Agenda

• iOS
• Android
• WInPhone and BlackBerry
• Git

iOS

• Accounts is nearly complete. Needs more testing but we’ll hold off until NUX is ready.
• NUX is currently being tested and awaiting updated translations.
• Progress continues on the native reader. Support for adding/replying to comments is underway and irbrad is joining the effort.

Android

The notifications release is currently in beta and very close to releasing. We haven’t decided what’s next but NUX is high on the list.

WinP and BlackBerry

BlackBerry is currently reviewing an update sent Monday, May 13th, and we expect it to be live in the store this week. This is basically version 2.3.3 of the Android app with some minor changes. The code is in the BlackBerry branch of the Android repository.

A Windows Phone update was submitted Tuesday. This update addresses an issue with the sharing feature. We expect it to be live later today or tomorrow.

Git

We’ve been having some trouble with the git repository at ios.git.wordpress.org getting out of sync with our git checkouts and the mirror on github.com. The repositories have had trouble staying in sync and most recently the commit authors have been reset and no longer match. We suspect the culprit is the subgit software that manages syncing between the svn and git repositories hosted on wordpress.org.

We discussed possible options:
A) Give subgit one last try.
B) Drop svn and make ios.git.wordpress.org the official repository, mirrored to github.
C) Make the repository on github the official repo.

We talked it over and decided the best course of action is to sunset the svn repo in favor of git. We will correct the repository at ios.git.wordpress.org and it will become the official repo for WPiOS with a two way mirror to github.

Next week

The next dev chat will be on May 22, 2013 at 1500 UTC. Mark your calendar and join us in #wordpress-mobile on Freenode.

Agenda

• iOS projects update
• Android projects update
• Moving dev blog discussions to make/mobile (this blog)
• Handbook reminder

iOS projects update

NUX (new welcome guide, improved WordPress.com sign up) is almost complete, need to look over copy and polish a few things, then should be ready to get it translated and tested.

WordPress.com native reader project: picking up momentum again, currently working on threaded comments which is complicated.

Accounts migration: need to write the actual core data migration but very close to completion. Should simplify the way WordPress.com accounts act under the hood in the iOS app.

Android projects update

A bug fix update is going out today that fixes a bug with featured images.

The WordPress.com Notifications project is very close to beta, no word on when just yet but should be very soon.

Moving dev blog discussions to make/mobile (this blog)

We decided to close the dev blogs and (if possible) migrate their data to this blog instead and keep all discussions/announcements/etc in one place. The filtering on this p2 should make it easy to only see discussions about specific platforms if you only contribute to one. @mrroundhill took it on himself to investigate what’s needed for migrating the data. @isaackeyet (me) will look into a way to display sticky messages on the dev blogs once migrations are complete. The platform leads for each platform will also post a last post on each one of the dev blogs letting subscribed readers know that the blog has been merged with make/mobile (this would be @mrroundhill, @koke, and @daniloercoli for BlackBerry and Windows Phone).

After the chat @nacin jumped in and let us know he will assist with the migrations as well.

Handbook reminder

@aerych reminded himself and all others that the Handbook is still in need of looking over and updating – please refer to the separate todo post for details on what’s left and who’s responsible for what.

Other

@daniloercoli let everybody know that there’s a new bug fix update live for Windows Phone. It has bug fixes as well as a small new feature that lets users share permalinks to other apps on the device (such as Email, Facebook, Twitter, etc).

Next week

The next dev chat will be on May 15, 2013 at 15:00 UTC. Mark your calendar and join us in #wordpress-mobile on Freenode.

Agenda

• iOS : status
• Android : status

iOS : status

Continuing to make progress on our main fronts but there is still lots to do before we’re ready to ship new features — at least a couple more weeks.

• Accounts: working through some of the issues with self-hosted vs .com blogs.
• NUX: currently working on the wizard.
• Reader: improvements to the detail view and starting support for comments.

Android : status

Shipping version 2.3.2 today. Details.
Continuing to make progress on Notifications. Pushing the beta out to next week as there is more work to do.

Next week

The next dev chat will be on May 8, 2013 at 1500 UTC. Mark your calendar and join us in #wordpress-mobile on Freenode.

Chat log.

Agenda

• iOS : version 3.5.3 released
• iOS : status
• Android : version 2.3.1 released
• Android : status
• Windows Phone : status
• Mobile Handbook Reminder

iOS : version 3.5.3 released

The latest version of the app was released on Monday April 23, and has fixed even more crashes and bugs. Unfortunately there’s still a crash occurring with featured images.

iOS : status

Now working on some improvements to the WPcom Notifications screen and looking into ways the app can better handle accounts (from both WPcom and multisite installs).

NUX project: wrapped up (*crosses fingers*) some of the stuff that will improve the signup flow and have shifted toward the wizard walkthrough features.

Native WPcom reader project: implementation is progressing. Basic views are implemented and being iterated on. Currently working on the best way to handle video in posts.

Android : version 2.3.1 released

A bug fix update for version 2.3 (Holo update) of the Android app was released. This took care of a handful of crashes and a multitasking issue.

Android : status

Another bug fix release with some fixes to the ActionBarSherlock library and James Hu’s comment editing patch.

The next major version is 2.4 (WPcom Notifications). This release is progressing, push notifications are working and the UI is being wired up.

Windows Phone : status

Nothing big in the pipeline, although there’s now a milestone with tickets for the next update.

Mobile Handbook Reminder

There are quite a few items left to do, both assigned and open — you know who you are! Let’s wrap this up. Eric said he’s started to look into the remaining items for Windows Phone.

Rachel got in touch (yay!) so we’ll bring her up to speed on the status of the handbook as well.

Next week

The next dev chat will be on July 1, 2013 at 1500 UTC. Mark your calendar and join us in #wordpress-mobile on Freenode.

Also curious if the flow can be improved by allow to download all translations of a project (100% translated). There should be however be a standard for the export method. That does needs feedback on name standardization on OS level since it seems lacking of standardization.

I’ll assign people to complete the pages to the best of my knowledge.

Introduction

• Introduction http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/introduction/ @aerych, @isaackeyet
• Dev chats info http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/introduction/dev-chats/ @isaackeyet
• Communication (could maybe be a part of Dev Chats?) http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/introduction/communication/ @isaackeyet
• Contributor list – we may want to have a direct way to see all current and past contributors (TBD)

iOS

The state of the iOS and Graphics sections are far behind the rest, so these two only have general todos.

• Create individual pages (all in http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/pathways/ios/ currently) @koke
• Update menu http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/ @koke

Android

• Combine Android menu item and Introduction? @mrroundhill
• Update screenshots throughout @mrroundhill
• As discussed, update Getting started guide to better guide new users, also some feedback here @mrroundhill
• Add testing instructions http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/pathways/android/testing-instructions/ @mrroundhill
• Ping Rachel about a review after above items are complete

BlackBerry

• Update/make intro to app development, at least to me it’s not entirely clear how to get started currently http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/pathways/blackberry/ @daniloercoli (@daniloercoli)
• Make sure all sections are covered and up to date (compare with other platforms’ handbooks for completeness) @daniloercoli (@daniloercoli)
• Ping Rachel about a review after above items are complete

Windows Phone

Can’t find the reference right now, but if I remember correctly @daniloercoli, @aerych, and @sendhilp all wanted to take another look at the Windows Phone section. Please divide any items here in between you!

• Complete Tutorials & Guides http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/pathways/windows-phone/tutorials-and-guides/
• Update Testing instructions? Looks like it’s not complete/formatted correctly yet http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/pathways/windows-phone/testing-instructions/
• Beta distribution is currently 404. Is this page still planned? (@daniloercoli)
• Tips & Tricks could use some clean up http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/pathways/windows-phone/tips-and-tricks/ (@aerych)
• Ping Rachel about a review after above items are complete

Other Apps

• Write intro to the other Apps and give information on their current state.
• Link up to existing tracs, websites, dev blogs, forums, etc
• Let contributors know how they can contribute should they want to

Contribute with Design

All items assigned to @isaackeyet

• Clean up intro http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/pathways/design/
• Create General UI Guidelines http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/pathways/design/guidelines/
• Create Color Palette http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/pathways/design/colors/
• Write about Fonts
• Write about screen densities and what this means in reality, best practices
• 
  Write documents on platform-specific guidelines
  • iOS
  • Android
  • BlackBerry
  • Windows Phone
  • Other platforms

• Denote best ways to get set up with a dev environment for each platform for designers (referencing platform specific set up guides)

Assist with Testing

• Write intro on testing and how testing helps the apps
• Write about how to get started with testing each version of the WordPress apps (maybe linking off to the Testing sections of each platform)
• Using Dev Tools to Stress-Test Apps
• Intro to the pre-flight check list (should probably be a part of the Intro)

XML-RPC & API Contributions

• Write page on how to contribute to the API side of WordPress and where to go for that @koke

General Guides

Any takers here? @beaucollins comes to mind, let me know if you’re up for taking these on.

• Intro to using Trac for the mobile projects (link off to specific sections for more info)
• Intro to Git and how it’s used within the Mobile Group

Tips & Tricks

• Enabling Safari’s Web Inspector on iOS @beaucollins
• Changing Hosts on Mobile Devices Using Charles @beaucollins

Credits

• Add list of all contributions to the Mobile Handbook @isaackeyet

Other todos

• Ping Rachel about looking over all the contents of the handbook mid-May at latest @isaackeyet
• Add Handbook to make/mobile navigation @isaackeyet
• Better navigation structure for Handbook? Would be good to have links to parent posts/sections for easy navigation. Investigate. @isaackeyet
• Inline content navigation with anchors (so you can link to specific headers within posts, see Support for example). Investigate. @isaackeyet