Xblaze

Hi guys,

I’m not dead. Yet.

A quick update for Xblaze for Adium. I just recompiled with the latest Adium source so it should work once more. Nothing else new, really.

Go grab it: https://xblaze.co.uk/blog/download/

Just a quick bug fix. 1.1.2 fixes an issue that would cause friends that were both a friend and a clan member to fall out of the Xfire group when a new friend was added.

Just posted up Xblaze for Mac 1.1.1.

• Fixes the issue where friends of friends would be moved to the offline group when they stop playing instead of removed from the list.
• Fixes the issue where offline clan members were nowhere to be seen. Offline clan members can be found in the offline group now.

Go grab it from the XBlaze for Mac OS X page.

Hot on the heels of Xblaze iPhone 1.1 is Xblaze for Mac 1.1.

That’s right folks, again, I promised you that I would merge the changes I made to the Xblaze iPhone source back into the Mac version. That is now done and you can download Xblaze for Mac with clan support and less crashes than ever!

Head on over to the Xblaze for Mac OS X page and hit up the download link!

So last week, I promised all Xblaze iPhone users Communities (clans/guilds) support.

Those waiting will be happy to know that today I submitted Xblaze 1.1 to the App Store reviewers. Xblaze 1.1 contains the communities support that I promised, and it’s working really nicely, if I do say so myself.

I’m hoping that the update won’t get held up too long being reviewed, and that you can all get hold of it soon.

Meanwhile, check out the screenshorts of clan Xblaze’s communities support:

Xblaze iPhone Communities Support

Also in this update is

• Manage your Xfire preferences
  • Turn nicknames on and off
  • Hide/show offline friends
  • Hide/show friends of friends
  • Hide/show timestamps in chats
• Numerous bug fixes
  • Prevent a crash when a friend logs off while you’re chatting to them
  • Corrected ability to add friends of friends or clan mates to your friend list
  • Corrected the behaviour that allowed a user to attempt to delete a Friend of Friend from the FoF group (which also prevents a crash)
• Spruced up the Xblaze icon somewhat, looks a little flashier.

So I hope you all enjoy this eagerly anticipated update. And thank you all for your continued support for Xblaze!

Just got the email last night that Xblaze iPhone 1.0.2 is now live on the App Store .

New in this update:

• Better support for Avatars
  • Xblaze iPhone will now download the same avatar that is shown on your Xfire profile page, regardless of whether it is a custom upload, a screenshot clipping, a gallery avatar or the default Xfire avatar.
  • Avatars are cached properly, Xblaze no longer relies on the system level cache, and the avatars are written to the filesystem for faster loading and to prevent unnecessary network access
• A few UI tweaks, mainly using a grey selection style for the table cells and a new icon to dismiss the keyboard in the chat view.

Go grab it!

An update for Xblaze iPhone has just gone live on the App Store.

This update fixes a timing issue where the app could get stuck on the “Connecting…” screen while attempting to log in. This seems to happen more often on very fast internet connections (so using Xblaze over 3G is more likely to work than on a super fast wifi connection).

This has been fixed now, so those of you with super fast wifi connections can rest assured.

I’ve also just pushed the 1.0.2 update into review, which includes better support for avatars and caching, and a few UI tweaks too, so there’s something to look forward to in a few days.

(Ps. I’m absolutely loving this new faster turnover with the App Store approval process! Hehe)

Very happy to announce that Xblaze has just been approved by Apple and should appear in the App Store very very shortly!

I’m really happy about this, and I’m really impress at how fast Apple worked through my submission. The app went into review at 9:15am EST, and was approved by 15:51pm EST. That’s just over 6 and a half hours! Excellent work Apple!

So everyone must go and download it, and don’t forget to leave a review!!

PS. I’ll have a page up soon where you can see a screen cast of the app…

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who signed up for the Xblaze iPhone Beta. Your input and feedback has been extremely useful throughout the testing period.

I would also like to announce that Xblaze iPhone has now been submitted to the App Store for review! I’m hoping the approval process won’t take that long, and Xblaze should be available to download very shortly.

Here are some screen shots to tide you over

I’ve just sent out emails to all the people who signed up for the Xblaze iPhone Beta. You should have received them by the time you read this.

I’m hoping for a lot of feedback, during this beta test period, so don’t be shy to report the bugs you find and suggest the feature requests you have!

Happy beta testing!