Smart Phone App

[Delsus]

Hello!

While I don't have a specific date to share with you all, I can say that we are currently preparing the Libra Eorzea app and plan on releasing it in the very near future for iOS to start off. Hang in there just short while longer!

Can I just ask, is there any time frame for the Android version? or is the majority of the market going to be waiting 6 months+ as we were for guardian cross? (I know not Final Fantasy or made by this team but it's a prime example.)

The problem with Android is though the OS is solid, things such a system updates are done thru the service provider, meaning Android users often find themselves at the mercy of their phone's provider when it comes too maintaining their phone. Worse yet phone providers often include a lot of their own poorly written software with the phone. I never hear in popular media iOS vs. Android I hear Apple vs. Samsung. These are the giants of the mobile world. Ironically Samsung is not the developer of Android. Which is kind of the point.

In the media you hear about Apple Vs Samsung because a lot of it is patent wars, not just software but hardware as well which is why you don't see much Android Vs iOS.

Also on updates and fragmentation, yes it is a problem, ultimately it's up to the vendor as to whether you get an update or not (unless you are willing to void warranty) they then publish the update to unbranded devices, and send the software update to carriers who then update in their own time.

This however is no reason not to update, most of the additional features of the latest versions will not be needed for Libra Eorzea (as far as I can tell.) The majority of people are currently on Gingerbread, with Jelly Bean in a close second and then Ice Cream Sandwich, these three platforms as of June 2013 make up 96% of the Android market. For this reason make it compatible with these three platforms and there will be no problems, and unless there is some feature I don't know of in the app there is no need for the additional features of ICS and JB.

[ArkhamNative]

Can I just ask, is there any time frame for the Android version?

From a fan (Reinheart) live-translation of Producer's Letter LIVE #8 (08/08/2013):

Yoshi-P: We should have this [iOS version] up a week after launch for download, and in 3 weeks to a month, the Android version should be up. So in a month both versions should be up (ios version first).

The live-translation also included details:

Foxclon: In Yoshida-san's hand is an iPad.
Yoshida: Libra Eorzea. This version can’t be logged into yet, but once you can it will display your character, and you can compare what gear you have. Say your accessories are low level, you can see what is available.
Yoshida: Like this, it shows all the weapon data, like the Lv21 Pugilist one is nice.
Yoshida: All information from the game will be there. It’s exactly the same.
Yoshida: It shows if you can attach a crest, how many materia slots, what materials are needed, which NPC sells them. Also shows which quest gives the reward.
Yoshida: It also shows the quest and where to get the quest.
Yoshida: And this shows the quest details. It will also show what pre-quests are needed to be completed to get that quest, etc.
Yoshida: This can be used when you’re on your way to school/work to decide what to do for that day. So you can say I want this item today, so let me go to this dungeon.
Yoshida: It cost a lot of develop this.
Foxclon: It must have.
Yoshida: The dungeon strategy and details won’t be released, but it’s linked to The Lodestone so you can check players' strategies. We’ll have moderators checking.
Yoshida: We’ll have this app for free for all FFXIV players.
Foxclon: It’s free?
Yoshida: Just think of it that the subscription fee covers the app fee.
Yoshida: There is a lot of data in there, we don’t have anything masked. Having something showing ??? doesn’t help so it’s all in there.

Again, all credit to Reinheart for the translations, done on-the-fly during the broadcast.
• Reinheart's latest Japanese to English translation thread
• Please hold discussions about translations in the separate Translations Discussion Thread

[Drifter979]

How much will the app cost?




Whoa, that escalated quickly.

Look, man. If you want to create a new character on a locked server your best bet is to do it during the VERY EARLY morning. That's how I got my friend in Ultros at the height of 1017. The servers usually unlock during spates of inactivity. It's out of the developer's hands.

If I could get a character made on Ultros, which is the second highest populated server in the NA cluster, than you shouldn't have any problems. All you have to do is sacrifice a little sleep.

Sorry I've been drinking lol

So spamming character creation in the morning is the best way to get on server? I didn't think it ever unlocked for certain servers since there name never dropped off the list.

[surrel]

How much will the app cost?

It will be free.

[Fuma]

Can't wait to see what we can do with this app!

[TwoEggs]

will it eventually arrive for andriod 4.1 ? because about half the players probably don't use Apple products

[Keres]

will it eventually arrive for andriod 4.1 ? because about half the players probably don't use Apple products

Yes, they've confirmed that an Android version will be coming about a month later.

[Hoveurt]

Yes, they've confirmed that an Android version will be coming about a month later.

That's good, because iOS sucks, imho.

[VLihia]

That's good, because iOS sucks, imho.

Android and iOS both suck IMHO. no really, they do. I've had a windows phone 7 for 2 years and it never locked up, crashed, or done anything it wasn't suppose to do.
Lumia 920 wp8 for a year and still rock soild on that. my Dell latitude 10 tablet blows my Galaxy away. Every android phone I've had has atleast one problem within the first 90
days. Hell I dropped my lumia 920 out of a pocket while on a 12 foot ladder on to concrete and all it did was kinda dent a corner a little bit. like you can't even see it unless your really
looking.

[Astralen]

Android and iOS both suck IMHO. no really, they do. I've had a windows phone 7 for 2 years and it never locked up, crashed, or done anything it wasn't suppose to do.
Lumia 920 wp8 for a year and still rock soild on that. my Dell latitude 10 tablet blows my Galaxy away. Every android phone I've had has atleast one problem within the first 90
days. Hell I dropped my lumia 920 out of a pocket while on a 12 foot ladder on to concrete and all it did was kinda dent a corner a little bit. like you can't even see it unless your really
looking.

Android may not be perfect and I've heard good stuff about WP8 but iOS sucks most of them all, even more than Symbian. So in that regard, it would be fair to release for Android, then WP8 and iOS last. Anyway, who buys an iPhone 2013?