Freetime:Media Organizer Hack 2.0.3 + Redeem Codes

- Follow Lists
- Notification Improvements
- Deep Linking

## Follow Lists

Just like you can follow other users, you can now follow lists! This applies to specific user’s lists as well as featured lists found on the 2nd tab. When you follow lists, they show up on your Profile page, under Lists → Following.

On the notifications tab, you’ll receive notifications under the List Updates sub filter anytime a user adds to one of your following lists.

Also, if you have push notifications enabled, you’ll also receive push notifications when something gets added.

## Notification Improvements

To support list following, the notifications page got some improvements.

- Sub filtering (All, Activity, Recommendations, List Updates)
- New notification - Someone adds to a list you are following
- New notification - Someone adds to a social list you are a part of
- New notification - Someone is following one of your lists
- Notification descriptions show more specific text (ex. John shared you a movie instead of John shared you an activity)
- A red notification count indicator will show in the tab bar when you have a new notification

## Deep Linking

You can now create direct links to any activity (movie, book, podcast, etc.) as well as your favorite lists and share them with friends. Anyone who has Freetime downloaded will automatically bounce to that page when clicking the link. For anyone who does not have Freetime downloaded, they be presented the App Store.

Small Changes/Bug Fixes

- Bug - Continue with Apple on Login page didn’t work
- Bug - Following user wouldn’t update correctly unless you tapped on your Profile tab first
- Bug - Couldn’t like someone’s activity log if it didn’t have an image
- Added a maybe later button to the “Upgrade to Pro” popup. It is not my intention to fool users into subscribing to pro.

- Search Moved to It’s Own Tab
- Additional Trending Content
- Pro - New Themes

## Search Moved to It’s Own Tab

Search is probably where it belongs. It deserves its own tab as its one of the primary functions of Freetime.

## Additional Trending Content

The trending tab got some new content thanks to a recent discovery in the iTunes API:

- Top Podcasts
- Top Podcast Episodes
- Trending Books
- Top Albums

## New Themes

Say hello to some new themes:

- Sunset Orange
- Limerick
- Ocean Blue
- Lavender Indigo
- Hot Pink
- Mellow Apricot

Small Changes/Bug Fixes

- Various font improvements
- Get Started prompt can now be dismissed
- Re-added the quick add button when searching to select your list
- Updated the bookmark button to look the same as the quick add button
- Improved home screen navigation icons

- Change Order of Search Filters
- Tap on Lists Throughout App
- View Album on Artist Page
- PRO - Profile Lists Viewing Mode

## Change Order of Search Filters

By default search filter start with Movies, TV Shows, Books, etc. The preferred order may differ for various users depending on how you use the app. You can now change the order of the search filters in Settings. This was user requested feature.

## Tap on Lists Throughout App

All activity logs where you may see a list title (Following Logs, Everyone Logs, Notifications Details, Profile Feed), you can now click on that title to launch the list.

## View Albums on Artist Page

Artist pages are getting a slight improvement. Now you will see a list of albums on the artists page.

## PRO - Profile Lists Viewing Mode

You’ll find a new profile lists viewing mode, Compact, which is configurable in Settings. This will change the look of your lists, when viewing your entire group of lists on your Profile page.

Small Changes/Bug Fixes

- Highlighted pro users in the app
- Notifications now use your phone’s default sound and vibration
- More intelligent prompts to upgrade to pro & rate Freetime
- Enable notifications box on notifications tab
- What’s new prompts
- Music search now only searches albums and artists

- Freetime Pro
- Refreshed Profile View
- Refreshed Settings View
- Following Completions

## Freetime Pro

I’ve spent quite a bit of time getting to this point. My goal is to deliver a premium product that makes it easier for you to discover, track, and share the media you’re consuming. Freetime Pro provides a nice balance of continuing to allow me to spend time toward that goal, while hopefully covering some of my basic costs.

Key Features:

- Ability to add notes to items in lists
- Where to watch with links (Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc.)
- Direct links to Apple Podcasts, Apple Music, & Apple Books
- Direct links to imdb, tmdb, etc.
- Change list viewing mode (compact & standard)
- Themes & icons
- Support local

## Refreshed Profile View

This is the profile view I am finally proud of. It’s never been easier to get a great glance at what you’ve consumed recently, what you’ve consumed over time, what lists you’re tracking your content in, and achievements. I think you’re going to love it!

## Refreshed Settings View

Along with the ability to upgrade to Freetime Pro, came some slight improvements to the settings page. This will make it easier to maintain settings moving forward as new functionality is added.

## Following Completions

Now when you click on an activity (movie, tv, book, etc.) you’ll see a blurb showing who of your following has completed that activity. It’s a nice touch that should make it easier to see what your network has completed.

Bug Fixes

Quick build today. There were some bugs in the new achievements feature causing users achievements to get out of sync. There was also a bug preventing you from looking at another user's lists.

- Achievements
- Improved Profile View

## Achievements

I think you’re going to have fun with this one! On your profile page, discover the all new achievements. Who doesn’t love achievements?! Mark 50 movies complete… ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: Cinephile loading. Mark 25 tv shows complete… ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: Walter White death count?

Freetime is better when you complete what you’ve watched, read, listened to. It puts things front in center amongst your followers and gives them the ability to browse your profile and see what you’re up to. Achievements is an even better incentive to continue marking these off.

## Improved Profile View

The improved profile view makes it much easier to get a holistic view on what you’ve been up to recently and all time. It does the same for those looking at your profile. Moving the activity section from its own tab to your profile page gives you access to view the same content for your followers. Curious what your friend has been up to this month or what books he or she has read over time? Now you can with the improved profile view.

Bug Fixes/Small Changes

- Submit feedback - couldn’t enter new line
- When sharing item with another Freetime user, the list filters to just who you are following

- Push Notifications
- Improved Activity View

## Push Notifications

This should be a really cool one for anyone out there who uses the social aspects of Freetime. Up until this point, notifications were only in app (as shown by red indicator on the notifications button on the Home Screen). Now we’re getting native iOS push notifications. When users send you recommends, like your logs, comment on your logs, you’ll get push notifications right to your lock screen. I hope this brings Freetime to life!

## Improved Activity View

Small changes to the activity tab (3rd tab) that should make it easier to get a glance at what you’ve done recently, over time, and by group.

Bug Fixes

- Weren’t able to tap the bubble when looking at lists of users

Small Changes

- Discover books users are recently completing
- Discover board games users are recently completing

- Activity Rating
- Improved Activity View
- Global Activity Logs

## Activity Rating

Now when marking a movie, book, podcast, etc. as complete, you’ll get an optional prompt to provide a rating and review. That rating and review will show up on your profile feed (new) and the feeds of users following you. It also shows up on the activity page itself. Other Freetime users will be able to read, comment on, and like those reviews.

## Improved Activity View

The buttons got a much needed refresher. When an activity is not complete, the button will show “Mark as Watched” for movies, for example. As you check it off, the text animates to “Watched”, for movies. This provides some greater clarity as to when you have completed things or not.

Some font sizes have been improved on the activity view as well, making the experience slightly better.

## Global Activity Logs

On the home screen, I’m introducing global activity logs! You’ve always been able to see what your friends are up to in the Social Feed. Now, there’s an additional sub-tab, “Everyone”. Under everyone you can see all activity logs for any user in Freetime, giving you more inspiration and a better community feel within Freetime.

Bug Fixes

- Activity sub tab on the Profile screen now only shows things you’ve marked as complete. Previously, it was showing activities you’ve added to lists.
- You can now search by first name when looking for users
- If an emoji was used when commenting on an activity log, the texts size/attributes looked all wack.

- Profile Improvements
- Account Deletion

Small build this week. Big things on the way!

## Profile Improvements

Viewing your friends profiles got an improvement with the all new Feed view. Just as you see a feed of what your friends are up to on the homepage, now you can see that same feed view for a specific user on their profile.

You can also see a Follower and Following count on the profile page. Click on either Follower or Following to see the list of uses and navigate to their profile from there.

## Account Deletion

App Store Review [Guideline 5.1.1](https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#5.1.1) provides people with greater control over their personal data by stating that all apps that allow for account creation must also allow users to initiate deletion of their account from within the app. This requirement was set to apply to all app submissions by January 31, 2022.

Bug Fixes

- Home page wasn’t showing the activity like when you liked/unliked a social activity log in your feed
- Due to some unexpected TMDB API changes, the trending tab was crashing

- Tab Layout Improvements
- Get Started Blurb
- Activity Logging by Type
- Smaller Changes/Improvements

## Tab Layout Improvements

It was time to re-organize the tab layout a bit to help promote the best parts of Freetime. Freetime is social; it makes sense to promote what your friends are tracking on the home page. I think you’ll welcome the change.

## Get Started Blurb

Freetime is great when you track activities, follow friends, and recommend activities to friends. A new Get Started blurb will appear on the Home Screen for users influencing them to complete a few starter tasks to help maximize Freetime.

## Activity Logging By Type

Activity logging gets a cool update based on some user feedback. You can now group your activity logging by category in addition to time (week, month, year, all-time). This makes it much easier to find a list of movies you’ve watched or books you’ve read

## Smaller Changes/Improvements

- Scrolling indicator now white
- Can only add to a list once
- Changed wording on activity actions (ex. Log Activity → Mark as Watched)
- You now get an in-app notification when a user starts following you
- Added Crashlytics - this will make it easier for me to support/troubleshoot when users have issues using the app
- Removed the quick add button and quick add list setting as this caused too much confusion among users
- Better blurbs when you’re not following users, your following users haven’t logged any activity, etc.

Bug Fixes

- App would crash if you followed more than 10 people
- Would continue to increase the number of users it looked like you were sharing your list with
- Shouldn’t be able to edit the random movie quotes description shown on activity log lists
- Couldn’t share tv show episodes before
- Couldn’t register with app after skipping login the first time

- Social Improvements
- Share Recommendations
- In-App Notifications

## Social

Oh boy are we getting social! For users you are following, you’ve always been able to see what they log. Now you can like and comment on those logs. Been wanting to check out a movie and notice your friend watch it. Ask him or her how it was in Freetime with activity log comments.

## Share Recommendations

Listen to a podcast episode or movie and think man my buddy would love this?! Now, you can share recommendations with other Freetime users. They’ll get an in-app notification that you’ve recommended an activity to them. From there you can comment back and forth on the recommendation.

## In-App Notifications

Going along with liking/commenting on activity logs and sharing/receiving recommendations from other users, this version introduces in-app notifications. On the home screen you’ll notice the bell with a red indicator when you’ve got an in-app notification. You’ll receive these when other Freetime users:

- Like/comment on your activity logs
- Comment on an activity log you commented on
- Send you recommendations
- Comment on your recommendations

Stay tuned - Push notifications coming soon!

Miscellaneous

- You can now upload a profile picture. You can do so by tapping the user bubble on the profile tab
- UI improvements on smaller devices

- Links
- Improved Activity View
- Sharing
- Where to Watch Links (Pro)

## Links
It’s about time! All activities are getting the links they’ve always deserved. IMDB links for movies, open Apple Podcasts for podcast episodes, and more. All links:

- Movies - IMDB, TMDB, Movie Website
- TV Shows - TMDB, TV Website
- Books - Apple Books
- Youtube Channel/Video - Link to Youtube
- Podcasts - Apple Podcasts
- Video Games - IGDB
- Board Games - Board Game Atlas
- Apps - Apple App Store
- Music - Apple Music

## Improved Activity View
I’m always look to improve the design of the app. The activity detail page got some much needed improvements in this build. Some text sizes and colors have been tweaked. The buttons have gotten improvements. You get the idea.

## Sharing
Now you can share your favorite activity whether it be movie, podcast, book, etc. On the activity page, you’ll see a new button - Share. Freetime will build a square image of the activity perfect for sharing on social media or sending to a friend. Options include Facebook, Instagram, Photos, and the standard iOS share actions.

Stay tuned - TikTok & sending directly to another Freetime user is coming!

## Where to Watch Links (Pro)
For pro users, Movies and TV are getting link support as well. Select one of the provider bubbles to launch the JustWatch website for that movie or tv. From there you can bounce to the provider quickly.

• Video Games
• List Ordering/Filtering
• User Submitted Featured Lists
• UI Improvements

I've got a cool update for you guys! I hope you like it!

Video Games
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Just as you an search and track movies, tv, etc., you can now track video games! Search your favorite games, add them to your lists, and log activity!


List Ordering/Filtering
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Lists are improving. You can now sort lists by the title or recently added. You can also filter those lists to hide/show certain media types.


User Submitted Featured Lists
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You'll see a blurb as you scroll the second tab (Featured Lists). Think you can craft a list worth featuring? Maybe you know the top 10 movies on Netflix noone has ever heard of. Create your list and submit it to me. It may get featured for all Freetime users to see.


UI Improvements
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Lists got an improved header view. Remember that large green banner that stays at the top wayyyy too long? That's gone. In-app notification banners have gotten a better UI and only last usually 2 seconds.

Actions on the activity detail view have been improved. They look a little more "clickable".

Other things like following users button changes colors when you follow, keyboard getting out of the way when appropriate, and better profile looks when you're not a registered account.

BETTER LOGGING VIEW
SOCIAL
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- The activity tab now groups your activities logged by week, month, year, & all time. Get better visibility into what you've consumed over time. Sort through your activity by type.
- View friends activities logged as well as lists
- Crushing bugs per usual

FEATURED LISTS
YOUTUBE TRACKING
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FEATURED LISTS - There's a new tab we think you'll really enjoy! Discover new content via featured lists. "So you think you know Keaunu?" Find out with a featured lists of several of Keanu's hits, popular YouTube videos, & podcast appearances.

YOUTUBE TRACKING - Search and track your favorite YouTube videos and channels.

TV Show & Podcast Episodes Tracking
Activity Logging Throughout
Miscellaneous bug fixes and minor improvements
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TV Show & Podcast Episodes Tracking - You can now view specific tv show and podcast episodes. Add them to your lists or track the tv show/podcast itself and view the episodes from there.
Activity Logging Throughout - As you're searching media, viewing lists, viewing episodes in tv shows & podcasts, you'll now see an lightning bolt icon indicating whether or not you have logged the activity.

SOCIAL! View your profile and your friends profiles. Follow your friends. Get updates when they add to their lists and log activity.
DISCOVERY! See trending movies & tv and podcasts users are listening to.
Minor improvements:
- Easier to add activities to your lists.
- Crushing bugs per usual.

- Cleaned up sizing on older and more devices
- More informative about which users can share
- Crushing bugs
- New App Store preview

Sharing is here! Invite other Freetime users to your lists as an editor or viewer. Get notified when your list collaborators complete activities.

Some other fun stuff:
- We've cleaned up some font sizes. Now you can fit more content on your device. All is right in the world...
- Minor ui improvements
- Squashing bugs

ACTIVITY SCREEN - Start logging activities to view a log of all things completed recently
ADDITIONAL DETAILS - Movies and TV are getting an upgrade. View details such as a rating, genres, cast, & where to stream/rent/buy
NEW ICON - Out with the old, in with something that looks nice on your home screen
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Minor UI improvements
Crushing bugs per usual