Just a quick update on a new version.
Some of the features include:
- Enhanced iPhone interface. As well as a new slide-in menu, there is a play bar at the bottom of the screen for information about current track and play/pause, next buttons.
- New thumbnail view mode for iPhone. Similar to iPad version.
- Gapless playback for all formats when streaming
- Streaming now plays 96khz 24 bit files without down sampling.
. Link/Unlink zones from zone menu
- Delete playlists from load/save playlist dialog.
Regarding iOS7:
This will require quite a bit of change in both design and code. There is a big chance that the JRemote version released after iOS7 launches will no longer support iOS 5 and 6. Let me know if this is a problem for you guys. Maintaining backward compatibility would be quite messy.
Not supporting ipad1 would be a problem for me...at the moment, as a lot of new games and apps require more horsepower than it can provide, it is looking likely that I will have to consign the ipad1 to the living room / home as a glorified Harmony remote - which is fine as it is perfect for that.
I will then have to save up for a new iPad!
I think the idea that paul1970 already posted about releasing a brand new version for those that always want to be at the cutting edge (ios7) and want all the bells and whistles - JRemote seems to be getting more and more complicated by the day - can get that.
This current version would not be developed further, but maybe just bug fixed as a maintenance release.
Each to their own, but it would seem to me commercially there is a market for a simple version of JRemote (probably where we are now...) and the all singing all dancing version for the techies and audiophiles that have the Naim receivers, the DACs and want all the video playback features etc etc.
At the very least, please give notice before releasing the new "must have ios7" version so those of us that have legacy hardware can make sure we are on the last supported version.
Would obviously love to see the BASS_ERROR bug fixed before you move to ios7 too.
Love JRemote, appreciate the world moves on and that you are even asking for peoples opinion.