The latest indieVelo update, V0.2.55, released on June 24, adds full custom workout functionality on Android and iOS-iPhone and iPad.
indieVelo now fully supports custom workouts on Android & iOS (iPhone and iPad).
Since Day 1, indieVelo has supported the importation of custom workouts on PCs and Macs. indieVelo users can create workouts with any 3rd party editor, and the resulting ERG, MRC, or ZWO files are copy-and-pasted to a special indieVelo/Workouts folder to use. However, the closed file systems on Android & iOS have needed workarounds with synchronizing files from a PC / Mac / 3rd party website to work.
This week’s release (see below for full details) removes the need for this extra step, and users can use custom workout files straight from their mobile devices.
On Android, workout files should be placed in the following folder (either by connecting your device to a PC or Mac or downloading and using a File app on your phone or tablet):
/Android/data/com.indieVelo.client/files/Workouts
On iOS (iPhone or iPad), workout files should be placed in the following folder (by using the Files App on your phone or tablet):
/indieVelo/Workouts
Here’s how to get indieVelo on your AppleTV!
1) Anyone with access to indieVelo on iOS (iPhone/iPad) should now automatically be able to access the AppleTV version too. Simply download TestFlight from the AppStore on your AppleTV, and indieVelo should be there waiting for you to run.
2) Anyone who is a member of the indieVelo Founders Club but doesn’t have access to the Apple versions of indieVelo can email: help@indievelo.com with the email address they use in the AppStore and will receive instructions.
3) Anyone not yet an indieVelo Founders Club member should click here to join, then email me as above.
As always, there’s also a wide range of other additions, improvements and fixes. These continue to provide a better experience for event organisers, more fluid positioning when riding, support for further languages, and a smoother UI experience.
Please note, however, that with the network infrastructure changes, if you use a firewall or anti-virus scanner on your computer, you may need to add indieVelo as a permitted application and/or enable access to UDP Port 7777 and TCP Port 7777.
Note for Mac Bluetooth users: If you find that the Bluetooth icon on the pairing screen has turned red, please follow the instructions linked from https://wiki.indievelo.com/docs/apple-mac-ble-permissions/ to first completely remove, and then re-add, permission for indieVelo to use the Mac Bluetooth connection.
Do you want to steepen your indieVelo learning curve? Check out our How-to-Guides page for details!
If all has gone well, you shouldn’t have to do anything to get the new version, as indieVelo will self-update the next time you start it up. If you find any problems, however, instructions on how to manually update are on the website: https://wiki.indievelo.com/docs/updates
Please note that, depending on when you installed indieVelo, you may see a warning message recommending that you update the installer/launcher to the latest version. If you see this, download it again from https://indievelo.com/downloads, and the update will automatically apply. The entire process typically takes a minute or two, often much less.
The full patch notes are below!
“Thank you again to everyone who has made suggestions for further ways to keep on improving. Your feedback is incredibly helpful and continues to keep driving the changes and updates each and every week. Please do keep the ideas coming and let me know what you would like to see done in the weeks and months ahead!”
George Gilbert
Patch Notes – V0.2.55 – Key changes from the last version:
- Added support for custom workouts on Android and iOS.
- Added support for retrieving log files on iOS.
- Added support for exporting results of custom events on iOS.
- Added Portuguese-Brazilian language translation.
- Added infrastructure for Apple AppStore.
- Added lots more custom teams.
- Improved bot AI in TTs to not quit on their teammates.
- Improved connecting to 3rd parties to download synchronized workouts immediately.
- Improved behavior of drop-down input boxes on AppleTV.
- Improved 3rd party connectivity infrastructure
- Improved web API infrastructure.
- Improved diagnostics for dynamic content.
- Improved logging of errors when creating custom events.
- Improved online documentation on the indieVelo wiki.
- Fixed bug with units displayed on distance to next sprint.
- Fixed bug with leading/trailing whitespace on rider names.
- Fixed bug with start klaxon sounding when late joining a group ride.
- Fixed bug with Neutral Zone warning when late joining a group ride.
- Fixed bug with custom event CSV file export on AppleTV.
- Fixed bug with download dynamic content setting sometimes not saving.
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