Hello, I’m after some brave volunteers to try out a test SSi mobile app for listening to Welsh lessons. It’s very similar to the new Spanish app (beta available here Spanish apps beta release), but because we don’t have sufficient Spanish learners at the moment, it’s not had as many user testers as I’d like.
Here are the key facts
- The app is called SSiTest
- It looks very green
- It’s loaded with all the Welsh lessons
- North and South regions are supported, but the method of selecting a region is not slick at the moment
- Parts of it mention Klingon, and parts mention Spanish. Don’t worry about this. Also, there are no plans to offer SSiKlingon.
- You have to “purchase” access to lessons via Google Play. Don’t worry, I can set this up so that your purchases will be classed as “test purchases”, and you won’t be charged.
- There is no option to sign in with your SSi membership details. This means that it does not matter what level of SSi subscription you hold, you will still be able to use this test app
- Using this app, and purchasing test lessons via Google Play will not affect your SSi membership in any way
- This means that the first time you use this test app you will not have access to any lessons until you “buy” them from Google Play
- If you “buy” access to a lesson that you don’t have via your SSi subscription, you will only be able to access this lesson via the test app, not on the website or current Welsh app
What I need from testers
- Simply use this app instead of the live Welsh app and report any problems
- Feedback on the user interface.
How this helps us
- The same code that drives SSiTest is used for the SSiSpanish app. Meaning that if the quality of this app is high, then so should our Spanish app. Hopefully this means lots of happy Spanish learners, and continued growth of SSi…
- One day the Welsh app will be based on the same code too, so now’s a good chance to influence how that app will look and behave in the future
How to get involved
- Private message me the email address you use to sign in to your Android device
For help on sending a private message, and other useful things, check out this Tatjana post
Diolchs
Thanks to everyone who has helped with testing the existing Welsh app, and the new Spanish app.