What's new in CLZ Comics Mobile? (page 19)

New

• Optimized layout of main screen on 10.5 and 12.9 inch iPads
• Optimized the performance of the main screen thumbnail view
• Fresh placeholder cover images

Fixed

Fixed:

• Crash in add screen on devices running iOS10 or lower

New:

• Redesigned Selection Mode
  • Tap and hold on a comic/series to select it, select as many comics as you like (or select all, using the “Select All” top right).
  • Then use the blue action button to perform an action on the selected comics (Remove / Update from CLZ Core).

Fixed:

• Crash when saving a cover image to the camera roll
• Odd scrolling behavior when expanding/collapsing a series title search result in the Add Automatically screen
• Odd scrolling behavior when scanning comic barcodes in the barcode scanning screen
• Stuck keyboard after searching in main list
• Autocorrect was enabled for the main list search bar

Fixed:

• Missing app icons for 12.9 inch iPad

Fixed:

• Autocorrect/complete was disabled on the notes field in the edit/add manually screens
• Series/comic summary showed 0/0 when opening the iPhone app in series thumbnail view mode
• Cover Artist was missing in the Clear/Carbon detail templates
• The on-screen keyboard was covering the lower input fields in the edit/add manually screens

Fixed:

• Empty details template when opening the app after it was killed while on the details screen.
• After updating an issue from CLZ Core, duplicate credits were added.

New:

• Added a new “All Comics” folder with a back button to go back to your folders.

Fixed:

• Added condition field to the old Blue/Black/Comic Blue and White templates.
• Barcode queue was lost when a crash occurred in the Add from CLZ Core screen.
• The move to wish list functionality in the Add from CLZ Core screen was not working at all.
  

Fixed:

• Missing Have/Wish summary on the top of the comic list when in ‘series’ folder mode on tablet devices.

New:

• Added a new “All Comics” folder with a back button to go back to your folders

New:

• After adding/editing a comic, the app will now always find and show your last added comic in your main screen.
• Main screen will now always remember navigation state, even after device reboot.
• Add auto screen will automatically perform a series search when the add auto screen is opened while a comic series is selected.
• You can now folder group on “Read It”.
  

  Fixed:

  • Add auto screen not obeying the device’s rotation lock.

Fixed:

• When adding a comic by barcode, the app sometimes gave a false “Already in collection” warning.
• iPhone: After editing a comic, the “Add button” became an “Edit button”.
• iPhone: After editing a comic, the app went back to the list view instead of the details view.

New:

• Add Comics from CLZ Core:
  • Now automatically searches the series you were looking at in your app.
  • New skinned preview templates.
• After adding/editing a comic, the app will now always find and show your last added comic in your main screen.
• If you log in to your CLZ Account on a new or empty device, the app will now ask you if you wish to download your comics from CLZ Cloud.
• Added skinning to Sign up/Log in/In App Purchase screens.

Fixed:

• Some barcode searches could return empty issues upon adding them.
• Reading date was displayed twice in the ‘Clear’ templates.
• After each CLZ Cloud sync the “Quick Search” and “Collection Status Filter” was cleared.
• When a custom cover was downloaded via CLZ Cloud syncing, the thumbnail in the list wasn’t immediately updated.
• When a comic was removed, the list would scroll back to the top.
• Various skinning, layout and color fixes.

Changed:

• Made some more improvements to the barcode scanner

Fixed:

• The default folder was not set. Now defaults to ‘Series’ folder.

Changed:

• Made some tweaks to improve barcode scanning.

Fixed:

• Manual focus for barcode scanning.
• Crash in the add auto screen when adding a mix of new books and books on wish list by barcode.
• Crash in the pick cover option in the edit screen.

New:

• On restart the navigation state and view settings are restored

Changed:

• Old Import from Comic Collector has been moved to Settings screen

Fixed:

• Crash in search-as-you-type box
• Added new review popup

This update to the CLZ Comics app for Android brings user interface improvements to the Add Comics screen:

• All panels are now resizable (list, details, camera)
• When adding a comic that is already on your wish list, the app now lets you change its status to “In Collection”.
• Adding By Barcode:
  • Camera scanner is now integrated in Add screen, not a separate screen
  • Tap the keyboard icon in the camera panel to enter a barcode manually
  • Barcode queue is now remembered between sessions
  • Press and hold to delete a barcode from the queue
• Adding By Title:
  • Expand comic issues list using “V” icons on the right
  • Comic not found? Easy add it manually using the special entry in the results list

New in 4.5.2:

• New Details View templates which are easier on the eye:
  • Clear Light template
  • Clear Dark template

Fixed:

• iPad: WANT-HAVE header was not correctly updated when changing Series folder.
• Improved “tap” area of hamburger menu so you can back out of a folder more easily.

A huge v4.5 update for the CLZ Comics app is now available.

And prepare to be shocked 🙂 (in a good way, don’t worry):
The app looks completely different now, with a cleaner brighter look and an improved user interface.

What’s new in CLZ Comics 4.5 for iOS?

• A completely new look, that is cleaner and brighter.
• The choice between two skins/themes: Light & Dark.
• No bottom toolbar means more screen space for your comic collection.
• Big floating blue ‘+’ button on bottom right for adding new comics.
• Access all other features and tools from ‘hamburger’ menu top left.
• Access all view settings from menu top right.
• Quickly switch between All / In Collection / Wish List at the top.

How to update your CLZ Comics app to version 4.5:

• On your device, open the App Store app.
• On the bottom, switch to the Updates tab.
• Find the CLZ Games entry and tap “UPDATE” on the right.

Do you like the new look?
Then please let the world know by posting a nice review in the App Store!

Important: this is the FINAL iOS 7 compatible version.
Support for iOS 7 will be dropped for future versions.

Fixed:

• iOS 7: Crash in Add screen when opening the Add by Barcode tab.

Coming up: Fresh look and layout

Please look forward to the next build coming up in a couple weeks with a complete new fresh look and layout!

Fixed:

• Local comic deletes sometimes not synchronized to the CLZ Cloud

Fixed:

• Crashing merge dialog in the manage pick list screen on Android 6.0+ devices
• Facebook sign up button not working
• Formatting of cover price in the details view
• Retention of the scroll position in the issue list view on phone sized devices
• Reverting of custom uploaded cover when syncing an update
• Crash in the edit screen after pressing the next/previous comic button

New:

• New Folder options: format, store, age, color, country, crossover, edition, genre, language, story arc.
• Edit screen is now split into two tabs (Main / Personal).
• After editing/removing a comic, the app now remembers the list’s scroll position.

Fixed:

• After editing a comic, the changed values were not immediately visible in the list.
• Alphabet sections in list were broken after “X”.
• Adding by Barcode: barcodes can now be entered with voice dictation.
• Crash in the in-app-purchase screen.
• ‘Show all’ folder item was missing in empty folders on tablet devices.

A huge v4.3 update for your CLZ Comics mobile app is now available.

In this update, we complete re-designed the Add Comics screen, to make it clearer, easier-to-user and to help you add comics more efficiently.

What’s new in the Add Comics screen?

• Switch between By Title and By Barcode using tabs at the top
  (Add Manually is now a separate screen, under Tools menu)
• All panels are now resizable (list, details, camera)
• Add button is now at bottom right (blue circle with “+” icon)
• Adding By Title:
  • Suggestions appear in a drop-down while you type a title
• Adding By Barcode:
  • Camera scanner is now integrated in Add screen, not a separate screen
  • Tap the keyboard icon in the camera panel to enter a barcode manually
  • Delete barcodes from queue by swiping from right to left
  • Barcode queue is now remembered between sessions

Read more

New:

• Split edit screen, easily switch between main and personal fields

Fixed:

• App respects the system screen orientation lock
• Background color for the searchbar on certain Lollipop tablet devices
• Long loading in manage pick list screen