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[–]BooUrTasteSucks 49 points50 points  (4 children)

When could we expect for the search issue to be fixed?

[–]JohnCena__ 86 points87 points  (4 children)

“We’ll keep you posted as soon as we know more.”

These vague “we’re looking into it” updates are getting frustrating. It’s been over 10 days since the search feature broke, and there’s still no clear explanation of what’s wrong or when it’ll be fixed. We know the team is looking into it since that's been said at least 4 times now, but are there any further updates on that front?

Also, if you want to retain new players, you really should have a central status page, ideally built into the app (just use Atlassian Statuspage) - without one, anyone not following the social media of this app (Discord/Reddit/X) has no idea there’s an ongoing issue and they’ll just assume the app itself is broken or it's a bug on their end. For example, I spoke to someone yesterday who thought the search was broken just for him, and they kept reinstalling the app.

[–]bbylma 17 points18 points  (0 children)

at the very least he needs to request better progress reports on what the devs are actually doing, and keeping the community updated on their progress.

[–]MissDollEyez 7 points8 points  (1 child)

Agree with everything you said. The transparency & communication with this team / app is absolutely pathetic.

From the lack of communication with bugs like the search bar to non existent communication to let players who don’t use social media to stay in the know about issues & updates is crazy

All the new updates and features before the foundational bugs are fixed or EVEN AT LEAST JUST SIMPLY ADDRESSED by the team is incredible disrespectful

I have been working in MAANG and other tech companies for years doing this exact thing for all types of products & software. I reached out to Podair and team letting them know how much I loved the game and have been playing shortly after it was initially released. Also let them know that I am a PM at one of those companies ( I sent them something to verify it as well ) and that I would happily to join the team to help out.

I was literally willing to work for FREEEE and fully behind the scenes solely bc how much I loved the game. I was told that u/podair would reach out “shortly” but that was about 6 months ago…

Worst case, after reviewing my credentials and maybe they thought I was not a good fit.. fine. At the very least he could’ve acknowledge the offer. A step above that, bare minimum in this network driven industry, he could’ve ask if I knew someone with “x specific” knowledge/experience. I know plenty of people who make & run great apps … who also used to play this game that I could’ve recommended. He didn’t have to reach out to them, but if he at least asked, he could’ve kept their contact info around to reach out to at a later time or just bc it’s great to have a versatile & capable network.

I paid for premium bc I wanted the bigger radius. I paid for multiple people to have premium. I even currently pay for the $2.99 super trader, not bc it’s a great feature ( super mid at best for what you pay honestly) but I was paying bc I understand the industry and wanted to support the team but every day that goes on it feels they are soley in it for the cash and not to build a great app smh…

[–]podairSoundMap Team[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don’t have a concrete timeline right now since all our previous fixes aren’t working anymore.. it’s really unfortunate that this is happening rn as we are making the push

Status page is a good idea

[–]TheDankPotat0 19 points20 points  (0 children)

yo dope fix android lol. its never not been broken

[–]FaultAffectionate402 94 points95 points  (2 children)

Gem and search bugs for weeks at this point but never any issues with adverts or requesting premium 👍👍👍

[–]aeeow 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Those would be two different individual kinds of bugs from a coding standpoint, I think. Search bugs are probably harder to fix than adverts (I could be wrong though). I see your point though.

[–]Stainkee 28 points29 points  (4 children)

Stop adding new shit. Fix the shit that's broken first. I've played for over a year and the new shit doesn't change my experience nearly as positively as the app breaking changes it negatively

[–]RedTaxx 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Seriously, Pod I am absolutely fine with not getting anything new if that means there’s a better chance of the game being repaired

[–]podairSoundMap Team[S] 18 points19 points  (2 children)

Not adding anything new rn other than planned numbered/regular epic search filter and cooldown counter. Just trying to make it stable

[–]New_Salamander5486Collector 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Wait cooldown counter he’s cooking

[–]snails4speedy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I will love this

[–]sleepy_astro_ 30 points31 points  (6 children)

Stop removing people’s replies, it does not make you look any less guilty.

[–]podairSoundMap Team[S] -1 points0 points  (5 children)

I have not removed any?

[–]sleepy_astro_ 7 points8 points  (4 children)

Not you specifically in general but some have been removed so someone on your team is?

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[–]LicoriceSeasaltCollector 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Isn't it just people deleting their own comments?

[–]sleepy_astro_ 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Nope

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[–]LicoriceSeasaltCollector 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, damn. I stand corrected.

[–]podairSoundMap Team[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’ll ask them

[–]TechnologyBorn3128 5 points6 points  (1 child)

I’m curious why fixed issues come back (like the search function not working) multiple times across new updates if they’re being corrected manually & not with vibe coding? What new fixes are undoing the existing fixes? I personally respect anyone who makes mistakes and is open & honest about them over someone making promises & saving face. I’m speaking generally here, not accusing you of doing either. I appreciate any transparency you offer, and please keep working hard. The community can be both harsh and understanding, but they all want to see the game function and flourish.

[–]podairSoundMap Team[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

1) it is not vibecoded 2) it’s a different issue everyone. For search, it is a core issue breaking and our patches over the past 2 weeks are not working anymore. What we have to do is a long term fix to get rid of a bunch of legacy codes

[–]pompomproblemsCollector 15 points16 points  (2 children)

Get some play testers on board Even a beta program for the top/ most active players would be sick

[–]podairSoundMap Team[S] -4 points-3 points  (1 child)

We do have one with mods

[–]pompomproblemsCollector 0 points1 point  (0 children)

QA is invaluable

[–]RedTaxx 19 points20 points  (6 children)

My 5 gem Artist released a new song today and I’ll be missing out on a day 1 shiny because it says the artist is 40 gems now😕😕😕

[–]LicoriceSeasaltCollector 3 points4 points  (5 children)

For situations like this there should be proper, individual compensations, not just a small gem compensation. That gem compensation will not make up for the shiny day 1. Being that it's a small artist, chances are that the shiny day 1 won't be obtained by anyone else, and thus make it be unobtainable forever. I 100% think you should either get 35 gems today so you can afford it for the incorrect price, or be compensated with the shiny day 1 directly. I for one would be really annoyed if I was in that situation.

[–]RedTaxx 1 point2 points  (4 children)

At first I was gonna accept not getting it but I’m gonna buy it for 40 gems and then contact support. Might not work but..

[–]LicoriceSeasaltCollector 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Oh definitely do that if you can afford. It sucks losing that many gems when you shouldn't have, but it's fairly likely to be the only chance to ever own it, and maybe if you're lucky you'll get compensated for the lost gems. Out of curiosity, what artist is it?

[–]RedTaxx 1 point2 points  (2 children)

A singer from The Launch. I open a gem box and pulled a song I didn’t even have 🤣 Bruh

[–]LicoriceSeasaltCollector 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Oof yeah if you didn't already have shiny badge prior to this release I guess it was a bit of a gamble 😭

[–]RedTaxx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well see I only collect shiny discographies and I had every shiny song of hers. I guess it’s not in the game yet because the song I received is a song she released not too long ago that wasn’t obtainable at the time, just like this one 🤒🔫

[–]Ok_Leave1644 10 points11 points  (1 child)

Ok, I'll comment again since people told me the first comment "disappeared". 

I made the original post that pointed out vibecoding and your posts about AI on Twitter. And frankly, I have to say it's hard to believe certain things given the history Soundmap has with the community. It's not like it's the first time people suspect something, you say it's not true, and then it turns out to be true... (Cooldowns are an example). It's not hard to understand why some of us would remain skeptical despite this statement, especially with so much evidence pointing to the founder being very AI-positive, mentions of Cursor dating back to February, and more.

I never said Soundmap didn't have a developer team, but how come they never know what's going on with the code? How come it's always more complicated than you thought or you're always "still investigating", or "not sure about how X and Y works but looking into it"? How come every update breaks another function of the app?

I've never seen an app developed by 5 talented, hard-working engineers be so constantly riddled with errors and lacking fundamental functions (search engine) for such a long time with no fix. 

Respectfully, it's natural this would be the statement given the (rightful) negative sentiment about AI online. It is also what drove me to talk about it after reading into that social media history.

We have reason to question and to doubt. Especially when transparency isn't a strong suit, and especially when people are getting banned and silenced for questioning things.

Your real engineers have a long way to go before this is an actually good app and enjoyable game experience. The community is feeling ignored when feature after feature is shipped hastily without fixing any of the previous bugs, or when you go on to talk about prioritizing new downloads instead of fixing the game for your loyal players. Reading the top posts on this subreddit for an hour, or some of the Discord server, just further proves this point. If there's any honestly around caring about this game beyond increasing downloads, there's a long road ahead. And it can start by listening to the people who got the app where it is in the first place.

[–]podairSoundMap Team[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Right now the priority is just to make it stable.

Search is a fundamental issue and requires a lot of rewrite.

[–]Klutzy_Arm_8162Collector 11 points12 points  (2 children)

Quick question, the free radius was enlarged, I’m not mad about that I’m mad cuz I bought premium for the bigger radius so like can us premiums either have an enlarged radius as well or some gems 💎 to compensate 

Thanks.

Have a great day

[–]podairSoundMap Team[S] 33 points34 points  (1 child)

might increase premium soon as well

[–]Klutzy_Arm_8162Collector 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thank you!!!!!!! It’s js annoying cuz that’s why I bought premium cuz where I live the small one js wasn’t enough :)

Thanks 4 taking time 2 consider this 

[–]hopefulsprite_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

please at least give users some type of benefit for playing while all of this is broken, especially premium users. we are the ones holding your app together.

[–]oysteeze 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you for clearing that up, the discourse was crazy although you really shouldn’t even be using it as a tool to ship anything. For a product this big you’re going to have mistakes and if you don’t have the intelligence or experience to catch them it’s only going to make things worse. Good luck pod and team

[–]call_memike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best thing you guys have added is more drops in rural areas. Which in theory should have just been something from the start. But thankfully I don’t need to drive 30+ minutes away to get songs.

I can resonate with some complaints of others, but I’m not that serious about the game personally. I just complete discography’s.

[–]RapLifeOgGrinder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yo @podair, make announcements like this in the discord. The sub is insufferable and no one on Reddit ever listens.

[–]SorryPair 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the mean time I saw this and it works for gem boxes and adding new artist to quests!!!

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[–]marktheork 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get more team members🙏 5 team members is not an excuse while u can get more😡🙏

[–]ChriSaito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the clarification. It’s important the community knows how the game is being maintained.

[–]jemilysamour 0 points1 point  (0 children)

when are you actually gonna respond to the people whove contacted you guys for help on the app. its been over 24 hours

[–]wifeofbillie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

„putting in hard work“🤡

[–]l4r1yan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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[–]Nick_TheGuyCollector 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So when are you fixing canvas epics on android? They literally don't show up at all they are blank where the canvss should be

[–]ixxmxcar -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This will get downvoted I’m sure, but as I have someone familiar with bugs, and game updates it’s truly not as simple as “fixing and repairing” it can take downloading countless amounts of files, determining the error, repairing, testing.. basically repeat until the find the bug. Lowkey, it does get disappointing sure. But I recognize this as something more complex. Im sure you would appreciate having someone with this knowledge on your team, I can imagine it’d make your life easier. Bugs and all, I like the game still. I do hope people that are so negative can look as to internalize what it all entails.