FM Partners

April 20, 2023

This version • Updated to a more reliable Podcast API. Previous provider radically lowered their request cap resulting in a blank Podcasts controller for users (boo). Podcasts will look and behave as before, but your 'listened' history will reset with this update. Sadly, no way to map episode IDs from one service to another. • iOS 15+ required (up from iOS 14) Coming up • Next release (v4) will include significant improvements to the Partners directory. Working on that as we speak. What else? • If you have any suggestions or feature requests, send us some feedback via the Support controller (in-app). Thanks for supporting FM Partners!

February 22, 2023

Hello FM Partner fans. It's been a hot minute. Lots of improvements in this release. Some things you'll notice, others you won't. • Countries filter is now updated from the cloud. No more missing flag icons or "Unknown" countries. • Flag icons are fetched async now, which may speed up the Partners directory table a little. Even if it doesn't, async fetches are a better way to do it. • I was never entirely happy with the Nearby feature, so I rewrote it. Permissions flow is better now. Fewer clicks and more resilient when updating permissions. • Ceritifications in the Partners directory indicated for last 3 versions (ie. v19, v18, v17). • Video playlists added for 2022. 2019 and 2018 were grouped to cut down on the number of tabs. I'll probably refactor videos into a Master-Detail view in the next version. • Code prep for some upcoming Partner directory features. Exciting. • That's all for now. Tanks for supporting FM Partners!

May 16, 2022

• In The FileMaker Lab podcast added to playlist • Resolved a video player issue with the YouTube API • Resolved a UIToolBar appearance bug

July 19, 2021

Hey y'all, it's been a hot minute. v3 is a significant under-the-hood update. • Fixed a bug for events missing a date (was causing a crash when viewing international events) • Added Partner and Event support for Costa Rica, Ghana, Malta, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and St. Maarten • Added fallback support for Partner directory for cases where the fetched JSON may be invalid • Migrated app entirely to Swift Package Manager (SPM) and deintegrated all cocoapods • Fixed an issue re YouTube's (updated) API that was causing videos not to play • Improved trapping for non-iCloud users and users with no conection • Fixed a bug re: foreground notifications • Podcast tab now defaults to 30d (vs 15d)

September 4, 2020

Claris Engage 2020 on-demand session playlists now available (30+ videos) Improved iCloud handling for saving a session video 'favorite' Improved iCloud handling for marking videos/podcasts as 'viewed' We hope you love the app! Leave us some feedback in the Support controller.

August 15, 2020

• Fixed a bug where a Partner update might fire more than once, temporarily causing duplicates • Removed a possible race condition where fetching Nearby Partners might cause a crash • Improved Partner sort to accommodate company names beginning with "The" • Updated Country Filter UI and added support for Israel Partners and Events • We hope you love the app. Leave us some feedback in the Support controller. Xo. Previously (2.5) • Fixed a race condition where the app might not refresh when relaunching to the last opened tab • Fixed a sorting issue in the Podcasts controller • Events and Partners now show currently applied country filter (if selected) • Split apart the previous 2020-19 tab in the Videos controller • Videos marked "Private video" in YouTube are now filtered from results

June 22, 2020

• Fixed a race condition where the app might not refresh when relaunching to the last opened tab • Fixed a sorting issue in the Podcasts controller • Events and Partner directory now show currently applied country filter (if selected) • Split apart the previous 2020-19 tab in the Videos controller • Videos marked "Private video" in YouTube are now filtered from results • We hope you love the app. Leave us some feedback in the Support controller. Xo. • Read more about Starsite Labs and SwiftFM in the About controller

May 22, 2020

This Release (2.2) --- • Added country filter support for Hungary and Russia • Updated partner and event endpoints (URLs) • Thanks for supporting FM Partners. Xo. Previously (2.1) --- Videos • Favorite and watched video tracking is persisted now to Core Data for all users (no iCloud requirement) • For iCloud users, favorite and watched video tracking are also synced and will survive a reinstall or new device • Unwtached videos are badged now, rather than recently added • Watched status is triggered at the end of video playback • Swipe right to toggle watched or unwatched Podcasts • Episode tracking is now persisted now to Core Data for all users (no iCloud requirement) • For iCloud users, episode tracking is also synced and will survive a reinstall or new device • Unheard episodes are badged now, rather than recently added • Heard status is triggerd at the end of episode playback • Swipe right to toggle heard or unheard • Playback will now continue throughout the app (in all controllers) • Playback resumes if interrupted by a call or if the app is temporarily backgrounded Miscellany • App now reopens to last active tab on cold starts • Fixed a race condition that sometimes showed an empty Partner table when no connection • As before, syncs automatically and works offline (sans streaming)

March 14, 2020

Videos • Favorite and watched video tracking is persisted now to Core Data for all users (no iCloud requirement) • For iCloud users, favorite and watched video tracking are also synced and will survive a reinstall or new device • Unwtached videos are badged now, rather than recently added • Watched status is triggered at the end of video playback • Swipe right to toggle watched or unwatched Podcasts • Episode tracking is now persisted now to Core Data for all users (no iCloud requirement) • For iCloud users, episode tracking is also synced and will survive a reinstall or new device • Unheard episodes are badged now, rather than recently added • Heard status is triggerd at the end of episode playback • Swipe right to toggle heard or unheard • Playback will now continue throughout the app (in all controllers) • Playback resumes if interrupted by a call or if the app is temporarily backgrounded Miscellany • App now reopens to last active tab on cold starts • Fixed a race condition that sometimes showed an empty Partner table when no connection • As before, syncs automatically and works offline (sans streaming) Thanks for supporting FM Partners. Xo.

March 3, 2020

• Podcasts! Listen to FileMaker and industry related podcasts in-app, with 'played' episode tracking. • Episode tracking feature requires an iCloud account. • Events now render one event per 'card', for improved readability. • App now opens to Events view, rather than the Partner directory. • Faster network calls and more responsive behavior when adding/removing video favorites. • Improved UI throughout. • Works great in light or dark mode. • We hope you enjoy FM Partners v2! Let us know what you think, using the in-app support form.