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New iPhone Project: uWarranty

Jeff Kelley — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:56:59 +0000

So, I created a new iPhone application called uWarranty. It used an unpublished Apple API for warranty status (from selfsolve.apple.com), and so I got this after submitting it:

Thank you for submitting your application to the App Store. Unfortunately, your application, uWarranty, cannot be added to the App Store because it violates section 3.3.7 of the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement:

“Applications may not perform any functions or link to any content or use any robot, spider, site search or other retrieval application or device to scrape, retrieve or index services provided by Apple or its licensors, or to collect, disseminate or use information about users for any unauthorized purpose.”

OK, I get it. That’s fine and is Apple’s prerogative. But now I have this program and all the development time that went into it. So what do I do? I guess the answer is to open-source it, just like AppSales Mobile. Watch this space for more details as I clean up the code and throw it up on a public repository somewhere.

Take Me Home 1.1.1 Released

Jeff Kelley — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:39:55 +0000

Take Me Home version number 1.1.1 is now available via iTunes. This release has the following features:

-Tweaked UI
-Progress bar now updates more accurately
-Current location accuracy now displayed to user

Take Me Home version 1.1.1 is a free update to all Take Me Home owners.

Take Me Home 1.1.1 Sent to App Store

Jeff Kelley — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:13:53 +0000

I’ve just sent in version 1.1.1 of Take Me Home. It’s a minor fix with the following updates:

-Tweaked UI
-Progress bar now updates more accurately
-Current location accuracy now displayed to user

You can see a screenshot at the Take Me Home page and, as always, you can download the application via iTunes.

Take Me Home 1.0.1 Released

Jeff Kelley — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:30:24 +0000

Well, due to an App Store snafu, Take Me Home’s version number is wrong—1.0.1 instead of 1.1—but the new version is now available via iTunes. This release fixes problems people with the original iPhone and iPod Touch were having; there is now a progress bar that fills up as your iPhone has a better lock on your current location.

Take Me Home 1.1 Submitted to App Store

Jeff Kelley — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:47:41 +0000

I submitted version 1.1 of Take Me Home to the App Store today. Hopefully, it will be available soon. Take Me Home 1.1 adds the following features:

-Updated UI
-Better feedback for current status when the application is getting location updates
-Ability to customize map type

This update may appear as version 1.0.1 in iTunes, but that will be fixed when I update the version number with the next upload.

Take Me Home is available via iTunes for $0.99.

Take Me Home 1.0.1 Rejected

Jeff Kelley — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:31:08 +0000

Apple rejected Take Me Home 1.0.1 for a small issue, so I’ll have to hurry up and finish 1.1 to get that issue fixed. Rest assured it’s being worked on.

Take Me Home 1.0.1 Sent to App Store

Jeff Kelley — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:53:36 +0000

I’ve submitted Take Me Home 1.0.1 to Apple. It’s a small UI update, so I’m hoping that it will be available within the next few days.

Take Me Home: Roadmap Announced

Jeff Kelley — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:56:38 +0000

I’ve created a roadmap for Take Me Home that outlines my plans for new features. Take Me Home is currently at 1.0.0, and I hope to release version 1.3 by the end of January. I’m going to do one feature at a time to get new features out as soon as possible, rather than have big releases with lots of time between them.

Announcing “Take Me Home”

Jeff Kelley — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:00:46 +0000

My first iPhone application is for sale! It’s called Take Me Home, and its sole utility is to create a map from your current location — automatically determined via GPS — to your saved home address, saving you clicks and providing convenience.

You can buy it on iTunes or check out my page for it. Take Me Home is 99 cents on the App Store.