I’ve seen many requests for this and I finally have it working. Video descriptions just like YouTube.app will be available in MxTube2! This will allow for streaming previews of videos and multiple sharing options when needed! I will be adding more to the description page and I hope to have a video up soon. Sit tight, its getting closer to being done!
Max
I am currently having problems getting authentication for .mp4 videos to work because OpenSSL appears to have been taken out of the SDK. I have started using pre-made keys so I can finish the rest of the application and come back to the authentication stuff later. Hopefully soon I’ll have some video of the search up and running soon!
Max
I have been trying to code MxTube in the sdk before I move to toolchain mainly because the sdk is so limiting UI wise. Instead of having a segmented control above the search field I have a new and improved way of selecting the search type. I have now overcome most of the problems I had been having with the sdk and hope to finish up the entire search UI and backend functionality in a week or two. Thanks to all of those who donated! I really appreciate it and it’s what really keeps me going. Here’s a preview of whats to come:
This method of choosing the search type will work perfectly when I add plugin functionality for those who want MxTube to work on even more sites.
Max
PS: For those who have been asking, I do not charge for this app and I never plan to, even on 2.0. This is a hobby for me and most of the time it’s really fun.
For those who do not know, I am currently a student and this has greatly impacted the amount of time I have to work on MxTube2. Today was my last day of school for this year, therefore I will be working on MxTube2 _much_ more. Everything so far is going well, no bugs found on 2.0 or 1.1.4 versions, but I am running into some GUI problems when using the sdk. I’m sure I will be able to fix them, but that is the main reason for the delays. I’m also proud to announce that MxTube 2.1, will contain a plugin feature allowing others to make plugins that allow mxtube 2.1 to run with other video sharing sites. MxTube 2.1 will have an array of video conversion tools that will make this possible.
Max
I know many are anxiously awaiting the MxTube v2 release so I will be working on posting updates as frequently as possible starting today. For those who don’t already know, I am building MxTube v2 using the sdk (1.2/2.0) and toolchain (1.1.4 and below) from the ground up simultaneously. I am building significant “chunks” of code using the sdk so I can get rid of bugs before building them using the toolchain. With that said, here is the first status update; MxTube v2 - f2.0’s featured page is done! I will build the featured page on MxTube v2 - f1.1.4 tomorrow and get started on the search function for f2.0.
Max
After figuring out the cause of the bug I realized that a few things need to be redone in MxTube2. Therefore I am starting MxTube2 over and working on a new 2.0 and 1.1.4 side by side so it will be available on all firmwares come release day. It will probably only take me 2 days to get back to where I was with the toolchain version, then MxTube2 dev will be back on track.
Max
I recently found a minor bug in MxTube2 that I have been unable to fix. The new sdk has great debugging tools but because I am currently using the toolchain I cannot use them. Therefore I will be coding the rest of MxTube2 in the sdk, this means that only people with iPhone/iPod Touch firmware 1.2/2.0 or greater will be able to run MxTube2 on release. If it becomes an issue I plan to move it back to the toolchain for people on 1.1.4 and below.
Max
UPDATE - 5/2: I’m going to spend this weekend looking for the cause of that bug, if found I will keep coding for 1.1.4. Just for those who do not realize, just because I make it on 2.0 doesn’t mean it will never be on 1.1.4. Also 2.0 will be released by apple by the time MxTube2 is released which will make all 1.1.x and below obsolete. Finally, comments like this: “You are a fucking idiot and should go suck cock. Thank you.” (76.18.216.222) are going to make me start charging for this app. I put many hours of my free time to build this application and disrespect isn’t going to make it any better for end users.
MxTube2 dev has been going great! Just like before everything is just falling into place perfectly. So far MxTube2 has not crashed once and doesn’t have a single bug. Also, one small but cool feature I have been able to build is dynamic thumbnail loading for the search function. Just like the youtube app, mxtube2 will only load thumbnails in view after scrolling has stopped. This improves the speed of the application considerably.
Here is a little video I whipped up:
If only the built in iSight wasn’t built in…
Max
During the time that I cannot work on MxTube2, I have been playing ParkingLot. By far this is the most addicting iPhone game I have found. For those who haven’t seen it yet, go check it out at freemyiphone.com or download it from BigBoss’s community source repository.
Now just for some more level packs 
Max
MxTube v2 dev has been good for the past week. I’ve been working on it on and off, and the gui is coming along well. It will probably take me a month or so to finish because I am rewriting it from the ground up to remove all bugs. For now, here is a screenshot of the new search function:
Before starting a search you will be able to choose between YouTube Mobile, YouTube.com and Video ID. YouTube Mobile is what MxTube v1 and YouTube.app use, which has preconverted videos. For videos that do not show in YouTube Mobile, a YouTube.com option is available to download and convert videos straight from YouTube.com. Last is Video ID search which allows you to enter the Video ID to find a specific video. I’m very excited to get this app finished and released asap, when I know the date of release you will be able to find it here on mxweas.com.
Max