[Version 1.8 released] iPad application for displaying and interacting with UFCs: iUFCExport

[idowza]

Great app! 

Any plans to add panels for the Apache?  You mentioned maybe adding a map function as well.  That would be awesome! 

[ReflexArc]

This is really great, like other people said, it "just works." Are you still involved/maintaining the project? I noticed no updates on github in the last 9 mo. I would really love to have the pylon selectors / jettison module available as those are something I might need to use quickly in combat and can be hard to click on in the heat of the moment!

[JUICE-AWG]

On 10/4/2021 at 10:08 AM, lwalter said:

What should come next?

I'm thinking of counter measures panels, but please provide your suggestions.

F-15E Strike Eagle UFC?

[lwalter]

All, I'd like to give some news about iUFCExport.

A few months ago, I bought a Quest 2 and went into VR with DCS. As you can imagine, an iPad is unfortunately no use in VR and as many of you read from VR thread in this forum, once you used DCS in VR and found good graphic settings, it's very difficult to go back to a flat screen

However, I got requests to enhance my iPad application for new planes and new panels. Once my work gets a little less crazy, I'll spend again time on this app. Adding new panels is not too hard actually. I'll try to write some guidelines for those with some development background so that they could contribute to the source code on GitHub. 

Stay tuned!

[LTCjRet]

I’m a big fan of your application and thankful for your willingness to update it, especially since you won’t be using it personally. Kudos and thanks for the effort! Looking forward to seeing an F-15E update. 

Edited June 30, 2023 by LTCjRet

[lwalter]

Release new version 1.7.1 this weekend.

It's just a patch to fix some button push issues (not registered or stuck in DCS).

(It was also to make sure I could still build and publish it in the Apple App Store, since I haven't touched it for a while  )

[Phantom_Mark]

On 6/27/2023 at 8:47 PM, lwalter said:

All, I'd like to give some news about iUFCExport.

A few months ago, I bought a Quest 2 and went into VR with DCS. As you can imagine, an iPad is unfortunately no use in VR and as many of you read from VR thread in this forum, once you used DCS in VR and found good graphic settings, it's very difficult to go back to a flat screen

However, I got requests to enhance my iPad application for new planes and new panels. Once my work gets a little less crazy, I'll spend again time on this app. Adding new panels is not too hard actually. I'll try to write some guidelines for those with some development background so that they could contribute to the source code on GitHub. 

Stay tuned!

You can thank me later

Best of both worlds....

[lwalter]

2 hours ago, Phantom_Mark said:

You can thank me later

Best of both worlds....

not sure what you mean by best of both worlds ? you mean using a VR headset and iUFCExport on an iPad at the same time?

[Phantom_Mark]

By trimming the lower eye surround you get the full VR experience, whilst being able to see your hardware and screens out the bottom when needed, personally I don't find it hurts the VR experience one bit, also means your face is a lot cooler as well, double bonus.

[BMamba]

Guys I need some help. I have an old iPad 3 running IOS 9.3.5

I tried to download iUFCExport from Apple store and it says it is not compatible with my iPad.

Any ideas, workarounds, solutions ?

the iUFCExport page also says we either download it from store or we build it from source with xcode. I downloaded source already. Instructions for this procedure?

 

[BMamba]

On 7/10/2023 at 3:11 PM, BMamba said:

Guys I need some help. I have an old iPad 3 running IOS 9.3.5

I tried to download iUFCExport from Apple store and it says it is not compatible with my iPad.

Any ideas, workarounds, solutions ?

the iUFCExport page also says we either download it from store or we build it from source with xcode. I downloaded source already. Instructions for this procedure?

 

Anyone ?

[BMamba]

On 7/31/2023 at 10:32 PM, BMamba said:

Anyone ?

???

 

[idowza]

On 8/22/2023 at 5:22 AM, BMamba said:

???

 

Installing it through the app store is impossible as your iPad is obsolete now.  It's a bummer, but just the way apple does it.

You could possibly jail break the iPad.  Or use some developer tools to build the app.  However, if the developer built it for a newer iOS version (hence why you can't install it) it may not work anyways.

Sad to say you name need a newer iPad.  I ran into the same issue a few years ago.  

[Darkdiz]

Any update on the F-15E?

[lwalter]

On 8/23/2023 at 4:04 PM, idowza said:

Installing it through the app store is impossible as your iPad is obsolete now.  It's a bummer, but just the way apple does it.

You could possibly jail break the iPad.  Or use some developer tools to build the app.  However, if the developer built it for a newer iOS version (hence why you can't install it) it may not work anyways.

Sad to say you name need a newer iPad.  I ran into the same issue a few years ago.  

Sorry for the late answer @BMamba. As @idowza rightfully answered to you, there's nothing I can do to make a version for an older iOS version available on the App Store. Apple is making the rules and I try to support as old an iOS as they allow me to.

Technically, it could be possible, but it would be quite some effort to adapt to the older frameworks and libraries of iOS 9, which I don't think is worth it especially for a free application.

 

18 hours ago, Darkdiz said:

Any update on the F-15E?

both these are coming soon (during this September)

Edited August 27, 2023 by lwalter

[BMamba]

16 hours ago, lwalter said:

Sorry for the late answer @BMamba. As @idowza rightfully answered to you, there's nothing I can do to make a version for an older iOS version available on the App Store. Apple is making the rules and I try to support as old an iOS as they allow me to.

Technically, it could be possible, but it would be quite some effort to adapt to the older frameworks and libraries of iOS 9, which I don't think is worth it especially for a free application.

 

 

both these are coming soon (during this September)

 

@lwalterthank you very much for answering. Your app as you already know is GREAT!! I really want to give a purpose in life for my old iPad, that's why I was asking. My question was and still is how can I (not you as developer) build it from source with xcod, as stated in the iUFCExport page. I want to build it preferably with a few guidelines from you. Thanks in advance for your reply!

Edited August 28, 2023 by BMamba

[idowza]

1 hour ago, BMamba said:

@lwalterthank you very much for answering. Your app as you already know is GREAT!! I really want to give a purpose in life for my old iPad, that's why I was asking. My question was and still is how can I (not you as developer) build it from source with xcod, as stated in the iUFCExport page. I want to build it preferably with a few guidelines from you. Thanks in advance for your reply!

 

Google is your best ally is this instance.  I'm sure people have managed to install apps that don't support their specific iOS version, just not this specific app.  I don't think you will get any help/write up here for that process. 

But beware that even if you get it "installed" it may not (and I suspect probably) won't work since a lot of supporting software/libraries are different.

 It's a bummer,but a lot of older iPads are mostly e-waste now.  

[lwalter]

8 hours ago, BMamba said:

@lwalterthank you very much for answering. Your app as you already know is GREAT!! I really want to give a purpose in life for my old iPad, that's why I was asking. My question was and still is how can I (not you as developer) build it from source with xcod, as stated in the iUFCExport page. I want to build it preferably with a few guidelines from you. Thanks in advance for your reply!

 

If you know where the source code is, that's already a good start.

Current version of XCode can only support back to iOS 11. You would have to find/install an older version of XCode that still support iOS 9.

With older version of Xcode, you may have trouble opening all the UI / graphics resources. They make a big part of the app (the representation of the UFC and the button interactions).

Then, as explained by @idowza, you may have trouble with classes and APIs that didn't exist in iOS 9 (for the networking part, also for the AppKit framework itself, which changed a lot since iOS 9).

I can support if you have questions on the code itself.

[Woz234]

@lwalter thanks for the fantastic app and great to see your still updating it. Would you consider adding the DED to the F16 ICP? Would make it much more effective rather than having to look back up at the screen.

[MelonFarmer]

I'm pumped for the F-15E UFC. That was the last piece of the puzzle for me to use an old iPad as a multi aircraft UFC (I had been struggling with how to get an inexpensive, multi aircraft UFC setup). Thanks for the work on this, what a great app!

Edited September 17, 2023 by MelonFarmer

[lwalter]

As you are several getting excited for the F-15E UFC, here's a short preview of its current state: 

 

All buttons of F-15E UFC and of AH-64 Keyboard Unit (not displayed in the video) are now working. The last step is to add the displays. It shouldn't take too long now. Expect 1 to 2 weeks max before it appears in the Apple AppStore.

 

[Darkdiz]

The lineup for this starts right behind me

[HILOK]

@lwalter you are a genius ! thank you so much for doing this. works very nicely on my end 

[lwalter]

New version 1.8 was just submitted to Apple. Hopefully it won't take long until they accept this version and make it available in their AppStore.

A few notes:

The F-15E UFC display logic is quite convoluted (more complex than F/A 18C). Since I don't know the F-15E well enough to test any possible kind of info that is displayed in its UFC, please expect some bugs. This will be like a beta and I'll be glad to fix display errors I didn't catch.

[lwalter]

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The new version is now released on the App Store.

I realized I missed one thing: publishing the updated Lua script. I'll do that in an hour or two. Meanwhile, your display will remain empty. Sorry about that.