The Android and iOS versions of FRC Spyder are back again for the 2012 season. You need to go to the Android Market or iTunes App store to update the apps to the latest version, last year’s version will not show this year’s data.
As always, let us know if you run into problems or if you just want to tell us how much you like Spyder. Enjoy
I loved FRC Spyder last year, so I’m very interested in using it this year. I just went to the Android market (2/25/2012 at 5:02pm EST), and it’s not offering me an update. Do I need to uninstall and start over? The About screen doesn’t give me a version, build date, or something that would confirm I have the latest. I just know I can only get 2010 and 2011 events, so I don’t seem to have the latest.
I really want to use it again, so please tell me what I’m doing wrong.
You’re not doing anything wrong. I just uploaded the new version before I posted, it takes a while for the market to sync. Check back later or wait for the automatic update (if you have it enabled).
I’ll get the app soon, as it’s been an invaluable resource in past years. In the meantime, I have a pretty important question for this year: does the app calculate OPR with or without penalties?
I got the app updated successfully Awesome now I dont have to go to my laptop to get rankings.This will definately save me from running into the pits to check our ranking
Will there also be an FRC Tracker this year? Both apps work well together in that Spyder lets you see rankings, but Tracker lets you see what the robots actually look like…
I really appreciate you making the Spyder available; it looks like a great app. I didn’t have an Android phone last year so I’ve only used it for after-the-fact lookups, but it’s helpful even for that. I’m looking forward to current data.
I’ve only a couple of minor suggestions:
1 - It’d be nice if my favorites carried over from year to year.
2 - A search feature in the team list would make it a lot quicker to find a team. Both by number & by name would be helpful.