Monday, February 21, 2011

Basic Clock V2.0 - One Year in the making

Version 2.0
Download from the App Store nowBasic Clock version 2.0 is a full rewrite of the application now as a native iOS application. This has a number of advantages:

  • Smaller app size - quicker downloads.
  • Native graphics so even faster and smother hand animation. Clock rotation in any orientation is even smother now than in version 1.
  • Full support for retina displays on new iPad and iPhone.
  • Extensive effort went into supporting older versions of iOS. Original rewrite only targeted iOS 5, so after a second rewrite everything back to iOS 3.0 should be supported.
  • Background music from other apps, like iTunes or your favourite radio station can now play while you display the clock.

This app is completely free. No ads and no in app purchases. It's there for you to use.

Enjoy the new version.



Older versions:
Version 1.2: Submitted to the App Store. Now features a much larger digital display. Digital display no longer shows seconds.
Now featuring iOS5 buttons in config display.
Bug fixes:
  • Hour hand bug - hour hand now rotates slowly every minute. (previously was hard to read the time as the hour hand only moved on the hour)
  • iPod Touch version with retina display now shows the clock at the correct resolution.
This version was tesed on iOS 4.3 and iOS5 beta and on iPad 2.
Version 1.1: Now has full support for rotation, even works upside down. New version was tested on iOS 4.3.



Basic Clock is now available on the App store. Basic Clock provides an elegant clock that shows the time and date in classic style. Smooth true physical styled second, minute and hour hand animation.
Optimized to run on retina display. iPad version is in HD.
Tested on iOS 4.3 on iPhone4 and iPad.

















FAQ:
1) When I start "Basic Clock" my background music apps stop?
This is unfortunately a side effect of the platform that was used to develop Basic Clock.