General Announcements

Now you can follow Mobicip on MySpace.com, if that is where your social network preference lies.

We are finally on YouTube as well.

It took forever to make this happen, but our iPhone demo video is now on YouTube.

Click the link: Mobicip Safe Browser Demo - iPhone and iPod Touch

Or play the video below:

For those die-hard fans who wonder what we are doing instead of rolling out all the features you wanted yesterday, now you can follow us on Twitter.

Dear Mobicip Parents

A minor update version of Mobicip is available on the App Store. This resolves some of the login issues reported by users. Please download the update from the App Store and give us your feedback.

Thanks

Mobicip Support

Dear Mobicip Parents

Help keep the Mobicip Online Safety Net service free. Become a fan on facebook. Share it with your friends.

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The Mobicip team has been trying to reach Apple through several contacts in the past few weeks. Now that the App is approved, we have a long list of folks to thank!

• First and foremost, the entire Apple WW Developer Connection support team. They were extremely patient with us, always listening courteously, answering politely, and assuaging our anxiety. Amelia, Niel, Karen, Kristine, and their boss (we think) Kelly, thank you so very much!
• Vicky and Matt in the iPhone Evangelism team, 
• iTunes customer support whom we never talked to, but who referred several users to our site voluntarily, 
• The number of other folks who probably forwarded our emails but didn't respond to us directly,
• And most of all, Mobicip users who sent testimonials, supported the petition, emailed iTunes Support, and kept signing up in droves!

We thought we had no connections in Apple, but I think, somehow, we did!

Dear Mobicip Parent,

The wait is over! Mobicip is now Available on the iPhone App Store!

• To download, click on the image above, or here, or search in the App Store for 'mobicip'. 
• If you haven't already done so, register and choose your desired filtering level.
• Launch the app and login using your credentials.
• Don't forget to disable Safari (instructions here) when the app is ready.

Thanks for all the feedback during the beta, and overwhelming support during the incredibly long wait. We are working doubly hard on new features, updates and a Premium version! Stay tuned.

Meanwhile, we really wouldn't mind a friendly referral or two, and a review on the App Store. Your testimonials boost our enthusiasm more than anything else.

Happy surfing!

After over 5 weeks of waiting, we are still awaiting approval from Apple for publishing the Mobicip app on the App Store. We had been hopeful that we would reach a quick resolution after the holiday season, especially after Apple contacted us several times last week to fix minor errors and contractual issues. However, we have received an email recently stating that our application is “requiring unexpected additional time to review.

We apologize for the delay and will update you with further status as soon as we are able”. Apple Developer Programs support has clarified that there are several thousand apps in the App Store pending review, and that 5 weeks is not the longest developers have had to wait. We have done everything that Apple has asked of us, so we’re not quite sure what is holding up the app from being published. While we will continue to improve our product (and work on developing the premium version), trust that we are doing everything possible to get this much needed product into your hands. Once we hear any news, we’ll broadcast it to you.

Meanwhile, we have started an online petition at http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/mobicip to allow our users to petition Apple to approve the app. Please take the time to support the petition. It literally takes less than one minute to do. We apologize for the delay and any inconvenience caused, and look forward to delivering positive news in the very near future. If you haven't done so, please register your email on our website so that you will get email notifications from us. We will pass along any news we get from Apple, and hopefully share a launch announcement with you soon.

Regards

The Mobicip Team

Our application is still under review by Apple.  While we have made some progress in contacting them, we still have not received a reason for the delay in the approval process.  Some developers knowledgeable with the process has assured us that a 3 week approval period is normal and that it can take up to 5 weeks.  We're about to hit the 3 week mark so we should have an answer shortly.

What I do know is that Apple will not be approving any applications from December 24th through the 27th.  Even big corporations take time off for the holidays, I guess...we're still doing what we can to hurry along the process and we'll pass along any news the moment that we get it.  Again, I apologize for the delay in getting our solution into your hands.  It's killing me inside knowing that we have a working solution that is just floundering in Apple's review queue!

Happy Holidays to all from the Mobicip Team!

We recently were able to contact Apple to inquire about the delay in approving our application.  Apparently, a 3-week approval time is considered normal for Apple, with 5 weeks being borderline.  If all goes well, our application should go live in one week or two.  Thank you all for your patience.  Register your email on our website if you would like to receive our launch announcement.  Believe me, I'll be excited to send it out to all of you! 

After many long nights and early mornings, our application was submitted to Apple for inclusion in the App Store early yesterday.  With the help from our awesome beta testers, we have been able to make marked improvements to our application, including:

1)      A completely new User Interface.  We're using a new color scheme and created a help page integrated into our navigation bar.  The application also starts on a more content-rich landing page with more options.

2)    Google Safesearch is always 'On' when using our search bar.  This great Google feature is an additional layer of security to prevent your child from being inadvertantly exposed to inappropriate material.

3)      More robust than the beta version you tested.  Many website-specific bugs have been fixed. 

4)      We made some performance improvements so expect a slightly faster load time.

5)      Made some changes to the filtering policy

We are working on a new demo video to showcase this latest version.  Stay tuned for more information.  We're hoping for a speedy decision from Apple!  Here's a few screenshots for your enjoyment: