Pythonista 1.6 Beta

[omz]

So, with Apple's new TestFlight, I can finally have a lot more beta testers, and won't have to worry about device limits so much.

If you'd like to play with the next version of Pythonista before it hits the App Store, please send me an email with your Apple ID, and I'll see what I can do. I don't plan to use up all the slots yet (I might need some later), but if you've been posting here, there's a very good chance that I can give you access to the beta.

As for what to expect, here's a list of the new features in the current beta:

• Improved support for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus screen sizes
• Removing files from the library moves them to a trash folder instead of deleting them immediately.
• URLs in console output are 'linkified' automatically
• New reminders module for accessing the iOS Reminders database (read/write)
• New cb module for connecting to Bluetooth LE peripherals (experimental)
• New dialogs module as an easy-to-use alternative to the ui module when you just need simple data entry. This also contains functions to import files from the iCloud Drive document picker (iOS 8 only). – note: this is broken in the current beta, but will be fixed in the next few days

Anyone?

[techteej]

It would definitely make it easier on @omz if you use his form to sign up for the beta

[jai_b]

@techteej Oh, thanks. I will use it.

[tasuku]

Hi, I am very interested in try 1.6 beta.
Especially I would like to access BLE using Pythinista.
If slots are available yet, I will send you a email.
Thanks.
Tasuku

[Webmaster4o]

@tasuku please use his form to sign up for the beta.

[Olaf]

@omz, 160036 will expire in 3 days according to Test Flight. Will there be a 160037 by then?

[Webmaster4o]

@Olaf I contacted him on Twitter about this

[OI]

I just signed for Beta 1.6, I hope there are still seats available, thanks

[aanchal]

This post is deleted!

[donnieh]

aanchal was banned ^ He must be a bad boy.

[Tizzy]

Just wanted to report that xCode 7.2 and iOS 9.2 working with the existing template and beta. (Maybe we should have a dedicated upgrades thread)

[Tizzy]

[insert bad joke]

[Phuket2]

@Tizzy , he had some weird posts. Not sure if he was trying to advertise or what. Was strange. But I reported the posts, as I am sure others did also.

[ste_c]

I know this thread has been knocking around a bit now but I'd be interested in trying out the features if slots are still available?

[dgelessus]

@omz said in another thread that he has submitted the Pythonista 2.0 update, once it's through Apple's review process you can play with all the new features without needing beta access. Of course if you want to test future Pythonista versions, you can sign up for the beta through the form that has been linked to very often in this thread. ;)

[DBGE]

@omz First of all, many thanks for all the good and useful work you have done. As I have an app with Bluetooth LE, I'll be happy to test the newest beta release.

My AppleID is

daniel.bertrand@hiqscreen.com

Looking forward to hear from you.

[Webmaster4o]

@DBGE the app has already been submitted to the App Store, I am very doubtful that he is accepting new beta members. The app will (hopefully) be public by the end of the year

[omz]

Quick status update:

I've submitted Pythonista 2.0 (formerly known as 1.6 beta) to the App Store about 10 days ago.

It was rejected after a week because I had accidentally declared external-accessory as a background mode in the Info.plist. I had added that for testing something while working on the cb (CoreBluetooth) module a while back (forgot to remove it), but it's actually only intended for apps that support licensed MFi (Made for iPhone) accessories, using the ExternalAccessory framework...

Anyway, I've removed that, and re-submitted immediately, so it's been back in the review queue for 3 days now. I'm hoping that it'll be reviewed again before the holidays.

[donnieh]

Thanks for the update. For people using the 1.5, should we expect to have all our files safe after the update? Of course I will back up just in case.

[donnieh]

It is amazing how much Apple scrubs submitted apps. But it is good for customers who want only solid apps in the app store (unlike android).

[Phuket2]

@omz , once accepted, holiday time 😈😈😈