Gifts in The Dossier
We’ve submitted the update to Apple for approval, and should be in the store in a few days. This is the largest single feature added to The Dossier since we originally shipped in March. It’s also, arguably, the most important feature and one that should have been there from the start: Gifts.
It all starts with what you see in a dossier:
This is a list of all the gifts you’ve given in the past or will give in the future. The goal is primarily to remind you what you’ve given, but also to help you with ideas for the future.
Tap on Gifts and you’ll see the editor:
You can see the items for the event you tapped on, and can just start typing in items, pressing return after each one. Need to delete? Swipe an item and the delete button appears.
If you want to view the gifts for a different occasion, tap the occasion button at the top:
You can type in an occasion if you want, but there are also quick entry items for common occasions. Upcoming events with known dates (like Christmas or the person’s birthday) are at the top. Other common events, like housewarmings, weddings, Bar Mitzvahs and so on are below. Then, there are historical occasions — things you created in the past, like Birthday 2009 and 2008.
So: tap an occasion, set the date if you need to, and tap on the Gifts button at the top to go back and add gifts for it.
That’s it! It’s a straightforward way to remember what you’ve given people and what you intend to give them in the future.
Gifts are an integral part of our social lives, and I really think it’s the feature that really defines what The Dossier is all about.
