Using the iPhone, unstable.
Filed under: Social, iPhone | Tags: 2.0, 2.0.2, 3G, aurora feint, de blob, iPhone, iPhone issues, jaiku, jaiku invites, stability issues |
I haven’t really been able to reap the benefits of 2.0 (2.0.2 rather) because (for reasons I have yet to identify) my iPhone (not an iPhone 3G, no GPS) kept crashing, almost immediately-after removing it from it’s dock!
When a premier phone is reduced to waiting through one-hour backups and syncs, simply to “Restore” from an older (hopefully more stable) backup… instead of getting totally stressed-out and upset, I try to be glad that I didn’t wait in a ridiculously long line to get the iPhone 3G.
The iPhone was revolutionary before web-apps, when it was “just” email, web, and the expected “Apple ease-of-use.” Stability wasn’t an issue—I didn’t know that the phone could crash! I was happy with the phone, then… before ever “purchasing” a “free” application from the App Store. Why can’t I go back?
Forgetting the $60-something spent on the new apps… imagine buying a 6-speed manual transmission sports-car—and never using the fifth and sixth gear. Chances are, that same car manufacturer (at some point) produced 4-speed manual cars…
“Who needs anything more?”
I do.
I removed my favorite game, Aurora Feint. It is unstable. I removed Graffitio and several other apps, downloaded THQ’s “de Blob,” and everything seems to be okay, for now. de Blob is fun.
Tangentially: Jaiku is back. Unlimited invites, so if you want a Jaiku invite, comment. I’ll use your provided email (unless otherwise specified). Not sure how long “unlimited” will last.
hey brad,
I’m one of the developers on Aurora Feint. I’m sorry you’re experiencing problems with our game! If you’d like, I can work with you to identify the problem you’re having and try to fix it. Even if it’s a problem with our code, I’d like to get you up and running with AF again. It’ll help others who may be having similar problems. Anyway, shoot me an email if you are interested.
Thanks for playing and sorry for the trouble,
- Jason Citron
Your willingness to personally support your software is, frankly, completely unexpected (by me) and a wonderfully welcome surprise. I will send you an email and let you know what’s going on with it (and my iPhone… my iPhone has been up and down too much).
In the event you/we find a fix, I will surely cover it at bradtastic.com
Wow. That’s some crazy customer service there. Good job, Brad. You’ve got the companies lookin’ atcha.
[...] It’s hard to complain about a free game, especially when one of the developers is willing to chat about stuff, directly. That was pretty cool. Jason commented here. [...]
Heh… I guess somethin’ could be said about adding “tastic” to my name… although I’ve been working on a “BC Rad Tasty” tattoo.