CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

[Unreleased]

[v1.8.5] - 2023-04-18

Added

• Collection: optional support for Samsung and Sony burst patterns
• Video: action to lock viewer
• Info: improved state/place display (requires rescan, limited to AU/GB/IN/US)
• Info: edit tags with state placeholder
• Info: show metadata from MP4 user data box
• Countries: show states for selected countries
• Tags: delete selected tags from all media in collection
• improved support for system font scale

Changed

• upgraded Flutter to stable v3.7.11
• when an album becomes empty, the folder will be deleted only if it is a non-app/common album
• TV: section header focus/highlight

Fixed

• permission confusion when removable volume changes
• Viewer: flickering on first scale animation in some cases

[v1.8.4] - 2023-03-17

Added

• TV: improved support for Licenses

Fixed

• Viewer: playing video from app content provider
• Search: using the query bar yields a black screen

[v1.8.3] - 2023-03-13

Added

• Collection: preview button when selecting items
• Collection: item size in list layout
• Vaults: custom pattern lock
• Video: picture-in-picture
• Video: handle skip next/previous media buttons
• TV: more media controls

Changed

• scroll to show item when navigating from Info page
• upgraded Flutter to stable v3.7.7

Fixed

• Accessibility: using accessibility services keeping snack bar beyond countdown
• Accessibility: navigation with TalkBack
• Vaults: crash when using fingerprint on older Android versions
• Vaults: sharing multiple items

[v1.8.2] - 2023-02-28

Added

• Export: bulk converting
• Export: write metadata when converting
• Places: page & navigation entry

Changed

• rating/tagging action icons
• upgraded Flutter to stable v3.7.5

Fixed

• viewer pan/scale gestures interpreted as fling gestures
• replacing when moving item to vault
• exporting item to vault

[v1.8.1] - 2023-02-21

Added

• Vaults
• Viewer: overlay details expand/collapse on tap
• Viewer: export actions available as quick actions
• Slideshow: added settings quick action
• TV: improved support for Info
• Basque translation (thanks Aitor Salaberria)

Changed

• disabling the recycle bin will delete forever items in it
• remember pin status of albums becoming empty
• allow setting dates before 1970/01/01
• upgraded Flutter to stable v3.7.3

Fixed

• SD card access grant on Android Lollipop
• copying to SD card in some cases
• sharing SD card files referred by file URI

[v1.8.0] - 2023-02-20 [YANKED]

[v1.7.10] - 2023-01-18

Added

• Video: optional gestures to adjust brightness/volume
• TV: improved support for Search, About, Privacy Policy

Changed

• Viewer: do not keep max brightness when viewing info

Fixed

• crash when media button events are triggered with no active media session

[v1.7.9] - 2023-01-15

Added

• Viewer: optionally show description on overlay
• Collection: unlocated/untagged overlay icons
• Video: stop when losing audio focus
• Video: stop when becoming noisy
• Info: Google camera portrait mode item extraction
• TV: handle overscan
• TV: improved support for Viewer, Info, Map, Stats
• TV: option to use TV layout on any device
• Czech translation (thanks vesp)
• Polish translation (thanks Piotr K, rehork)

Changed

• editing description writes XMP dc:description, and clears Exif ImageDescription / UserComment
• in the tag editor, tapping on applied tag applies it to all items instead of removing it
• pin app bar when selecting items

Fixed

• transition between collection and viewer when cutout area is not used
• saving video playback state when leaving viewer

[v1.7.8] - 2022-12-20

Added

• Android TV support
• Viewer: optionally show rating & tags on overlay
• Viewer: long press on copy/move/rating/tag quick action for quicker action
• Viewer: long press on share quick action to share parts of motion photo
• Search: missing address, portrait, landscape filters
• Map: edit cluster location
• Accessibility: optional alternative to pinch-to-zoom thumbnails
• Lithuanian translation (thanks Gediminas Murauskas)
• Norwegian (Bokmål) translation (thanks Allan Nordhøy)
• Chinese (Traditional) translation (thanks pemibe)
• Ukrainian translation (thanks Olexandr Mazur)

Changed

• Viewer: allow setting default outside video player
• Map: fit to most recent items if all items cannot fit on screen
• upgraded Flutter to stable v3.3.10

[v1.7.7] - 2022-11-27

Added

• Romanian translation (thanks Ralea Adrian Vicențiu, Igor Sorocean)

Changed

• build: changed version codes for izzy, libre flavors

[v1.7.6] - 2022-11-26

Changed

• build: use flutter-wrapper, bundle Flutter as submodule
• build: use split APKs for libre flavor

[v1.7.5] - 2022-11-23

Added

• Viewer: Info page editing actions available as quick actions
• Video: subtitle vertical position option
• Info: export metadata to text file
• Accessibility: apply bold font system setting
• Widget: option to show most recent item instead of random items
• libre app flavor (no mobile service maps, no Crashlytics)

Changed

• Map: no default map style for izzy and libre flavors
• Viewer: allow setting default editor
• Viewer: keep manually un/muted state for following autoplayed videos
• upgraded Flutter to stable v3.3.9

Fixed

• crash when cataloguing some MP4 files
• reading metadata for some MP4 files

[v1.7.4] - 2022-11-11

Added

• Info: edit MP4 metadata (date / location / title / description / rating / tags / rotation)
• Info: edit location by copying from other item
• Info: edit tags with dynamic placeholders for country / place
• Widget: option to open collection on tap
• optional MANAGE_MEDIA permission to modify media without asking

Changed

• higher quality thumbnails
• upgraded Flutter to stable v3.3.8

Fixed

• rendering of panoramas with inconsistent metadata
• failing scan of items copied to SD card on older devices
• unreplaceable covers set before v1.7.1
• inconsistent background height for multi-script subtitles
• launch crash on Android KitKat
• ExifInterface: producing invalid WebP files

[v1.7.3] - 2022-11-11 [YANKED AGAIN!]

[v1.7.2] - 2022-11-11 [YANKED]

[v1.7.1] - 2022-10-09

Added

• mosaic layout
• reverse filters to filter out/in
• Collection: selection edit actions available as quick actions
• Albums: group by content type
• Info: improved display for XMP
• Stats: top albums
• Stats: open full top listings
• Video: option for muted auto play
• Slideshow / Screen saver: option for no transition
• Slideshow / Screen saver: animated zoom effect
• Widget: tap action setting
• Wallpaper: scroll effect option

Changed

• upgraded Flutter to stable v3.3.4

Fixed

• restoring to missing Download subdir
• crash when cataloguing PNG with large chunks

[v1.7.0] - 2022-09-19

Added

• Collection: view settings allow changing the sort order (aka ascending/descending)
• Collection / Info: edit title via IPTC / XMP
• Albums / Countries / Tags: size displayed in list view details, sort by size
• Search: undated and untitled filters
• Greek translation (thanks Emmanouil Papavergis)

Changed

• upgraded Flutter to stable v3.3.2

Fixed

• opening viewer with directory context in some cases
• photo frame widget rendering in some cases
• exporting large images to BMP
• replacing entries during move/copy
• deleting binned item from the Download album

[v1.6.13] - 2022-08-29

Changed

• use natural order when sorting by name items, albums, tags

Fixed

• adding duplicate items during loading in some cases
• screensaver stopping when device orientation changes

[v1.6.12] - 2022-08-27

Added

• Viewer: optional gesture to show previous/next item
• Albums / Countries / Tags: live title filter
• option to hide confirmation message after moving items to the bin
• Collection / Info: edit description via Exif / IPTC / XMP
• Info: read XMP from HEIC on Android >=11
• Collection: support HEIC motion photos on Android >=11
• Search: recently added filter
• Dutch translation (thanks Martijn Fabrie, Koen Koppens)

Changed

• status and navigation bar transparency
• default snack bar timeout to 3s
• upgraded Flutter to beta v3.3.0-0.5.pre

Fixed

• storage volume setup despite faulty volume on Android <11
• storage volume setup when launched right after device boot
• tiling PNG images
• widget image sizing in some cases

[v1.6.11] - 2022-07-26

Added

• Search: on this day and month filters in date filter section
• Stats: histogram and contextual date filters
• Screen saver
• Widget: photo frame

Changed

• viewer: black background when overlay is disabled with light theme
• filter chip long press menu shows full label
• upgraded Flutter to beta v3.3.0-0.0.pre

Fixed

• analysis service stuck when storage has ambiguous directories

[v1.6.10] - 2022-07-24 [YANKED]

[v1.6.9] - 2022-06-18

Added

• slideshow
• set wallpaper from any media
• optional dynamic accent color on Android >=12
• Search: date/dimension/size field equality (undocumented)
• support Android 13 (API 33)
• Turkish translation (thanks metezd)

Changed

• do not force quit on storage permission denial
• upgraded Flutter to stable v3.0.2

Fixed

• merge ambiguously cased directories

[v1.6.8] - 2022-05-27

Fixed

• wrong window metrics on startup in some cases
• home albums not updated on startup in some cases
• crash when cataloguing large TIFF

[v1.6.7] - 2022-05-25

Added

• Bottom navigation bar
• Collection: thumbnail overlay tag icon
• Collection: fast-scrolling shows breadcrumbs from groups
• Settings: search
• Pick: allow selecting multiple items according to request intent
• huawei app flavor (Petal Maps, no Crashlytics)

Changed

• upgraded Flutter to stable v3.0.1
• stretching overscroll effect
• disabled Google Maps layer on Android Lollipop

Fixed

• grey Google Map layer when size changed
• Android scrolling screenshot support
• Voice Access scrolling support

[v1.6.6] - 2022-05-25 [YANKED AGAIN!]

[v1.6.5] - 2022-05-25 [YANKED]

[v1.6.4] - 2022-04-19

Added

• Albums / Countries / Tags: allow custom app / color along cover item
• Info: improved GeoTIFF section
• Cataloguing: locating from GeoTIFF metadata (requires rescan, limited to some projections)
• Info: action to overlay GeoTIFF on map (limited to some projections)
• Info: action to convert motion photo to still image
• Italian translation (thanks glemco)
• Chinese (Simplified) translation (thanks 小默 & Aerowolf)

Changed

• upgraded Flutter to stable v2.10.4
• snack bars are dismissible with an horizontal swipe instead of a down swipe
• Viewer: snack bars avoid quick actions and thumbnails at the bottom

Fixed

• black screen launch when Firebase fails to initialize (Play version only)
• crash when cataloguing JPEG with large extended XMP

[v1.6.3] - 2022-03-28

Added

• Theme: light/dark/black and color highlights settings
• Collection: bulk renaming
• Video: speed and muted state indicators
• Info: option to set date from other item
• Info: improved DNG tags display
• warn and optionally set metadata date before moving undated items
• Settings: display refresh rate hint

Changed

• Viewer: quick action defaults
• cataloguing includes date sub-second data if present (requires rescan)

Removed

• metadata editing support for DNG

Fixed

• app launch despite faulty storage volumes on Android >=11

[v1.6.2] - 2022-03-07

Added

• Viewer: optional thumbnail preview
• Video: optional gestures to play/seek
• Video: mute action
• Japanese translation (thanks Maki)

Changed

• Viewer: overlay reorganization
• upgraded Flutter to stable v2.10.3

Fixed

• storage write access for Android <11
• various bin related fixes
• Viewer: apply video settings change without leaving the viewer

[v1.6.1] - 2022-02-23

Added

• optional recycle bin to keep deleted items for 30 days
• Viewer: actions to copy/move to album
• Indonesian translation (thanks MeFinity)

Changed

• Viewer: action menu reorganization
• Viewer: Export action renamed to Convert
• Viewer: actual size zoom level respects device pixel ratio
• Viewer: allow zooming out small items to actual size
• Collection: improved performance for sort/group by name
• load previous top items on startup
• locale independent colors for known filters
• upgraded Flutter to stable v2.10.2

Removed

• Map: connectivity check

Fixed

• navigating from Album page when picking an item for another app

[v1.6.0] - 2022-02-22 [YANKED]

[v1.5.11] - 2022-01-30

Added

• Collection / Info: edit location of JPG/PNG/WEBP/DNG images via Exif
• Viewer: resize option when exporting
• Settings: export/import covers & favourites along with settings
• Collection: allow rescan when browsing
• support Android 12L (API 32)
• Portuguese translation (thanks Jonatas De Almeida Barros)

Removed

• new version check

Fixed

• loading when system locale uses non-western arabic numerals
• handling timestamps provided in 10^-8 s (18 digits)
• Viewer: SVG export
• Viewer: sending to editing app on some environments
• Map: projected center anchoring

[v1.5.10] - 2022-01-07

Added

• Collection: toggle favourites in bulk
• Info: edit ratings of JPG/GIF/PNG/TIFF images via XMP
• Info: edit date of GIF images via XMP
• Info: option to set date from other fields
• Spanish translation (thanks n-berenice)

Changed

• editing an item orientation, rating or tags automatically sets a metadata date (from the file modified date), if it is missing
• Viewer: when opening an item from another app, it is now possible to scroll to other items in the album

Fixed

• Exif and IPTC raw profile extraction from PNG in some cases

[v1.5.9] - 2021-12-22

Added

• Collection / Albums / Countries / Tags: list view (scalable like the grid view)
• moving, editing or deleting multiple items can be cancelled
• Viewer: option to auto play motion photos (after a small delay to show first the high-res photo)
• German translation (thanks JanWaldhorn)

Changed

• upgraded Flutter to stable v2.8.1

Fixed

• Collection: more consistent scroll bar thumb position to match the viewport
• Settings: fixed file selection to import settings on older devices
• Viewer: UI mode switch for Android <10

[v1.5.8] - 2021-12-22 [YANKED]

[v1.5.7] - 2021-12-01

Added

• add and remove tags to JPEG/GIF/PNG/TIFF images
• French translation
• support for Android KitKat (without Google Maps)
• Viewer: maximum brightness option

Changed

• Settings: select hidden path directory with a custom file picker instead of the native SAF one
• Viewer: video cover (before playing the video) is now loaded at original resolution and can be zoomed

Fixed

• pinch-to-zoom gesture on thumbnails was difficult to trigger
• double-tap gesture in the viewer was ignored in some cases
• copied items had the wrong date

[v1.5.6] - 2021-11-12

Added

• Viewer: action to add shortcut to media item

Changed

• Albums / Countries / Tags: use a 3 column layout by default

Fixed

• video playback was not using hardware-accelerated codecs on recent devices
• partial fix to deleting/moving file in a clean way on some devices

[v1.5.5] - 2021-11-08

Added

• Russian translation (thanks D3ZOXY)
• Info: set date from title
• Collection: bulk editing (rotation, date setting, metadata removal)
• Collection: custom quick actions for item browsing
• Collection: live title filter
• About: link to privacy policy
• Video: quick action to play video in other app
• Video: resume playback

Changed

• use build flavors to match distribution channels: play (same as original) and izzy (no Crashlytics)
• use 12/24 hour format settings from device to display times
• Privacy: consent request on first launch for installed app inventory access
• use File API to rename and delete items, when possible (primary storage, Android <11)
• Video: changed video thumbnail strategy

[v1.5.4] - 2021-10-21

Added

• Collection: use a foreground service when scanning many items
• Collection: ask to rename/replace/skip when moving items with name conflict
• Map: filter to view items from a specific region in the Collection page
• Viewer: option to show/hide overlay on opening
• Info: improved display for PNG text metadata, XMP and others
• Export: output format selection
• Search: added raw filter
• Support modifying files in the Download folder on Android >=11

Changed

• upgraded Flutter to stable v2.5.3
• use build flavors to generate universal or split APKs

Fixed

• hide root album of hidden path
• gesture & spacing handling for Android >=10 navigation gestures
• renaming was leaving behind obsolete items in some cases
• speeding up videos on Xiaomi devices

[v1.5.3] - 2021-09-30

Added

• Map: show items for bounds, open items in viewer, tap gesture to toggle fullscreen
• Info: remove metadata (Exif, XMP, etc.)
• Accessibility: support "time to take action" and "remove animations" settings

Changed

• upgraded Flutter to stable v2.5.1
• faster collection loading when launching the app
• Collection: changed color & scale of thumbnail icons to match text
• Albums / Countries / Tags: changed layout, with label below cover

Fixed

• album bookmarks & pins were reset when rescanning items

[v1.5.2] - 2021-09-29 [YANKED]

[v1.5.1] - 2021-09-08

Added

• About: bug reporting instructions

Changed

• Collection: improved video date detection

Fixed

• fixed hanging app when loading thumbnails for some video formats on some devices

[v1.5.0] - 2021-09-02

Added

• Info: edit Exif dates (setting, shifting, deleting)
• Collection: custom quick actions for item selection
• Collection: video date detection for more formats

Changed

• faster collection loading when launching the app

Fixed

• app launching on some devices
• corrupting motion photo exif editing (e.g. rotation)

[v1.4.9] - 2021-08-20

Added

• Map & Stats from selection
• Map: item browsing, rotation control
• Navigation menu customization
• shortcut support on older devices (API <26)
• support Android 12/S (API 31)

[v1.4.8] - 2021-08-08

Added

• Map
• Viewer: action to copy to clipboard
• integration with Android global search (Samsung Finder etc.)

Fixed

• auto album identification and naming
• opening HEIC images from downloads content URI on Android >=11

[v1.4.7] - 2021-08-06 [YANKED]

[v1.4.6] - 2021-07-22

Added

• Albums / Countries / Tags: multiple selection
• Albums: action to create empty albums
• Collection: burst shot grouping (Samsung naming pattern)
• Collection: support motion photos defined by XMP Container namespace
• Settings: hidden paths to exclude folders and their subfolders
• Settings: option to disable viewer overlay blur effect (for older/slower devices)
• Settings: option to exclude cutout area in viewer

Changed

• Video: restored overlay hiding when pressing play button

Fixed

• Viewer: fixed manual screen rotation to follow sensor

[v1.4.5] - 2021-07-08

Added

• Video: added OGV/Theora/Vorbis support
• Viewer: action to rotate screen when device has locked rotation
• Settings: import/export

Changed

• improved SVG support with a different rendering engine
• changed logo
• upgraded Flutter to stable v2.2.3
• migrated to sound null safety
• viewer: parallax effect when scrolling

Removed

• Analytics: removed Firebase Analytics (kept Firebase Crashlytics)

[v1.4.4] - 2021-06-25

Added

• Video: speed control, track selection, frame capture
• Video: embedded subtitle support
• Settings: custom video quick actions
• Settings: subtitle theme

Changed

• upgraded Flutter to stable v2.2.2

Fixed

• fixed opening SVGs from other apps
• stop video playback when leaving the app in some cases
• fixed crash when ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION permission is revoked

[v1.4.3] - 2021-06-12

Added

• Collection: snack bar action to show moved/copied/exported entries
• Collection / Albums / Countries / Tags: when switching device orientation, keep items in view
• Collection: when leaving entry from Viewer, make entry visible in collection
• Viewer: fixed layout & minimap for videos with non-square pixels

Changed

• upgraded Flutter to stable v2.2.1
• migrated to unsound null safety
• Collection / Viewer: improved performance, memory usage
• Collection: thumbnail layout change

Removed

• no support for Android KitKat (API 19), unsupported by Google Maps package

Fixed

• fixed opening files shared via content URI with incorrect MIME type
• refresh collection when entries modified in Viewer no longer match collection filters

[v1.4.2] - 2021-06-10 [YANKED]

[v1.4.1] - 2021-04-29

Added

• Motion photo support
• Viewer: play videos in multi-track HEIC
• Handle share intent

Changed

• Upgraded Flutter to beta v2.2.0-10.1.pre

Fixed

• fixed crash when cataloguing large MP4/PSD
• prevent videos playing in the background when quickly switching entries

[v1.4.0] - 2021-04-16

Added

• Viewer: support for videos with EAC3/FLAC/OPUS audio
• Info: more consistent and comprehensive info for videos and streams
• Settings: more video options (auto play, loop, hardware acceleration)

Changed

• Info: present video cover like XMP embedded images

Removed

• locale name package (-3 MB)

Fixed

• Albums: auto naming for folders on SD card
• Viewer: display of videos with unusual SAR

[v1.3.7] - 2021-04-02

Added

• Collection / Albums / Countries / Tags: added label when dragging scrollbar thumb
• Albums: localized common album names
• Collection: select shortcut icon image
• Settings: custom viewer quick actions
• Settings: option to hide videos from collection

Changed

• Upgraded Flutter to beta v2.1.0-12.2.pre

Fixed

• opening media shared by other apps as file media content
• navigation stack when opening media shared by other apps

[v1.3.6] - 2021-03-18

Added

• Korean translation
• cover selection for albums / countries / tags

Changed

• Upgraded Flutter to dev v2.1.0-12.1.pre

Fixed

• various TIFF decoding fixes

[v1.3.5] - 2021-02-26

Added

• support Android KitKat, Lollipop & Marshmallow (API 19 ~ 23)
• quick country reverse geocoding without Play Services
• menu option to hide any filter
• menu option to navigate to the album / country / tag page from filter

Changed

• analytics are opt-in

Removed

• removed custom font used in titles and info page

[v1.3.4] - 2021-02-10

Added

• hide album / country / tag from collection
• new version check

Changed

• Viewer: improved multipage item overlay and thumbnail loading
• deactivate geocoding and Google maps when Play Services are unavailable

Fixed

• refreshing items externally added/moved/removed
• loading items at the root of volumes
• loading items when opening a shortcut with a location filter
• various thumbnail hero animation fixes

[v1.3.3] - 2021-01-31

Added

• Viewer: support for multi-track HEIF
• Viewer: export image (including multipage TIFF/HEIF and images embedded in XMP)
• Info: show owner app (Android >=10)
• listen to Media Store changes

Changed

• upgraded Flutter to stable v1.22.6
• check connectivity before using features that need it

Fixed

• checkerboard background performance
• deleting files that no longer exist but are still registered in the Media Store
• insets handling on Android 11

[v1.3.2] - 2021-01-17

Added

Collection: identify multipage TIFF & multitrack HEIC/HEIF Viewer: support for multipage TIFF Viewer: support for cropped panoramas Albums: grouping options

Changed

upgraded libtiff to 4.2.0 for TIFF decoding

Fixed

• prevent scrolling when using Android 10 style gesture navigation

[v1.3.1] - 2021-01-04

Added

• Collection: long press and move to select/deselect multiple items
• Info: show Spherical Video V1 metadata
• Info: metadata search

Fixed

• Viewer: fixed panning inertia following double-tap scaling
• Collection: fixed crash when loading TIFF files on Android 11

[v1.3.0] - 2020-12-26

Added

• Viewer: quick scale (aka one finger zoom)
• Viewer: optional checkered background for transparent images

Changed

• Viewer: changed panning inertia

Fixed

• Viewer: fixed scaling focus when zooming by double-tap or pinch
• Viewer: fixed panning during scaling

[v1.2.9] - 2020-12-12

Added

• Collection: identify 360 photos/videos, GeoTIFF
• Viewer: open panoramas (360 photos)
• Info: open GImage/GAudio/GDepth media and thumbnails embedded in XMP
• Info: SVG metadata

Changed

• Upgraded Flutter to stable v1.22.5
• Viewer: TIFF subsampling & tiling
• Info: improved XMP layout

Fixed

• Fixed large TIFF handling

[v1.2.8] - 2020-11-27

Added

• Albums / Countries / Tags: pinch to change tile size
• Album picker: added a field to filter by name
• check free space before moving items
• SVG source viewer

Changed

• Navigation: changed page history handling
• Info: improved layout, especially for XMP
• About: improved layout
• faster locating of new items

[v1.2.7] - 2020-11-15

Added

• Support for TIFF images (single page)
• Viewer overlay: minimap (optional)

Changed

• Upgraded Flutter to stable v1.22.4
• Viewer: use subsampling and tiling to display large images

Fixed

• Fixed finding dimensions of items with incorrect EXIF

[v1.2.6] - 2020-11-15 [YANKED]

[v1.2.5] - 2020-11-01

Added

• Search: show recently used filters (optional)
• Search: show filter for items with no XMP tags
• Search: show filter for items with no location information
• Analytics: use Firebase Analytics (along Firebase Crashlytics)

Changed

• Upgraded Flutter to stable v1.22.3
• Viewer overlay: showing shooting details is now optional

Fixed

• Viewer: leave when the loaded item is deleted and it is the last one
• Viewer: refresh the viewer overlay and info page when the loaded image is modified
• Info: prevent reporting a "Media" section for images other than HEIC/HEIF
• Fixed opening items shared via a "file" media content URI

Removed

• Dependencies: removed Guava as a direct dependency in Android

[v1.2.4] - 2020-11-01 [YANKED]

[v1.2.3] - 2020-10-22

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