Wesay's previous agency left Offline Viewing 60% done on Android and 0% on iOS. Users were already asking for it. The codebase was a mess. Budget was tight.
3 deprecated libraries (including ButterKnife), broken view injection, and conflicting offline cache logic. We documented every issue and gave the client an honest timeline: 6 weeks, not 3.
Removed all deprecated dependencies, rebuilt the download manager, and fixed the 4 documented user-facing bugs. Added a progress indicator and resumable downloads as scope was clear.
No existing code to inherit. Used AVFoundation for video caching with full playback in airplane mode. Built in parallel with Android QA.
Store-ready builds delivered on both Android and iOS. Feature parity achieved. Zero regressions in any previously working functionality.
ButterKnife was deprecated in 2020. Migrating it would have taken as long as replacing it with ViewBinding — and left technical debt. We removed it completely and updated all view references in one pass.
Cross-platform video caching libraries all had limitations around DRM content. AVFoundation gave us full control, better performance, and first-party Apple support. The extra effort was worth it.
Our QA caught this 2 days before final delivery — cached videos weren't being validated for storage availability before download. A silent failure. We added pre-download storage checks and a user-friendly error state. Caught in QA, not in production.
Android + iOS
6 weeks
Zero
7 inherited
“They responded dutifully to our needs.”
Book a free 20-minute call. We'll scope your project, recommend the right team composition, and give you a realistic timeline — no pitch, no pressure.
Book a Free Call →