Voicemail from the Gods!
January 16th, 2010
Okay you Morse code enthusiast, let’s see what you can come up with!
Bad news bears
January 15th, 2010
So I’ve been working with Jay and Kyle for the past 3 hours or so trying to get everything squared away. We’re having some issues with the package (don’t want what happened with v1.22 to come back), but we’re going to hit it with fresh eyes in the morning. I know, life sucks, but we’re trying people. If I have to deliver this crap via flying around the damn country tomorrow, I will (the price will just go up….a lot). 
GV Mobile 2 sent to Apple
January 15th, 2010
So, earlier this morning (1/15) I sent GV Mobile 2 to Apple. It seems like the approval people have already begun playing with it. I have a voice mail that the approval person left (the two others they deleted) that I’ll post in a bit. It seems to be Morse code - so you Naval/Military folks out there should give it a crack. Hopefully Apple gives in and puts it back in the store. If not, there is always Ma Russia (Mother Russia….the motherland), which is similar to Google Voice and GV Mobile, but without the Google. Since Apple obviously has beef with Google, that should have no problems getting on (like Line2, RingCentral, etc).
GV Mobile v2.0 b6 released
January 3rd, 2010
Sorry for the delay, life happened. Changes/additions to this beta include:
- URL Handlers: gvmdial://[number], gvmsms://[number], gvm://sms, gvm://smsnew, gvm://hist, gvm://vm
- Application and Tab badges (vibrates on unread sms/vm)
- Built the “New Sms Message” view - yes, international support is there
- Added some text to the “Speaker” button - I know that button blended into the nav bar at the top making it impossible to tell if it was on/off
- Beefed up the data sync - Manual: you have to click the button to refresh, startup: refreshes all 3 tabs upon launch, startup on demand: refresh the tab you click on when you click on it, interval: for now, it refreshes every 5 minutes. I’ll add in user defined intervals later on.
- Fixed glitch with Contact groups
- Fixed Gizmo call back number issue
- Changed wording on default area code
- Fresh install jumps to add account screen vs. account list (one less button you have to click)
- Fixed issue with transcription button
Next beta should include GV settings (DND, etc), account balance (gotta figure out placement), …maybe that’s it and she’ll be ready to go.
Should I renew my subscription?
December 26th, 2009
On a more serious note, my subscription to the Apple iPhone Developer Program ends in a little over a week. What should I do? I mean, they did pull my app back in July and it’s been sitting in Approval Review for…5 months. No emails returned or anything. Apple has great customer service…say what?!
Did you know…
Line2 from toktumi functions and looks identical to GV Mobile v1? Guess what - it’s still on the App Store.
Also, OneBox, which looks a bit different, functions the same as well. Yes, it’s on there as well.
Of course you knew that! Everyone knows Apple’s lack of parity when it comes to apps in the App Store.
Beta sent to testers
December 26th, 2009
I appreciate all the attention GV Mobile 2 beta is getting. Unfortunately I’m limited in the amount of devices/testers I can have, so not everyone that emailed in will get a response or be in the beta. I may add more testers as the beta evolves. Stay tuned!
GV Mobile v2.0 b5
December 25th, 2009
So, why has it been like 4-5 months for an update? I do have good reasons I wish to keep off the interweb, but others include the fact that Apple burst my damn bubble. Also, I re-wrote the whole thing. Anyway, I’m taking a limited amount of beta testers to give v2.0 a run through. Just send me your UDID# and I’ll send you the latest beta shortly (after I wake up). Not everyone will get a beta copy, sorry. So, initial plans are to put this on Rock/Cydia store @ $1.99 and eventually App Store. I’m still pounding out new features and should be completed sometime this weekend, pending everything goes well (and adding back stuff missing). Screen shots below… oh, as always, GV Mobile can access your iPhone contacts - otherwise you’d use the mobile site. 
Burning the midnight oil
December 24th, 2009
…at least I’ll finally get to see if Santa really exists.
Happy Holi…no, Merry Christmas.
I’m still alive
October 26th, 2009
Hey gang…my apologies for being out of touch for so long. I was stuck in the Amazon rain forest for a month…had a run in with a buffalo.
As far as GV Mobile v1.2 from the App Store no longer working - I’ve addressed this many times it seems, yet I still get emails. Google emailed me many moons ago notifying me of upcoming changes to the account login for Google Voice. I was in the process of updating GV Mobile to account for Google’s changes when Apple turned their back on US, removing GV Mobile from the App Store, preventing me to publish a fix for the login issue everyone is experiencing now. There is good news! If you jailbreak your phone, I do have GV Mobile on Cydia that works. There is no other way for me to provide an update - sorry. I have re-submitted GV Mobile to the App Store, but seeing as its been over 2 months waiting for approval, I don’t see that going anywhere soon. Send Phil Schiller (schiller@apple.com) a nice email and he might get it approved.
As for the next version, I’m still working on it, but with the lack of revenue, I’m having a tough time finding time to work on it. As you all may know, this is my night time hobby, which comes 2nd to pleasing my wife.
If you want to see movement on GV Mobile on the App Store, I urge you to email Phil @ Apple.