Tag: release notes

Thank you so much to all who have given me positive feedback. I am actively working in the background on some awesome features. In the meantime, some small changes:

• Stops with no letter indicators will no longer show a blank roundel 🔴
• Fixed a bug where the board would not update if there a no more buses due at the stop (and the last bus would stay stuck) 🚌
• Fixed the way that one-way routes work (“H2 towards Golders Green Station” instead of “H2 between Golders Green Station and “. ➡️

• Some small tweaks to the look and feel for screen to make everything fit 🐘
• Changed the wording of “approaching” to “due” for buses 📝
• A few small fixes where things would get “stuck” as loading and never complete ⌛
• A fix for version 20.8.1 where stops with no buses due would break the app 🔥 (sorry!!!)
• In the settings, you can change the colour scheme away from the default red (blue and purple) – I actually really like the blue! 🌈

Several changes in this release: •

• Updated the home screen so buttons fit better on the screen 🏠
• Moved the bus to show “additional bus info” to be a floating button ℹ️
• You now have the ability to send suggestions for updates to bus data 📝
• Ads should no longer interfere with the menu 📵
• Fixed a bug where an error would appear if you go into the “remove ads” screen multiple times 🐛
• Fixed a bug where you could not view the details of buses which are not in service ⛔

• You can now back up your favourites and other settings to the cloud and restore it on another device (requires sign in through the settings menu) 💾 (this is not yet automated!)
• Fixed an issue where you could only pay me once to remove ads (you should now be able to do this multiple times) 💰

• Fixed an issue where the time would not show fully on all devices if using the “Toggle countdown” functionality ⏰
• Updated the journey planner to use a more modern map style 🗺️
• For speed and efficiency, made the download file even smaller 🗜️
• Fixed a small typo in the GDPR consent screen (it was showing \n instead of starting a new paragraph) 📑
• Removed support for Android 4 🍫

I have made the decision to remove support for Android 4 altogether. I used to keep a really old version of the app around (from 2018) for older versions of Android, but it has become nearly impossible to support, even in the new app framework. It is not easy to find test devices and many users would give bad ratings for the app when it was unfortunately the really old software causing the issues, rather than my app.

Some small updates:

• Added in a section for bus routes which start with the letter ‘P’ 🚌
• Speed and efficiency improvements to give you the best experience possible ⏰

• Updated the way the app displays errors when TfL has scheduled maintenance 😡
• Improved the look of the toggle countdown time displays ⏰
• Added in some “secret” swipe gestures – you can swipe left or right to get additional information:
  • Swipe the stop name left or right when viewing stops to see the 5 digit stop code. 🚏
  • Swipe the destination of a bus to see the bus registration number 🚌
• Better handling when the app loses connectivity to the internet 🌐
• A few small bug fixes 🐞

Next update to make things better.

• • Added in toggle function to switch between countdown and ETA view ⏰
• Added in option to show fleet number by default when looking at buses (changed in settings) 🚌
• Improvements to make the app as small as possible 🗜️
• Updates to the platform and libraries I use to ensure that the app is as stable as possible. 📚

First update of 2020 – it’s just a small one to make sure everything stays up to date.

Please be sure to review this app if you find it useful – reviews are really helpful for a small, independent developer like myself.

• Updates to the platform and libraries I use to ensure that the app is as stable as possible. 📚

Tip: you can go to settings and choose whether to show the home screen, nearby stops or your favourite stops when the application starts. It’s right at the top! 🏠

• Improvement: you can now choose whether the application is permanently in dark mode, light mode or if it should use the system settings. 🌙
• Updates to the platform and libraries I use to ensure that the app is as stable as possible (I know this sounds lame, but it’s important!). 📚

Tip: you can go to settings and choose whether to show the home screen, nearby stops or your favourite stops when the application starts. It’s right at the top! 🏠

This is a relatively light update as I updated the Flutter framework to the latest version – 1.9.1. This should generally improve the way things work on the latest versions of iOS and Android.

At the time of writing, it’s not clear if this will be published on iOS or not. My previous two attempts were rejected by Apple as the app was getting stuck on the splash screen in their test environments on iPads. When searching for this, it appears that it’s not an uncommon issue and not only related to Flutter. I do wonder if it is not an issue in their test lab as the app seemed perfectly fine on an iPad I used to test it with. It will take a day or two before I will know if this update will go out.