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http://i49.tinypic.com/2hzjvd.jpg (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=526391848&mt=8)

This is the official LBPC thread for LBP Hub, which is a FREE iPhone/iPad/iTouch app giving the user a unique LBP.me interface as well as functionality that is available nowhere else.

You can find LBP Hub here: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=526391848&mt=8



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OukmB2aGheI&feature=player_embedded

Along with a new user interface for LBP.me designed specifically for you smart phone or tablet, LBP Hub also gives you:

1) The ability to follow your favorite creators. When viewing any creator's profile from in-app, just touch the follow button. The app will then notify you next time they publish or modify a level.

http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/amazingflyingpoo/NewLevelLBH.png (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=526391848&mt=8)

2) LBP Hub sums up all the data for your levels and presents it to you whenever you open the app. This way you don't have to fish through all of your levels to see how each level has been doing. It presents all the data for each level in one place, then you can use the app to view each level individually and read reviews, comments, and view activity.

http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/amazingflyingpoo/RecentActivity.png (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=526391848&mt=8)

3) Once you are done viewing all your level information you can easily go straight to any LBP forum, blog, music, or podcast straight from in-app using the Portal.

http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/amazingflyingpoo/LBPCinLBH.png (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=526391848&mt=8)


If there is anything that you would like added to LBP Hub, then please comment in this thread or PM me. I plan to continually update the app as long as people are using it so I am excited to hear what people would like to see.


Please remember to rate the app on the AppStore (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=526391848&mt=8)		2012-08-31 16:21:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

I don't have an I Pod Touch. 2012-08-31 16:23:00

Author:
Jovuto
Posts: 2345

Yay! Glad to see this finally go live. Congrats John, you've done an incredible job on the app! Everyone should be VERY excited indeed about this. 2012-08-31 16:26:00

Author:
Taffey
Posts: 3187

Wow!!! It's finally live... Woot, just what I've been waiting for. 2012-08-31 16:37:00

Author:
fireblitz95
Posts: 2018

wait, do I have to post in this thread too? I already said "oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy, I can't wait to steal my daughter's Ipod and put this on it," in that other thread. That would just be too much typing and I'm not in the mood for typing out a long thing saying congratulations for having it finally be approved and released to the public. And also that I hope everyone who has an appropriate device downloads this magical app., which obviously is short for "application" and that they use it all the time. No, I don't want to have to spend a lot of time typing all of that, so good day sir. I SAID, "GOOD DAY!"2012-08-31 17:04:00

Author:
biorogue
Posts: 8424

Love the app. Is this also available in EU?2012-08-31 17:34:00

Author:
TJLEW
Posts: 41

Love the app. Is this also available in EU?As far as I know, yes. 2012-08-31 17:40:00

Author:
Taffey
Posts: 3187

Amazing! Downloaded it and I'm about to leave a 5* review, I've only had it 5 mins but it runs so smoothly and it saves me going onto safari everyday Thank you so much!2012-08-31 18:04:00

Author:
craigmond
Posts: 2426

Pure awesome!2012-08-31 18:12:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Really excellent stuff! Polished, nice graphics, nice animations.

Couple question:

1. Is this an ObjectiveC app?
2. Is there a reason there's no "MOAR" button when looking at my published levels? I can't see all of them in the list.		2012-08-31 21:13:00

Author:
CCubbage
Posts: 4430

I really, really, REALLY like the look of this. Imma download right now. 2012-08-31 22:14:00

Author:
Frinklebumper
Posts: 941

I heard there's an android version of this being made, does anyone know when that'll be out? I really want this2012-08-31 23:09:00

Author:
Unknown User

I heard there's an android version of this being made, does anyone know when that'll be out? I really want thisYep! Shadowriver is working on it - I'm not sure when it will be out but I know it's in development. 2012-09-01 00:08:00

Author:
Taffey
Posts: 3187

Just published a new level, and this app made following the levels progress a breeze! What a wonderful tool, great work!2012-09-01 01:12:00

Author:
Flyingpotaotoman
Posts: 41

Awesome, thanks! Will this be compatible with LBP Vita and LBP Karting when they release?2012-09-01 02:22:00

Author:
The5rozos
Posts: 952

This is beyond awesome. Thanks poo!2012-09-01 03:52:00

Author:
anoken
Posts: 1654

It is an awsome application! I love the ability to follow creators and see when they publish new levels ect. I was thinking maybe add on the ability to view comments on my own and other creators profiles? In the next update?

Fantastic work. Thank you.		2012-09-01 08:53:00

Author:
RtooDee2
Posts: 175

Now Ill have to convince my parents to get me and iPhone....

But I shouldnt have given my iPod to my sister....

Lets hope that Sony makes a deal and they make this on the Vita 		2012-09-01 14:56:00

Author:
DominationMags
Posts: 1840

Very nice job, Amazingflyingpoo. Now if you could only make a Vita version...2012-09-01 16:11:00

Author:
GribbleGrunger
Posts: 3910

Very nice job, Amazingflyingpoo. Now if you could only make a Vita version...

Well, there is a developer kit (http://www.playstation.com/psm/developer/index_e.html) (beta) for the vita. Anyways, this app is designed for iPhone/iPod Touch, not iPad, so if you do run it on your iPad, it will be scaled (the app isn't "universal"). Nice app btw.		2012-09-01 18:18:00

Author:
StaticLinuxpro
Posts: 482

This looks amazing! but sadly I lost my Ipod Touch recently. Sad day ;(2012-09-01 18:59:00

Author:
SilverTriforce7
Posts: 183

There needs to be a Vita app like this for when LBP comes out on the Vita.2012-09-01 19:09:00

Author:
Nick930930
Posts: 878

Well, there is a developer kit (http://www.playstation.com/psm/developer/index_e.html) (beta) for the vita. Anyways, this app is designed for iPhone/iPod Touch, not iPad, so if you do run it on your iPad, it will be scaled (the app isn't "universal"). Nice app btw.

I had no idea about this! Can't wait till this is released so much stuff is going to come out!

(And a Vita version of this hopefully )		2012-09-01 19:39:00

Author:
Jovuto
Posts: 2345

It doesn't have to be Vita specific, it just needs to be an Android app for PSMobile2012-09-01 20:25:00

Author:
GribbleGrunger
Posts: 3910

Man. i don't have an iPod touch... but i DO have an IPAD. sooo... but will this work on android? i have a T-Mobile phone.



I had no idea about this! Can't wait till this is released so much stuff is going to come out!

(And a Vita version of this hopefully )
On the iPad HD there is a scaler. so you can still run iPod apps on iPad. just at lower res.		2012-09-01 21:44:00

Author:
TinyMoMo
Posts: 132

Really excellent stuff! Polished, nice graphics, nice animations.

Couple question:

1. Is this an ObjectiveC app?
2. Is there a reason there's no "MOAR" button when looking at my published levels? I can't see all of them in the list.

Glad to hear that you are enjoying the app!

1) Yes, it was written in Objective-C

2) When I started making the app I had originally planned to use JSON Feeds that are available to retrieve information from for LBP.me. I figured that using these feeds would probably increase the chance that the app would run fine even when LBP.me was updated. Well, as added more and more functionality to the app, it became obvious that these feeds just weren't adequate. One of the many limitations is that you can only retrieve the 10 most recent levels for a category. So, I ditched the feed idea for all cases except a users levels. I kept using that one in hopes that even with a site change by Sony/Mm, the user would still have access to their level info without a crash (but as soon as they access Mm Picks or Trending it would go sour).

Chances are good that even with the JSON Feed being used for a users levels, the app will still crash once a major site update comes along, so I will probably just switch over to retrieving a user's level info the same way I am grabbing Mm Pick info and that will allow you to see more than 10 levels.

Hope that sort of makes sense. And don't worry, when LBP.me is updated, I will be posting an app update ASAP to fix the app if it causes the app to stop functioning


Just published a new level, and this app made following the levels progress a breeze! What a wonderful tool, great work!

I'm glad to see you are making full use of the "Recent Activity" functionality. The optimal time to be using it is with a level launch since it will easily keep you up to date with how the level is doing.


Awesome, thanks! Will this be compatible with LBP Vita and LBP Karting when they release?

I have no idea how LBP.me will change to accommodate Karting and LBP Vita, but I plan on making the app work with that side of the site as well


It is an awsome application! I love the ability to follow creators and see when they publish new levels ect. I was thinking maybe add on the ability to view comments on my own and other creators profiles? In the next update?

Fantastic work. Thank you.

A lot of my beta testers requested this functionality, but every few days one of them would request something new, and if I just kept adding things then the app would have never gone live. This is certainly something that I plan to add, though I can pretty much guarantee it will not be in the first update. The first update will be to fix bugs that people find since I just went from a userbase of ~7 testers to a userbase of hundreds of users.



Man. i don't have an iPod touch... but i DO have an IPAD. sooo... but will this work on android? i have a T-Mobile phone.



On the iPad HD there is a scaler. so you can still run iPod apps on iPad. just at lower res.


This post was a bit confusing because it had a quote in middle of it. I can't tell if it is answering a question or asking a question. Either way, you are correct that it can scale up on an iPad, but the images will not appear low-res because they are high res images so that the app will look crisp on the iPhone4's retina screen. All the artwork will look great on the iPad, but the dynamic text may appear slightly blurry when scaled up. It should still be very readable though 		2012-09-01 22:03:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

Afpoo, it would be great to add a newsfeed for various fansites hubs and stuff2012-09-02 09:23:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Afpoo, it would be great to add a newsfeed for various fansites hubs and stuff

This is a great idea and something that I plan on implementing. I was even considering doing a push notification news feed that I send out notifications manually (about fansites, Mm Picks, updates, etc...).

Great idea!		2012-09-02 15:07:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

That song...
Oh man, that song.
Anyone know what it is?

Also, fantastic app, I'll definitely download this.		2012-09-02 17:20:00

Author:
dragonember
Posts: 607

Great! Now I can stalk follow my favourite creators wherever I go! Thank you AFPoo, you're absolutely awesome :3


That song...
Oh man, that song.
Anyone know what it is?

Also, fantastic app, I'll definitely download this.

It stood at the end of the video I think >.>		2012-09-02 20:06:00

Author:
moonwire
Posts: 1627

That song...
Oh man, that song.
Anyone know what it is?

Also, fantastic app, I'll definitely download this.

Moonwire is correct, it is listed at the end :-)

Thanks for the kind words! Glad you like the look of it :-D


Great! Now I can stalk follow my favourite creators wherever I go! Thank you AFPoo, you're absolutely awesome :3

It stood at the end of the video I think >.>

Happy Stalking! I'm glad you are enjoying that functionality 		2012-09-03 03:20:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

Quite interesting new Touch App, every LBP fan (who have a smart phone of course) should get it. Sadly I haven't one yet, but if get one on the future this app will be one of my priorities.2012-09-03 03:28:00

Author:
Unknown User

This is a great idea and something that I plan on implementing. I was even considering doing a push notification news feed that I send out notifications manually (about fansites, Mm Picks, updates, etc...).

Great idea!

Would be cool if someone manages to keep update of the news feed to avoid you the extra work
and i mean also for the standard internet.
maybe even some kind of widget that fansites can update would be nice		2012-09-03 08:52:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Quite interesting new Touch App, every LBP fan (who have a smart phone of course) should get it. Sadly I haven't one yet, but if get one on the future this app will be one of my priorities.

I'm glad that you like the look of the app Thanks for the reply!



Would be cool if someone manages to keep update of the news feed to avoid you the extra work
and i mean also for the standard internet.
maybe even some kind of widget that fansites can update would be nice

I think that your idea would be the absolute best scenario because I could hand that side of the app off to the community leaders to use as they want. Obviously we couldn't have spamming of notifications, but it would be nice to allow all the major sites to be able to post about things like their Pick Hubs, major stories, etc...

Thanks for the feedback!		2012-09-04 13:30:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

Cool app. It would be nice to see a recent activity feature to see whaat people have been up to and the ability to search for levels. however its a great app so far!2012-09-05 02:56:00

Author:
airide101
Posts: 141

Is there information about Android app? will the android version made?2012-09-05 06:33:00

Author:
doggy97
Posts: 964

Cool app. It would be nice to see a recent activity feature to see whaat people have been up to and the ability to search for levels. however its a great app so far!

I plan to add that in a future update. It has been requested a lot


Is there information about Android app? will the android version made?

I believe that ShadowRiverUB is working on an Android LBP.me client, but it will not be LBP Hub for Android.		2012-09-06 14:07:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

This would be the perfect PS Vita App. Is there anyway you can get Sony to put this on PSN?2012-09-07 02:57:00

Author:
unc92sax
Posts: 928

Sorry, I don't have the power to tell Sony what they should and shouldn't do :-(2012-09-07 14:35:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

Sorry, I don't have the power to tell Sony what they should and shouldn't do :-(

Have you got the PSSuite or it could be called PSMobile now? I'm not sure if the beta is still out there, but it would mean that if you made it for the Vita using that you'd have a huge audience of many Android devices that are partners with Sony, such as Wikipad

here it is: http://www.playstation.com/psm/developer/index_e.html		2012-09-07 17:11:00

Author:
GribbleGrunger
Posts: 3910

Will this ever come to android.2012-09-10 00:37:00

Author:
artise
Posts: 353

Sorry, I don't have the power to tell Sony what they should and shouldn't do :-(
I meant is there a way to request or sell it to them or something? If MM found out about this, I bet they could promote it to Sony.		2012-09-10 00:43:00

Author:
unc92sax
Posts: 928

Will this ever come to android.The answer to that question is four posts up (https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=73633-LBP-Hub-App-for-iPhone-iPad-iPod-Touch&p=1039873&viewfull=1#post1039873).




I meant is there a way to request or sell it to them or something? If MM found out about this, I bet they could promote it to Sony.Mm knows about it - they were involved in the development. Tom Kiss was one of the beta testers.		2012-09-10 03:18:00

Author:
Taffey
Posts: 3187

Ok since you guys don't giving poo a calm down about Android version, i guess i need to do ofical statement. Yes im working on Android version, i did parrael with poo's iOS version, but 1. his faster then me 2. I got distracted by LBPKarting Beta and Olimpics.... as well as Paraolimpics, sicne those are over i try to be back on track ^^' im really sorry about that, specialy Poo since now Android users bather him

Ok i will tell the status of app so you guys know whats up with it ;]

First of all it won't be LittleBigHub port, this app will be 100% diffrent app, more Android like UI and will have diffrent name. I got some my own ideas for some cool features which you wont see in LBHub (as well vice-versa)

I defently (but not 100%) know it's gonna have minimum Android 2.2 requirment due fact since then screen dencity relative pixel units been implemnted and im using them intensivitly for level icons composition, when i run app in 2.1 icons are dislocated. Besieds it gives 96% userbase accessibility:

http://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html

....which is not bad.

I got data retriving code ready for everythign then pins data which is hard to capture. All its missing is UI (for now i only had prototype UI for testing data code retriving), i got main screen half way done. I also ocnsidering waiting for LBPV and LBPK since it may bring dramatic changes to LBP.Me which would require changeing data retriving code.I can't tell when app will be ready so no relese date.

I hope you guys satisfied with info ;] ......and LEAVE POO ALONE!!!! *crys*		2012-09-10 21:06:00

Author:
Shadowriver
Posts: 3991

Could you develop it for PSMobile? (which is Android based) That way we can get it for the Vita 2012-09-10 21:21:00

Author:
GribbleGrunger
Posts: 3910

Could you develop it for PSMobile? (which is Android based) That way we can get it for the Vita

PSMobile is not Android based it's Sony own platfrom running on Mono (open source version of Microsoft's .NET which is Java wannabe). If it was Android based you would already seen Android apps on it and it would work without me doing anything.		2012-09-10 23:35:00

Author:
Shadowriver
Posts: 3991

It's good to see you are getting some official word out about your Android LBP.me app Shadow! I certainly didn't mind having people ask about an Android version, but I am sure they will be happy to get an official word from you instead of me mentioning it off-hand like I have been.

I am excited to see these new features you are cooking up! And BTW, I have seen Shadow's Android app running and the Andoid LBPers out there should be excited!


On a completely different note, LBP Hub was featured on Sack It To Me: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/09/10/sack-it-to-me-the-awesomesauce-littlebighub/		2012-09-11 12:36:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

PSMobile is not Android based it's Sony own platfrom running on Mono (open source version of Microsoft's .NET which is Java wannabe). If it was Android based you would already seen Android apps on it and it would work without me doing anything.

Why is it compatible with Android devices then? I'm not technically minded by the way 		2012-09-11 18:23:00

Author:
GribbleGrunger
Posts: 3910

Why is it compatible with Android devices then? I'm not technically minded by the way

Because Android is Linux and can run any linux application, thru it may use Android's NDK (non-Java Android app) to run PSMobile apps		2012-09-12 02:05:00

Author:
Shadowriver
Posts: 3991

Oh one more thing Actully very importent thing, i don't know if poo said that, but both apps (mine and poos) is very sensitive to changes in LBP.Me. if it's updated may go buggy or even crash. Since we can't predict updates, we can't avoid it, so all you can do is wait for update of app. So ahead warning since LBPV and LBPK coming which will defiantly update LBP.Me, so don't panic if thta hapens ;]2012-09-12 03:56:00

Author:
Shadowriver
Posts: 3991

ShadowRiver is 100% correct. I am completely expecting issues to arise when LBPV is added to LBP.me and I will be spending every day working on LBP Hub until it is compatible with the changes.2012-09-12 14:29:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

Amazingflyingpoo, you are getting a lot of advertising in Neogaf's LBPVita review thread!! My full admiration is yours

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=491002&page=7		2012-09-16 13:44:00

Author:
GribbleGrunger
Posts: 3910

Amazingflyingpoo, you are getting a lot of advertising in Neogaf's LBPVita review thread!! My full admiration is yours

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=491002&page=7

donkey show = Gevurah22 if i remember right 		2012-09-16 14:14:00

Author:
Shadowriver
Posts: 3991

Heres a list of stuff they should prob do for this
1. Release this as a DLC extension for LBPV.
2. Put this on Vita
3. Sell it for 4.99		2012-09-17 03:31:00

Author:
TinyMoMo
Posts: 132

Amazingflyingpoo, you are getting a lot of advertising in Neogaf's LBPVita review thread!! My full admiration is yours

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=491002&page=7

Thanks for pointing this out I had not seen posts on NeoGaf about LBP Hub. That's exciting 		2012-09-17 17:20:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

Ok at this point it looks like we gonna have a little problem with LBP Vita support, not only they use diffrent servers but i hear LBP.me is diffrent (i can't connect to it for some reason), we could as well need to create seperate apps and im not happy about it. But we will see how it goes2012-09-18 20:32:00

Author:
Shadowriver
Posts: 3991

Maybe the web implementations will be different (and I bet LBPK's will be even more different than Vita's), but if so the community will be looking to you guys to make The One App To View Them All. 2012-09-18 20:52:00

Author:
Uncuddly
Posts: 237

I have downloaded this app- it is great. However, as one does not require a password to log into their account, people could log into the account of other people, and add their levels to the queue of the person whose account they have logged into, in a hope that those people would play it/ them. As you have probably guessed, this could be a potential problem. I have tested this theory with the account of my friend (who gave me permission), and the level which I selected was in his queue.2012-09-20 18:03:00

Author:
Unknown User

I have downloaded this app- it is great. However, as one does not require a password to log into their account, people could log into the account of other people, and add their levels to the queue of the person whose account they have logged into, in a hope that those people would play it/ them. As you have probably guessed, this could be a potential problem. I have tested this theory with the account of my friend (who gave me permission), and the level which I selected was in his queue.

App does not log in to PSN, it's impossible to login to PSN without password.... it more like login to app it self all data that is needed to provide info you profile is public (if you allow) so it's possible to grab you level data just by typing whats you PSN name. I already said poo that he name it wrong, since now people taking this too seriously.		2012-09-20 18:37:00

Author:
Shadowriver
Posts: 3991

Ok at this point it looks like we gonna have a little problem with LBP Vita support, not only they use diffrent servers but i hear LBP.me is diffrent (i can't connect to it for some reason), we could as well need to create seperate apps and im not happy about it. But we will see how it goes


Sorry to hear that. I had been hoping to throw this on my Android once you guys added LBPV support.


Thanks to you both for all your hard work.		2012-09-20 20:03:00

Author:
Xenon
Posts: 306

I have downloaded this app- it is great. However, as one does not require a password to log into their account, people could log into the account of other people, and add their levels to the queue of the person whose account they have logged into, in a hope that those people would play it/ them. As you have probably guessed, this could be a potential problem. I have tested this theory with the account of my friend (who gave me permission), and the level which I selected was in his queue.

Excellent question (and thanks to ShadowRiver for replying!). I didn't do the best of jobs naming this seeing as it has raised a lot o unintentional concern. I made a post that was put on the LittleBigLand blog to explain why there is no security issue: http://www.littlebigland.com/littlebighub-security-concerns/		2012-09-21 11:32:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

Version 1.2 of LBP Hub was submitted this morning (I submitted it yesterday afternoon but then needed to resubmit because of an <iOS6 issue). This update is HUGE and should really help add to the experience.

Here is what the update will contain:

1) Music has been added which was supplied by WeirdyBeardy

2) Sounds from LBP2 have been added throughout the app.

3) Data management has been added so now you can opt out of loading creator/player avatars and/or level links, which are what uses the most data in the app. If you opt out then there will just be the standard placeholder level link or player avatar. This will help make the app load much more quickly when using a slow 3G connection.

4) A settings menu has been added which is where you can adjust music, sound, and data settings.

5) Credits have been added so you can see everyone who helped out with LBP Hub.

6) There was an issue with loading more activity for a level when you pressed the "MOAR" button. Last week it began just loading the same page every time you pressed it because of a change on LBP.me. That has been corrected and you can once again load older activity.

7) Push Notifications have been added. This could turn out to be the best thing about the app for those who like to hear about LBP News the second it happen. Notifications will be used to pass LBP news such as new Mm Picks, forum level hubs, podcasts, DLC announcements/news, etc... as soon as the news is announced, and your iOS device will play a LBP sound when the news is pushed to it if you have the sound on.

8) A number of things were changed to improve memory management which will help the app to load and run more smoothly.		2012-09-25 18:05:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

Looks fantatic, but it's only available on Apple devices. Perhaps you could make it available on android?2012-09-27 17:30:00

Author:
Unknown User

ShadowRiverUB is working on an Android LBP.me app. It will not be LBP Hub on Android, but I'm sure it will be just as good 2012-09-27 18:34:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

ShadowRiverUB is working on an Android LBP.me app. It will not be LBP Hub on Android, but I'm sure it will br just as good

I wonder how many times you're gonna have to tell people that. 		2012-09-27 19:22:00

Author:
PGdafrog
Posts: 277

I wonder how many times you're gonna have to tell people that.

LOL, perhaps I should add "...and ShadowRiverUB is make an Android LBP.me client" into my sig 		2012-09-28 15:34:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

Version 1.2 of LBP Hub went live last night. Here are pics and a description of what you will find:

1) Music has been added! Thanks to WeirdyBeardy, we now have music made in LBP to play while you use the app.

2) Sound FX from LBP2 have been added into the app. As you navigate through LBP Hub you should hear plenty of very familiar sounds to make it feel like a true LBP experience.

3) Data Usage Settings have been added to that you can choose how much data you want to use. This won't really matter for those of you only using Wifi, but if you are using 3G/4G, you can now opt out of retrieving user Avatars and/or Level Links:

When you have data set to LOW, user Avatars and Level Links will fill in with default images:

http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/amazingflyingpoo/LevelLinksWithDataOff.png http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/amazingflyingpoo/AvatarsWithDataOff.png

4) Push Notifications have been added so that up-to-the-minute news can be pushed to you. Now you can be notified about all of the happenings around the community like new DLC, Mm Picks, Hubs, Podcasts, etc... without spending every waking moment on a forum

5) Settings have been added to LBP Hub:

http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/amazingflyingpoo/Settings.png

You can navigate through the settings to adjust the Volume of Music and Sound FX:

http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/amazingflyingpoo/VolumeControls.png

or to adjust the Data Settings:

http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/amazingflyingpoo/DataControls.png

6) Credits have been added to show who has helped to make LBP Hub what it is:

http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/amazingflyingpoo/Credits.png

7) LittleBigForum and Radio Playstation have been added to the Portal

http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/amazingflyingpoo/LitttleBigForumInPortal.png http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/amazingflyingpoo/RadioPSInPortal.png		2012-10-04 15:29:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

As excited as I am about this, will there be a similar app for Android users? I really want this app 2012-10-20 17:58:00

Author:
indiebud
Posts: 80

As excited as I am about this, will there be a similar app for Android users? I really want this app

I'm really sorry this is being asked again, so I will answer it again. ShadowRiverUB is currently working on a version for Android users. If you would've looked up 2 or 3 posts you could have learned this. 		2012-10-20 20:25:00

Author:
fireblitz95
Posts: 2018

Oh my god! I feel like such an idiot! I get annoyed at people who do what I've just done haha! I'm so sorry!
Thanks anyway!		2012-10-20 23:43:00

Author:
indiebud
Posts: 80

Oh my god! I feel like such an idiot! I get annoyed at people who do what I've just done haha! I'm so sorry!
Thanks anyway!

LoL, it's quite alright, I was happy to help you. 		2012-10-21 00:17:00

Author:
fireblitz95
Posts: 2018

Oh good! haha! I'm quite new to this and I'm still trying to find my bearings, I keep forgetting to go to the last page in the thread before replying! haha!2012-10-21 00:22:00

Author:
indiebud
Posts: 80

Not a problem :-) It's good to know you are excited about the app! Sorry it is not on a platform available to you :-(

@fireblitz: Thanks for answering the question! It was nice not to answer an Android question myself 		2012-10-21 14:48:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

Update 1.3 went live over the weekend and here is what has changed and been added:

1) The biggest addition is the addition of in-app News. After adding Push Notifications with update 1.2, it was requested many, many times that the News shows up in-app since it will disappear out of your push notifications as soon as you view any single push (making it easy to lose news if you have multiple stories waiting for you).


http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/amazingflyingpoo/News.png


2) You can now share about levels on Facebook or Twitter from in-app. When viewing a Level's Page, just touch the Facebook or Twitter button.


http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/amazingflyingpoo/Facebook.png http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/amazingflyingpoo/Twitter.png


3) The main screen of the app has been rearranged a bit to make room for the News section. Now the News is in the bottom-right where the Search button used to be, and Search and Settings are in the top-right corner. You will find a button to follow @LBPHub on twitter in the bottom-left corner:


http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/amazingflyingpoo/MainScreen.png



4) The Level Page has been changed to add the Facebook and Twitter buttons. Before this update, level stats were shown on this page, but it was becoming to cluttered so a "Level Information" button has been added and pressing this will cause a new screen with the level stats to appear.


http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/amazingflyingpoo/LevelPage.png http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/amazingflyingpoo/Stats.png


5) Credits were added with update 1.2, but they were a bit bland, there was a spelling error, and names needed to be added. Because of this, the credits have been redone to add LBP Artwork and correct the issues.


http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/amazingflyingpoo/Credits-1.png


6) Some bugs were fixed as well.

The first happened when someone you were following would delete all of their levels. This was a critical bug because the app would no longer open if it occurred. It has been resolved.

The second bug was introduced with update 1.2. If you got a phone call while using LBP Hub, when you returned to the app the music and sounds would no longer play unless you closed the app and reopened it. This issue has been resolved.


Thanks for using the app, and please remember to review it on iTunes if you have no done so already: REVIEW APP HERE (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=526391848&mt=8) (You need to select "View in iTunes" on the left-hand side and you can then review it in iTunes)		2012-11-05 12:40:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

Still no news on a vita side app? Has Media Molecule even offered to pick it up and get licensing rights to use this?2012-11-05 16:40:00

Author:
Nick930930
Posts: 878

This is a HUGE update - great work! I'm especially loving the in-app news list. 2012-11-05 20:18:00

Author:
Taffey
Posts: 3187

Hey I was just wondering something, it says that I require iOS5 or higher to use this new update. Thing is my iPad doesn't have that, so what should I do? Can I download iOS5, if so how?2012-11-05 20:32:00

Author:
fireblitz95
Posts: 2018

Hey I was just wondering something, it says that I require iOS5 or higher to use this new update. Thing is my iPad doesn't have that, so what should I do? Can I download iOS5, if so how?Ah, yes that could be an issue.

You need to sync your iPad with iTunes on your computer. Once you've done that, you will have an option to update your iPad to the latest version of iOS. It's not very hard to do but it can take a couple hours waiting for the files to download and install. Mostly you just plug it in, click a couple things, and then go do something else while your iPad does its thing.

The nice thing is that once you update to iOS5 (or better), future firmware updates take place via background cloud downloads - WAY easier than syncing to your computer with a physical cable.		2012-11-05 20:54:00

Author:
Taffey
Posts: 3187

Ah, yes that could be an issue.

You need to sync your iPad with iTunes on your computer. Once you've done that, you will have an option to update your iPad to the latest version of iOS. It's not very hard to do but it can take a couple hours waiting for the files to download and install. Mostly you just plug it in, click a couple things, and then go do something else while your iPad does its thing.

The nice thing is that once you update to iOS5 (or better), future firmware updates take place via background cloud downloads - WAY easier than syncing to your computer with a physical cable.


Wow thanks! You'd be suprised how hard an answer that is to find on the internet... However, I knew my trusted pals at LBPC would give me an answer in no time at all. 		2012-11-05 20:57:00

Author:
fireblitz95
Posts: 2018

Apple is making it harder and harder to develop for <iOS5, so finally I just gave in and I'm only releasing apps for iOS5+ because it's not worth the trouble of working against how Apple has set everything up to work with iOS5+ when developing but nothing lower.

I think you'll be happy that you updated to iOS5 though :-)

BTW, thanks for offering the solution Tom!		2012-11-05 21:01:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

I must say I'm loving the app with its latest update. The news section is so sweet, I can get all the info I need in the blink of an eye! That sound pretty commertial-ish, didn't it?

Now seriosuly, great work!		2012-11-05 21:38:00

Author:
yugnar
Posts: 1478

I must say I'm loving the app with its latest update. The news section is so sweet, I can get all the info I need in the blink of an eye! That sound pretty commertial-ish, didn't it?

Now seriosuly, great work!

Glad to hear it! I may be mistaken, but I believe you were one of the people who requested to have the news in-app after update 1.2 went live

I am really happy to have the news there now. It's nice having the latest 25ish stories (which usually covers about a week) at your fingertips.		2012-11-05 22:25:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

I just downloaded the app and it's really amazing! The artwork and sounds feel so perfectly LBP and the navigation is so easy and convenient. It definitely deserves five stars, more even, if that was possible . I only wish there was a full scale iPad version, or if it could work for the LBP.me of LBP Vita. But that's being picky . This app is already completely great as it is. Thanks so much for making it!2012-11-18 15:07:00

Author:
Phalaina
Posts: 181

Thanks for the feedback! It is great that you like the app. As for the iPad version and the vita.lbp.me support, info about both of those should be coming in the next few weeks. Neither is in the works yet, but I am hoping they will be soon enough

By the way, it is great to hear from you Phalaina, it has been a while!		2012-11-18 15:36:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

Just downloaded this awesomeness.2012-11-19 01:42:00

Author:
Unknown User

I finally broke down and updated to that dreaded iOS6. -_-

Let me say though, I loved the new improvements on the App. Great job. 		2012-11-24 20:36:00

Author:
fireblitz95
Posts: 2018

Owner of a brand spanking new Samsung Galaxy S3.

Where's dat android version already?		2012-11-26 04:10:00

Author:
Nick930930
Posts: 878

Sorryy for being slow ^^' i kind of busy with wiki and for a week i was working on LBA and also i working on something that i can tell about (but you will see soon ) that takes the most time right now, i need to finish something in wiki first to continue work on android app... curently im on implementing tag selection for advance search which is most complex feature so far2012-11-27 17:54:00

Author:
Shadowriver
Posts: 3991

I don't know if this has been pointed out yet or not, but I found a bug. (who would've guessed I'd find something )

Anyway, what I found I'll make a step by step process.

From the main menu:
1. Select search
2. Click the text box and have the keyboard popup
3. Swipe back to the main menu (The keyboard will still be up)
4. Hit search (you can enter a psn if you want)
5. The result is the main menu and the search/player menu overlapping.

EDIT: Messing around with this, I managed to get an infinite number pages(or at least every settings page) on the screen at the same time, while only being in control of one, by selecting the settings menu when I still had the keyboard up and hitting search with any of the settings pages open. I'll grab some pics.

EDIT 2: Pics!

When you hit search without entering a psn:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2mysfkqev2xgo3v/IMG_2534.png


The rest of the pics are just nonsense...


https://www.dropbox.com/s/87g6j53p9qcwa01/IMG_2535.png


https://www.dropbox.com/s/dh7llznwy0y4ykb/IMG_2536.png


https://www.dropbox.com/s/pstxxdyz4a63p1a/IMG_2537.png		2012-11-28 03:31:00

Author:
ConverseFox
Posts: 2333

Wow, that is not only a great catch, but also an excellent bug report! It took me a second to realize what you meant at step #4 because I would just hit "Search" at the top of the screen and it would take me back and all was well, but eventually I realized that you meant to hit "Search" on the keyboard.

Thanks for giving the detailed steps to make the issue repeatable. I will certainly fix this with the next update

On a different note, do you have any idea why your pics don't show up? They are just broken images for me It's no big deal since I was able to repeat the issue by following your instructions.		2012-11-28 13:29:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

On a different note, do you have any idea why your pics don't show up? They are just broken images for me It's no big deal since I was able to repeat the issue by following your instructions.

I guess they only show up for me since I was using Dropbox. Sorry, I'll fix them. 		2012-11-28 21:07:00

Author:
ConverseFox
Posts: 2333

Wow, that is not only a great catch, but also an excellent bug report! It took me a second to realize what you meant at step #4 because I would just hit "Search" at the top of the screen and it would take me back and all was well, but eventually I realized that you meant to hit "Search" on the keyboard.

Thanks for giving the detailed steps to make the issue repeatable. I will certainly fix this with the next update

On a different note, do you have any idea why your pics don't show up? They are just broken images for me It's no big deal since I was able to repeat the issue by following your instructions.

I told you about search keyboard bug long time ago you still didnt fix it		2012-11-29 12:50:00

Author:
Shadowriver
Posts: 3991

Yeah, I guess not. I either fixed something related to it or couldn't figure out exactly what the issue was (how to reproduce it) Sorry about that. I certainly do remember you mentioning the search issue.2012-11-29 13:49:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

Just order keyboard to close when it leaves search view... if that possible in iOS. I had similar problem on Android and i just did that2012-11-29 21:57:00

Author:
Shadowriver
Posts: 3991

Yeah, it will be a super simple fix. I just resign the keyboard as first responder when the view is pushed off screen and it will close and even if it is not open it will not cause any issues. I'll probably hold off on releasing an update which fixes this until I have more to add though. An update simply for a rare bug like this would be a bit overkill 2012-11-30 13:49:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

I'll probably hold off on releasing an update which fixes this until I have more to add though. An update simply for a rare bug like this would be a bit overkill Well I did find another issue that may be worth addressing. So the other day I was playing the Spice Girls game while doing a handstand on an old DDR pad and humming the Star Spangled Banner. I found that the harmonies generated by the background music and the Spice Girls sound track (coupled with RF interference from the DDR pad) were not as ideally pleasing as they could be. So if you could address that it would be great.

Granted, this may be something of an edge case, but I figured you should know. 		2012-11-30 18:55:00

Author:
Taffey
Posts: 3187

Well I did find another issue that may be worth addressing. So the other day I was playing the Spice Girls game while doing a handstand on an old DDR pad and humming the Star Spangled Banner. I found that the harmonies generated by the background music and the Spice Girls sound track (coupled with RF interference from the DDR pad) were not as ideally pleasing as they could be. So if you could address that it would be great.

Granted, this may be something of an edge case, but I figured you should know.


http://i.imgur.com/zDcF7.gif		2012-11-30 19:08:00

Author:
fireblitz95
Posts: 2018

The update to LBP.me from 12/17/12 ended up breaking most of the functionality (everything but news pushed) in LBP Hub. I am working on an update and will submit it as soon as possible. It will probably take me a few more days.2012-12-18 16:42:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

This app is great, but lately I haven't been able to use it at all. Whenever I press Get Started, I get a message that my PSN is "not someone who plays LittleBigPlanet online", then I'm automatically taken back to the Get Started page.
It's an iPad 2, iOS 5.1.1		2012-12-22 04:13:00

Author:
ThisDudeRufus
Posts: 170

This app is great, but lately I haven't been able to use it at all. Whenever I press Get Started, I get a message that my PSN is "not someone who plays LittleBigPlanet online", then I'm automatically taken back to the Get Started page.
It's an iPad 2, iOS 5.1.1

Yeah, it was the new LBP.me update that did it... I think.		2012-12-22 04:14:00

Author:
fireblitz95
Posts: 2018

The update (v1.4) has been approved by Apple and should be showing up across the world in the following 24 hours. It is already available in NA, but it may take longer for other regions. If you update and it still doesn't work then make sure that you updated to version 1.4. Right when a new update shows up for some reason the app store can sometimes still display an older update. I've had reports on Twitter of this happening to people, but if they waited a bit longer then new update showed up and ran fine for them 2013-01-03 21:40:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

I downloaded the update just now and everything works perfectly - thanks for getting it fixed so quickly after lbp.me apocalypse of 2012. 2013-01-03 22:06:00

Author:
Taffey
Posts: 3187

I downloaded the update just now and everything works perfectly - thanks for getting it fixed so quickly after lbp.me apocalypse of 2012.

It sure felt like the apocalypse to me. I think I might have a breakdown when I listen to the new PMP since I will be hearing my own reaction moments after realizing that the crap had hit the fan That was not a fun week.		2013-01-04 15:58:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

Thanks to some great members from the community who helped me figure out where the bug was, I was able to get rid of a nasty crashing bug that a significant number of users were experiencing when they selected a level to view in the app. The update was just submitted so hopefully it will show up in the next 1 to 2 weeks.2013-01-07 19:39:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515

Update 1.4.2 just went live. This update was submitted because some users were having issues with accessing the News. I have already confirmed with those users that this update fixed the issue for them. If anyone is still experiencing issues then please let me know.2013-01-23 12:08:00

Author:
amazingflyingpoo
Posts: 1515


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