Rotzy Version 1.4

It's been a while since our last update, but version 1.4 of Rotzy is now available on the App Store! Here's a rundown of what's new:

1. More, more, more! You can now view "more" at the bottom of all the the views (home feed, public photos, popular photos, and individual users' photos).
2. Scrolling performance has increased. Much quicker and smoother.
3. Turn off auto-rotation. Turns out some users like using Rotzy while lying down! :)
4. New user view lets you see the user's avatar, and also more easily follow or friend them.
5. More informative help messages for first time users.
6. Other UI and performance enhancements.

We hope to roll out another version relatively soon, so stay tuned!

Thanks,
The Rotzy Team

Rotzy Version 1.3

Version 1.3 of Rotzy is out! It's been a while since our last update, but we've been working hard on implementing some of the features that our users have requested. Here's a quick run through of what's new (where available, links will take you to more detailed posts about each addition):

1. Commenting with photos. Reply to a photo with one of your own! [link]
2. Landscape mode. See more text on feeds, view full-sized landscape photos, and type out comments with the larger keyboard. [link]
3. Auto status update on Facebook. With our Facebook app, you can auto update your status when you post Rotzy photos. [link]
4. Auto-post to your Tumblr! Just add your account information in the settings page.
5. On your feed, you can now see an additional page of results by clicking the 'More' button at the end of the feed.
6. Clicking 'options' from a photo allows you to 'Open in Safari' for advanced options and editing.
7. When clicking on the 'People' tab, you now appear at the top of your contact list.
8. 'Logout' from the settings page to clear your login information.

Update Rotzy today to make use of these new features!

Thanks,
The Rotzy Team

Facebook App!

After allowing automatic Twitter updates in our last release, we thought that adding Facebook to the mix would further help our users share their photos with their friends. We've written up a very simple Facebook app that mirrors some of the functionality of Rotzy on the web, and also gives you the ability to auto update your status when you post a photo.

There are a few steps to get this going:

1. Add our Facebook app and enter your Rotzy login info.

2. Give the application permission to auto update your status.

3. Enable/disable status updates from your iPhone. Enabling only takes effect if you've added and authorized the Facebook app.

4. Upload your photo as usual.

5. Your Facebook status has been automatically updated!

The rest of the application is quite basic at this point, but we definitely hope to build upon it in the coming months.

Thanks!
The Rotzy Team

Landscape View

A chief complaint about the iPhone is the inability for e-mail to be composed and read in landscape mode. Not surprisingly, our users have also mentioned this as a concern to us. We've heard you!

As part of version 1.3, many of the views are now available in landscape mode. Enjoy more of the text in feeds and photos with a wider view, compose comments with a much larger keyboard, and view landscape photos as they were intended... all with the latest version of Rotzy on the iPhone!

Thanks!
The Rotzy Team

Comment With A Photo!

Along with the release of version 1.3 comes the ability to respond to a photo with one of your own! Here's a quick run through about how to get started (click the images to step through):

1. When commenting on a photo, a camera icon now appears to the right of the usual text field. Click it!

2. Upload a photo as you normally would, either from your camera or your photo albums.

3. Your photo now appears as a comment to the original photo!

4. A link back to the original photo will be provided on your photo's page.

A couple of things to note when photo-commenting:

- Instead of adding a comment, the photo's caption now serves as the comment text.

- Photo comments must remain public, and this cannot be changed.

That's pretty much all there is to it. We hope everyone puts this to good use!

Thanks,
The Rotzy Team

Routine Maintenance on 11/15 at 2PM PST

Hi everyone!

Rotzy (both the iPhone app and the web site) will be inaccessible for a short time starting at approximately 2PM PST on Novemeber 15th, 2008. The downtime should be brief and full access will be restored shortly after. We are sorry for any inconvenience this will cause!

Thanks for understanding... we try hard to avoid any downtime but sometimes it just has to be done to keep Rotzy running smoothly :-)

Rotzy Version 1.2

Version 1.2 of our iPhone App is now available on the App Store! Updates include:

- Maps on the iPhone. For photos where location information is available, you can now see a map right from the iPhone. Just click the green [map] link in the photo details.

- Edit photo details. Photo captions and privacy settings can now be changed from the iPhone. Tap the action button on the top-right of a photo page to bring up the options.

- Twitter support. Rotzy can now auto-post to twitter whenever you upload a photo. Just add your credentials to the settings page, and turn on 'Post to Twitter'. That's it!

Other changes in this update include the ability to toggle between recent and popular feeds under 'Public Feeds', and miscellaneous fixes that will hopefully reduce crashes and increase overall performance.

Download the update now and take advantage of the new functionality!

Thanks
The Rotzy Team

Public and Popular Feeds, Removing Photos

Hi everyone! We just rolled out a few features on the web... partly in response to today's iPhone Version 1.1 release, and also to add some long overdue functionality:

- Rotzy on the web now has dedicated personal and public feeds, just like the iPhone app. Furthermore, we've added a "popular" version of the public feed, so you catch up with the top photos of the day.

- Users can now delete their photos via the web! Just drop down the "Edit Photo" box, and find the delete link all the way at the bottom (screenshot). Make sure you're certain about this, since this action cannot be undone.

That's all for now!

Good night,
The Rotzy Team