HI. this app sounds amazing. will it only work in the us?
God Bless! Maria from australia Newbie mac user. [email protected] will get you fb as well as email & iMessage. skype same as email,without the gmail part. twitter bubbygirl On 30/05/2013, at 11:51 AM, Todd Bernhard <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you everyone for the great, constructive feedback. We've learned a lot > and I wanted to give you an update. I just submitted an update to Apple > based on all the comments received so far! > > First, I've built over 80 apps, for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Mac OS and > even Samsung Bada. This is the most complex one I've ever built. In addition > the emphasis on voiceover, the app is also meant for the Deaf, Non-Verbal and > Non-English-speaking audience, as it can speak the order to the waitstaff, > independently of voiceover. The app is accessing four different servers from > three different companies. One server, in Switzerland, is for the logo > scanning, one in Rochester, NY (soon to migrate to Amazon's cloud servers) is > our own with our internal database with photos and premium customer info, > another in Las Vegas is for the text-to-speech hints (which you do not need > if you are using voiceover) and the last one, in San Francisco, is for the > restaurant/business/menu database. That service and server is provided by > Locu.com. > > That last one is where we have the following issues. First, thanks to the > popularity of the app, we went over their previously undisclosed limit of > 1,000 requests per day, around 8am Pacific time. That is why some of you saw > the app crashing. Since that provider doesn't open until 9am, I had to keep > calling until they answered to get our limit raised. (I asked for 100,000!) > It was raised and I've made an edit to the app (for the next update) that > will display a message instead of crashing if that ever happens again! > > Next, is the issue of no menus. That was probably because their server offers > info for more than just restaurants. For example, they have hair salons, > spas, etc. I'm changing the app to just show restaurants, by default, and we > may re-enable other businesses in a future update, but because it was causing > confusion, I don't think it should default to "all businesses". That other > info is valuable, but the confusion seems to be the bigger problem. > > Regarding stale data, I have noticed this and complained about it, too. I > think the provider's emphasis, understandably, is on growing their database > and there is less focus on pruning out old info. They are a startup, too, > and I can relate to prioritizing resources. But I think we will create a > button that lets you report old data and then we can blacklist it from the > app, even if it hasn't been removed from that provider's database. To be > honest, it's quite remarkable that they've built this menu system, without > requiring restaurants to do anything. They search for websites, and even > scan paper menus and have over one million such menus now. They have signed > deals with GoDaddy and Yelp so we're in good company. And they are excited > to be part of this accessible effort. > > Re voiceover and accessibility. The specific feedback was great, and I > believe I've made all of the changes. I've used the app repeatedly in > voiceover mode and I think I've eliminated everything people were running > into. For the technically inclined, you might be interested to know that > there are at least 109 specific accessibility commands in the app source > code. The problem wasn't really the lack of voiceover commands but that we > were layering views on top of previous ones, and that meant in some views, if > there wasn't another accessible element displayed, the ones below it would > "peak through." That has been fixed. > > I will change how you edit settings, like manual address versus GPS, as this > was confusing even to sighted folks! > > Regarding finding the app, I sent the initial email shortly after Apple > notified us it was approved, and it takes some time for apps to show up, > especially worldwide. Nobody should have a problem finding it now, either by > searching for all access or search for blind menus or use this link: > http://bit.ly/AllAccessMenus > > For a restaurant to be included in the app, or to update their existing info, > they can either contact us directly, which is preferred, or they can contact > Locu.com who is the menu database provider. There is no charge to be listed > and no charge to have a menu included. Both Locu and our firm, All Access, > offer premium features where we plan to earn revenue. Locu charges > restaurants to upload their own photos, whereas our focus is on letting users > upload their photos, via a scavenger hunt style contest, in exchange for gift > cards from the restaurant. We also charge for the Logo Launcher scanning > feature, and for the ability to add custom deals (like groupons) and other > custom buttons. > > Lastly, the app is for more than menus. The app will provide a link to > directions via Apple Maps, twitter, facebook, weather, and more. Are there > other items you would like to have? > > Thanks again, and please send feedback. It's probably easiest to use the > feedback button in the app. I'll let you know when the update is approved. > I hope you'll give that version a chance. > > Todd@ToddBernhard > Cofounder, AllAccessMenus.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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