BBC News Mobile v4.0.1.2 (Windows Phone 8) Beta

Hi All,

Think this is very nearly there, if you see anything that you don’t like/is a bug/shouldn’t happen let me know! Looking to publish in the next couple of days.

What’s Changed:

  • Voice. I made it chatty - say “BBC News read top news” and it will.

Get the XAP here.

Fixes:

  • Settings page failed to save - Fixed - Thanks @ mrlacey
  • NEW - Settings page font size setting @mrlacey
  • Live tile update issue - Fixed - Meee
  • NEW - livetile text wrapping issue thanks Mark Osborn & Jay bennett
  • NEW - offline run crash thanks Jay bennett
  • Also thanks to Mark Osborn and Ed Harrison for their feedback

What’s Missing:

I plan to get most of these features back in the app, I’d really appreciate your help in prioritising.

  • NEXT RELEASE - Offline reading mode
  • DONE - “Next story” button when reading story (first on my hit list)
  • DONE - Share story
  • NEXT RELEASE - Secondary live tiles for sections

Known issues:

  • DONE - Icons, when static, are defaults
  • DONE - No Welcome experience. User must use app bar to access settings & sections to setup live tiles, lockscreen and select feeds.
  • STAYING - Wide livetile contains full string date, this is just to help debug
  • TESTED - Suspend behaviour is untested.
  • STILL FORGOTTEN - Lots I’ve forgotten