Release: BBC News Mobile

Hi all,  new version 2.9 is now live on the marketplace.

Thanks for everyone who helped with testing the beta. Special mentions go to:

  • derausgewanderte (load errors)
  • Ro (& fix, landscape view issues)
  • Pia (crash dumps for close bug)
  • Andrew h (picture errors)
  • Hil Hughes (pin articles feature req)
  • Simon H (smaller font sizes for titan)
  • Tezza
  • gerry
  • Pat
  • bjorn

Who all spotted bugs/gave detailed feedback without which this release wouldn’t have been what it is! Hope I haven’t missed anyone out.

Known bugs:

A couple of bugs crept in and a bug fix release is being certified at the moment.

Updating the app causes background task error: too many tasks

  • Work around:  un-install/re-install
  • Fix: Already going through certification. v3
  • Why did this happen? To get the speed boost I made significant changes to the way the app stored settings data. While I did regression test the upgrade path, another fix I implemented before publishing had the knock on effect of causing this error.

Latest news page wrongly shows latest sports news

  • Workaround: Currently none available
  • Fix: Already going through certification. v3
  • Why did this happen? Developer error.

Wrong pictures displaying on articles

  • Workaround: Currently none available
  • Fix: Under investigation
  • Why did this happen? Under investigation

No longer able to share via email or SMS

  • Workaround: Currently none available
  • Fix: Already going through certification. v3. This version will contain Share via sms/email in the app bar menu.
  • Why did this happen? I’ve recently changed the app to use the integrated share picker. However, this is exclusively for social networks, which I didn’t realize at the time.