Nike SB Skateboarding App Gets iPhone 6 and iOS 8 Support, Improved Video Playback

The Nike SB skateboarding app has been updated with support for iOS 8 and the iPhone 6, along with improved video playback and upload performance.

Learn tricks, play games of S.K.A.T.E. and chart your personal skate progress inside the exciting Nike SB App universe!

SB APP COMMUNITY
Experience a virtual skate community at your fingertips where you can make friends, follow users and peep some footy.
• Earn respect and followers alike by getting your video showcased on the new Nike SB App Skatewire, a melting pot of the community’s finest enabling you to find, follow and friend.
• Keep up-to-date with the latest videos from your friends and others you may have followed in the App directly through version 2.0’s new “My Feed” feature
• Explore further into a user’s App Profile by Friending them. Peep their footage, check their stats and catch all their latest clips straight through your feed.


VIDEO RECORDING
The Nike SB App v2.0 boasts advanced new video and editing capabilities to help you on your path of progression.
• Upload clips directly from your phone’s camera roll for a more flexible and user-friendly experience.
• Add a slow-motion effect to your footage to further emphasize technique and style.
• Trim your videos of unwanted footage to make sure those clips are coming correct for the world to see.
• Film for your friends and tag them directly in the video for their profile. No more juggling phones!
• Share your videos out to your personal social channels on Facebook and Twitter.
• Each clip features a maximum duration of :15 seconds, more than enough time to allow for proper set-up and roll away.
• Every clip with a trick tagged automatically populates in your Profile and Trick Tree.

PROFILE
Use the Nike SB App to analyze your own evolution, build your profile and gain followers. Customize to showcase your own personal style.
• Organizes your friends and followers along with those you follow to help discover new skaters around the world.
• Showcases all the trick videos you’ve ever recorded.
• You can view a full breakdown of a user’s progression via the SB App on their statistics page.
• Keep working to earn those badges and share them out…you never know who might be watching.

GAME OF S.K.A.T.E.
Expanded Game of S.K.A.T.E.: Connect with skater friends from down the street and around the globe to play a game of S.K.A.T.E. through your phone.
• Choose your opponent specifically from your friends or at random from the entire App population.
• Analyze the game’s highlights as you are still playing to better inform strategy and trick selection.
• Battle bros and pros alike to further progress and earn respect.

TRICK TREE
Lose yourself in skateboarding’s endless creative process with our extensive Trick Tree, further inspiring you to learn and expand your skills. Learn straight from the pros with exclusive filming and playback techniques.
• The Trick Tree is Nike SB’s never been done attempt at cataloging the entire lexicon of skateboarding maneuvers, now inside your phone.
• Quickly search for any trick through our own custom breakdown.
• Learn from the best as our Nike SB pros demonstrate how to land tricks from 4 different angles.
• Watch via the app as your friends and followers share videos of their latest tricks.
• Every video you record and tag automatically becomes a part of your trick tree.


What's New In This Version:
• Added native resolution support for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+
• Added full support for iOS 8
• Improved video playback and upload performance
• Fixed many bugs across all features in the app
• Fixed a video related crash that could occur when starting the app

You can download Nike SB from the App Store for free.

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