FUJIFILM XApp 4+

Update: Developer is asking me for “details” by filling up a blank form on their site. I feel this is like additional insult to injury. The details are here in my review below. My iPhone is 13Pro with IOS 16.6 and my camera is an X-T30 using firmware 2.0. There is no more details about this issue I have described when you released the app few months ago and the issue is still present after 1.1.0. ————— I was hopeful that this new update 1.1.0 would finally fix the big issue of the app not reconnecting with the camera via Bluetooth after the camera is turn off and then on (like when in power savings) and the app in the phone is in the background (like when the phone is in my pocket), so geo tagging will continue to work at all times when I am out taking pictures. Unfortunately, the issue remains and the app is still not reconnecting automatically while in the background. The only way to reconnect is to either bring the app to the foreground (this method always works) or go to the Bluetooth settings in the iPhone (this method works, sometimes) but taking the iPhone to reconnect every time the camera is turn off and on again is not practical. Come on Fujifilm! Fix this issue so geotagging can be useable. It has been over 3 months since you release this app.

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It works well, but I still feel like there is a lot of opportunity for improvement. There are a few little weird things that it still does and I’m not fully convinced. ——-there does not need to be a whole tab for “support.” Just put it in the settings. ——-I don’t think that the auto upload is not working right. ——-the timeline is not really all that compelling and I feel like there is some unnecessary information in there. ——-I wonder if there is a way they can start playing into the “recipe” stuff. The timeline has a weird design flaw where the stuff in the timeline bumps up to the top app bar and touches it. There should be some padding there.

Edit: They actually updated a few things! There is a new “equipment,” tab that is kinda fun. I really wish they’d adjust he top padding of the feed in the “Timeline” The most recent timeline card touches the top bar and there should be some padding in between the card and the top nav. For some reason it just bothers me.

Edit: YES! THEY HAVE UDATED AGAIN! It’s looking and feeling so good. I am loving the improvements they have made to the experience the and design since launch! Almost everything I had previously mentioned has been updated or changed. Amazing.

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This new app looks nicer than the old one. Unfortunately I can’t say much else that is positive…

-every time I connect my camera, it “synchronizes” the time setting on my camera to 25 hours into the future. Unhelpful, to say the least.
-trying to use the location synchronization, you have to keep the app open on the screen for it to initiate the connection. Every five minutes, you have to reopen the app and reconnect, or the photos aren’t tagged with a location. Unhelpful, to say the least.
-and can we talk about Privacy? This app is a bully! It will not function in any way without far more permissions than I care to give. I don’t want notifications from this app, but it will not connect to my camera without notification permissions. I don’t want it looking through my iOS camera roll, but it won’t function without access to “all photos,” even those not taken on my Fuji camera. I don’t want the app recording my location when I’m not using it, but if I don’t say “always allow” and “precise location” it won’t even connect to the camera. With this behavior, I’m surprised it can even be offered on the App Store! I think this is against their policies.

I’ll be waiting for the third iteration of a Fuji app: one that respects my privacy, automatically connects to my camera without me having to open the app every few minutes, and one that doesn’t mess up the time settings on my camera every time I use it!

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Ver.1.10 improves as follows.
• The application can communicate with the camera via Wi-Fi even if the permission to access "Location" is not set.
• Functions that do not require permissions to access can now be used without setting the permissions to access.