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• January 7, 2015 8:43 PM CET

  in the topic SBrick iOS App in the forum Support

  K. Gerkenz said: New issues: - old "broken" profiles are still shown and have similar names to the new ones   To clear profile list, the only way (at the moment) seem to be to delete the app, then install it again. After installing it fresh, you can download only the new, working, profiles.  
• January 7, 2015 4:13 PM CET

  in the topic SBrick iOS App in the forum Support

  Hello,   I just received my SBricks, this morning and already did some quick tests. I'm using iOS app v.3.2 (just updated few hours ago!) on an iPhone6 running iOS 8.1.2 Here are my notes: - Firmware upgrade works well: I already upgraded 2 of my 4 bricks.   - To re-gain control of SBricks after update is enough to turn bluetooth off, than back on, from Control Center. This, IMHO, should be clearly written inside the upgrade screen, to avoid future requests/complaints    - The app always show "Update your brick firmware!" even when connected to an already updated SBrick. I made the update 2 times on the first brick, thinking first time it didn't work... but the writing is still there.   - There is no way, at least in the app, to know the version of current firmware installed on specific SBrick It could be very useful to know installed version # and available version # (OTA last version)   - There is no way to know app version from inside the App (only way to know is to open App Store and look at app description) IMHO app version should be written somewere inside app options or (better) in homescreen, to better help future support requests.   - Some profiles shows 2 times after app-upgrade. This happens because you have to download new versions from the Market for all the profiles, after upgrading (the old versions doesn't show the graphics correctly and/or doesn't work anymore)... but there is no way to delete old profiles (there isn't a profile-library with managing functions). I resolved this issue by deleting and reinstalling the App, but doing so in the future would mean to lose all setups! Just as a side-note: Fernando's 8043 is actually listed two times in market.   - Quite all the profiles (new versions) work well (at least, all of the basic ones).   About hardware issues... I found some of the SBricks have badly shaped C and D connectors (lower ones)... In the upper ones my motor connectors fit perfectly, while in lower ones much more force is needed and, in some bricks, the connector doesn't fit correctly (it touches in the front part, causing some gap to remain between the connector and the brick).   FURTHER UPDATE I updated all (4) SBricks Firmware to latest version; everything worked flawlessly and all bricks are now working good. While doing so I further tested all the devices... One by one and all toghether... The app shows many problems in re-connecting to bricks if you turn them on one at a time... I mean: I run the app, then turn the first SBrick (Named "SBrick1") on... and everything works fine. As I switch the Sbrick1 Off and turn another on, nothing happens... No new unit is shown in list... only the old one. The only way to have the app discover the new SBrick is to turn bluetooth off, then on. I think this issue is related to how BLE works, anyway.   About my "hardware" (case) problems, I confirm ALL OF MY SBricks show a faulty case, with defective C and D mechanical connectors (not the electric ones). Two of them are almost unusable: the motor cable locks in place only with the electric part, while the mechanical (square) pins are either too big or too near the wall to allow the (motor) connector to correctly go in place... Since the upper part of the case is easy to remove/replace, I think this issue could be resolved by sending new upper cases in replacement. You can see a picture attached (I already tried to force the connector to stay in place, before taking the picture... but there was no way...)   This post was edited by Enrico Garofalo at January 7, 2015 4:13 PM CET
• November 16, 2014 10:00 AM CET

  in the topic SBrick iOS App in the forum Support

  Hello While waiting for my SBricks... I downloaded the iOS app and have some suggestions about it: 1) Please add some filters for official sets selection... I think even only production year and Theme filters could be enough to shorten list while searching 2) Please add Set number to the set name (or as searchable field)... For many sets the official name isn't so popular and, most of all, official English names have been translated in many countries. 3) I suggest to add a 3rd party MOC section to the market or the add-Profile screen. Once the SBrick will be officially released, I'm quite sure many "famous" MOCs will be made compatible (i.e: Sariel's, Paul Boratko's, Sheepo's and Jurgen's ones). 4) IMHO, the steering wheel gyro graphics have to be changed/inverted: now the internal (brighter) graphics rotate accordingly to the steering movement, while the external (darker) circle follows phone movement... But this is disorienting... I think It would be better if the internal part would stay leveled with the ground (like an airplane level indicator). Go on with the good work, anyway. Should you need some help in developing/testing interface usability, I'll be happy to give support.
• August 16, 2014 7:38 PM CEST

  in the topic Future hardware addons in the forum Suggestions

  Actually, many of these features (rpm monitoring, touch and gyro sensors) are implemented in EV3 Mindstorm... So allowing the app to connect both to SBrick and EV3 or to develop a SBrick-EV3 connection would allow them.