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WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 8.0:
MAJOR UPDATE: Full iCloud Auto-sync Support! Biggest improvement since adding full iPad support! Now, you can auto-sync all your lists, catalog content & settings between all your iOS devices with iCloud! Effortlessly keep all your devices up to date, and even share with others on the same iCloud account.
Now, you won't have to worry about confusing & complicated manual importing & exporting ever again! Just go to settings, turn it on, and try it out!
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 7.2:
This is most importantly a bug fix update, but I've also added a few nice improvements too.
BUG FIXES:
- Packing list number pad reset fixed
- Occasional crash on iPads running iOS 3.2
- Occasional crash when renaming imported data on iPads
- Non-Latin letters & characters lost when exported data transferred via iCloud
IMPROVEMENTS:
- Semi-iCloud solution: transfer exported data between devices via the iCloud
- Easier to add categories/types/items to Master Catalog while making a list
- Imported lists no longer incorrectly displayed under Settings tab (on iPhone/iPod touch)
- Fewer 'OK' taps needed for selections on several lists
- Several layout & design improvements & fewer popups
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 7.1:
- FLOATING CATEGORY HEADERS -- now much easier to understand & manage long packing lists!
- View & check-off items while editing
- Improved Smart Search
- Extra Person & Bag icons (including backpack!)
- Added name, date & note to email lists
BUG FIXES:
- Occasional crash when adding items via search
- Inability to add new categories to existing lists
- Inability to carry over typed-in text to detail page
- Inability to import/export exceptionally large CSV lists
- Occassional cross-category sorting crash
- Lots of minor fixes & improvements
Thanks for your patience (and assistance) for me fixing these bugs, and for all your support with positive ratings, reviews & recommendations. Keep on Packing!
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 7.0:
MAJOR UPDATE with new design & simplified list making!
Design:
- New default theme, app icon & graphics
- Streamlined Home page
- New Settings page
- Revised Info page
Easier to use:
- Easier & quicker to add items to packing lists
- New Quick Add & Quick Edit for packing list & catalog items
- Improved Smart Search, with Quick Add
- Less paging back & forth, fewer pop-ups
- Graphics & dimmed text added to guide workflow & indicate options
- Toolbar removes itself when not needed
Bug fixes:
- iPad menu row selection highlights are now persistent
- Added categories now have correct icons on packing lists
- CSV imports now less finicky
- Various performance improvements
- Speed & stability improvements
FYI, Import / Export & Customized Design are now located in Settings, and the Instructions page is now in Info.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 6.2:
- MULTI-LANGUAGE SUPPORT added for Japanese and Chinese (both simplified & traditional)
- BETTER CSV IMPORT / EXPORT SUPPORT for Excel, Numbers & GoogleDocs, expanded support for OpenOffice & Excel 11, and other related bug & formatting fixes
- Several design, formatting & stability improvements
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 6.1:
- CSV IMPORT / EXPORT: Now edit your lists on your computer with Excel, Numbers or GoogleDocs, or copy-and-paste your PC-based list into a blank template and load it into the app for mobile use
- FULL MULTI-LANGUAGE SUPPORT: English, German, French, Italian & Spanish
- In-app GoogleTranslate support of app info & instructions for almost all languages
- No more unintended selection of items when trying to add or remove checkmarks
- Note icon no longer overlaps other text or objects
- Fixed occasional crash when importing lists on iPad
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 6.0.1:
(Quick Bug Fix) This should fix a bug that occasionally crashes the packing list page. I'd like to thank Patrick & Louise for helping me fix this so quickly.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 6.0:
** MAJOR UPDATE & FACELIFT!** More professional design & interaction improvements help make packing even more fun! Other exciting enhancements include:
(for packing lists):
- redesigned & augmented item detail page
- new person & bag info & color icons for items
- expanded notes for items & lists too
- new number pads for item detail & multi-item selection for even faster list generation
- helpful animation on packing list page
- easier to see & use buttons & checkboxes
(for Master Catalog):
- ability to edit all item details in Master Catalog
- new 'Clone a Category' feature
- ability to link list categories to different catalog categories
Pro extras (for Packing Pro and in-app enhanced Packing (+TO DO!):
- completely new design (see new theme!)
- extra layout options, including notes, item icons & number pads
- new color & texture combo options
- easy-to-use plus-minus number pads added throughout app
Fixed bugs:
- shifting titles
- duplicate names, categories & items confusion
- occasional text overlapping
- occasional searching problems
Hope you like all the changes!
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 5.3:
** MAJOR UPDATE with lots of new FILE SHARING and SOCIAL NETWORK INTEGRATION enhancements **
Now you can SHARE PACKING LISTS with family, friends and fellow travelers via email or iTunes' File Sharing*. You can also ask for advice, offer tips & share accomplishments via email, FACEBOOK or TWITTER -- all from within the app itself!
Other nice enhancements:
- support for in-app emailing
- improved text list email for print out
- additional list functions: Open All & Close All
- easier to comprehend lists, with dimmed names for packed items
- expansion & reorg of Create List & Import / Export screens
- fixed several bugs, including one with multi-item basket and similarly named items
- several design & usability improvements
- revised & improved in-app instructions
* Email list import & iTunes' File Sharing require iOS 4.0 or above.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 5.2:
This is a quick update to fully enable multi-tasking on the iPad for iOS 4.2, as well as fix some 4.2-related bugs.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 5.1:
Two great new benefits have been added with this version:
- SAFEGUARDS AGAINST DUPLICATE-ITEM ENTRY
prevents accidental duplicates when adding new items to a list
- MORE CONTROL OVER THE CATALOG
allows you to move & copy Types & Items within the Master Catalog
Besides these flexible & time-saving enhancements, several iPad-specific bugs were also fixed, and multi-tasking and low-memory stability was greatly improved. Enjoy!
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 5.0:
Packing Pro has gone Universal! It now fully supports the iPad (as well as the iPhone & iPod touch). If you own an iPad, and have previously purchased Packing Pro, be sure to check it out! Just sync your device and start Packing!
Besides this major reengineering, other improvements were made across all devices, such as simplifying the home page wording, reducing popup confusion, adding preview-before-save for Design, and squashing several minor bugs, among others.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 4.2:
iOS 4.0 enhancements in this version include full multi-tasking support, fast app switching and hi-res graphics for the Retina Display. Several other graphics refinements and bug fixes were also made for all iOS devices.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 4.1:
This essential update helps make list creation even easier, with 60% MORE ITEMS to choose from, SMART SEARCH to find them faster, and LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION support for more comfortable typing. Now, packing really is a breeze with Packing Pro! See below for more on this and many other usage and design improvements included in this update.
NEW FEATURES:
- 60% BIGGER CATALOG - now, with over 800 items, including 5 brand new task-oriented & family-friendly categories: To Do (mid-trip), To Do (post-trip), Babies, Kids & Pets
- SMART SEARCH - for items, types & categories in packing lists & master catalog
- LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION SUPPORT - for better viewing & easier typing
- Improved Expert list generation tool (better family-oriented listing & categories)
(*minimum iPhone OS 3.0 required for search & landscape keyboard features)
EASE OF USE:
- Easier to choose multi-select items (more responsive circle-buttons)
- Better wording & popup guidance for adding new items to packing lists
- Now, 'Reorder List Categories' does just this, without any extra hassle or confusion
- Visual indication of customization selections
LOOK AND FEEL:
- Much better color matching for home page & category icons, category names, checkboxes, multi-select circles, and Expert option buttons
- No more overlapping of text and controls when editing
- Better overall layout and text resizing
BUG FIXES:
- Items added to renamed categories will now be placed correctly
- Old categories with new icons will now show correctly in the packing list
- Word-wrap enabled for multi-item selection screens
- Several data-security & orphaned category fixes
- Other minor bugs
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 4.0:
MAJOR UPDATE! Now it's a virtually brand new app, but with version 4.0 features and stability! I've given Packing Pro a MAJOR FACELIFT, with new artwork, layout and icons. I've also reorganized and simplified the home and info pages, and improved the general look and work-flow of the entire app. Come see what you're missing!
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 3.2:
This update adds number badges to the multi-item/group selection screens (for users of iPhone OS 3.0 and above), as well as a friendly multi-item basket cancelation confirmation check. Also, accidental scrolling has been eliminated on all screens that don't need to scroll.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 3.1:
- Added Help link to bottom tab bar for easier access
- Enabled all 7 customization themes (plus Default and User Defined)
- Re-enabled the name editing markers on several pages
- Updated instructions
- Improved titles, layout & editing animation of several pages
- Fixed several minor bugs
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 3.0:
- an easier, error-free way of entering optional weight and value info for each packed item has been developed.
- subunits have been added to the weight attribute of each item. Now, you can more accurately keep track of your luggage's total weight, down to the exact gram or ounce.
- more currency types have been added to help keep track of the total value of your packed items.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.9:
Lots of behind-the-scenes work was done for this update to improve the smooth and stable operation of the app:
- fixed bug with deleting packing list categories
- fixed bug with deleting exported content
- fixed bug with swipe to delete
- optimized app-wide code for better stability
- Email and website link added to in-app Help page
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.8:
Two new Themes have been added (Romance and Ocean Cruise), and the font and table presentations on several screens have been improved.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.7:
Several new, fun customization options have been added with this version:
- 2 new themes: Beach Paradise & Serious Business
- 4 new fonts: American Typewriter, Marker Felt, Trebuchet & Zapfino
Now have even more fun with this app! Happy Packing!
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.6:
Design customization has just become a lot easier! Now, you can use 'Themes' to easily spice up your packing experience with a single touch by choosing one of several pre-configured sets of pleasing color, font and layout combinations. Pick one to match your next trip, or further customize any to fit your our personality.
I have also added content to and improved the look and feel of the new Help section. Please email me if you can't find answers to your questions there, or if you have any other comments or suggestions. If you like how this app is constantly being improved, feel free to say so in a (nice) review on the App Store. Keep on Packing!
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.5:
I have just added an extensive Help area within the app. Just go to the 'info' page (tap the 'i' on the home page) and press the 'Help' button there. These same instructions and FAQ are also located on the 'Support' page of my website: http://www.quinnscape.com/support
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.4:
Lots of helpful improvements were made with this update:
- swipe to delete now enabled
- pop-up warnings less bothersome
- Types and Items labeled better
- navigation bug fixed
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.3:
This major update finally supports a feature that a lot of you have been waiting for: MULTI-ITEM ENTRY! Now, you can create or add to a packing list several times faster than before. Add whole categories or types with just a tap. Try it out for yourself!
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.2:
With this update, you can now view the entire version update history for Packing Pro. Just tap on 'View Updates' in the info screen. It's a great way to see how far we've come since version 1.0!
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.1:
This update now allows you to restore previously replaced Master Catalogs, or even restore the Master Catalog to its original, default content. You are also now able to permanently delete any packing lists, catalog categories, or replaced Master Catalogs from the 'restore deleted...' and 'restore Master Catalog' pages.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.0:
This major upgrade enhances the power of the recently added Import / Export function. Besides in-app copying & out-of-app backup, you can now also do the following:
- copy packing lists & list categories between apps (from Packing to Packing Pro, or vice versa)
- copy catalog categories, or the whole Master Catalog, between Packing & Packing Pro
- copy any of the above between different iPhones / iPod Touches (*with the help of one of several available free, 3rd-party apps)
As you can see, it's easy now to share data between Packing and Packing Pro, since you can transfer all of your hard-input data with just a few simple taps. This feature is also useful for sharing lists between members of a family or traveling group, or sharing translated content as well. The iLove Travel Packing family has just gotten a lot more connected!
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.7:
A new, powerful Import / Export function has been added. With it, you can now do the following:
- copy packing list categories from one packing list to another
- quickly build a modular list from scratch
- backup your lists and catalogs outside of the actual app
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.6:
The Expert List assistant has been expanded to now include food preparation and clothes washing preferences, on top of the existing settings for number of adults (male & female), children and days, as well as temperature & destination info. Try it out for yourself!
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.5:
The packing list SORT function has been expanded to now include:
- Sort by User
- Sort by Type
- Sort by Item
Feel free to sort by one of the above, while showing items that are packed, unpacked, or both.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.4:
- added a SORT function for packed and unpacked items on the popup toolbar on the packing list page
- made the checkmark sound a bit quieter
- increased the size of the "Add new xxx" text on the packing list page
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.3:
A TOTALS function for the weight and value of packing list items has been added to the toolbar on the packing list page. The weight totals can be very useful for campers, hikers and mountaineers, and equally important for reducing the risk of over-weight and excess baggage charges for frequent fliers. The value totals can be helpful in assessing your losses due to possible lost or stolen luggage.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.2:
Optional WEIGHT and VALUE attributes have been added to each item on a packing list to provide you with the flexibility and power to keep even better records on all of your packed items. Also added is a one-timeĀ "Version x.x Update" popup, which highlights enhancements made after each new, subsequent update.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.1:
This major update has added a pre-trip TO DO list to help you with travel planning as well as packing. Here are the details of this and other improvements made in this update:
- Added a new pre-departure TO DO category, with over 100 listed items
- Added TO DO items onto all of the Sample Lists
- Integrated TO DO items into the Expert list generation tool
- TO DO category types & items are totally customizable, just like the rest of the Master Catalog. Feel free to add, delete, rename or reorder whatever you want!
- Enabled the title and table text on the packing list page to word wrap to a second line, if necessary, for better readability
- Fixed some minor bugs to improve speed and stability
- Corrected minor alignment problem at bottom of packing list page
Now, Packing Pro is no longer limited to just packing, but pre-travel planning and preparation as well. Enjoy!
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