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Bimmerpost App 5.x WIP for Android

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We are proud to release the first iteration in the 5.0 series of the Bimmerpost App available for all newer Android devices!

From the ground up
The 5.0 series represents a total ground up refresh of the app. Not a single line of code from the old app is here. As you might imagine, that has taken a really long time and we continue to work day and night on getting the 5.0 series up to snuff. Our goal is to make this the single best version of Bimmerpost you can use.

WIP = Work in Progress
Because we've started from scratch for this release we had to rebuild all the of what works back into the app. At the same time, we have been working to build in new functionality to take the app to the next level. In a sense, this App is on three parallel tracks:

1. Mirror existing features into the new app
2. Fix bugs
3. Add new features

At this point we've passed our internal threshold for >85% for mirroring of existing features and <1% for bugs. Of course the goal is 100% for mirroring existing features, 0% for bugs and the addition of new features is totally open ended.

We believe we will hit those end targets within 3 months.

We love to hear from you
Good or bad, let it fly... Let us know what you think of the app.
Love it? Awesome we need hugs too.
Found a bug? Post it up.
Hate the way something works? Post about it here
Missing a feature you used to use in the old app? Yup, post about it here.

This will only help us get to those issues faster and fix them.

Whats the most glaring issue right now?
Notifications tab. This is our area of current intense work right now. You might notice that your notifications counter isn't exactly accurate. Thats because on the back-end we've prepared the system for a new way of thinking and handling notifications. We will slowly roll this into the app over the next month, and will become more obvious in upcoming updates

*** Please note, when planning to upgrade to the new version, its highly encouraged you first delete the old app and re-install from scratch. Since this is a total rewrite of the app, we think its better if install with a fresh start for the best experience

[apptest droid]

5.0.1 is already almost ready as an update

[AndrewC1989]

Nice! Now fix all the bugs in the iOS app 🙄

[apptest droid]

Originally Posted by AndrewC1989

Nice! Now fix all the bugs in the iOS app 🙄

Yup, everything we've done on the android side is almost ready on the iOS side as well. We want to get it a little more polished before release. Then both apps will be running in complete parallel.

[AndrewC1989]

Originally Posted by apptest droid

Yup, everything we've done on the android side is almost ready on the iOS side as well. We want to get it a little more polished before release. Then both apps will be running in complete parallel.

That's good to hear. My two biggest complaints would be that I can't delete posts from my phone, nor can I edit image links without the bbcode automatically changing from [img] to (url) which changes the displayed image to a link.

Edit: just saw that you can in fact delete posts on mobile now from the "edit post" menu.

[apptest droid]

Originally Posted by AndrewC1989

That's good to hear. My two biggest complaints would be that I can't delete posts nor can I edit image links with them automatically changing them from to .

There's now an app for that 😉

[AndrewC1989]

Originally Posted by apptest droid

There's now an app for that 😉

You mean these things are addressed in the update?

[apptest droid]

Originally Posted by AndrewC1989

You mean these things are addressed in the update?

Yup. When it comes out let us know if it's working or not working for you

[AndrewC1989]

Originally Posted by apptest droid

Yup. When it comes out let us know if it's working or not working for you

Fantastic. Will do!

Also maybe consider not having a "reply post" automatically repost the ENTIRE chain of prior messages. Just quoting the last message would suffice. Right now I have to manually delete everything above my comment to get it to look short and neat like this.

[apptest droid]

Originally Posted by AndrewC1989

Fantastic. Will do!

Also maybe consider not having a reply post automatically repost the entire chain of prior messages. Just quoting the last message would suffice. I have to manually delete everything above my comment to get it to look short and neat like this.

Agree, we are grappling with the balance of how much to auto cut and how much to leave. It will likely be auto cut with an option to restore the full trail

[chicagofan00]

Originally Posted by AndrewC1989

Nice! Now fix all the bugs in the iOS app 🙄

Originally Posted by apptest droid

Yup, everything we've done on the android side is almost ready on the iOS side as well. We want to get it a little more polished before release. Then both apps will be running in complete parallel.

Hopefully this means the new iPhone version won't crash every time I try to attach more than 4 photos to a post.

[titomi]

Don't like the design language, but it is what it is.

Threads are not marked as read in the MY forums section once they are opened. Feature or bug? (Bug for me).

I would make the bubble/window where you can toggle next/previous page a bit smaller. Maybe cut it 1/3.

Good luck making the app better, it was about time.

[titomi]

I'm not able to edit my own post.
Where are the emoticons? Gone?

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by AndrewC1989

Nice! Now fix all the bugs in the iOS app 🙄

Does the "search" function work for you?

Since the past couple of months, it would no longer generate any result on both Android and iOS devices…

And I'm not the only one..


https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=28398389

[AndrewC1989]

Originally Posted by Poochie

Does the "search" function work for you?

Since the past couple of months, it would no longer generate any result on both Android and iOS devices…

And I'm not the only one..


https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=28398389

Hey Poochie, long time no see

Nope, doesn't work for me either. Always says "error establishing a network connection" anytime I try to search a forum.

Also something else that's annoying: why is it that when I click your link it defaults to my mobile browser and not the app?! So annoying!

[titomi]

Originally Posted by AndrewC1989

Hey Poochie, long time no see

Nope, doesn't work for me either. Always says "error establishing a network connection" anytime I try to search a forum.

Also something else annoying: why is it that when I click your link it defaults to my mobile browser and not the app?! So annoying!

It opens in the app for me.

[AndrewC1989]

Originally Posted by titomi

It opens in the app for me.

Are you on android or iOS?

[apptest droid]

They are on the iOS version and bringing iOS issues here 😂

Let's keep this to the android version 5.x.

If we can identify and iron out all the issues on the 5.x series here then both platforms will win. Trust me

[AndrewC1989]

Originally Posted by apptest droid

They are on the iOS version and bringing iOS issues here 😂

Let's keep this to the android version 5.x.

If we can identify and iron out all the issues on the 5.x series here then both platforms will win. Trust me

Lol my bad, I wasn't trying to hijack the thread. I'll save the rest of my gripes for the dedicated iOS thread.

[zcp312]

Originally Posted by AndrewC1989

Hey Poochie, long time no see

Nope, doesn't work for me either. Always says "error establishing a network connection" anytime I try to search a forum.

Also something else annoying: why is it that when I click your link it defaults to my mobile browser and not the app?! So annoying!

search doesn't work for me either

[apptest droid]

Just to clarify. As far as I can tell search is working on 5.x

If search isn't working on the android 5.x version please do post about it here 👍

[titomi]

Originally Posted by AndrewC1989

Are you on android or iOS?

Android