1500

1500 downloads! Thanks everyone.

Number of unique devices = 1500
Number of visits = 50389

OS version:
3.0 => 15
3.1 => 7
3.1.1 => 2
3.1.2 => 129
3.1.3 => 932
3.2 => 46
4.0 => 361

Device type:
iPhone => 1281
iPad => 46
iPod Touch => 173

App Version:
1.0 => 584
1.1 => 195
1.2 => 134
1.3 => 584

Changing the language setting in HKWarnings

A few people are confused as to how to change the language in HKWarnings.

The interface language is determined by your iPhone language setting. So if your phone is set to English, you get this:

If you are set to Traditional Chinese you get this:

Notice the warning language is still in English. That’s controlled by a separate setting.

The language the warnings are displayed in is set in the iPhone Settings app. This is based on the design guideline from Apple:

Adding your application preferences to the Settings application is most appropriate for productivity-style applications and in situations where you have preference values that are typically configured once and then rarely changed.

The language of choice will rarely be changed, so it’s in the Settings app.

Scroll down to the HKWarnings entry:

And there you can change the warning language:

or in Chinese:

If you switch to Chinese warnings on an English phone you will get:

Or Chinese on a Chinese phone:

HKWarnings v1.2 Approved

HKWarnings v1.2 is ready for download.

What’s new:

  • Push notifications. Now when the HK Observatory issues a weather warning a notification is sent to your iPhone. You’ll know straight away if there is a T8 and it’s time to go home!
  • iOS 4 compatible.

HKWarnings v1.2 Submitted For Review

HKWarnings v1.2 has been submitted to Apple for review.

What’s new?

  • Push notifications. Now when the HK Observatory issues a weather warning a notification is sent to your iPhone. You’ll know straight away if there is a T8 and it’s time to go home.
  • iOS 4 compatible.