Be Tv version 1.3 available

Yannick Compernol — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:33:19 +0000

I received a mail from Apple 2 hours ago stating that version 1.3 has been approved, after 12 days. Version 1.3 is starting to show up as an update for existing 1.2 users. Be sure to grab this version as it adds program details and a nicer interface.

Once you have updated the app, hit the reload button on top of the Now Playing screen to fetch the extended data, which includes program details, if you have already launched the app today. Because Be Tv has already loaded & cached the data, the new version will by default just use the cached data.

Important: this version requires firmware 3.0 or newer. If you haven’t updated your iPhone yet, now is the time!

Here’s the iTunes link.

If you’re having issues with the new version, be sure to leave a comment. I already know of 2 (minor) bugs which will be fixed in version 1.3.1, so if you leave a comment, I might be able to squeeze it in the bug-fix version too. Suggestions are also welcome.

Add iTunes artwork for ad hoc distribution

Yannick Compernol — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:20:45 +0000

When deploying an application using the ad hoc distribution “style”, the developer has to supply the image shown in the installed applications tab of iTunes. This file has to be a 512 by 512 PNG or JPEG image called iTunesArtwork. According to the documentation the file has to be extension-less, although when the artwork file (without extension) is dragged in the Resources group as documented, Xcode will add the extension again!

You have to manually delete the extension (again) for it to work and show up in iTunes, this last and vital step isn’t documented. Without the iTunesArtwork, iTunes will show a generic image for your application.

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Be Tv version 1.3 available

Add iTunes artwork for ad hoc distribution