Transit Alarmv2.0

Released November 16, 2013Redesign

iOS

The latest redesign update resulted in a 2.92 star rating decline on iOS. Technical regressions, specifically regarding background execution and GPS data integrity, have rendered the primary alarm utility unusable for users. The update is classified as negative due to these critical stability failures.

What changed

UXVisual and interface overhaul for iOS 7 aesthetic
PlatformUpdated compatibility for iOS 7

Reception

30/ 100 impact scoreNegative

What didn't

UX
backfired
The visual overhaul coincides with critical stability regressions, including frequent application crashes and GPS data corruption.
Platform
backfired
The update for iOS 7 compatibility introduced background execution failures that prevent alarms from triggering during sleep mode.

Marlvel takeaways

Prioritize a hotfix to resolve background execution failures that currently block core alarm functionality during sleep mode.
Investigate the reported GPS location data corruption to restore the reliability of transit-based alerts.
Address stability regressions causing frequent crashes to recover the baseline rating.

Original release notes

New design for iOS7.