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New Features in iBird 1.6.1

Last post 04-25-2009, 10:10 AM by goofy166. 0 replies.
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  •  04-25-2009, 10:10 AM 90157

    Gift [G] New Features in iBird 1.6.1

    • The following features are in the next version of iBird which will be submitted to the app store on Monday 4-27-09. All versions are being updated.

      Stability - Eliminated all crashing. Fixed memory leak bug and compiled for OS 2.2.1 to improve stability. Note you must have your device upgraded to OS 2.2.1 to install this update.

      Hawaii Endemic Birds - Added 23 new Hawaii birds (10 are endemic to Hawaii) and 36 new illustrations (find by using Location = Hawaii Native).

      New Photos - Added over 100 new photographs from professionals Bryan Stone, Charlie Banks, Cindy Marple, Michael C. Moore, Steve Dimock, David Speiser and Lloyd Spitalnik.

      Family Organization - Reorganized Families to correspond to the "Check-list of North American birds", the official source on the taxonomy of birds found in North and Middle America, including adjacent islands. This list is produced by the North American Classification Committee (NACC), an official committee of the American Ornithologists' Union.(iBird 1.5 was previously aligned with National Geographic Field Guide to Birds of North America, 4th Edition).

      Favorites and Flickr - The features Favorites and Flickr are now enabled for all versions of iBird.

      Live audio for Search by Song (Pro only) - The names of songs and calls in search by song now play the sound so you know what words like "Prattle- Chatter" or "Rattle-Gutteral" actually sound like.

      French names - Added option for French common and family names formerly only in Pro to also be in Plus and Canada.

      Glossary - Completely updated and overhauled the Glossary.


    Mitch Waite
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