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Calling All Android Devs – Help Us Help You

  • By Ken Olofsen, Product Marketing Manager - JIRA
  • About JIRA
  • On January 11, 2012
Since the release of JIRA Mobile Connect we've had almost nothing but positive reaction from mobile developers. They love the ability to collect feedback from their end users – including custom data, screenshots, voice audio, and crash reports – and have it show up directly into their favorite bug tracker, JIRA. I say "almost" because there is one small gripe that comes up time and time again: Support for Android. And trust me, we hear you loud and clear. We want this as much as

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JIRA Best XI of 2011

  • By Ken Olofsen, Product Marketing Manager - JIRA
  • About JIRA
  • On December 29, 2011
If you follow me on twitter or have ever spent more than 10 minutes with me in person, you'll probably know I'm a huge football fan. I'm not talking gridiron here; I mean the kind you actually play with your feet - aka soccer. So, with my beloved Spurs having their best season in my lifetime, I felt inspired to borrow the "Best XI" format for my 2011 JIRA wrapup. 2011 was an epic year for the JIRA Family including two massive releases, the launch of a new product – Atlassian Bonfire –

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Mobile User Feedback, available OnDemand

  • By Ken Olofsen, Product Marketing Manager - JIRA
  • About JIRA
  • On November 30, 2011
With the introduction of JIRA OnDemand, it's now easier than ever to collect feedback from your mobile app users. Since JIRA Mobile Connect is included with every instance of JIRA OnDemand, your mobile development team can engage directly with your users from the same tool they use to track bugs and manage all other development tasks. If you are not already familiar with the recent release of JIRA Mobile Connect, it is a free, open-source library for collecting in-app user feedback from any

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Critical JIRA 4.4.2 bug resolved in JIRA 4.4.3

  • By Ken Olofsen, Product Marketing Manager - JIRA
  • About JIRA
  • On October 13, 2011
UPDATED: The critical bug discovered in JIRA 4.4.2 (JRA-25914) has been resolved. Please upgrade to JIRA 4.4.3 at your earliest convenience in order to access GreenHopper 5.8.We all strive for perfection, but sometimes things slip through the cracks. Unfortunately, today is one of those days. Due to an unexpected bug, we have taken down the JIRA 4.4.2 release. As a result, GreenHopper 5.8 is also on hold because it is dependent on JIRA 4.4.2. Other versions of JIRA are not affected

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JIRA Mobile Connect 1.0 – Building better mobile apps

  • By Ken Olofsen, Product Marketing Manager - JIRA
  • About JIRA
  • On October 10, 2011
Just in time for Apple's release of iOS 5, I'm proud to announce the official release of JIRA Mobile Connect for iOS. If you are developing mobile applications, JIRA Mobile Connect is a must for collecting valuable feedback and making your apps better. If you are not familiar with JMC you probably have a few questions, so I thought I'd do my best to answer them.. What is JIRA Mobile Connect? JIRA Mobile Connect is an free, open-source library for collecting feedback and engaging with your

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Instant issue creation with Atlassian Bonfire

  • By Ken Olofsen, Product Marketing Manager - JIRA
  • About JIRA
  • On September 14, 2011
In the short few months Atlassian Bonfire has been available, it's clear to see it's already having a huge impact on the way we work here at Atlassian. And this doesn't just apply to how our agile development teams focus on quality or execute session-based testing, Bonfire has changed the way many people work within our extended technical teams.Everyone, from the product managers to the marketing team to the front line customer service teams, are finding Bonfire incredibly valuable for instant issue

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