Updates

Hi ALL-

My app doesn't seem to be syncing with the info on the website. Is there a way to manually update? Is the website info normally on the app also?

thanks,

pete

Thanks John. I can't seem to find an update button. Where is it?

Speaking of the app, has anybody had compatibility issues with Droid? Mine never stays on the page I'm looking at. The app always resets to the home page and I have to re-find the area I'm climbing in every time.

Ryan Marsters wrote:

Speaking of the app, has anybody had compatibility issues with Droid? Mine never stays on the page I'm looking at. The app always resets to the home page and I have to re-find the area I'm climbing in every time.

Same issue, it seems to reset if you navigate away from the app and try to get back in. 90% of the time you're back to square one. Pretty sure it's the shittiest app I run but since it's the only game in town...

It's pretty crazy how laughably terrible climbing apps are. The mountain project app is probably the worst offender.

I think the difference with climbing apps unlike a new social media platform is that social media doesn't really need content immediately, just users. Climbing apps need a whole helluva lot of data and content first, before users even consider it. Then add in the fact that most rely on users to submit content to drive the app. 

Rakkup is an app that I've used pretty frequently, and comparing the price of a retail guidebook to the rakkup version it's pretty reasonable. The problem again is that guidebook publishers haven't really kept their areas up to date. I've found a handful of really popular walls that have like 3-4 routes in the app, but have 8 routes listed on Mtn Project.

Mtn Project has the advantage since they have the data, userbase, and content updates from the userbase. Problem is, the app's user experience and implementation is garbage.

A complete Android rewrite is in the works following the iPhone update that released earlier this summer. Chase, if you are referring to the new iPhone app, DM me. I'm all ears.

Caleb, I'm on android. Glad to hear of the rewrite, I eagerly await the new app! Thanks!

John or anyone- can you show me where the update button is? This is my home screen.

Pete Keane wrote:

John or anyone- can you show me where the update button is? This is my home screen.

Scroll down.  It's off the screen below the list of areas.

Thanks for the help, but I can't find an update button anywhere here. Help!!

I’m wondering the same thing. I’ve turned on/off my auto update button, deleted my state, reinstalled, logged out, etc...  I can’t figure out how to update my app. How often are auto updates?? Been a few weeks for mine. I know there’s new material but I only have access on the web page. 

? No one knows ? No one else is bothered by this? Is there a fix? Deal with it?

John Wilder wrote:

I think there's another thread about the app. I never got into using apps as a substitute for a guidebook. Imho, the guidebook is for finding the climb, the database on this site is for pre climb research and post climb ticks. 

Ive never found mountain project to be of any real use for finding climbs, so the app seems to be superfluous to the site itself... 

I’m not saying that I’m looking for MP to be my guidebook. All I want to know is how do I update the app. Am I stuck waiting for it to do its thing or can I update it manually? There is a button to turn on and off the auto update, so if I turn it off, shouldn’t there be a way to manually update it? I don’t work well with computers but it seems like something that could be done. 

John Wilder wrote:

Don't you just go to the play store or iTunes store to see if there's an update? 

An update for my state and favorited areas within the app. Not the app itself. You’ll find that the webpage will have up to date and current info on new routes and comments. You can’t get that on the app unless it has decided to do its own update for the area. 

John Wilder wrote:

Oh, that. Yeah, I think mp only updates areas every so often. I can't remember how often, but it's not daily. 

No daily is an understatement. My last update was from March 28, 2017

I can't get it to update, either

Pete Keane wrote:

Hi ALL-

My app doesn't seem to be syncing with the info on the website. Is there a way to manually update? Is the website info normally on the app also?

thanks,

pete

After receiving the update for iOS. App suddenly crashes on my iPhone

Regards,
Adrian Gates
Content Editor - Apps4Rent

The thing is that you have to update the module and the updates have not been installed, that is why the issue is being happened. You can have all the updates related to this from windows modules installer worker high CPU and then try to re-access that. 

I’ve basically figured it out. I simply just quit using this app. I’ll scroll around occasionally but for the most part I’m done. I’ve lost that loving feeling...

Ive found that if I go to Manage and select "edit" then a trash barrel appears by the state I downloaded.  If I select the trash barrel, it updates.  Surely a straight-forward UI right ?

If, like me, you aren't seeing the "update downloaded areas" button below your list of downloaded areas, there is a workaround solution, albeit a bit painful.

Delete the entire app, then reinstall the areas you care about. This seems to provide the most up to date info, even in offline mode. I just did it, and all my areas now say their data is from yesterday (which I assume is the most recent data available for the app.)

A couple small benefits I find with this clunky work-around is that you free up some phone storage, think about what info you actually *need* to prioritize for offline mode, and a reminder that over-relying on any form of guidebook tool, in lieu of your own experience and good judgment, is asking for some trouble.

Side-note: Being able to use the app alone as a single source of info - especially in offline mode - is a nice idea, but if you're local crag has cell signal.... just use your phone's web browser if you're worried about obtaining the most recent (community-sourced, it should be noted) info available.

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As for why I'm not seeing a "update areas" trigger button....

Iphone 6s here. Latests iOS, as well, I believe. And I've deleted and reinstalled the app, without resolving the issue. So it does seem like a bug.

I'd be surprised if it was a compatibility issue, but not super-surprised.

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Clicking "manage areas" -> "edit" -> "trash barrel" prompts a quick percentage count on my iphone, but this seems to just be counting how complete the deletion/sync is. Immediately re-downloading the area results in the area downloading again, but doesn't seem to update the "Data from [date]" value (maybe it's pulling old data from the cache? or just not updating this field to reflect the more recent data?)

The "trash barrel" also seems to delete all downloaded photos, too, not just route info. So be forewarned about that element of your "trash barrel" solution and my "reinstall the app" solution, as well.

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Regardless. Grateful to the developers and mods for making this site and app such an incredibly useful tool. Amazing that it's free to use as well, with minimal advertising.
 

Uninstall then reinstall