Instant Queue Add - IQ+ Version 4 has been released

This release adds some more information for each movie. The new choices list from the RSS feed has always shown everything that is in the feed, but the movie lists that are obtained via the Netflix API have more details available, so they now show all the genres and the average star rating for each movie.

The top instant list has been removed from the Netflix web site, and the RSS feed will turn off eventually as well so this release no longer loads that list, and that helps improve startup time.

The use of wording and logo's has also been changed to conform to the latest Netflix API branding requirements, and IQ+ will be featured in the Netflix API Gallery.

Fractal app approved

App store link

Fractal app submitted

With graphic design help from my friend Grif Rosser I have built and submitted an application for the band Fractal, that is themed with their artwork, and which fans can use to find out more about the band. Its in review at the moment.

My app reviewed...

http://www.whatsoniphone.com/reviews/instant-queue-add-netflix-review

Quite a good review, they are looking for DVD support, but that's what all the other apps do, and this one is intended to make it easier to deal with instant watching. If I added all the DVD stuff then it would be much more complex. Also the full size boxshots for each movie are only for instant movies, they are used in the HD versions of the on-TV display.

Version 3 is Now Available

I submitted to the App Store on Monday, and just got notice that its been accepted. Please let me know what you think and what you would like to see in the next version.

Some ideas I have:

- add more info per movie, all genres, ratings etc.
- save queue etc. data in the iPhone so it starts up quickly and synchronize using a background thread.
- redesign the user interface from scratch
- allow more movies to be pulled for each search, at present it gets the first 100 and picks out the instant ones

Moving movies in your queue

I decided to add one more thing, and allow re-arranging movies in the queue. This got a bit more complicated since the saved items that appear at the end of the queue can't be moved, and its taking longer than expected to debug everything. Its going to be a few more days before it gets submitted to the app store.

Instant Queue View and Delete On The Way

The latest version is now functionally complete, your instant queue is loaded, movies that are already in your queue are greyed out when they appear in lists, you can see the entire queue and delete movies from it. There is some cosmetic clean-up to do, and more testing to make sure the code is robust. Version 3 should be ready to submit to the app store soon...