Android Release Notes

v6.4.0

• Android 15 support
• Improved accessibility
• Added buy me a coffee link
• Added Danish translation. Thanks Svend Grønlund for the translation!

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