I'm delighted to be able to show off Pedometer++ v8.
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Overall the app just feels "right" now. Previously there was always a part of the app which I knew was a bit of a compromise, but now I'm just plain happy with it. I worked with @rafa on the design side, which really helped me to sure up all the UX rough edges which have lingered in prior releases.
It feels both native and novel to me, and a great example of what years of steady work can accomplish.
Give it a try: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pedometer/id712286167
@_Davidsmith I don't think i've ever been as excited for an app update.
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I'm delighted to be able to show off Pedometer++ v8. It is a top-to-bottom redesign of the watchOS app. Pedometer++ has been on the watch since the very beginning. This feels like the culmination of more than a decade of both UX, design and low level technical learnings over those years.
To start with the home screen has been clarified to be more legible at a glance. With some incredibly fun (to use and to make) animations to celebrate when you reach your goal.
@_Davidsmith Can’t wait to use the new version on my hike next week
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I've spent the last five years working towards having the best possible mapping experience on the wrist possible. This has involved building a completely custom mapping engine which runs natively on the watch and working with a cartographer to create a highly legible dark mode map.
I use it for all the navigation on my longer walks and once you have a map on your wrist it is hard to go back.
@_Davidsmith Please say more about the custom mapping engine!
And congratulations - it looks gorgeous.
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@_Davidsmith I want it! Any tricks to manually updating the watch app? I’ve never really tried this before, but updating in the App Store on the Watch claims it’s done if, but it really hasn’t. I tried a reboot too
@yertle Really just two options. You can remove it from the watch ( in the Watch app) and re-install, or just wait. I don't know why but sometimes it just gets stuck and won't update them both.
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@_Davidsmith I don't think i've ever been as excited for an app update.
@matcha06
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@_Davidsmith Please say more about the custom mapping engine!
And congratulations - it looks gorgeous.
@josh I actually have a whole blog post planned for tomorrow talking about that side of the process. I've been trying to get good maps on the Apple Watch for 5 years.
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@josh I actually have a whole blog post planned for tomorrow talking about that side of the process. I've been trying to get good maps on the Apple Watch for 5 years.
@_Davidsmith Subscribed!
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I'm delighted to be able to show off Pedometer++ v8. It is a top-to-bottom redesign of the watchOS app. Pedometer++ has been on the watch since the very beginning. This feels like the culmination of more than a decade of both UX, design and low level technical learnings over those years.
To start with the home screen has been clarified to be more legible at a glance. With some incredibly fun (to use and to make) animations to celebrate when you reach your goal.
@_Davidsmith Went for a walk this evening just to watch the animation tick up to 10,000. Beautiful work, huge improvement! Congrats on the update! /cc @rafa
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@_Davidsmith Went for a walk this evening just to watch the animation tick up to 10,000. Beautiful work, huge improvement! Congrats on the update! /cc @rafa
@andymcmillan
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@matcha06
️ Thank you, that's so lovely to hear.@_Davidsmith Thank you for making such great software! Use it everyday!
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Overall the app just feels "right" now. Previously there was always a part of the app which I knew was a bit of a compromise, but now I'm just plain happy with it. I worked with @rafa on the design side, which really helped me to sure up all the UX rough edges which have lingered in prior releases.
It feels both native and novel to me, and a great example of what years of steady work can accomplish.
Give it a try: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pedometer/id712286167
@_Davidsmith this is indistinguishable from apple when they are firing on all cylinders. congratulations !!! you give us something to aspire to.
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I'm delighted to be able to show off Pedometer++ v8. It is a top-to-bottom redesign of the watchOS app. Pedometer++ has been on the watch since the very beginning. This feels like the culmination of more than a decade of both UX, design and low level technical learnings over those years.
To start with the home screen has been clarified to be more legible at a glance. With some incredibly fun (to use and to make) animations to celebrate when you reach your goal.
@_Davidsmith Just enjoyed a watch-only run through a new neighborhood. The map was a huge help!
I messed up though, and was paused for a solid half mile. A “hey dummy, you paused at that crosswalk and now you’re running again” warning would be a great addition.
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@_Davidsmith Just enjoyed a watch-only run through a new neighborhood. The map was a huge help!
I messed up though, and was paused for a solid half mile. A “hey dummy, you paused at that crosswalk and now you’re running again” warning would be a great addition.
@Firewire I'm so glad you liked it, that sort of thing has been on my todo list for ages. Now that I’ve sorted out maps properly I hope to be able to be getting to more and more of that kind of feature.
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