Please note: we’re now having our dev chats on Mondays @ 9:00AM PST/16:00 UTC (ref).
Agenda
- Current projects (iOS, Android, Other platforms)
- Mobile handbook review
- What’s Next
Current projects (iOS, Android, Other platforms)
iOS
Bug fix update v. 3.6.4 was submitted this morning, slightly delayed but with some additional bug fixes.
More testing and polishing on v. 3.7 (native WordPress.com Reader). Strings are ready to be translated (help out here!) The limited beta bore fruit and a few issues were found that will be fixed shortly.
We’ve discussed adding a built-in feedback system to the iOS app but need to flesh this out more before we go at it.
Android
Development continues on media library and themes features, you can now browse your media and edit media meta data (title, caption, etc), and you can browse for themes on WordPress.com and activate them if you like. We’ve also added some good image resizing settings (kudos @daniloercoli).
There’s been some push back on removing “View Admin” from the menu drawer so we’re considering making it an option to have it re-appear in the sidebar for power users.
Other platforms
No updates for other platforms.
Mobile handbook review
We’ve stressed the importance of the Handbook being wrapped up, and have proceeded to work on the parts that need the most work – Windows Phone, iOS (limited), Intro sections, and Design. Android needs to be looked over as well.
The Handbook todo list is looking a whole lot better but there’s still work left to do.
Rachel has started look into the edits made in the BlackBerry section but will be on vacation for a few weeks so will have to take a look when she gets back. We’ll update this section in regards to Rachel’s recommendations.
Handbook discussion
Intro pages change
Instead of having intros for each platform or each way to contribute, we’ve merged it into one main intro to contributing to mobile altogether.
Sort order
We’ve changed the sort order of the pages to what we originally scoped out.
Disabling comments
We discussed disabling comments on all pages in the handbook by default so as to not have them be too distracting (we have the forums and this blog after all).
What’s Next
- Mobile Handbook!
iOS
- Refactoring project continues
- Updating the style of the app for next-gen iOS
- Submit 3.7 (WordPress.com Native Reader)
Android
- Feature complete media library and (WordPress.com) theme switching
- (NUX as time permits)
Next Week
The next dev chat will be on July 29, 2013 at 9:00AM PST / 16:00 UTC. Mark your calendar and join us in #wordpress-mobile on Freenode.