ETA of switch to TestFlight

[JGD]

Sooooo… Affinity Photo just appeared on WWDC.

I take it that we will be moving over to TestFlight once macOS Monterey drops?

[MattP]

Not exactly sure on the timing, to be honest, but I can certainly imagine using TestFlight as part of our process

[JGD]

On 6/16/2021 at 1:22 PM, MattP said:

Not exactly sure on the timing, to be honest, but I can certainly imagine using TestFlight as part of our process

That'd be a cool move indeed. I've been using it on iOS for both NetNewsWire and Zotero, and it works great. Well, maybe you can't comment on it either way, but it's certainly funny to imagine Apple just assuming you would eventually do so and using AP as an example without even consulting you.

The only sticking point is whether the Betas would replace the latest stable MAS version (for those who did originally acquire their own licence from there), because that's how it usually works in iOS. That might be a problem for this kind of pro apps, as it would make testing Betas and work on ongoing projects on the same machine a bit of a hassle, but I hope Apple allows you to get around the issue by using a different app identifier just like you currently do.

On an unrelated note but still on the topic of WWDC, it was also interesting to see, after the hugely prominent photos from Lisbon they've shown some years ago, the odd little Portuguese easter egg thrown in there again… I guess they were priming us all for the Maps improvements.

[walt.farrell]

9 hours ago, JGD said:

The only sticking point is whether the Betas would replace the latest stable MAS version (for those who did originally acquire their own licence from there), because that's how it usually works in iOS.

They've been using TestFlight for the iOS betas of Affinity Designer and Photo for some time now, haven't they?

[Alfred]

9 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

They've been using TestFlight for the iOS betas of Affinity Designer and Photo for some time now, haven't they?

Yes indeed, and the betas happily coexist with the retail versions.

[JGD]

On 6/19/2021 at 11:45 AM, Alfred said:

Yes indeed, and the betas happily coexist with the retail versions.

Cool to know! My ancient iPad 3 can't run any of those, sadly… That's why I had no idea of that was an issue in iPadOS.

Will my mum's iPad Mini… 3? 4? be able to run them, by the way? I may be getting it as a hand-me-down rather soon, ant it could be a useful additional platform for some uses.

[Alfred]

2 hours ago, JGD said:

Will my mum's iPad Mini… 3? 4? be able to run them, by the way?

Sadly not. They can only run on the iPad Mini 5, not the earlier Mini models.

[pruus]

As Alfred said, only iPad mini 5!

[JGD]

On 6/23/2021 at 7:16 PM, Alfred said:

Sadly not. They can only run on the iPad Mini 5, not the earlier Mini models.

Ahh, shucks. Well, if only I could replicate my Zotero + LO setup, which I can't do without, on an iPad, I would've splurged on a new one (maybe a Pro?) for myself a long, looooong time ago. Until then, it's “MacBook something” territory only for me. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Maybe I'll get an el cheapo iPad Air/plain iPad or one of its successors when either of these two inevitably bite the dust.