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Originally Posted by MarkC1984
Apps and their developers. Why is it that when you either just get used to something or you like something, they go and change it? Been using Spotify for a while now, and just now it updated when I launched it. The apps section seems to have been removed, lists are not synced for offline listening, and generally just looks worse.
I've complained to them on Twitter about, but doubt I will ever get a reply.
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I hate it when an app relies on an online service, that service changes (or goes off line) and the app is not updated to reflect the change, essentially rendering it useless. I've had that happen a few times.
In fairness to the developer of the latest one, Tube Deluxe, he has announced that he is in the process of rewriting the App and redesigning the server infrastructure it relies on from the ground up, and he does usually respond to tweets. He has also pulled the app from the app store while he rewrites it, but the new version of the app will not apparently be available until May.
Of course, the danger for him is that he had a loyal following, because his app was one of the first on the app store that offered the full TFL Journey Planner functionality, and status reports on all the tube and DLR lines. A lot of those people will have been forced to move to other apps for this info, and may not be willing to move back.