Invitation for Beta testers (iOS only for now)
Posted: January 14th, 2021, 5:45 pm
Hey Everyone.
We've been reworking, refactoring and fixing lots of things in our firmware for the past few months. Amongst many other things, we've drastically reduced our Bluetooth API, which will hopefully alleviate the issues some people were having with the Android Bluetooth Stack.
Here's the preliminary changelog:
- [Added] New Bluetooth API - extendable and better for Android Bluetooth Stack
- [Added] Failure recovery mechanisms
- [Added] Sleep modes including completely off mode
- [Added] Unleashed settings - many timeouts will be settable from app
- [Added] GPS mode changes to external when pairing a new GPS accessory
- [Improved] USB communication reliability
- [Improved] Communication with Nikon cameras without USB cable
- [Improved] Timelapse and autoramping (completely overhauled)
- [Improved] LED sequences and responsiveness
- [Improved] Accessory connection speed
- [Improved] Tap-to-trigger mechanism
- [Fixed] USB initialization issues
- [Fixed] Slow reconnection issues
- [Fixed] Battery drain issues
- [Fixed] Triggering during playback on Canon
- [Fixed] Bug causing Unleashed to get stuck in sleep mode if it has gone 49 days without losing power
- [Fixed] Bug causing accessories not to reconnect after waking up from sleep mode
- [Fixed] Handling of long lists of setting options
- [Fixed] Partial autoramping (e.g. ramping with manual lenses)
Just to be clear - this is the condensed version of changes that might be noticeable to you, the user. A lot more has happened under the hood, preparing the way for new stuff coming in the near future.
We still have some work to do to make the Android app compatible with this firmware, but in the meantime, we're inviting anyone with iOS to do some beta-testing and give us feedback.
If you're interested, please send us an email to beta@foolography.com and include which iPhone/iPad, which iOS Version, and which camera you're using. Most importantly, send us the email you use for your AppStore account, so we can send the beta invitation to this email.
Looking forward to hearing your feedback!
Oliver
We've been reworking, refactoring and fixing lots of things in our firmware for the past few months. Amongst many other things, we've drastically reduced our Bluetooth API, which will hopefully alleviate the issues some people were having with the Android Bluetooth Stack.
Here's the preliminary changelog:
- [Added] New Bluetooth API - extendable and better for Android Bluetooth Stack
- [Added] Failure recovery mechanisms
- [Added] Sleep modes including completely off mode
- [Added] Unleashed settings - many timeouts will be settable from app
- [Added] GPS mode changes to external when pairing a new GPS accessory
- [Improved] USB communication reliability
- [Improved] Communication with Nikon cameras without USB cable
- [Improved] Timelapse and autoramping (completely overhauled)
- [Improved] LED sequences and responsiveness
- [Improved] Accessory connection speed
- [Improved] Tap-to-trigger mechanism
- [Fixed] USB initialization issues
- [Fixed] Slow reconnection issues
- [Fixed] Battery drain issues
- [Fixed] Triggering during playback on Canon
- [Fixed] Bug causing Unleashed to get stuck in sleep mode if it has gone 49 days without losing power
- [Fixed] Bug causing accessories not to reconnect after waking up from sleep mode
- [Fixed] Handling of long lists of setting options
- [Fixed] Partial autoramping (e.g. ramping with manual lenses)
Just to be clear - this is the condensed version of changes that might be noticeable to you, the user. A lot more has happened under the hood, preparing the way for new stuff coming in the near future.
We still have some work to do to make the Android app compatible with this firmware, but in the meantime, we're inviting anyone with iOS to do some beta-testing and give us feedback.
If you're interested, please send us an email to beta@foolography.com and include which iPhone/iPad, which iOS Version, and which camera you're using. Most importantly, send us the email you use for your AppStore account, so we can send the beta invitation to this email.
Looking forward to hearing your feedback!
Oliver