What's new in CLZ Games for iOS? (page 4)
Fixed:
- Crash in add screen on devices running iOS10 or lower
New:
- Redesigned Selection Mode
- Tap and hold on a game to select it, select as many games as you like (or select all, using the “Select All” top right).
- Then use the blue action button to perform an action on the selected games (Remove / Update from CLZ Core / Update game values from CLZ Core).
Fixed:
- Crash when saving a cover image to the camera roll
- Odd scrolling behavior when expanding/collapsing a game title search result in the Add Automatically screen
- Odd scrolling behavior when scanning game barcodes in the barcode scanning screen
- Stuck keyboard after searching in main list
- Autocorrect was enabled for the main list search bar
Fixed:
- Missing app icons for 12.9 inch iPad
Fixed:
- The on-screen keyboard was covering the lower input fields in the edit/add manually screens
This new version lets you download current value information for your games from the popular game pricing site PriceCharting.com:
- When adding new games, they automatically come with game value info.
- Values are determined based on the Completeness field (Loose vs CIB vs New).
- See totals for your collection using the new Database Totals screen.
- Download up-to-date value information for your entire collection using the Update button in the Database Totals screen.
Fixed:
- Add from CLZ Core screen crashed while trying to add a game.
For CLZ Games on iOS we have added several game-specific fields and made more fields available to edit in the edit game screen: This update is especially targeted at the serious video game collector:
New “Completeness” field: Loose vs CIB vs New
This is for the real video game collectors, especially those that are into collecting retro games:
- Added: a new “Completeness” field, to indicate how complete your copy of a game is. Choose from:
- Loose, meaning “cartridge or disc only”.
- CIB, meaning “Complete In Box”, everything included.
- New, meaning CIB and also still sealed.
- Two extra toggle fields “Manual” and “Box”.
To further specify the “Loose” status. You know, for those cartridges with just a manual, no box. Or in a box, but with the manual missing. - Group on the “Completeness” field by tapping the menu top right, then tap “Folders > Completeness”.
New:
- Added a new “All Games / Hardware” folder with a back button to go back to your folders
Fixed:
- Barcode queue was lost when a crash occurred in the Add from CLZ Core screen.
- The “move to wish list” functionality in the Add from CLZ Core screen was not working.
Fixed:
- When adding a game by barcode, the app sometimes gave a false “Already in collection” warning.
- iPhone: After editing a game, the “Add button” became an “Edit button”.
- iPhone: After editing a game, the app went back to the list view instead of the details view.
New:
- Add Games from CLZ Core: New skinned preview templates.
- After adding/editing a game, the app will now always find and show your last added game in your main screen.
- If you log in to your CLZ Account on a new or empty device, the app will now ask you if you wish to download your games from CLZ Cloud.
- Added skinning to Sign up/Log in/In App Purchase screens.
Fixed:
- After each CLZ Cloud sync the “Quick Search” and “Collection Status Filter” was cleared.
- When tapping the “Platform” button in the ‘Unrecognised Barcode’ screen the app could crash.
- When a custom cover was downloaded via CLZ Cloud syncing, the thumbnail in the list wasn’t immediately updated.
- When a game was removed, the list would scroll back to the top
- Various skinning, layout and color fixes.
New:
- On restart the navigation state and view settings are restored
Changed:
- Old Import from Game Collector has been moved to Settings screen
Fixed:
- App not showing number of hardware in the top bar in the main screen
- Crash in search-as-you-type box
- Added new review popup
New in 4.5.2:
- New Details View templates which are easier on the eye:
- Clear Light template
- Clear Dark template
Fixed:
- After closing the add games automatically screen, it now selects the latest added game
- Improved “tap” area of hamburger menu so you can back out of a folder more easily.
A huge v4.5 update for the CLZ Games app is now available.
And prepare to be shocked 🙂 (in a good way, don’t worry):
The app looks completely different now, with a cleaner brighter look and an improved user interface.
What’s new in CLZ Games 4.5 for iOS?
- A completely new look, that is cleaner and brighter.
- The choice between two skins/themes: Light & Dark.
- No bottom toolbar means more screen space for your game collection.
- Big floating blue ‘+’ button on bottom right for adding new games.
- Access all other features and tools from ‘hamburger’ menu top left.
- Access all view settings from menu top right.
- Quickly switch between All / In Collection / Wish List at the top.
How to update your CLZ Games app to version 4.5:
- On your device, open the App Store app.
- On the bottom, switch to the Updates tab.
- Find the CLZ Games entry and tap “UPDATE” on the right.
Do you like the new look?
Then please let the world know by posting a nice review in the App Store!
Important: this is the FINAL iOS 7 compatible version.
Support for iOS 7 will be dropped for future versions.
Fixed:
- iOS 7: Crash in Add screen when opening the Add by Barcode tab.
Coming up: Fresh look and layout
Please look forward to the next build coming up in a couple weeks with a complete new fresh look and layout!
This update introduces an easier way to deal with “Unrecognized Barcodes”.
A new screen that not only helps you to add the game to your app anyway, but also helps your fellow CLZ Games users by instantly adding the missing barcode to the CLZ Core online game database.
What’s new in CLZ Games 4.3.3 for iOS?
Easily add games that come up as “Unrecognized Barcode”
- In the Add Games screen when a barcode is not recognized, a new “Unrecognized Barcode” screen will appear.
- In this screen:
- Just find your game by title (Search-As-You-Type is also active here!)
- Then click Add Game.
- This will:
- Add the game to YOUR database with full game details and your barcode.
- Instantly add the barcode to OUR Core online game database, connected to the game you selected. Which means that the next user who searches for the same barcode, will instantly get a result 🙂
How to update your CLZ Games app to version 4.3.3:
- On your device, open the App Store app.
- On the bottom, switch to the Updates tab.
- Find the CLZ Games entry and tap “UPDATE” on the right.
Enjoy!
v4.3.2: Redesigned the edit screen and added new folder group options
New:
- Edit screen with tabs (main details/personal details)
- Added folder options: my rating, edition, hardware type
- Added hardware type as option in the manage pick list screen
- Main list
- Scroll position now remembered after editing/removing a game
- Now updates live after editing a game
- Added a ‘show all’ folder item in empty folders on tablet devices
Fixed:
- List view section headers stopping at X
- Crash in the in-app-purchase screen
- Barcode can be added with voice dictation
- App was occasionally crashing when searching for a title
- Background image issue in the backdrop templates on phone devices
A huge v4.3 update for your CLZ Games mobile app is now available.
In this update, we complete re-designed the Add Games screen, to make it clearer, easier-to-user and to help you add games more efficiently.
What’s new in the Add Games screen?
- Switch between By Title and By Barcode using tabs at the top
(Add Manually and Add Hardware are now under Tools menu) - All panels are now resizable (list, details, camera)
- Add button is now at bottom right (blue circle with “+” icon)
- Adding By Title:
- Suggestions appear in a drop-down while you type a title
- Expand game edition list using “V” icons on the right
- Adding By Barcode:
- Camera scanner is now integrated in Add screen, not a separate screen
- Tap the keyboard icon in the camera panel to enter a barcode manually
- Delete barcodes from queue by swiping from right to left
- Barcode queue is now remembered between sessions
Fixed:
- Field Defaults were not immediately stored after closing the screen
- Syncing screen: Sometimes the sync button was wrongly disabled
Fixed:
- CLZ Cloud Sync: Notes were not down-synced.
- Edit Screen: Year picker: it was not possible to pick a year before “1888″.
- Manage Pick Lists screen: labels width was too short.
Version 4.2 adds a couple of improvements and tools that are essential for users who are doing most of their editing on the mobile apps:
- New “Manage Pick Lists” screen (under new Tools menu).
This new screen lets you take control of your pick lists, that is book Authors, music Artists, comic Series, Publishers, Formats, Genres, Subjects, etc… Use it to:- Fix typos in names.
- Remove unused entries.
- Merge duplicate entries.
- Edit screen improvements:
- New “value picker” screen for pick list fields, like Authors, Artists, Series, Genres, Subjects, etc… Just tap the field, pick a value from the pick list that appears and done. No more need to type the first few letters of a value (we all hate typing on mobile devices, don’t we?)
- Tap the pencil icons to directly edit names of pick list entries.
- Tap the pencil icon for Artists, Authors and Series to directly edit Names *and* SortNames.
New:
- Settings / Field Defaults: choose field values that will be set for each new entry automatically.
- Edit screen improvements:
- Improved layout to make it easier on the eye
- New “Select Value” screen for easier entry of pick list fields (e.g. Artist, Format, Genre, etc…)
- Cancel and Done buttons have been moved to the top bar.
- New Delete button at the bottom.
It’s been a long time in the making, but it’s finally here:
CLZ Games 4.0 for iOS!
Apart from several improvements to the Add Game screen (see below), the 4.0 version contains an important change:
CLZ Games for iOS is now free to download
Starting with version 4.0, CLZ Games is free to download and starts with a limit of 100 games.
New: Improved Add Games screen
- Easily switch between Add methods (Platform & Title / Barcode / Manual).
- Re-designed search results with included cover images.
- Now add directly from results using quick-add buttons
(no more need to open the Preview Screen). - New black style for Preview Screen.
- Add by barcode now automatically opens Camera Scan screen.
- Larger Camera Scan screen on iPad.