What's new in CLZ Movies Mobile? (page 7)

Quick Search: Search-As-You-Type suggestions

Instantly find and select a particular movie :

• In the Quick Search box, just start typing the first few letters of the movie title you are looking for.
• While typing, a drop-down list will appear, showing the first five matching movies.
  (for most movies, it only takes 2 or 3 letters before it shows up.)
• Once you see the movie you were looking for, tap it to bring up its detail page
• TIP: Tap the search button on the keyboard or tap “View All Results” to perform the normal search.

Quick Search now searches more fields

Now also searches in:

• Plot
• Episode Titles for TV series
• Notes
• Tags
• Series

Full list of fields that are now searched:

• Title
• Title Extension
• Original Title
• Barcode
• Actors
• Directors
• Writers
• Producers
• Plot
• Episode Titles for TV series
• Notes
• Tags
• Series

Fixed:

• Crash within a few seconds of opening the app.
• Crash when pressing ‘Change account info’ in the sync screen.

Fixed:

• App shortcut wasn’t working in the launcher

You may need to re-add your app shortcut to your launcher screen by tapping/holding the app in your list of apps!

We noticed some performance issues connected to the new Search-as-you-type on your own collection feature we introduced last week and have fixed these in the new update. We also fixed some usability issues we found!

Fixed:

• Slower performance in the main screen when using folders
• Usability tweaks for the quick search pop-up

Quick Search: Search-As-You-Type suggestions

Instantly find and select a particular movie :

• In the Quick Search box, just start typing the first few letters of the movie title you are looking for.
• While typing, a drop-down list will appear, showing the first five matching movies.
  (for most movies, it only takes 2 or 3 letters before it shows up.)
• Once you see the movie you were looking for, tap it to bring up its detail page
• TIP: Tap the search button on the keyboard or tap “View All Results” to perform the normal search.

Quick Search now searches more fields

Now also searches in:

• Plot
• Episode Titles for TV series
• Notes
• Tags
• Series

Full list of fields that are now searched:

• Title
• Title Extension
• Original Title
• Barcode
• Actors
• Directors
• Writers
• Producers
• Plot
• Episode Titles for TV series
• Notes
• Tags
• Series

Disable backdrop downloading

Also new: in Settings screen, a new setting “Download backdrop images”. Switch that OFF to disable the downloading of the big backdrop images, to save space on your device.

A new v4.8.1 update for your app is available now, with:

Automatic CLZ Cloud syncing

Add or edit movies and your changes will auto-upload to the CLZ Cloud instantly.
Made changes on the desktop or Connect side? Just start the app and changes will download automatically.

Note: Auto-Syncing is switched OFF by default. Switch it ON in the “Sync with CLZ Cloud” screen.

The CLZ Cloud syncing will let you:

1. Sync your data between devices, e.g. between your phone and your tablet. Or from your old phone to your new phone.
2. View your database online using the free CLZ Cloud viewer website.
3. Make an online backup of your data. Better safe than sorry!

Fixed:

• Search cleared when the X button was pushed in the search bar of the main screen.
• Update from Core didn’t update the episode list correctly.

Fixed:

• We fixed a crash that could sometimes occur while syncing with CLZ Cloud.

A new v4.8 update for your app is available now, with:

Automatic CLZ Cloud syncing
Add or edit movies and your changes will auto-upload to the CLZ Cloud instantly.
Made changes on the desktop or Connect side? Just start the app and changes will download automatically.

Note: Auto-Syncing is switched OFF by default. Switch it ON in the “Sync with CLZ Cloud” screen.

Don’t have a CLZ Cloud account yet?
If you don’t have a CLZ Cloud account yet, I strongly recommend signup up for one from the app. Using the CLZ Cloud is completely free!

The CLZ Cloud syncing will let you:

1. Sync your data between devices, e.g. between your phone and your tablet. Or from your old phone to your new phone.
2. View your database online using the free CLZ Cloud viewer website.
3. Make an online backup of your data. Better safe than sorry!

In today’s update for the CLZ Movies app, we have made further tweaks to the Add screen, to make it clearer than previous versions:

• Add from CLZ Core:
  • Faster movie title search.
  • Color high-lighting: Movies already ‘on wish list’ now have an orange title, movies already “in collection” show up with a blue title.
  • Slightly smaller font for the movie title, so that longer titles fit better.
  • Search as you type now respects tv-series only/adult filters.

Fixes in this update:

• After changing the sort order the list could sometimes scroll to a random position.
• Small CLZ Cloud sync tweaks.
• After restarting the app an empty details template could sometimes show.
• After restarting the app it would sometimes repeatedly scroll to the last added movie.
• After manually typing a barcode in the add by barcode screen you weren’t able to search another one.

In today’s update for the CLZ Movies app, we have made further tweaks to the Add screen, to make it clearer and (hopefully) more stable than previous versions:

• Slightly smaller font for the movie title, so that longer titles fit better.
• Color high-lighting: Movies already ‘on wish list’ now have an orange title, movies already “in collection” show up with a blue title.
• Improved scroll behaviour.

Fixes in this update:

• Full screen cover scroller on iPhone/iPod devices was not properly updating its title bar

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 movie to select it, select as many movies 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 movies (Remove / Update from CLZ Core).

Fixed:

• Crash when saving a cover image to the camera roll
• Odd scrolling behavior when expanding/collapsing a movie title search result in the Add Automatically screen
• Odd scrolling behavior when scanning movie 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 plot and note fields in the edit/add manually screens
• The on-screen keyboard was covering the lower input fields in the edit/add manually screens

Fixed:

• Crashing add by barcode screen when scanning movies of certain formats

New:

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

Fixed:

• Crash in Add from CLZ Core by title screen when displaying movie results with a VideoCD icon.
• 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.

New:

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

New:

• After adding/editing a movie, the app will now always find and show your last added movie in your main screen.
• Main screen will now always remember navigation state, even after device reboot.

Fixed:

• Unable to select and add a search result with multiple movies in the barcode scanning screen.
• Add auto screen not obeying the device’s rotation lock.

Fixed:

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

New:

• Add Movies from CLZ Core: New skinned preview templates.
• After adding/editing a movie, the app will now always find and show your last added movie 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 movies from CLZ Cloud.
• Added skinning to Sign up/Log in/In App Purchase screens.

Fixed:

• 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 movie was removed, the list would scroll back to the top.
• Various skinning, layout and color fixes.

Changed:

• Made some improvements to the barcode scanner

Fixed:

• Manual focus for barcode scanning
• Add Auto: Able to get a duplicate barcode in the barcode search queue by inputting it manually
• Crash in the add auto screen when adding a mix of new movies and movies 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 Movie Collector has been moved to Settings screen

Fixed:

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

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

• All panels are now resizable (list, details, camera)
• When adding a movie 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 movie edition list using “V” icons on the right
  • Movie 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:

• Covers were not updated in the main list after editing a movie.
• Main Screen: Unknown Formats now have a text label in the cell.
• Login now does a receipt check.
• “Change Template” button moved to right sidebar in the main screen.
• Better thumbnail layout in Landscape Mode.
• After closing the add movies automatically screen, it now selects the latest added movie.
• Improved “tap” area of hamburger menu so you can back out of a folder more easily.

A huge v4.5 update for the CLZ Movies 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 Movies 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 movie collection.
• Big floating blue ‘+’ button on bottom right for adding new movies.
• Access all other features and tools from ‘hamburger’ menu top left.
• Access all view settings from menu on top right.
• Quickly switch between All / In Collection / Wish List at the top.

How to update your CLZ Movies app to version 4.5:

• On your device, open the App Store app.
• On the bottom, switch to the Updates tab.
• Find the CLZ Movies 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!