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FamViewer version 2.2 was released on Apple’s iTunes App Store yesterday. Version 2.2 is a major update, including performance improvements and a New Note feature.

FamViewer is an iPhone/iPod Touch genealogy application that lets you view GEDCOM files. The GEDCOM files can be imported either from a computer or a website. The app allows you to generate a variety of views, from a family view/family group sheet display three generations to a family tree view with eight generations. There is a searchable surname index as well.

FamViewer allows you to add notes to entries on your iPhone or iPod Touch. You can email new notes to yourself as a text file or as part of a GEDCOM file.

All views support portrait or landscape orientations. FamViewer is not tied to a particular genealogy application – either Mac or PC. There are noknown limits to GEDCOM file sizes.

Changes:
* New Notes feature allows users to add a note to each individual in the database and then email all of the New
Notes to themselves. New Notes can be emailed as a simple text message or all the New Notes can be included in a GEDCOM file.
* Display of adopted children has been improved. If a person in the database has multiple sets of parents you can switch between display of these multiple sets of parents in a way similar to the way multiple spouses are displayed.
* Repository information is now displayed in the Sources view.
* Multiple names are displayed for individuals on the Person view. Each name included in the database for an individual is displayed on its own line in the Person view.
* Parsing of names has improved so all prefix, suffix, and nicknames will be displayed correctly.
* Parsing and display of Address information has been improved.
* If an imported file fails to import due to a ‘bad file format’ error the start of the offending file is displayed in the error dialog to help diagnose the error.
* Numerous GEDCOM parser improvements and performance improvements have been made.
* Display of some Notes and Sources has been improved.

Direct link to FamViewer at iTunes:

Last night, a new version of Shrubs 2.0 was made available through the Apple iTunes AppStore (AppStore Link: ).

Shrubs is a stand-alone genealogy application for the iPhone and iPod touch. You can import a GEDCOM 5.5 data file up to 4MB in size. It requires iPhone/iPod software version 2.2.1 and network connectivity for importing a GEDCOM file.

Important: If you are upgrading from Shrubs version 1.x, you will need to re-import your GEDCOM file.

Changes:
* Fixed issue affecting individuals with multiple NAME tags in the GEDCOM file
* Fixed duplicate entries issue in individual and union index
* Fixed GEDCOM event parsing issue
* Improved GEDCOM text encoding support (mainly UTF-8)
* Old UI is now available through a toggle in the Settings app (screen rotation will not be available if active)

A few days ago, Shrubs 2.0 was made available through the Apple iTunes AppStore (Direct link: ).

Shrubs is a genealogy application for iPhone and iPod touch users that allows you to import up to a 4MB GEDCOM file. It requires iPhone/iPod software version 2.1.

Just as Shrubs 1.4 saw major performance enhancements, Shrubs 2.0 also has major performance improvements. It also has a major overhaul as far as the user interface.

It’s important to note that you will need to import your GEDCOM file again, as the internal database has been changed/upgraded.

Changes:
* significant UI overhaul
* performance improvements
* ability to import files directly over WiFi (built-in web server)
* all individual and family events are now supported
* event sources are now managed

Upcoming Changes/Known Issues:
* individuals with only a last name (no first name) may show up with a blank name (fixed in 2.1)
* individual index may display multiple entries for the same individual when said individual has multiple birth/death events (fixed in 2.1)
* pressing the Upload button on the web interface without selecting a file may cause the application to crash (will be fixed in 2.1)
* individual and family events show up improperly if the GEDCOM file uses the “Y” tag next to the actual event tag (will be fixed in 2.1)

Reunion has finally made it’s way to the iPhone. Reunion for the Macintosh is one of the most popular and long-lived Mac genealogy programs. The iPhone/iPod Touch version (version 1.0) has all of the bells and whistles you expect out of an iPhone application – gesture features, navigating through photos with swiping motions, etc. It features a 6-generation overview – you pick a source family and it shows three generations up and two generations down.

You can search on last name, first name, married name, soundex, and person id

Like MobileFamilyTree, it is tied to Mac OS X software (Reunion 9) and does require it.

Both portrait and landscape orientation is supported.

It uses a wireless connection between your Mac and your iPhone or iPod touch. Once you’ve launched Reunion 9 on a Mac, you open up the family file you are interested in and then click on a menu option to “Put Family File on iPhone”. During this process, you can select the people you want to transfer, as well as including sources and logs.

It has a Syncing capability to sync back and forth between your iPhone/iPod touch and your Mac’s Reunion data. You can edit the data on your iPhone/iPod and then transfer/sync the edits back.

Features:
* Can transfer multiple family data files over
* Transfers pictures linked to people, as well as information (addresses, etc.)
* Multiple pictures of a person can be viewed (using swiping features)
* Bookmark feature
* Source and Log information
* Interface is similar to the desktop version of Reunion
* Gesture shortcuts including pinching for zooming in and out, dragging to scroll, tapping, as well as buttons for nvagiation.

Requirements:
* Reunion for Macintosh 9.08
* Mac OS X
* iPhone 2.2 software

* Screenshot Gallery

It’s $14.99 – Direct app link to iTunes Store:

Synium Software has updated MobileFamilyTree, an iPhone/iPod touch companion to MacFamilyTree (OS X genealogy software).

If you are a French-speaking user of MobileFamilyTree, you’re in luck – they’ve added full French localization with this update.

Beyond that, I’m not sure what else has changed – MacFamilyTree 5.3.9 was released this week as well, and it’s probably related to that (although you should still only need MacFamilyTree 5.2.3).

Changes:
* Full French localization added
* Bug fixes and performance improvements

Direct app link to iTunes Store:

Requires: Licensed version of MacFamilyTree 5.2.3 or newer.