Having space to think is amazing. I think I've solved the root cause of a LOT of complexity in the station sync support in #BMBX.
It was, in part, thanks to this quip I made a few weeks ago: https://mastodon.social/@thaddeus/110611751769020426
By making one of the corner cases impossible, I eliminated a huge amount of code (and supporting UI).
I just promoted the CloudKit-enabled version of #BMBX to #TestFlight. If you've been using the app, I'd love to get some feedback from you.
Of course, new folks are welcome to check it out too: https://testflight.apple.com/join/vLWkddGc
Dropped a new #TestFlight build this afternoon. This version includes new per-station sync, the station add/edit view refinements I shared yesterday, and some other fixes.
One feature that won't ship in #BMBX 1.0: Station Merging
I built this UI after shipping a duplication bug in some "friends and family" builds during sync development.
I'm pretty pleased with how the N-way merge UX worked out. Each unique option for artwork, name, URL, etc. is presented in a simple "keep" workflow for the resulting station.
I'm definitely keeping this around for future exploration (or at least support needs).
BMBX got another #TestFlight build yesterday. This one was *mostly* internal improvements, but I did sneak in some tweaks for providing custom station artwork.
Now I'm starting to think about what a product page should look like. 🌎
I'm also wrestling with the classic conundrum of having it live within my existing site or utilizing the cute domain name I couldn't resist. ✨
🔊 #BMBX RC1 🔊
I'm excited to share the first release candidate of BMBX for iOS on #TestFlight.
✈️ Now on #TestFlight: BMBX 1.1 🔊
I'm very excited to share that the first feature available for testing in #BMBX 1.1 is CarPlay support! I would LOVE feedback from folks who use other CarPlay-enabled apps often.
✈️ Fresh new #BMBX 1.1 build on #TestFlight 🔊
This update fixes a crash that some testers experienced when launching the CarPlay UI. The underlying cause was a race condition during the library initialization.
Thanks to everyone who submitted crash reports - they lead me right to the problem 🎉
🚀 First up in the release train for #BMBX 1.1.. a fresh new website! There isn't much here yet, but it's a starting point for future plans (and I love the domain)
🚀 Of course, this is all in service of #BMBX 1.1, which is now live on the App Store! 🔊
What's new? CarPlay!
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🎶 Me? I like sleeping 🎶
I also like how the widgets are coming together for the next version of #BMBX. TestFlight soonish?
Tidying up a few widget things... planning to release a #TestFlight with a couple of initial widgets soon. The set includes a Now Playing widget, which has an interactive button for toggling playback, and a Recent Songs widget with a carousel of album artwork that slides in as tracks are identified.
✨ Here's the first public beta of #BMBX 1.2 on #TestFlight
What's new?
- Now Playing widget
- Recent Songs widget
- Control Center widgets
- Last.fm support 🧪 (experimental)
- iOS 18 icon support
Tonight's latest 1.2 beta includes a fix for widgets not displaying properly on some devices
This took a bit of investigation, because the timeline provider for these widgets is *really* simple.
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