iHome+apps

Oct 29

A word about iHome apps and iPod touch 1st gen

Customers have been asking about what’s happening with iPod touch 1st gen, and our apps, and app-enhanced hardware.

Some quick clarifications:

Currently, for iPod touch, our apps require iOS 4.0 or later – this is true since version 2.0 of iHome+Sleep, and since the release of iHome+Radio.
iPod touch 1st generation does not support iOS 4.0 or later (also true for the original iPhone)

So, right now, users who want to use either the 1st gen touch, or the 1st gen iPhone will not be able to use app-enhanced features on iHome app-enhanced products, namely the iA5 and iA100.

However, we are currently working to add in support for iOS 3.x which will address the iPod touch 1st gen as well as the original iPhone. We plan to have this available in our next major update, Sleep 2.1, planned for mid-November.

Please keep in mind that the iA5 and iA100 are Made for iPod products. So while users await our app updates, all iPod audio and charge functions will work in the meantime. The only limitations will be on the app-enhanced features.

Sorry if this poses any problems in the interim. We’ll post updates as we get closer to Sleep 2.1 availability.

Thanks.

Sep 27

iHome+Sleep 2.0 has been released!

We’re happy to announce the availability of iHome+Sleep Version 2.0. We are fast approaching 1 million total downloads of iHome+Sleep, and so we are getting tons of great user feedback, and are working hard to make iHome+Sleep the best sleep management app for iOS. This release included many design decisions, some easy, some difficult. We hope you find that it’s a big improvement after using it for a week or so.

We’ve retained all the major functionality from 1.x, and have added a new look & feel, as well as some exciting new features, such as:

Now a universal app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.
A total design refresh with a new look & feel, including simple navigation system
Overhauled alarm manager focused on usability and performance.
A new “standby” mode home screen with minimal clutter, just tap the clock to enable it.
Retina display graphics for iPhone 4 and the new iPod touch
Support for background alarms (on iOS 4.0 or later, not iPad).
Support for the new iHome iA100 Bluetooth alarm clock speaker system with iPad docking and Studio Series performance.

A few comments about the app

Please note that the background alarms feature uses new multi-tasking features of iOS, so we are among the first to make use of new hooks in the operating system. Your mileage may vary from iOS build-to-build, but know we are working hard to massage this feature into reality.
We were a little sad to make the nifty Alarm Cards go, they looked good, and offered something unique. Early feedback from some vocal users means we aren’t alone in missing them. But we admitted to ourselves that this didn’t mean it necessarily worked really well. What we do know is that the new list view is far quicker, and easier to maintain for power users. Which is also confirmed by many users, particularly those with older touches and 3Gs. Thanks for all the great feedback, users!

For new app screenshots with captions, click here.

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Aug 16

iHome+Sleep is featured on iTunes showcase “A Day in the Life: Apps for Morning, Noon, and Night.”

We’ll take it.

Aug 03

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Jul 02

Good news everyone! Version 1.2.3 of iHome+Sleep just hit the app store, fixing a few issues that our users were experiencing after they updated their phones to iOS 4. It took a little longer than planned to get final approval, but we’re happy it did, and now we’re happy to focus on bringing many new features and improvements to iHome+Sleep.

Some of the features we have planned for this Summer include:

Sleep and wake to Internet radio stations
Background alarms with multi-task support
Full iPhone 4 “Retina” graphics
iPad version
iPhone landscape mode
Revised/improved alarm settings menu system
Separate wake and sleep volume/fade settings
View and edit your sleep stats
Support for the new iHome iA100

The iHome+apps team really appreciates all the great feedback we’ve been getting from thousands of enthusiastic users. We are listening! Hope you stick with us as we continue to make iHome+Sleep the best sleep experience app for iOS.

Apr 25

Hi Everyone. iHome+Sleep 1.2 is now released in the App Store. It includes an international weather feed, manual weather location setting, iPod control enhancements, a product catalog and checkout function for some sweet iHome deals, bug fixes, and numerous stability improvements.

We’ve still got some cool features planned including:

Volume level & ramp settings for bedtime/wakeup
Stat details viewer and editor
Wake to internet radio stations
iPhone OS 4.0 support

Thanks to all you users who’ve sent in such great feedback and feature requests. We’re listening!

Apr 22

Raining in Hong Kong. Indeed it is.

International weather dropping any day now into an iPhone near you.

Apr 02

When you drop by the Apple Store on Saturday to pick up your iPad, don’t forget that your iPhone or iPod touch needs to feel the love, too. With that in mind, the iHome iA5 is on shelves now, and available to app-enhance your bedside.

(via Apple.com)

Mar 11

Hi everyone. Worldwide weather and manual location setting of weather is coming soon!