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Electric Miles, an iPhone app for dailymile

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I've written an iPhone app for dailymile, Electric Miles, and it is now available in the App Store: http://bit.ly/electric-miles

This seems like a good place to discuss it if you have any comments or suggestions. First: yes, I know, everyone wants GPS tracking!

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  • Tcloud
    Tcloud Sendmail

    Cool! Any chance there will be an Android version?

    posted over 1 year ago

  • Anne T.
    Anne T. Sendmail

    Fantastic!

    posted over 1 year ago

  • James K.
    James K. Sendmail

    I put up a review of the app - http://runblog.ca/2010/12/app-review-electric-miles-for-iphone/

    I really liked it - perhaps some will be disappointed that this isn't an all-in-one tracker with Dailymile integration, but I think that this does a lot of things very well and for those not looking for that kind of Dailymile app, this is perfect.

    Thanks for making it free and ad-free.

    posted over 1 year ago

  • Electric M.
    Electric M. Sendmail

    dailymile is working on android and iphone apps. I could certainly write Electric Miles for android but it will take some time :)

    posted over 1 year ago

  • Electric M.
    Electric M. Sendmail
    in reply to what James K. said:I put up a review of the app - http://runblog.ca/2010/12/app-review-electric-miles-for-iphone/ I really liked it - perhaps some will be disappointed that this isn't an all-in-one tracker with Dailymile integration, but I think that this does a lo... read more

    Thanks for the review, James! I know people are looking forward to a dailymile app with GPS tracking.

    posted over 1 year ago

  • Gina J.
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    Is there a way that I can log in with my facebook account? I don't have a DM account that I made on the website, I simply use my facebook account. I'd love to be able to upload photos from my phone to the site but can't log in as of yet.

    posted over 1 year ago

  • Stephen R.PRO
    Stephen R. Sendmail
    in reply to what Gina J. said:Is there a way that I can log in with my facebook account? I don't have a DM account that I made on the website, I simply use my facebook account. I'd love to be able to upload photos from my phone to the site but can't log in as of yet.

    I'd like to add this as well. I'm not sure how the Facebook login would work yet, but I've asked the dailymile guys for suggestions.

    posted over 1 year ago

  • Stephen R.PRO
    Stephen R. Sendmail

    Android Miles is on my list... but to be honest, it did take me a year to write the iPhone app :D

    posted over 1 year ago | edited over 1 year ago

  • Kiwi
    Kiwi Sendmail

    Awesome! Just downloading it now! Thanks ;)

    posted over 1 year ago

  • Tcloud
    Tcloud Sendmail
    in reply to what Stephen R. said:Android Miles is on my list... but to be honest, it did take me a year to write the iPhone app :D

    That's cool, I can wait. :-) Meantime, I'm enjoying it on my iPod Touch. Thanks for the great work!

    posted over 1 year ago

  • Henning
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    Just played around with it a little bit and already loving it. Thanks for the effort! I found two minor issues and one feature request:

    1) The "like" button is always shaded (at least in the "popular" view) and clicking it has no effect.

    2) The small motivation icons ("congrats", "I'll beat you" and the like) do not show in the comments. Comments with motivation just look like normal comments.

    3) I would love to see a "settings" section, especially to tell the app that I want the figures to be converted into metrical format (kilometers rather than miles). But maybe this needs to be a feature of the actual dailymile website?

    using an iPod Touch (penultimate hardware version) with latest iOS version.

    posted over 1 year ago

  • Jeffrey K.
    Jeffrey K. Sendmail

    Great job on the iPhone App. Just downloaded it and I am very impressed at the work that went into it. A very nice effort indeed! Thanks!

    posted over 1 year ago

  • Roland B.
    Roland B. Sendmail

    I like the app, and the options for viewing different posts is very cool.

    I usually sync my Garmin to upload a run, but last week it failed me, so i used EM to upload my run right after it was done. Very handy.

    I'd like to see the ability to access my profile pictures (I was trying to show a pic to a friend today and tried through EM but ended up firing up the browser...)

    Any development being done for Windows 7 phone?

    Regards,
    R

    posted over 1 year ago

  • Stephen R.PRO
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    in reply to what Henning said:Just played around with it a little bit and already loving it. Thanks for the effort! I found two minor issues and one feature request: 1) The "like" button is always shaded (at least in the "popular" view) and clicking it has... read more

    The like button should be enabled if you're logged in, and select the entry you want to like... otherwise I can't tell what you're liking :)

    The dailymile API does not distinguish between Comments and Motivations. Once that is available, I can display it. That's also why you can't motivate from Electric Miles as well.

    Metric units is a common request. Should be available in a few weeks, I am working on Facebook integration as well.

    posted over 1 year ago

  • Stephen R.PRO
    Stephen R. Sendmail
    in reply to what Roland B. said:I like the app, and the options for viewing different posts is very cool. I usually sync my Garmin to upload a run, but last week it failed me, so i used EM to upload my run right after it was done. Very handy. I'd like to see the ability to acc... read more

    dailymile has posted their API documentation, so "someone" could write a Windows 7 application. Unfortunately I have my hands full with bug fixes, an iPad port, and then the Android Miles application.

    You want to see photos you've uploaded? That's an interesting idea.

    posted over 1 year ago

  • Dan S.
    Dan S. Sendmail

    Yeah, android would be great!

    posted over 1 year ago

  • Roland B.
    Roland B. Sendmail

    re: "You want to see photos you've uploaded?" - not just mine, but being able to view profiles, and their photos would be neat.

    Again, great job with the app and the future ports!

    posted over 1 year ago

  • Karyl-Lynne T.
    Karyl-Lynne T. Sendmail

    The 'Nearby Entries' option doesn't work on my iPod Touch. Is that because the Touch doesn't have GPS so can't 'locate'? Thanks for a great app!

    posted over 1 year ago

  • Stephen R.PRO
    Stephen R. Sendmail
    in reply to what Karyl-Lynne T. said:The 'Nearby Entries' option doesn't work on my iPod Touch. Is that because the Touch doesn't have GPS so can't 'locate'? Thanks for a great app!

    You are exactly right, Karyl-Lynne. Uh, I guess I should hide that option from you :( there is code that checks to see if GPS is available. I will investigate. I do plan to add a "let me pick the location" interactive map. Using the GPS is different from what the website offers, but neither lets you easily browse dailymilers around a random place yet.

    posted over 1 year ago

  • Karyl-Lynne T.
    Karyl-Lynne T. Sendmail
    in reply to what Stephen R. said:You are exactly right, Karyl-Lynne. Uh, I guess I should hide that option from you :( there is code that checks to see if GPS is available. I will investigate. I do plan to add a "let me pick the location" interactive map. Using the GPS ... read more

    I agree about the website not letting us browse around a random location -- I've actually changed my location a couple of times to 'trick' it. It makes sense that the app would use the GPS feature, but being able to pick a location would be great. Great job with the app!

    posted over 1 year ago

  • Paul M.
    Paul M. Sendmail

    Definitely the FB integration. I can't use it until that happens. I'd lose all my data and friends... or at least have to start over once I created a DM account.

    But yeah it looks good!

    posted about 1 year ago

  • Meg G.
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    I am really happy with it! I'm one of those people who likes to keep everything separate so as long as the facebook thing doesn't happen automatically I'll continue to be very happy. One thing I wouldn't mind seeing if possible is new friend requests and inbox messages.

    posted about 1 year ago

  • Carrie A.
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    in reply to what Roland B. said:I like the app, and the options for viewing different posts is very cool. I usually sync my Garmin to upload a run, but last week it failed me, so i used EM to upload my run right after it was done. Very handy. I'd like to see the ability to acc... read more

    Is there a sync function for EM? I couldn't find it - would be great to sync Nike+ directly with EM.

    Also - Is there a reason why EM doesn't use the DM's logo or colors? I didn't know they were related until I read the description!

    Otherwise - nice work!

    posted about 1 year ago

  • Stephen R.PRO
    Stephen R. Sendmail
    in reply to what Paul M. said:Definitely the FB integration. I can't use it until that happens. I'd lose all my data and friends... or at least have to start over once I created a DM account. But yeah it looks good!

    The latest version on the app store lets you login with Facebook, and you can chose to share entries with Facebook or Twitter on a per-posting basis. Go try it :)

    posted about 1 year ago

  • Stephen R.PRO
    Stephen R. Sendmail
    in reply to what Meg G. said:I am really happy with it! I'm one of those people who likes to keep everything separate so as long as the facebook thing doesn't happen automatically I'll continue to be very happy. One thing I wouldn't mind seeing if possible is new friend reque... read more

    Sharing is disabled by default. You have to select Facebook or Twitter in the comment screen to have dailymile send them on for you.

    posted about 1 year ago

  • Stephen R.PRO
    Stephen R. Sendmail

    There's a new version on the app store! It's faster!

    posted about 1 year ago | edited about 1 year ago

  • Stephen R.PRO
    Stephen R. Sendmail
    in reply to what Carrie A. said:Is there a sync function for EM? I couldn't find it - would be great to sync Nike+ directly with EM. Also - Is there a reason why EM doesn't use the DM's logo or colors? I didn't know they were related until I read the description! Otherwise - ... read more

    Unfortunately, Nike doesn't have a public way to talk to their hardware. They've worked out a private deal with Apple for the Nike+ app.

    Electric Miles is a 3rd-party app, so it needs a different logo, colors, name etc. because it's not The Dailymile App.

    Maybe that will change someday :)

    posted about 1 year ago

  • Diane M.
    Diane M. Sendmail

    Hunted this out today so I can still be on daily mile when we're off on holidays without the laptop. Thanks for all the work you put in! :)

    posted 11 months ago

  • Stephen R.PRO
    Stephen R. Sendmail
    in reply to what Diane M. said:Hunted this out today so I can still be on daily mile when we're off on holidays without the laptop. Thanks for all the work you put in! :)

    You're welcome, Diane! I hope it worked well for you.

    posted 10 months ago

  • Christian H.
    Christian H. Sendmail

    I like this app!

    posted 5 months ago

  • Mike Y.
    Mike Y. Sendmail

    Any chance for an Android version anytime soon??? :)

    posted 4 months ago

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