What’s up with native?
Reason is simple: Apple ran out of these cool 36-hour iDays so Coolio and I had to live along with that old, analog 24h version 
Along comes the big issue that MobileSafari for the time being tuned out too slow and too buggy to handle all the cool stuff I tried to include in the 0.6 skin/plugin version, so I had to drop that one
OK, back to native.
Recently I DID finally find a bit of time to continue working on it and now it’s progressing a bit.
It still doesn’t do too much (just a menu placeholder and a NowPlaying screen) but there’s quite a bit of under-the-hood logic already in place so I actually see it progressing every day right now.
Given past experiences and uncertainty of supply for iDays I will NOT make any predictions on WHEN this is gonna come but I’ll keep you updated and given the current pace I think about a month more could get me something release-worthy.
Coolio and I don’t get along without teasers, so here’s a screenshot of NowPlaying as it looks today. It may not be a lot, but at least I can say that everything you see there works already…
So now it’s up to you: spot the differences 
Wednesday October 1st, 2008 at 02:27 PM
Can’t wait. The interface looks slick and it should be quite responsive in native format.
Tuesday October 7th, 2008 at 01:57 AM
Definitely looking forward to a native iPhone app to control my Squeezebox. I’d much rather pay for that than a Logitech controller. Where do I sign up?
Saturday October 11th, 2008 at 03:16 AM
penguin…
Great links to other bargains as well. Well worth a visit….
Tuesday October 14th, 2008 at 10:53 AM
I am very much looking forward to this. I hate to say it, but I haven’t used iPeng in a long time. I just grew tired of the slow-responce web-interface and it was taking ages to load a new page.
I am currently using the iTunes Remote App instead, since I only had a Softsqueeze installed on my server, and played music from that.
But I am missing the possibility of adding more rooms with some Squeezeboxes.
Tuesday October 14th, 2008 at 11:31 AM
iPeng native will go into beta this week.
So you have good reason to look forward to it
Thursday October 23rd, 2008 at 12:02 PM
Amazing, can’t wait. THe solution with iTunes remote is good for the stability, but it’s not very flexible. I am having a lot of trouble adding online Radio-stations to iTunes, and my GF can’t live without being able to listen to radio every once in a while.
Great job, really looking forward.
Monday October 27th, 2008 at 10:59 AM
Exciting times… I feel like a kid the day before Christmas. iPeng was the single reason for my iPod touch purchase (now that I got it I must admit I like a lot of other things in it as well…) and I just love the new feeling of control that iPeng has provided.
Needless to say I’m looking forward to the launch of the Native application. Could you give a hint as to how much faster it is compared to the latest 0.53 release? Will you launch it with all the existing features? Let me know if you need more beta testers?
Monday October 27th, 2008 at 11:46 AM
Jesper,
the good news: The native app is MUCH, MUCH faster than the skin. I really love it, look forward to it
The bad news is: No, it will not launch with all the features.
It will eventually have all of iPeng 0.53’s features and probably even some more, but not with the first release. The first release will be limited to MusicLibrary browsing and NowPlaying control.
Tuesday October 28th, 2008 at 10:29 AM
Do you want more beta testers?
I would really like to help out with the testing of the native iPeng application.
Tuesday October 28th, 2008 at 10:28 PM
I’d like to get my hands on the Native app as soon as possible, which is why I don’t mind it being a low-feature version. I’d much rather be able to browse my music with a native app, than having all the features of the current.
).
No offence to coolio, the work is great, but it’s just not as smooth as I’d like it to be, and definately not enough for my girlfriend (how come she has so much to say in these matters
I’m really looking forward to to this release, hope it happens soon.
Saturday November 1st, 2008 at 03:25 PM
Any news on this?
Btw will the initial release be able to control multiple players, the way the “Multiplayer Control” works right now? Because I really like that interface, where easy to use. On a sidenote, whenever I synch a player to another one, the current song restarts. Is this a bug/feature of Squeezecenter or is it something to do with iPeng? I could get used to it, but it would be best if I could get along without it.
Saturday November 1st, 2008 at 03:34 PM
OK, recent news:
It’s almost completed, actually, we are currently waiting for Apple…
It will actually have some more functionality than originally planned and the “Multiplayer Control” is certainly one of the key features, although it will look a little bit different on the native app.
The “restart” is a SqueezeCenter “feature”, don’t get too used to it, it will eventually go away when Logitech implements what they call “NewStreaming”, i believe with SC 7.4. I have seen betas off this and they work quite well. If you can’t wait for that, there’s also a plugin called “SyncOptions” to allow “seamless syncing” which worked quite well on 7.0, but I did not try it on the current versions. It will work with iPeng.
Tuesday November 4th, 2008 at 12:59 PM
Coolio, have you had any feedback from Apple?
I interpetate your last message that the iPeng native is completed and sent to Apple for them to publish in the AppStore. Is this correct?
Thursday November 6th, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Not exactly.
The issue was to register my company (to which I will also transfer this site then) with Apple vs. me in person (I had already been registered).
Now this registration is finished so we will finish up the app and hopefully submit it to the app store during the coming days.
Thursday November 6th, 2008 at 12:47 PM
Greate News!!!
Sound like it is time to start betting:
Which software will reach the App Store first.. iPeng or iSqueeze.
Really looking forward to both applications and will probably buy them both.
Tuesday November 18th, 2008 at 05:37 PM
when i can download youre app from appstore?? i’m looking every day.. what’s the app name?
andré
Tuesday November 18th, 2008 at 05:48 PM
me too, im checking at least once a day…
im getting worried that this is slightly obsessive behaviour and not to mention a little nerdy
maybe i should get some counselling – i think i have OCD
please help me prevent this becoming an issue and save me the ££££ i might end up spending on behavioural therapy by launching the native app
j
Sunday February 5th, 2012 at 08:31 PM
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