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Beta Testing SkySafari 6 Augmented Reality (iOS Only) - Read This To Participate

Keiron Smith

July 19, 2018 22:28

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Invitation to iOS Users:

Everyone here in the Community Forums (with an Apple iOS device) is invited to participate in the AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) beta-testing cycle :) 

Your beta-testing feedback, whatever you can contribute, will be invaluable to the success of SkySafari 6 AR!

Please note if you previously participated in either the SS6 iOS or SS6 macOS beta testing you are ALREADY officially approved for SS6 AR beta testing.  You can download the beta now.  But please still read completely through this post to understand what we are doing differently (and to remind yourself about our process again) for this round of beta testing.

 

How to Apply:

Please reply here (in a comment below) if you can help us at this time.  Please do not post requests to join the SS6 beta in other forums, as they will not be accepted.  If you're reading this you can reply here.

When you are officially invited to participate you will see and have access to the SS6 AR Beta Testing forum.  The SS6 AR Beta Testing forum is hidden until you are invited to participate.  When you are accepted, you will be notified via a TestFlight email and then you will be able to both view the SS6 AR beta forum and download the SS6 AR beta app.

Please note, not all applicants will be immediately included in the beta-testing.  So, if you apply and do not hear back please be patient.

*** If accepted to the SS6 AR beta-testing forum please do NOT report bug/issues on this post.  See below for workflow ***

 

The Process:

As you find bugs/issues in SkySafari 6 AR please first review the current discussions in this beta-testing forum (which is hidden until you are invited).  If your bug/issue has already been identified please comment on the existing post.  If your bug/issue has not been identified please create a NEW post in the SS6 AR Beta Testing forum. 

For clarity regarding this bug reporting process please see the Example Bug Report (hidden until you are officially invited).

Please do not submit tickets with bugs/issues.

 

How To Follow The SS6 AR Beta Forum:

As part of your participation we would appreciate that you follow the SS6 AR Beta Testing forum.  Following a forum means you will receive email updates when anyone creates a NEW post or comments/replies to one of the existing posts. This is important for two reasons.

1. Following the forum ensures you receive email updates regarding all admin communications to the beta testers.  If admins make a post asking for assistance you will get an email update with that post.
2. Following is also very important so that you have an on-going status report regarding bugs/issues identified, confirmed, requiring further testing, or have been resolved, etc.  This will help you stay on top of the overall process, and ensure you are not duplicating efforts where issues are already known and resolved.

 

To FOLLOW the SkySafari 6 AR Beta Testing community forum please see here.  Note, you must have been invited first, and have access to the forum before you can follow it.

 

Replying to Email Updates:

When you follow the SS6 AR Beta Testing forum you will receive email updates regarding new posts (and comments, if opted for).  Please do not reply to email updates using the "Reply" function.  Please first use the "View the comment" link to open the community forum post, then reply to the post.  

This point is crucially important - so please understand the image below (this an example of an SS6 Beta Testing email update as seen using my web browser Yahoo email account).

If you use the email update "Reply" function your reply will not be added to the community forum discussion.

 

TestFlight:

In order to participate you will need to have TestFlight installed on your iOS device(s).  You can download and install TestFlight from this link here:

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/testflight/id899247664?mt=8

 

How to Use the Community Forums:

For clarity regarding how to use the Community Forums (posting/replying/following) please see here:

How To Sign Into The Community Forums (Required For Posting And Replying To Topics)

Browsers Supported by Simulation Curriculum Community Forums (Cookies Must Be Enabled)

How To Use Your New Community Support Forums

  

Beta Testing Summarized

Please...

1. SIGN IN or create account on this Simulation Curriculum support website.
2. REPLY to this post (in a comment below) in order to apply to the SS6 Beta Testing group.
3. When invited to join the beta testing, download and install the iOS TESTFLIGHT app.
4. FOLLOW the main SS6 AR beta forum to be kept up-to-date of any new posts (bug reports) and discussions thereafter (you get email updates).
5. REVIEW previous beta testing discussions before posting your bug report.
6. COMMENT on bugs already reported.
7. Create NEW posts for bugs not yet reported.
8. Follow the bug reporting GUIDELINES when reporting or commenting on bugs.
9. Do NOT reply/comment to email updates.  Instead, VIEW the post first, then comment.
10. Post any questions, about anything to do with the beta testing, in the beta forum.  We will reply to you there. 

Thank YOU! 

We are very excited about the up and coming release of SS6 AR and we're looking forward to working closely with everyone involved in the beta testing.

Again, this is only for Apple iOS devices, at this time.

 

Please let me know if you have any questions.

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52 comments

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  Keiron Smith July 27, 2018 18:22

  @Mario - TestFlight invite sent.  Thanks!

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  Mario Wolczko July 27, 2018 18:30

  Got it -- thanks!

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  Laura Tiffany DeGraw July 30, 2018 14:20

  I would love to participate! I am using an iPhone 7 Plus.

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  Dionisio Rodero Bogtae July 30, 2018 14:22

  Sign me in.. im interested for tester

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  Bill Erwin July 30, 2018 14:49

  Count me in

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  Simon Cartlidge July 30, 2018 14:57

  Would love to help out. I’m all in.

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  Aldo Steve Marano July 30, 2018 17:24

  I would like to participate in the SS6 AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) Beta Testing group. I am using an iPhone X. Thanks.

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  Carole Fragoza July 30, 2018 17:41

  I would love to be an iOS SkySafari 6 beta tester. I am currently using an iPhone 6 Plus. IOS 11.5.1

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  Thomas Nash July 30, 2018 17:48

  I would be happy to participate in SkySafari 6 Augmented Reality beta. Using iPad Pro 12.6” and iphoneX. iOS 12.0 latest beta.

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  Jeff Crilly July 30, 2018 18:10

  Count me in for the AR beta test

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  Keiron Smith July 30, 2018 19:10

  Hi AR Enthusiasts!

  All recent requests to join the SkySafari Augmented Reailty beta test are approved!  Please check your inbox/spam for the TestFlight invite.

  We would like to release the AR feature this week.  So, please submit any feedback into the AR community forum as soon as possible.

  Note, we need some testing on iPads as well.

  Thanks so much!

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  Thomas Nash July 30, 2018 20:59

  Has not appeared in my mail.

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  Simon Cartlidge July 30, 2018 21:12

  Same here, nothing in my mail.

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  Mario Wolczko July 31, 2018 05:24

  I got the invite but now that I’m ready to comment I don’t see the forum in the forums list.

   

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  Keiron Smith July 31, 2018 05:52

  @Thomas, @Simon, the TestFlight invite has been resent, please check inbox and spam.

  @Mario, please check for the forum again, you should see it now.

  Thanks!

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  Glenn July 31, 2018 14:52

   

   
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  Jeff Crilly July 31, 2018 15:24

  I believe I can see the forum, but do not have a TestFlight invite.

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  Thomas Nash July 31, 2018 18:35

  Still have not received email with TestFlight invitation.

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  Lachlan MacDonald August 01, 2018 00:15

  I’d be happy to beta test the AR features

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  Lachlan MacDonald August 06, 2018 22:04

  Hi Kieron. I’d love to help beta test SS6AR. Looking forward to receiving the invite.

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  John Sheff September 27, 2018 16:20

  Hi, Keiron,

  I would love to participate in the beta testing. I have a version installed and it is VERY impressive. I'm recommending it to friends and colleagues.

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  TEAM HCiSO October 09, 2020 00:05

  I have been using SkySafari Pro 6 for iOS use as my main planning guide for my imaging sessions on my Macbook Pro.
  I like to participate in the beta tests to find bugs if there are any to make the app perfect. So please send me a TestFlight invite.

  Please add me to Beta Testing for SkySafari Pro 6 (Mac OS X) too.
  I would like to test the app before I buy it unfortunately Post is closed for comments on the Beta site :(

  Thank you in advance!