iOS Saved Apps feature not working properly

[stezelMIT]

Describe the bug

The iOS Companion Saved Apps has many issues.
All my previously saved apps from before are gone this morning, not sure if these are supposed to be cleared every time there is a new release or something
I saved a new app today and it looked saved but is not clickable and I cannot open it. When I tested a few days ago, the saved app opened but even though the first screen (password UI) opened and worked fine the second screen came blank.
This is such an important new iOS feature that it will cause a big excitement in the Ed community for iOS based teachers all over the world and it should not be released until all the issues are fully tested and corrected.

Affects

• Designer
• Blocks editor
• Projects Explorer
• [ X] Companion
• Compiled apps
• Buildserver
• Debugging
• Other... (please describe)

Expected behavior

The Saved apps in iOS companion should work as intended
I am including the project I tested but there must be other that do not work which I cannot test due to the total lack of function that I encountered today
GenAI_MyToDoList_Voice.aia.zip

Steps to reproduce

Try to save the AIA in iOS companion and see the issues.

My iphone 16 is running iOS 18.6.2 and is up to date

[ewpatton]

This should be fixed in build 36 from TestFlight just released a few minutes ago. Note that if all cached apps are lost if you fully uninstall the app, which I imagine you may have done while testing the AR function in the office yesterday.

[stezelMIT]

Haha! You are right, that's what happened when Cindy asked me to uninstall the Companion. Totally forgot about that.
I will test everything again.

[stezelMIT]

I tested the file again. Saved nicely and was clickable and opened. However again when I entered the correct password 12345 in the first screen it went ti the second screen which was blank. This screen was working when I did a regular test with the companion.

[ewpatton]

Please attach the AIA file you're using to test.

[ewpatton]

Actually I see it in the first post.

[ewpatton]

@stezelMIT Multiple screens should be fixed now in build 37 on TestFlight.

[stezelMIT]

Thank you so much Evan! Tested and all my previous issues seems to be fixed.
I noticed in several projects the Notifier is not working in iOS. Like in Find the Gold when you reach the Gold the Notifier asks if you wish to start again etc.
FindTheGold_FINAL.aia.zip
Not sure if this should be filed as a new issue. LMK

[ewpatton]

Is this when you're using it normally via the companion or when you are caching the app in the library?

[stezelMIT]

Both cases had no notifier, also similar when using the chatbot/imagebot which uses notifier to tell that genAI has started.

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[stezelMIT]

Apologize for the issues I am noticing, now that iOS is Saving, I am on a roll. Happy to file as separate issues to be addressed over time.

Next issue I noticed is Scrolling is not working in iOS (regular not just Companion use). The therapist below should be scrollable as the Chat goes on.

GenAI_TherapistChatBot.aia.zip

[stezelMIT]

This next one is probably a long term fix but will note just in case. Tables are all messed up in iOS. This project has one of the most complicated Q-Table structure, so not sure the best example:

rl_maze_selim_4by4_DIYMaze_Final.aia.zip

[stezelMIT]

Final iOS comments for today.
Unless I specify the height of the buttons, Canvas etc. everything sizes out of whack. The Automatic does not default to reasonable sizes as in Android.
Also even though everything works fine in Android for iOS I keep getting this error. Not sure what this is saying or relates to.

GenAI_DigitalDoodle.aia.zip