Kestrel
Chancellery Guard
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Post by Kestrel on Aug 16, 2024 9:40:36 GMT
I assume part of that depends on whether they're gonna be tryin' to fix up the *old* new site/app into something functional, or start over from scratch.
Latter option might be wiser, but also more expensive.
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Post by timleschild on Aug 16, 2024 10:08:06 GMT
I assume part of that depends on whether they're gonna be tryin' to fix up the *old* new site/app into something functional, or start over from scratch. Latter option might be wiser, but also more expensive. If the website developers have truly screwed them over, well it will be a long time before we get anything new.
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Post by pawntake on Aug 16, 2024 10:13:24 GMT
How long will the old site remain? Depends on the new website but I would guess 2 months wow! that sounds great.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Aug 16, 2024 10:30:05 GMT
x.com/bigfinish/status/1824391878806008018"The app's library issue is being fixed as the top priority. We are sorry if you are experiencing this issue, and we thank you for your continued patience." I have the old app reinstated- did it about 8 hours ago- cannot access any stories. The newer app.. I can't listen to the story I was listening to this afternoon. UGH
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Post by sherlock on Aug 16, 2024 10:36:17 GMT
x.com/bigfinish/status/1824391878806008018"The app's library issue is being fixed as the top priority. We are sorry if you are experiencing this issue, and we thank you for your continued patience." I have the old app reinstated- did it about 8 hours ago- cannot access any stories. The newer app.. I can't listen to the story I was listening to this afternoon. UGH Newer app is still playing downloads for me, just can’t get anything new downloaded. Hopefully this fix is relatively simple. Would have been nice for someone in Big Finish to check old app was working properly before giving greenlight to new releases.
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Post by timleschild on Aug 16, 2024 11:25:41 GMT
x.com/bigfinish/status/1824391878806008018"The app's library issue is being fixed as the top priority. We are sorry if you are experiencing this issue, and we thank you for your continued patience." I have the old app reinstated- did it about 8 hours ago- cannot access any stories. The newer app.. I can't listen to the story I was listening to this afternoon. UGH Newer app is still playing downloads for me, just can’t get anything new downloaded. Hopefully this fix is relatively simple. Would have been nice for someone in Big Finish to check old app was working properly before giving greenlight to new releases. Yep, when people see the new releases they would assume it means they can actually listen to them in the app!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BF are chasing their own tail! Ludicrous.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Aug 16, 2024 11:30:12 GMT
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Post by jbatty8 on Aug 16, 2024 11:48:37 GMT
Wow, not a lot of luck here. Will we transition to anything new later this year or do we think it's going to be put off for quite a while?
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Kestrel
Chancellery Guard
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Post by Kestrel on Aug 16, 2024 12:10:58 GMT
My expectation is that we won't see another attempt at a new site/app for another five or six months, at least.
Though the biggest factor is probably just down to the extent to which BF thinks it's *necessary* to have a new app/site in the first place.
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Post by timleschild on Aug 16, 2024 12:18:58 GMT
A lot to work on it seems.
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lidar2
Castellan
You know, now that you mention it, I actually do rather like Attack of the Cybermen ...
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Post by lidar2 on Aug 16, 2024 12:44:51 GMT
Wow, not a lot of luck here. Will we transition to anything new later this year or do we think it's going to be put off for quite a while? I suppose the key variables are (1) the urgency of the need for a new site that does not rely on older versions of some software that is becoming obsolete (2) are they fixing the original new site or starting again from scratch (3) are they still using the software company that did the original new site, or going with someone else (4) how much money is JHE prepared to throw at it
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Post by coreywt on Aug 16, 2024 13:47:50 GMT
I can't refresh the Purchased list in the old app, so can't download today's new releases I've purchased. I'll just stick to my backlog for a while.
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Post by timleschild on Aug 16, 2024 14:07:36 GMT
I can't refresh the Purchased list in the old app, so can't download today's new releases I've purchased. I'll just stick to my backlog for a while. Try from the website.
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Post by antartiks on Aug 16, 2024 14:13:19 GMT
Okay, everything's working now. All my purchases are showing on the website and on the app, including the ones I bought on the former "new" website.
Finally.
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Post by coreywt on Aug 16, 2024 14:14:24 GMT
I can't refresh the Purchased list in the old app, so can't download today's new releases I've purchased. I'll just stick to my backlog for a while. Try from the website. I can do that, but it's a lot more steps to move the files to an MP3 player app on my phone
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Post by theillusiveman on Aug 16, 2024 15:12:53 GMT
Depends on the new website but I would guess 2 months wow! that sounds great. Depends of course If they continue working on the new website and fix the errors it could be a couple of months If they have to do a new website then hmmm maybe longer like a year or two Pure speculation of course
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Post by nottenst on Aug 16, 2024 15:29:57 GMT
Able to get onto the old website today. That is a relief. And all of the "You've got this" are there. My recent releases are there including Deathworld
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Post by tuigirl on Aug 16, 2024 20:16:58 GMT
Well, I could download Deathworld via the website. On the old app, I still cannot see my new releases. But it lets me download old ones.
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Post by jbatty8 on Aug 16, 2024 21:24:26 GMT
I've still not got a library on the old app. It's so frustrating, I don't want to download a different app that's going to be bad at playing big finish that I now have to download from the website and extract on my phone.
I how they fix it next week
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Post by eric009 on Aug 17, 2024 5:49:30 GMT
I,m downloading anything I ordered that 6 months old or less as DL back to old name format
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