Series 8 Update for MyMinis

Yesterday the MyMinis update for series 8 was submitted, so it should be live/approved in a little over a week, as currently the app store approval wait time seems to be about 10 days.  I was luckily able to find the figs at a Toys R Us store here in a few days ago, but they then appeared in the Lego store yesterday for the time, so September 1 seems to be the official US release date.  They come in a black bag this time and most of them were easy to find but there were a few surprises.  The Conquistador is my favorite! The Touch Guide in the app will help you find them easily. I also fixed the picture for the Bride in Series 7 as her dress was on backwards, and added some additional pictures to the Series 7 Touch Guide.

SWMinis Update History

This is the version update history for SWMinis.

1.1.5 Update (Pending approval)  (3/15/2015):

LARGEST CONTENT UPDATE EVER

Figures added:
86 new minifigures were added. They are from the summer wave of 2014, a few missing other figs like Darth Raven, The Luke from the book, and the Sandcrawler, and few others from previous years.  Also added the figs from the January 2015 wave of sets of course . In all this update is the largest content update ever and contains figures from 32 sets. Also included the three holograms versions of  Palpatine and the new Dewback from the Cantina set.

1.1.4 Update (4/10/2014):

Figures added:
Added 32 new 2014 minifigs! Also added the three figures from the Holocron Chamber.

New Features:
Displaying our unique figure code for reference in the lower left corner.

1.1.3 Update (10/15/2013):

BIG UPDATE

Figures added:
Most ever in one update! 58 new figures including the Entire Summer wave, the Ewok Village, the 2013 Advent Calender, Planets Series 3 & 4, and a few promotional figures such as NY Yoda.


New Features:
New iOS7 lighter design, improved detailed figure descriptions and naming, external site links based on figure name search to BrickOwl and BrickSet

New iOS Requirement:
Updated to use iOS7 only due to the layout, font and code changes

Bugs Fixed:
iOS7 fixes, several incorrect photos, some photos were too large and didn't swap correctly

1.1.2 Update (2/18/2013):

BIG UPDATE

Figures added:
27 new Minifigs from the January wave. Added 13 Creatures!

New Features:
Added the 'My Minis' tab screen to see your collection on one screen. This was the #1 requested feature! Also added a second collection screen - a large sortable grid of larger thumbnails. Added a new sort order by major figure or group. All figures can be seen by grouping (Jedi, Bounty Hunter, Luke, Ewok, etc.)  Added red and blue flags - use them how you like to mark figures you want, need, lost, have missing parts, etc. Filter by red of blue flag on the My Minis screen.

iOS New Requirement:
The app requires iOS6 now because the grid layout is iOS6 only. Major code improvements.
Photo Corrections: Aerial Clone Trooper, Darth Malgus.

Lightsabers:
Hilts are now correct between chrome, gray, and the newer metallic. Lightsabers are also correct between 'green' (appears yellow) and bright green.

Improvements:
Larger iPad tablelist thumbnails.  Set titles with no figures are marked as gray in the set list. Lists are now sorted alphabetically within the ratings and years table sections. Clone Trooper naming is improved.

1.1.1 Update (9/25/2012):

Figures added:
16 new figures including the 8 new ones from the Advent Calendar.

1.0.9 - 1.1.0  (8/10/2012):

Other:
minor code changes.

1.0.8 Update (8/1/2012):

Figures added:
All 32 of the Summer wave, and 12 more (Microfigs and 2 promos).

New Features:
Total overall and by year, mark a set as complete, link to Bricklink website info.

1.0.7 Update (2/5/2012):

Figures added:
January Wave of 26 new minifig styles, and two others.

1.0.6 Update (12/20/2011):

SWMinis is now a Universal App! When used on an iPad, the app will automatically adjust to use the larger screen size. Goodbye 2x mode. This was a feature requested by you.

1.0.5 Update (11/20/2011):

Figures added:
Eight including Santa Yoda, Young Han Solo, Dengar from the Super Star Destroyer, and some others released since the summer wave.

1.0.4 Update (9/8/2011):

Other:
minor code changes.

1.03 Updates (8/2/2011):

Figures added:
All 34 new Summer 2011 Minifigs!

New Feature:
Find minifig styles in a particular set by set name, number, or year.

1.02 Updates (5/9/2011):

Figures added:
TX-20, R8-B7, Shadow ARF Trooper

Bugs Fixed:
If no 5 star ratings existed and user scrolled to top app crashed

Other:
Added Legal notice to this page rather than a link

1.01 Updates (4/25/2011):

Nothing in app. Just fixed iTunes photo listing bug

1.00  (3/19/2011):

First Version.

SWMinis is now a Universal App

With a couple simple modifications, SWMinis has just been updated to be a universal app. It was much easier to do after figuring out the process after doing it to MyMinis. It took about four hours to alter the app code to make it universal, and Apple approved the update in less than 20 hours. Thats a record for me, since it usually takes a week for updates to be approved. SWMinis now takes advantage of the larger screen size and rotates in all directions on the iPad. The app is unchanged on iPhone and iPod Touch and the functionality is identical for both iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad. Merry Christmas!

MyMinis is now a Universal App!

MyMinis is now a universal app that works on the iPad in full resolution, and works just like it did before on the iPhone/iPod Touch. Don't worry if you dont have an iPad. The functionality is the same on both, and when you get MyMinis you get both the iPhone and iPad version in the same download (thats what a universal app is). If you later get an iPad it will work fine and is free to install. I decided to keep it simple and just focus on making MyMinis work in all four rotations and keep the same design for the iPad version. However, since the minifig photos fill the entire screen on the iPad, they are as large as possible and you can make out a lot more detail since the figures are so large on the iPad. I think the iPad version is great for a brand new audience as well - very young children (age 1-2). They like to just look at the colorful images and have a parent change the photo from one figure to the next.

SWMinis updated with Summer 2011 Figs!

I bought all the summer sets and took out the figs, photographed them and added a new update. This update I think is really special because not only have I added 34 new figs, but also added a new database to the app that holds all the Star Wars sets. The new pics are all of a higher quality than the previous ones, and I also redesigned my lighting setup and got a better camera, a Canon s95.

MyMinis updated with Series 5 Photo Touch Guide

I got a whole box of 60 figs, dug through them, and wrote down what distinctive shapes there were for each fig that helped me the most, and what similar ones to avoid. The app store now has the updated app with all current Series 1-5 touchguides. The layout is sort of neat I think since all the figures are laid around the screen as buttons and you don't have to change screens to use a touchguide for a particular series. I hope the touchguide helps folks find them more easily. For me, the bump codes are impossible to figure out how to see much less figure out. At Series 5 they are useless since I heard there are now four combinations per figure. Touch is best way to go!

MyMinis Approved and in Store - New and Noteworthy in 8 Countries

MyMinis was approved on 4/19 and has been ranging around 90 - 140 rank for Free Reference apps in the US shortly thereafter. Eight countries put it on the new and noteworthy list by 4/23: United States, Great Britain, France, Australia, Thailand, New Zealand, Switzerand, and Sweden. Eventually I plan to use the new photography techniques in this app and apply them to SWMinis, and redo all the photos there. The images are greatly improved, and are taken with a Canon s95 that gives much greater control. I was able to only take one picture of each fig after figuring out the settings and placement, along with a redesigned lighting setup I built from scratch as well.