TypeCentury

See who's typing directly from the status bar!
Compatible with iOS 13.0 - 13.7 on all devices
iOS 14.0 and newer is not supported

Purchase for $2.49
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Features

• On iMessage, see who's typing directly from the status bar! Also supports when someone reads a message!
• Status bar view
• Push notifications
• Animated typing bubble in the status bar and in the conversation list inside Messages
• Reply to a specific iMessage, similar to Discord's Quote feature
• Totally customizable UI, animations, haptic feedback, and X/Y position


• Open conversation on-tap
• Split mode - status bar view only when unlocked, push notifications only when locked
• Custom prefix for "Reply to"
• Do not show status bar view when inside the corresponding conversation
• Disable sending your typing bubble


• Presets for positioning the status bar view on the left/center/right
• Custom X/Y for positioning the status bar view anywhere on your entire screen! Use sliders or type-in values for extreme precision!
• Option to hide underlying status bar icons if you position the status bar view on top of existing icons
• Handles breadcrumbs
• Custom animations - slide in from top/left/right or fade in. Same customizations for animation out, as well as custom duration
• Custom timeout for dismissing the status bar view - 0.5-5 sec or when the person stops typing


• Haptic feedback - light/medium/heavy and single/double/triple (customizable & individual settings for typing vs message read)
• Push notification sound - mirror your chosen sound in Settings > Sounds & Haptics or choose from any stock alert/ringtone


• For the status bar view, display the bubble and name, bubble only, or name only
• Name format - display full name/first name/last name/initials/nicknames
• Option to force push notifications if in landscape because the stock status bar is not visible in landscape
• Obey Do Not Disturb, Obey Hide Alerts, and Disable for Specific People


• Send test alerts from Settings
• Get support directly from Settings
• All preferences toggle instantly without respringing!

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• Refunds are offered no-questions-asked within 3 days of purchase. Special considerations are available upon request, subject to individual circumstance

Changelog

1. v1.0.12 - released March 2nd, 2021
• Bug fixes


2. v1.0.11 - released March 2nd, 2021
• Added Custom X/Y based on both center and top left
• Added scaling the entire view by a factor of X
• Added custom "Dismiss after" times
• Added more haptic feedback styles
• Added a "Dismiss all" button to Preferences
• Added specifying newlines to text boxes in Preferences
• Changed "Hide underlying icons" to also hide the Home Bar when applicable
• Changed adding quotation marks in Quote Message to be optional
• Fixed a bug that duplicated iMessage chats
• Fixed a bug that occasionally froze Messages
• Fixed a bug with "Force iPhone X style"
• Other bug fixes
• Other refinements


3. v1.0.10 - released November 26th, 2020
• Added compatibility with Notchless
• Changed the default Reply to prefix
• Fixed bugs in the preferences menu
• Fixed a bug that tried to send iMessages to Androids
• Fixed a bug with font color
• Fixed a bug with Home Bar support
• Fixed positioning of inline bubbles
• Fixed a bug with "Open conversation on tap"
• Fixed an uncommon SpringBoard crash
• Other bug fixes and performance improvements


4. v1.0.9 - released June 29th, 2020
• Fixed alignment on Max devices
• Bug fixes


5. v1.0.8 - released June 26th, 2020
• Fixed more license errors
• Fixed Messages freezing (supposedly)
• Fixed a springboard crash
• Fixed compatibility with Noti-Fi
• Fixed the text in push notifications
• Added more account security
• Added Home Bar support
• Added "Slide in/out from bottom" animation
• Updated the UI in Settings


6. v1.0.7 - released June 22nd, 2020
• Fixed a ton of bugs in Settings
• Fixed a crash caused by one-name contacts
• Fixed a crash in Messages
• Added ability to pick between 3D touching push notis or having them in a separate group in Notification Center
• Added option to not increment the badge value
• Reorganized Settings


7. v1.0.6 - released June 18th, 2020
• Fixed more license errors
• Fixed status bar view not dismissing by adding a timeout
• Fixed a bug with Do Not Disturb
• Added customizable prefix for the Message-Read status bar view
• Added customizable text for push notifications
• Added Initials to Name Format options


8. v1.0.5 - released June 16th, 2020
• Fixed activating on cell data


9. v1.0.4 - released June 16th, 2020
• Fixed activating on WiFi
• Fixed SpringBoard crashing instantly after respring
• Fixed SpringBoard crashing when someone starts typing
• Fixed Messages crashing instantly after launch
• Fixed showing unwanted bubbles in the Messages search results screen


10. v1.0.3 - released June 16th, 2020
• This version number was skipped


11. v1.0.2 - released June 14th, 2020
• Fixed license errors
• Fixed Settings crashing
• Added option to disable welcome popup
• Maintenance updates and other bug fixes


12. v1.0.1 - released June 9th, 2020
• Bug fixes


13. v1.0 - released June 9th, 2020
• Initial release

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