Port to Pub

March 5, 2024

This version includes some new features for skippers including a button which will notify the organisers when a swimmer has withdrawn from the event, and another button so that skipper's can report their location to officials when requested. Also included is a new logo and branding images and various bug fixes related to reliable tracking in background during the event.

March 15, 2023

This version includes the ability to upload a custom route generated from the University of Western Australia's Route optimisation tool. Also includes various bug fixes and improvements and an update to the branding to reflect the new sponsors of the Port to Pub event.

March 14, 2021

This release has enhanced port to pub route information including boat holding areas and more accurate start and finish areas on the map. This release has been rewritten using Swift and in the process has become more stable and reliable and also looks better on higher resolution devices. Improvements have been made to the users control over sharing of location information withe clearer details of how the app will be using locaiton. Many other minor improvements have been made, for example the swimmer icons are now larger so that the numbers can be more easily read. This release also fixes an issue for some users where the app showed a black screen. Another issue where the map updated too frequently has also been fixed. This release also has some crashes related to routes fix and enhanced crash analytics integrated with the app.

February 14, 2021

This release has enhanced port to pub route information including boat holding areas and more accurate start and finish areas on the map. This release has been rewritten using Swift and in the process has become more stable and reliable and also looks better on higher resolution devices. Improvements have been made to the users control over sharing of location information withe clearer details of how the app will be using locaiton. Many other minor improvements have been made, for example the swimmer icons are now larger so that the numbers can be more easily read. This release also fixes an issue for some users where the app showed a black screen. Another issue where the map updated too frequently has also been fixed.

March 10, 2020

This version contains bug fixes and enhancements.

March 13, 2019

This version includes improvements to the Skipper and Boat information display. Also included is a simplified set of categories for swimmers as the old ones were confusing some users.

February 28, 2019

New in this version is the skipper check-in feature. Skippers can now register their details, check-in at start of event and check-out at the end of the event. This feature sends a skippers and boats details and location to the platform which can help the organisers of the event to keep track of all the boats. In addition various bug fixes and reliability improvements have been incorporated in this release.

March 11, 2018

This release has enhanced port to pub route information including boat holding areas and more accurate start and finish areas on the map. In addition some of the buoy colours have been corrected including red for the northern boundary and pink for the 25km swim turnaround buoy. This release has been rewritten using Swift and in the process has become more stable and reliable and also looks better on higher resolution devices. Improvements have been made to the users control over sharing of location information withe clearer details of how the app will be using locaiton. Many other minor improvements have been made, for example the swimmer icons are now larger so that the numbers can be more easily read. This release also fixes an issue for some users where the app showed a black screen. Another issue where the map updated too frequently has also been fixed.

March 4, 2018

This release has enhanced port to pub route information including boat holding areas and more accurate start and finish areas on the map. This release has been rewritten using Swift and in the process has become more stable and reliable and also looks better on higher resolution devices. Improvements have been made to the users control over sharing of location information withe clearer details of how the app will be using locaiton. Many other minor improvements have been made, for example the swimmer icons are now larger so that the numbers can be more easily read. This release also fixes an issue for some users where the app showed a black screen. Another issue where the map updated too frequently has also been fixed.

March 2, 2018

This version has various fixes and improvements, including: - Rewrite of the app in Swift for greater reliability and speed - Improvements to the validation in the Settings view - Enhancements to location permissions so that spectators do not get asked for background location - Support for new devices such as the iPhoneX - Various bug fixes and stability improvements - Larger swimmer icons for enhanced visibility