Although we are a bit late, we are pleased to announce fruux 0.6. This version still contains no iCal syncing (sorry for that), but we changed a ton of internal stuff, that allows us to include new features in the next version, give you even better performance and reliability as well.

public beta
This version allows new users to join our beta test. Just download it and register a fruux account yourself (you need a valid emailadress, otherwise you wont be able to activate it).

Changelog:

• (FEATURE) self registration feature (allows new users to create a fruux account)
• (FEATURE) fruux autoupdater (allows us to deliver new features to you)
• (FIXES) A ton of bugfixes and performance optimizations

If you are are current fruux betatester, this is (hopefully) the last time you have to update your fruux client manually. Please download the new client version and follow our update instructions.

Please contact us if you need help, experience bugs, have a suggestion or simply want to tell us how much you love fruux

If you are interested in speeding up development, feel free to support us and please suggest your top priority feature!

We are a bit late, with our promised client update.
Hopefully the following screenshots help bridging the gap until the actual release (it’s imminent! No, not that Duke Nukem Forever kind of imminent!).

This is our new main screen:

The following image shows the new account sheet. The next version wont require any email-begging in order to join our beta. Just download the fruux client, create your account, click the email verification link and you are ready to go sync.

If you are interested in speeding up development, feel free to donate (via paypal or by shopping at amazon) and please suggest your top priority feature! Our supporters page has still some free slots!

With the help of your nice feedback, we worked on a bugfix release during the last days.

Changelog:

• (FIX) No more iSync error messages at the console, when syncing cell phones
• (FIX) No more birthday conflicts, when using the reset function
• (FEATURE) Added german localization

If you are are current fruux betatester, you’ll get an email including the download location of the updated client. If you are interested in betatesting fruux, follow these steps.

Just in case there is an updated version of your new favorite application, here are the necessary steps.

1)

• Doubleclick the new fruux Preference Pane

2)

• Click “Replace”

3)

• Click “Synchronize Now” in the fruux Preference Pane
• Click “Allow” in order to grant the updated fruux application to the account information you previously stored in your keychain (This step is very important! Since fruux is not “codesigned” yet, you have to manually grant the keychain access after an update).

Several lion-hearted people out there started testing fruux during the last week. Taking the system stats into account it even looks like there are some everyday/productive users besides the team.

It’s a great pleasure that some of you already adopted fruux into your everyday life!

Now we’d like YOU to join us testing fruux!
Applying is quite simple, just get in touch with us and tell us a bit about you and your motivation to test fruux. We’ll happily provide you with the fruux application and a demo account.

UPDATE:
fruux is in public beta - download it here.