I am pleased to announce that after 13 days of testing, we are submitting our 1.3.4 (Effective Background Sync) release for review to the iOS and Android app stores. This means that once Apple/Google approves, 1.3.4 will be the production version available in the app stores.
If the Zingo!-1.3.4 mobile app is left in the background our testing and benchmarking shows that conservatively, approximately 30_000 blocks will be synced over-night.
For Android, and ideal conditions (reliable cheap network and power) the number of blocks can be significantly higher.
The real accomplishment here, is not the new UX improving feature, it’s the new level of engagement and collaboration happening across our community.
@Honza and @Lukas (as previously mentioned) offered fantastic support and review for the code that enables background sync, but that’s really just a part of what’s happening!
While @Edicksonjga and @Juanky were working tirelessly to produce a tested, and effective background sync. Collaborations with other community members have spun up. In some cases core zcash organizations like the ECC and ZF have begun working with Zingoistas to extend fundamental projects to support lightclient needs. In other cases we’ve begun working with more diverse zcashers, and started connecting with the wider privacy community to integrate complimentary technologies like Zcash and nym.
The upshot is that you can expect another release with more features soon.