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Geology app milestone (Android, .NET MAUI, FossilGeo)

News on the geology app: Well a month has gone by without me updating this site; why? Because I have been heads down working on the app. I’ve reached a milestone that’s solid for a free version with adverts virtually feature complete now. You know what they say, software is 80% done 80% of the time. I need to test and polish the app. Also fix many bugs then its how to actually move to release.
Purchased a refurbished Pixel 6 to test on an actual device, must say it runs and looks better on an actual device 😊

What’s next for App:

• Concentrate on the Android app and get this ready for release - early 2026?
• More explanatory onboarding and help screens to guide new users especially for the lower end of the target audience.
• There are hoops to jump through to even test on the iPhone, but I am making steps to start this.
• Graphical polish and UI tweaks to make the app more engaging.
• Graphical assets for more fossil types and geological features.
• More structured “learn” flows and checklists
• Graphical representation of geological time scale.
• Graphical representation lithography.

Links to other info:

• Project page: Geology MAUI App
• Earlier write-up: My .NET MAUI Geology Journey

App Bug fixes and enhancement

Mindful of ‘feature creep’ I have still ended up adding quite a lot of functionality

• The BIG one - adding in a page for the local fossils (starts a 5k expanding out the search to 50k)
• Added a developer mode to enable more debug logging
• Fixing style issues - particularly legibility in the light and dark themes
• Added a settings page with the last 5 searches saved
• Improved the ‘About’ page

Implement Resend

Implementing resend proved to be quite a project. This was mainly due to the changes needed to the domain regestered there to accept the mail sent from the app for errors and suggestions. A lot of MX and TXT records to add in Netlify which is where my fossilgeo domain is registered and hosted.

Finally working this now handles the errors/ suggestions sent from at least the Android app.

What’s next

• Resolve AdMob production ads
• Split out free vs. paid builds and entitlements
• UI polish across components

Thanks for following along — more soon.