should be getting some help to code and probably early access to the new updates that could end up screwing up the app like this
And if there is anything we or i can help ask
Oct 31, 2013 12:17 PM

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BusinessBacca said:
Well by becoming the official app you should be getting some help to code and probably early access to the new updates that could end up screwing up the app like this

Yeah, that'd be great, but I think this update was not really planned (it was more of a quick fix to stop DDoS attacks imo, they would have warned us if they already planned to change the API).

BusinessBacca said:
And if there is anything we or i can help ask

Thanks. Right now I'm just waiting for Xinil to reply... I'm gonna send him a second pm, just in case he ignored the first one.
I don't see what you could help with. I'd be cool is someone could post a review on the US App Store saying that I'm working on fixing the bug, and that it is useless to spam the 1 star reviews. :)
(I can't do it myself because I only have a French account)
Oct 31, 2013 2:03 PM
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IATGOF said:
BusinessBacca said:
Well by becoming the official app you should be getting some help to code and probably early access to the new updates that could end up screwing up the app like this

Yeah, that'd be great, but I think this update was not really planned (it was more of a quick fix to stop DDoS attacks imo, they would have warned us if they already planned to change the API).

BusinessBacca said:
And if there is anything we or i can help ask

Thanks. Right now I'm just waiting for Xinil to reply... I'm gonna send him a second pm, just in case he ignored the first one.
I don't see what you could help with. I'd be cool is someone could post a review on the US App Store saying that I'm working on fixing the bug, and that it is useless to spam the 1 star reviews. :)
(I can't do it myself because I only have a French account)


Arite ill post one
Oct 31, 2013 7:12 PM

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Thank you for doing this even though it seems like a pain. I really appreciate the work you're doing. I have an iPod 4G so no iOS 7 for me so it is very much appreciated that you are doing it.
Oct 31, 2013 8:33 PM
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IATGOF said:
BusinessBacca said:
Well by becoming the official app you should be getting some help to code and probably early access to the new updates that could end up screwing up the app like this

Yeah, that'd be great, but I think this update was not really planned (it was more of a quick fix to stop DDoS attacks imo, they would have warned us if they already planned to change the API).

BusinessBacca said:
And if there is anything we or i can help ask

Thanks. Right now I'm just waiting for Xinil to reply... I'm gonna send him a second pm, just in case he ignored the first one.
I don't see what you could help with. I'd be cool is someone could post a review on the US App Store saying that I'm working on fixing the bug, and that it is useless to spam the 1 star reviews. :)
(I can't do it myself because I only have a French account)


Posted one as well.
Nov 1, 2013 12:09 AM
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Hi, I see you're already aware of the problems but I just wanted to say thank you for looking into them and for developing the app itself. As someone else said, take your time. There's no hurry and we're really grateful just to know you're working on it

Thanks guys :)
Nov 1, 2013 5:44 PM

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BusinessBacca said:
Arite ill post one

gmjessay2001 said:
Posted one as well.

Thanks guys :3


Good news: The app is working with the new User-Agent!
Next step is making the app compatible with previous iOS versions (I will try to support 4.3+) and then I'll post the fix to the App Store \o/
Nov 1, 2013 5:53 PM

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I can not put into words enough thanks for all your hard work and having to deal with frustrations. We all really appreciate it!
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Nov 1, 2013 11:26 PM
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I love this, an app in which the developer actually addresses issues and keeps the users updated. :)

Thanks for taking the time to do this. :D
Nov 2, 2013 10:46 AM

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More good news: I posted an update to the store. We now need to wait for Apple to review it.
I tested on iOS 7 and iOS 6.1, I hope it'll work with all pre-iOS 7 version.

If anyone has an iOS 5 or 4.3 and is willing to help test the app, please send me a PM with your device's UDID.

Also, thanks everyone for your messages :) I'm really happy to see that you all like the app!
Nov 2, 2013 3:57 PM

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Yay! About how long does Apple generally take to approve these things?
Nov 3, 2013 5:56 AM

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CronaTheWeapon said:
Yay! About how long does Apple generally take to approve these things?

Between one and two weeks.
Nov 3, 2013 6:24 PM

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Thanks for all your hard work, i just love the app. it makes it faster for me to update my list, for i watch all my anime on my phone.






Nov 6, 2013 6:31 AM

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Looking forward to the update, really love your app :)
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Nov 7, 2013 12:57 PM

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iMAL 2.1.5 is now live!
Nov 7, 2013 1:12 PM
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Thank you so much for the work! I allways used the app and I really started to miss it, but now it's back! :D
Nov 7, 2013 1:14 PM

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Thank you! ^^

/already downloading the update.
Nov 7, 2013 5:28 PM

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Awesome! Thank you!
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Nov 7, 2013 6:55 PM

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Thanks man! Your app is just very pristine and beautiful, and it's so functional! Made me think it was like the official app of MAL! Great job and thanks for all the hard work!
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Nov 8, 2013 11:45 AM

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Thanks for updating the App. Do you have any speculation on when iMAL for iOS 7 comes out? I don't want to rush you or anything. As long as iMAL2 works, I'm alright.
Nov 8, 2013 6:06 PM

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Btw, After switching between apps and going back to this app with the multitask, when pinching a tab, the app crashes. (Using iOS 7.02)
Nov 9, 2013 3:07 AM

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Yeah, there's a problem with the list animations.
You can turn off the animations to prevent the crash until I submit the fix.
To do that, go to Settings and then put "Expand animation limit" to 1 and turn "Always animated un-expand" off.

About the iOS 7 rework, we're still working on the design with Metricx and I barely started the development. I have no idea when I'll be able to work on it, but I'll keep you updated.
Nov 9, 2013 6:35 AM

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This may be a dumb question, but how do I go about turning on the Twitter update feature?

Edit: Just noticed that feature is planned and not currently in the app. Disregard.
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Thanks for all your hard work. And for making it work on so many iOS's. I am using iOS 6. This app is amazing and a joy to use, I would also like to add if the unofficial api would be fixed? Thank you for keeping us updated and working hard on this app. respect 👍
Nov 10, 2013 8:58 AM
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IATGOF said:
Yeah, there's a problem with the list animations.
You can turn off the animations to prevent the crash until I submit the fix.
To do that, go to Settings and then put "Expand animation limit" to 1 and turn "Always animated un-expand" off.

About the iOS 7 rework, we're still working on the design with Metricx and I barely started the development. I have no idea when I'll be able to work on it, but I'll keep you updated.
Nov 10, 2013 12:07 PM

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Ak530i said:
I would also like to add if the unofficial api would be fixed?

I have no idea.
Nov 10, 2013 10:09 PM

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Why were the skins removed?
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Nov 11, 2013 8:23 AM

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Basically, the old skin used only standard components and since everything changed with iOS 7, I would've had to rework it completely.
I wanted the last update to be released as fast as possible so that the app could be usable again, and that's why I decided to simply remove the old skin.

I don't have that much time to work on iMAL, and I think this time is better spent adding new features and fixing bugs rather than maintaining an old skin.
I will not add the old skin back.

However, we're working (with Metricx) on a new design for iOS 7.
Nov 19, 2013 7:16 PM
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the iMAL app is not working for me! and it has been over a week now!! and am getting sick of it not working!!!! so please fix it or help me! :(
Nov 21, 2013 9:17 AM

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black_raven_5 said:
the iMAL app is not working for me! and it has been over a week now!! and am getting sick of it not working!!!! so please fix it or help me! :(

You do understand that I can't fix a bug if you do not tell me how to reproduce it or at least what's happening. "The app is not working" is not enough for me to understand what the problem is, I unfortunately am not a magician.
If the app is saying "Failed to load : Invalid data", you probably need to grab the latest version on the App Store (iMAL 2.1.5). If it's something else, please fill in a bug report with as much informations as you can.

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I've been working on a few things lately and I'll try to submit a new version soon.
New features include:

- Tags search:
You can search through your lists tags.
Screenshot Screenshot

- Read-Only Cache:
With the frequent downtimes, I decided to add a simple RO cache.
Your lists are now saved on your phone and can be loaded if the server is unreachable.
This is a read-only cache, meaning that you can't edit local versions of your lists.
I will add the ability to edit your list locally and to sync your changes with the server later.
Screenshot
You can see in the screenshot that the title is red to indicate you're viewing a local version of your list.

- Twitter updates
This is not finished yet, but I'm working on highly configurable twitter updates.
Nov 24, 2013 10:16 AM

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I found a little glitch again. I'm actually surprised to even find this little detail. First off, you go to any anime/manga and then go to "See on MyAnimeList.net". Then go to your multitask and go to another app. Then reopen iMAL. Press "Done", Then try to swipe from the top right of your screen to go to the Edit page. You'll be able to freely move the 2 pages. So instead of letting it move horizontal, it can now also move vertical.
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Wow.
I have no idea how that kind of thing can happen...

Are you interested in being some kind of beta tester? You aways seem to find every single bug the app could possibly have so it'd be great if you could take a look at the development versions before they are released on the store :D
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IATGOF said:
Wow.
I have no idea how that kind of thing can happen...

Are you interested in being some kind of beta tester? You aways seem to find every single bug the app could possibly have so it'd be great if you could take a look at the development versions before they are released on the store :D


I'd love to. I'd love to contribute to the app. How do I apply for beta testing?
Nov 27, 2013 2:53 PM

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Seems like one of my manga can't load. The name is called "E". You can search it up by typing "The Next Generation Of Personal". It can load in the "Search" Tab but not the "My List" Tab. It gets an Error. Does this have to do with the name?
Nov 28, 2013 2:27 AM

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iMK said:
Does this have to do with the name?

Yes. There is the same problem with the anime called K.
Basically, there is no way to get infos about an anime/manga using its ID in the current API. The only way to get those infos is to use the search feature, and then to compare all the results ID with your anime/manga ID.
For anime/manga with short or really common names like K or E, the search does not return me the right result, so I can't get the infos...

Now that the app can cache anime/manga infos, I'm going to add an option to let the user enter synonyms when this happen, so that the app will be able to load the infos once and will use the cache afterwards.
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iMAL 2.2 is ready and will be submitted to the App Store tomorrow, so it should be available in 1-2 weeks.
The main changes of this version are a RO Cache to access your lists even without the internet, tags search and Twitter updates.

Happy holidays everyone!

Changelog:
Dec 28, 2013 11:59 PM

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Thanks for the update! :)


Kinda out of topic, but I managed to get an iPad mini. xD While iMAL is not available in the app store for iPads, I somehow managed to get the mobile version to my tablet.

http://i44.tinypic.com/edmhz.jpg
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Maora said:
Thanks for the update! :)


Kinda out of topic, but I managed to get an iPad mini. xD While iMAL is not available in the app store for iPads, I somehow managed to get the mobile version to my tablet.

http://i44.tinypic.com/edmhz.jpg


iPad can get any iPhone app really. I have a iPad and iPad Mini also. It pretty much just emulates it. The iPad can access the iPhone Appstore but not the other way around.
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To everyone experiencing huge load times: turn off "Use unofficial API" in Settings.
It appears the unofficial API is completely down right now.

Also, about the iOS 7 rework, I don't have the time (nor the motivation, to be honest) to work on it for the moment.
I'll keep you updated but I don't think I will work on the app at all for a few months.
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How about the ipad? I dont care about that ios 7 stuff since i never did and never will update to it, but it would be great if it was also optimized for the ipad ;)
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Can this app be ported to android os?
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Currently using the app. Really useful so far, I was expecting something like this.


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How about the ipad? I dont care about that ios 7 stuff since i never did and never will update to it, but it would be great if it was also optimized for the ipad ;)

I don't have an iPad so I won't make an iPad version. I might make one along with the iOS 7 rework if it doesn't add too much work.
iOS 7 is fine, you should give it a try :)

Forsh said:
Can this app be ported to android os?

No.

gissellebatista said:
Currently using the app. Really useful so far, I was expecting something like this.

Thanks :)
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