Pythonista 1.6 beta Is available again!

omz

@JonB I'll send out a new batch of invites with the next build. The thing is, I anticipate that the next build will require a clean install if you have the current beta installed, but not if you're coming from the App Store version, so it doesn't really make sense to add new testers right now because that would increase the risk that someone doesn't read the release notes carefully enough, and loses data...

dgelessus

Downgrading to the public version isn't possible without a full reinstall I assume?

wradcliffe

@omz - Glad to see that the TestFlight update finally worked. No issues or data loss here.

Thank you for the clarification and the suggestions on how to backup and prepare for the next build. I hope all beta testers will use this opportunity to test their disaster recovery strategy. Anyone can have a device go bad and brick on them, so this is a good thing to do in any case. As per your suggestion, took a look at iFunBox (Win7 version) and found it to be a great product. I also use the existing scripts to routinely do a zip file local backup and upload it to Dropbox.

Saturn031000

@dgelessus - You can actually downgrade to the public version by going to the App Store searching Pythonista and then tapping the cloud download button. It retained my data when I did it just after the beta expired.

ccc

Perhaps @Saturn031000's approach above should be the recommended way to do the upgrade to the NEXT Beta release. That is, drop back to the App Store version and then do the NEXT Beta upgrade.

While the previous Beta was nonfunctional, I was able to successfully back up all files with the free versions of both iExplorer and iFunBox. Thanks for the suggestions. They worked like a charm.

Gerzer

@ccc Good idea, I think I’m going to try that.

ccc

Easter Sunday... Once again, crashes on boot.

zencuke

Sigh!!! The app opens then crashes. It is still in my list of running apps but when I select it it flashes and quits. Test flight says beta expired 6 hours ago.

polymerchm

So, I saved my documents folder via iMazing and re-installed 1.5. Saving was not necessary, but I've learned to cut the cards. Lost nothing but a curious observation.

Under 1.6, the iPhone 6 reports ui.get_screen_size() of (320,568), but under 1.6, it reported (375,667). A challenge to us lazy types who hardcode location/dimensions for ui components. @OMZ: Also a little weird.

dgelessus

@polymerchm, that is not weird at all. Apps that do not support a device's native resolution are instead run at a lower res, but displayed slightly upscaled by iOS. From the app's point of view the screen size is the emulated one, not the physical one, because it wouldn't be able to handle the real screen size. That's why the small size emulation happens in the first place. Pythonista 1.5 doesn't have largeyPhone support yet whereas the 1.6 beta does, that's why you're noticing a difference in the perceived screen size.

polymerchm

So I suspected. Guess I have to do it correctly and detect the "real" suppoted screen size. Or wait for the next beta.

misha_turnbull

Has there been a new beta version yet?

briarfox

I'm showing expired 3 days ago, Crashing on load.

ccc

I went into the Apple AppStore and downloaded the v1.5 version and it flawlessly performed the downgrade from v1.6 beta to v1.5 preserving all of my scripts. I can not use the v1.6 capabilities but at least I have a working Pythonista that no longer crashes on load.

misha_turnbull

I was also able to downgrade as @ccc suggested, without losing any data. :)

dgelessus

Strange, when I check the App Store for Pythonista, it just shows the normal "open" button instead of the cloud redownload icon. Tapping that button tries to open the app, and fails as expected. Was this changed with the iOS 8.3 update?

Saturn031000

For me it behaves as @dgelessus said. I'm on iOS 8.3 as well. The app crashes on boot.

userista

Same here - iOS 8.3 FUBAR'ed all available paths to downgrade without losing data. Can't downgrade via the AppStore (showing "OPEN" button). Can't backup the Documents folder.

I shouldn't have procrastinated....(in hopes that Ole would push another beta build) :(

polymerchm

I guess I snuck in under the wire. Downgraded before 8.3 fiasco.

userista

Just successfully installed (downgraded) Pythonista.ipa v1.5 using iFunBox's "Install App" and didn't lose any data!