Most importantly, the updates include A&B and alternate days schedule shift after holidays, fixes of random syncing issues, customization of date for assignment notifications and some more improvements of general performance of the app.

Also, for iOS version the School Bell notification sound is added

Update: both versions are available on the App Store as of Dec 20, 2011.
NOTE: you need to update both iOS and Mac versions in order to get Cloud Sync work properly.

1. Double-check the settings in iStudiez Pro.
   • Go to Today > Info page > Settings > Notifications and make sure this option is turned ON
   • Go to Today > Info page > Settings > App Icon Badge and turn it ON
2. Open Settings application on your device (please do not confuse with settings within iStudiez Pro) > go to Notifications > iStudiez Pro > Turn ON Badge Icon and Notifications
3. Re-launch iStudiez Pro

iStudiez Pro Settings

iOS Settings

The update 1.0.4 is already submitted for approval, now waiting Apple’s feedback.

What’s new:

• Enhanced for OS X Lion: full screen support, basic restore (app will open where you left it)
• Week view now supports overnight events as well as events that start before 4 a.m.
• Data is saved to disk automatically when any change is made in the app
• Added alert message to prevent occasional delete of courses and semesters

Fixed and improved:

• Fixed synchronization of cancelled classes and exams
• Fixed swapped actions for “Cancel Classes” and “Keep Cancelled” buttons
• Fixed problem causing exams to be duplicated on several days in Overview
• Fixed day change refresh
• Fixed improper ordering of courses in Planner
• Fixed bug preventing input of decimal credits
• Improved drag & drop of classes in Planner
• Improved assignments list layout
• Minor improvements in localizations

As many of you start to ask when is the update and what features you should expect, we decided it is time to share the news. So here is what we prepared for the nearest update to make you love the app even more:

iPhone/iPad/Mac:

• you will finally be able to add grades to your exams
• option to add partners to assignments is enabled again
• added possibility to assign multiple instructors to classes
• added option to assign instructors to exams
• GPA scale for percents added
• we added possibility to assign negative values for your grades (for our users in some European countries and Scandinavia)
• maximum repeat period for a class is extended to 20 days, hopefully this will satisfy those of you who have weird schedules
• cancelled classes will now sync normally
• previously cancelled classes can be restored or optionally keep cancelled when you make any changes to the course schedule
• BONUS: new icon added to choose from class type icons, also all passed exams will be marked with a cute icon showing the grade received.

iPhone/iPad only:

• minimum required specification is extended for iOS 4.1
• you will now be able to set the due date for assignments for the next class
• we also added separate settings for exam notifications, for your convenience

iPad only:

• you can now add iCal events from iStudiez Pro
• we thought it would be more handy to add events from Overview, so  we added “+” button right there

Mac only:

• quick look for class details and notes implemented (available if  you double click a class or press spacebar when the class is selected)
• you will also be able to navigate week view using your keyboard
• in Assignments view double click to add assignment

Also, thanks to your comments and reports the following bugs are now fixed:

• notes to classes will no more be lost when changing any schedule details for particular course/class
• settings sync fixed
• overall performance improved
• problem causing occasional events not to show in Calendar (Mac version)
• occasional switch from letter grades to percent grades causing overall grade to be calculated incorrectly (Mac version)
• hitting and viewing overlapping events in Week view (Mac version)
• occasional crashes (Mac version)

Wow, that appeared to be the long list!
Right now we are finalizing some of the above listed features, proceed to overall testing on all devices and then will be ready to submit to the App Store.

UPDATE: iStudiez Pro version 1.5.2 (iOS) and version 1.0.2 (Mac OS) submitted for approval.
If you own both iOS and Mac versions of iStudiez Pro, remember to update both versions before syncing.

We are glad to officially announce that the update with Cloud Sync for iStudiez Pro is on its way and will be available in version 1.5 after you guys help us test it.

Cloud Sync option will allow keep your iStudiez Pro data automatically updated on your iPhone, iPod, iPad and Mac (once iStudiez Pro for Mac is released).

Now we are in need of 10 volunteer beta-testers for mobile version, so you are welcome to contact us if you wish to test Cloud Sync for iStudiez Pro. Please read carefully the conditions sine qua non to become a beta-tester:

1. Confirm that you have both iPhone(iPod) AND iPad devices;
2. Indicate UDIDs for both devices in your application letter and send it to our support mail;
3. Confirm that you are aware you will be testing the beta-version and that you risk losing your data during the testing.

We’ll be contacting first 10 beta-testers who will send their application letters to us.

UPDATE: call for beta-testers is now closed.
Thanks for all your applications

We know that unofficially we’ve been keeping you all dangling, but this was because we wanted to make sure that we will eventually deliver unique and integral application. iStudiez Pro for Mac will not only be oriented to support mobile versions of the app, but will serve as totally independent and self-reliable software.

Price, features and other details will be announced later.

Version 1.4.4 is mostly about iPad version. iOS update from Apple is coming in November and we will be prepared with general iOS 4.2 compatibility, including support of multitasking and possibility to view Calendar events in iStudiez Pro.

We also missed Week View for iPad version of the app, so we developed it for this update as well, hope you’ll enjoy

And, something that we should have done long ago – iStudiez Pro will now support shift of schedule after holidays (for A&B weeks and rotating schedules) for iPhone/iPod/iPad.

A few words of general betterments:

• Stability improved
• Minor bugs fixed
• Localizations fixed: Spanish, Italian, German and Chinese Traditional
• Localizations added: British, Catalan (total number of localizations of the app being 29 now! Thanks to all of you who are helping so much with translation and corrections!)
• Fixed occasional bug with dates in October

Simply tap any date on the calendar and a baloon will pop up showing your schedule for that particular day in color. Try moving your finger across the calendar for expanded info on other dates.

Enjoy!

• Ghost notifications
• Crash while importing instructors from Contacts
• Crash while viewing/tapping holidays in Calendar
• Bug with delayed refresh of App Icon Badge

We’ll of course include some interesting new options in our next updates, we listed all the requests that you have sent to us so far in the order of preference and will do our best to introduce the most crucial and attractive first.

iOS 4 compatibility:

• Retina display. This was quite an effort, we should say, especially taking into account that Michael had to re-draw ALL of the art of the app in order to make it look sexy with Retina display. So basically all icons, buttons, textures, everything you see was resized (we wonder whether we’ll survive when Retina display comes to iPad, but that’s another story…)
• Multitasking support comes with something that many of you asked for a long time, iStudiez Pro now opens where you left it, on the last viewed screen. Wasn’t that hard, really…
• Integration with Calendar app on iPhone (turned on by default, but can be turned off via internal settings in the app). From now on you will be able to manage (add, edit, delete etc) in iStudiez Pro all events that are entered in the Calendar app. As soon as Apple allows it now, we are happy to present this option to you in this update.
• And you no longer need to always stay connected to the Internet to be notified of your upcoming classes and pending assignments. Local push notifications are available in iStudiez Pro for those who use iOS 4.

We’ve also made some improvements which are universal for iPhone/iPod and iPad versions of the app. When you’ll be making a backup of your data, all the cancelled classes and notes will be saved, no more lost. ..oh yes, and exams will now show up during your holidays period

We also fixed grades calculation, updated some localizations (Dutch, Italian and Russian) and improved general stability and performance of iStudiez Pro.

P.S. To answer before you ask: yes, we are still working on desktop version