Tested with Iphone X iOS v 16.7.11
I've pushed a potential fix to TestFlight for the companion app. If it works for you I can go ahead and update the buildserver as well.
This issue is not full solved. For the ShowTextDialog methode is solved but for the ShowChooseDialog is not solved.
If you open a first ShowChooseDialog and after open a second ShowChooseDialog the first is not closed and it runs always.
Test this attached AIA:
TEST_c4.aia (10,4 KB)
Tested in Companion v.74 (6)
Thanks @Anke for the workaround.
This mistake happens only in the iOS platform. On the Android platform it does not happen.
My report is just to help MIT-AI2 resolve this error so that users don't have to use shortcuts as it. I think that It doesn't make sense to build a Timer into an App only to resolve a basic system error and in one specific platform.
Of course, but it should just give a hint where the problem is.
When extension will be available in ios ?
I have not timings. Better ask to @ewpatton or @Anke I think it will be a long time because the iOS system need specific languaje extensions programmers (swift, not java).
On the begin I had extencsions for special efects in my Apps and after I had canceled all the extensions and I had developed the special efects whith AI2 blocks (in several cases you can self develop the functions of the extensions whit normal blocks and the results are very good and you can think-brain to have better solutions whith the standard functions). I think you can have good visual solutions without extensions.
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i want to use google sheets extension for database purpose , without that i cant handle it
Read here to see what is available in iOS for Storage:
https://doesappinventorrunonios.com/
The MIT-AI2 mantains this link about what is ready in iOS.
May be @ewpatton can better help you about this topic.
I've just pushed a new version to TestFlight. Version 2.74 build 7 includes the following changes:
- Implement AbsoluteArrangement
- Address UX issues in DatePicker and TimePicker on iOS 13+ on iPhone
- Fix an issue where Notifier dialogs would stack incorrectly
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I have tested with Companion v 2.74(7) and runs well. When will we have it in the API built to do a real test?
Done.
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Hi @ewpatton
The notifiers work fine with this new (7) version.
But this version has changes for the UI TimePickers and DatePickers selectors and they NOT runs well in the IPA builts. Whith Companion runs well (the problems are only on the IPAs).
The system now generate selectors that take up the entire screen when exec the IPA built. I think these designs are incorrect; they look awful and are very impractical to use. Also, as you can see in the screenshots, they don't support the local language (see on down image).
I'm adding attached the aia so the issue with these selectors in this version can be verified. Tested with iPhone X iOS v 17.
Tests:
1.A) TimePicker with Companion (it runs well, the design is no so good but is acceptable). Whit Android the selector design is much better than iOS.
1.B)The same for DatePicker:
But whith the IPA built the Pickers have a very unpleasant user management. For both Pickers the user can select Date and Time but they lose the full visibility of the screen app.
2.A) The selector occupies the entire screen (is not the same result as Companion)
2.B) The selector occupies the entire screen only for select a Hour:Minute. It is almost a empty screen only for select a HH:MM and their app screen is in full background.
PD.
For Android these selectors have a much better design than iOS. See you examples.
The problem before related for the Pickers are generated for this topic.
Sorry. I forgot attach the AIA. Here is:
TEST_c5.aia (10,4 KB)
This issue about the Date and Time Pickers runs well only on the iOS Companion version 2.74 build 7 available on Apple TestFlight but not for the IPA builds of the iOS Server. Can you tell us something about this topic? Thanks.
There is news about this iOS Builder issue?