Android Release Notes
v6.4.0
- Improved accessibility
v6.3.0
- Fix crash resulting in alarms not triggering for some users
- Improve accessibility
v6.2.0
- Enable edge to edge screen support for all screens
- Alarm change: when heads-up notification is swiped away the alarm is dismissed
v6.1.0
- Minor bug fixes and improvements
v6.0.0
- New map view
v5.4.0
- Allow widgets to be resized smaller for some devices
- Fix for some pro users not being able to see the widgets
v5.3.0
- Minor bug fixes
v5.2.0
- Scroll back to today’s date when scrolling up or down
- Show check mark for the selected location in the location list
- Improved time calculation performance
v5.1.0
- Configure widget background. Access through app settings screen or by tapping and holding on a widget.
- Reverted default widget background to original. Thanks for the feedback!
v5.0.0
- New widgets!
- Widget background colors now match device dark/light mode
- Existing widget designs updated
- Better resizing/scalability for widgets
- Better widget previews in Android widget picker on Android 12+
- Added widget descriptions in Android widget picker on Android 12+
v4.23.0
- Minor bug fixes
v4.22.0
- Minor bug fixes
v4.21.0
- Added option in settings to access public roadmap. Suggest and vote for new features!
v4.20.0
- Minor bug fixes
- Translation updates
v4.19.1
- Minor bug fixes
v4.19.0
- Minor UI improvements
- New Buy Pro button for non-Pro members
v4.18.0
- Minor fixes and improvements
v4.17.0
- Added release notes link in settings
- Fixed some bugs
v4.16.0
- Fix issue causing users to be unable to stop alarm when alarm notification is dismissed
- Increased size of buttons in alarm screen
- Improved missed alarm notification
- Improved Polish language translation
- Added Dutch language support (thanks Sjef for the translation!)
- Added Basque language support (thanks Álvaro for the translation!)
v4.15.0
- New “never” option for alarm “silence after” setting. Thanks Benjamin for the suggestion!
v4.14.0
- Improved purchase restore for users with new devices
- Fix some small minor crashes
v4.13.0
- New: Total daylight change. Turn on in settings or view in time detail screen (tap on a day to view)
- New: Configure which times are displayed in the times list (access via settings)
- Updated translation for Polish
v4.12.0
- New footer in settings screen
- Minor under-the-hood changes
- In-app link to help translate the app (find it in settings)
v4.11.0
- New: Language support for Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, and Turkish.
v4.10.0
- Android 14 compatibility
v4.9.4
- Fixed some language related issues
v4.9.3
- New: Chinese and Hindi language support
v4.9.2
- New: Russian and Portuguese language support
v4.9.1
- Fixed a theme-related crash for some users introduced in 4.9.0
v4.9.0
- New: dark/light themes. Choose in settings. Defaults to dark.
v4.8.2
- Fix: translation fix for alarm settings title
- Fix: translation fix for day of week in widgets
v4.8.0
- New: per-app language support enabled for this app
- New: spanish, french, italian, german language support
- Fix: corrected icon size in widgets. Thanks Armin for reporting!
- New: display days of week in widgets
- New: replaced moon icon with sunset icon in widget
v4.7.0
- New: solar noon time displayed in time detail screen
v4.6.0
- New: solstice and equinox dates now highlighted in times list
- Display formatted date in settings screen when selecting date format
- Fix bug where date is not displayed correctly in additional times screen
- Fix rare bug causing crash when alarm is triggered
v4.5.0
- Move alarm settings to dedicated screen
- Battery optimization message displayed in notification and alarm screens
v4.4.0
- New bottom sheet style layout for additional times. Tap on a date to check it out.
- Fix: icons added back to widgets. Thanks for reporting Ryan and Armin!
v4.3.0
- New: set different alarm sounds for sunrise and sunset (see in settings)
- Fix issue where it seems like alarm sound was not set after first attempt
- Changed alarm “dismiss” button color to red to differentiate between “Dismiss” and “Snooze” buttons
- Follow us on X (formerly Twitter)! Link to handle in settings
v4.2.0
- UI refresh
v4.1.0
- Added prompt to disable battery optimization to improve alarm and notification reliability
- Fix small bug occurring when stopping alarms
- Fixed issue where app would attempt to post notifications without notification permission
- Minor under-the-hood improvements
v4.0.0
- Accessibility improvements for hearing impaired users
- In-app purchase introduced for premium content. Existing users grandfathered in as Pro members.
v3.4.3
- Change app name from Sunrise Companion to Hey Sunrise to align with iOS app counterpart
- Updated privacy policy URL
- Updated email support URL
- Android 13 changes
v3.4.2
- Fix broken notifications and alarms in Android 13
- Remove swipe to delete for locations and replace with button
v3.4.1
- Fix broken theme when device is using light theme
- Alarms and notifications can now be scheduled +/- 2 hours from sunrise or sunset (previous was +/- 1 hour)
- Android 13 compatibility
v3.4.0
- Choose which days of the week you want alarms and notifications to trigger
- Gradual alarm volume increase setting
v3.3.0
- New theme
- Upgrade to new material 3 Android design components
- Always show notification and alarm offset value label
- Change notification and alarm offset step from 5 minutes to 1 minute
- Show confirmation dialog before deleting location
- Small bug fix to prevent location screen momentarily flashing before showing times screen
- Use short time zone description instead of full description
v3.2.2
- New setting to enable daylight saving reminder notifications
- Added device timezone to UI (top right corner)
- Fix for occasional crash occurring when alarm would trigger on Android 12 devices
- Fix for multiple daylight saving reminder notifications in a single day
v3.2.1
- New daylight saving time change reminder notification
- Swipe between different tabs
- Fix crash when device is rotated while in notification or alarm screen
- Refresh widget info at midnight each night
- Improved handling for scheduling alarms on Android 12
- Improved app accessibility
- Minor bug fixes
- Some under-the-hood improvements
v3.1.0
- Small bug fix for crash caused by null time zone id
v3.0.1
- Cancel scheduled alerts when deleting a location
- Only reschedule alerts for locations that still exist
v3.0.0
- Fixed some alarm/notification scheduling bugs
- Fix a problem related to incorrect notification/alarm times when device time zone changed
- Android 12 changes
- Refresh widget automatically in the background at least once per day
v2.3.0
- Added sliders for notification/alarm offsets for more customized control
v2.2.6
- Fixed broken privacy policy link
- Minor performance improvements and enhancements
v2.2.5
- Choose custom alarm tone
- Fixed a bug where tapping the alarm notification would not open the alarm screen
v2.2.4
- Fixed a bug where day length wouldn't display on larger devices
v2.2.3
- Added day length (turn on via settings)
- Added 3 new date formats (available in settings)
- Changed default date format (date format can be changed in settings)
- New moon icon
- Use official in-app review API for prompting for a review
v2.2.1
- Fixed some null location crashes
- Fixed a crash in the alarm service when the timer job was null
v2.2.0
- Set the volume of an alarm from the settings screen
- Fixed a bug where the user gets stuck on location permission screen during first launch
- Fixed a bug where tapping on the widget would reset the selected location to the first location in the list