Release notes: Blik for Android 1.5 and 1.6
Archived notes for earlier versions of Blik Calendar Widget. See what's new.
Version 1.5.0
Mar 1, 2011
- New release specifically for Android 1.5 and 1.6.
- bugfix: Saint Patricks Day and DST keywords fixed
Version 1.3.4
Feb 3, 2011
- bugfixes:
- devices that don't have localized weekday abbreviations now handled by using first three letters of full weekday names or defaulting to English weekday abbreviations
- fixed force close caused if there is a user-overriden setting for calendar app and that app has been removed
- feedback screen now reports calendar app override
Version 1.3.3
Jan 13, 2011
- added graphics (rowing, fencing)
- weekday abbreviations now obtained from the system so that they are localized
- setting added to change the weekend highlight colors to apply to either Fri/Sat or Sat/Sun
- spinner added to widget layout while system is starting up/creating the widget
- bugfixes:
- adjusted keywords for Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays and fixed Presidents' day keyword
- changes made to handle corrupt database entries to hopefully avoid the "unable to load events" problem
- handle empty calendar names instead of crashing
- if an event doesn't have a timezone assigned to it, it will use the current timezone instead of UTC
Version 1.3.2
Dec 13, 2010
- Added Tips in Help section of Settings
- optimized display/refresh
- don't redraw on refresh when events have no changes
- don't redraw when phone screen is off
- now refreshes automatically every 5 minutes (when phone screen is on)
- one timer for all widgets
- bugfixes:
- category name button text now set properly when opening
- all-day events were causing redraw at refresh even with no changes
- ensure that redraw happens when settings changed that affect the appearance
- settings screen no longer crashes for some people
- simplified Feedback screen
- controls at bottom of Feedback and Change Picture Screens on non-black background
- removed timezone info in Details screen since it wasn't working properly in most cases
Version 1.3.1
Dec 1, 2010
- added graphics (email)
- new feature: select what app Blik launches for the calendar
- transparent background colors adjusted and new transparent with dark text option added
- updates to Select Picture categories:
- "business" category added
- categories are now sorted alphabetically
- re-opening now always starts in previously used category
- category button appears more like a button and shows pressed state
- code optimizations/cleanup
- centralized drawing setup code
- categorized Android calendar class constants
- bugfixes:
- changes to help prevent "bad bitmap IDs" and corrupt widget display when updating app
- calendar color now shown again in Details screen when outline event pictures setting is checked
- possible fix for crash when launching calendar on Galaxy Tab
Version 1.3.0
Nov 22, 2010
- added graphics (weather forecast picture is now selectable)
- event keywords are now considered as text to display below event pictures--all other words are considered first
- new feature: transparent widget background option added
- calendar color bar and calendar color outline options now independent settings
- calendar names now used to set the default picture for events in that calendar
- formatting on release notes list
- updated app icon; added distinct widget layout icons and changed wording
- fixed grammar on feedback screen
- feedback now displays information about calendar names and which calendar an event comes from
- bugfix: nasa picture can now be assigned correctly
- bugfix: fixed force close issues on Details screen; handles cases where the service is shutdown by the system
- optimizations: consolidate word extract logic; widget controls setup; calculations
- prevent FC if Market app is not available
Version 1.2.6
Nov 13, 2010
- added graphics (nasa logo, rocket, cocktails, remember, massage, hammer, axe, hiking, knit/crochet, orange & purple boxes and stars)
- bugfix: timezones from all-day events now read and used to make sure events are shown on the correct day
- start time in Details screen now also shows the start time in the timezone for events where they are created for
- widget display now updates when changing to a different timezone (at the normal refresh time)
- 12/24 hour setting removed; now uses the system setting for the 12/24 hour display format
- bugfix: food category is now shown
- more pictures added to the work/school category
- bugfix: events where just the location has changed are now read correctly
- picture count in About screen now uses the same method used to show everything in the Select Picture screen
- developer feedback information now reports more details about date/time and timezone for events
- developer feedback screen now has button to check for updates
Version 1.2.5/a/b
Nov 12, 2010
- released version with most 1.2.6 features, but reverted back to 1.2.4 codebase due to problems
Version 1.2.4
Nov 6, 2010
- added graphics (poppy for veteran's day, week for Google Week Number calendar); fixed spelling of "patriot" in keywords
- declined calendar events will no longer be shown be default; setting added to toggle whether they are shown or hidden
- consolidated event picture drawing code for both layouts
- cleaned up memory allocation code/use app context to avoid possible memory leaks
- wakeup timers are now cleared when the widget is removed from the homescreen
- added "Check for Updates" under the Settings screen
Version 1.2.3
Nov 1, 2010
- picture selection now has categories!
- links for addresses, phone number, email addresses, etc now shown on the context menu instead of requiring clicking in the list
- bugfix: less chance of Pro features temporarily getting shut off; Pro features available as soon as Pro License Key is detected
- simplified widget layouts' xml and logic
- prevent unnecessary widget update when nothing has changed between refreshes
- removed duplicate functionality used to show all pictures from Settings screen
Version 1.2.2 and Version 1.2.2a - Oct 21, 2010
- added graphics (speech, lunchbox, bird)
- greatly improved the appearance of the widget on higher resolution phones
- new feature: ability to control whether all-day events show up first or last
- bugfix/optimization: make sure all-day events are never drawn subdued
- consolidated wakeup timer code
- Version 1.2.2a - Oct 22, 2010
- bugfix: fixed non-loading problem with Android 1.5 and 1.6 phones
- bugfix: events that end exactly at midnight no longer show up incorrectly as a day-spanning event with two separate pictures
- in Details screen, "12:00am" is now displayed as "midnight"
Version 1.2.1
Oct 17, 2010
- added graphics (Star of David, baton/twirling, color guard, hindu om symbol, rock climbing, skydiving); other minor keyword adjustments
- new feature: ability to turn on showing all of today's events, even if they are in the past
- events' locations are now also shown on the Details screen
- changed wording in Pro Info message about showing more weeks to avoid confusion
- manual refresh now also resets the timers for waking up, in the event that the timers are lost
- show/hide controls optimization
- bugfix: wakeup timer code adjusted so that it doesn't fire twice at widget startup
- bugfix: possible fix for force close that can happen very infrequently when opening Details
- bugfix: message instead of crash if error showing context menu on Details screen
- bugfix: feedback dump events now working with Froyo
- updated ad network SDK to 2.1.3
- Blik Pro License Key version 2.1 - bugfix: possible memory leak
Version 1.2.0
Oct 3, 2010
- added graphics (rose/romantic, timeclock, picket/strike, fortune teller, tai chi, quiz/test/finals, democrat, republican); updated (horse); fixed (synagogue keyword spelling)
- new feature: Override the text that Blik displays under any event (Pro-only)
- empty weekday names in horizontal layout now drawn in red
- pride flag picture now selectable
- bugfix: example output for select picture no longer shows 8:00a for all day events
- bugfix: fix for clearing out Android's cache of widget layout when upgrading
Version 1.1.2
Sept 19, 2010
- added graphics (dice, cards, paintball, hand/manicure, foot/pedicure, arm, leg, spine)
- clicking Details now goes to the day that the widget is showing
- minor keyword changes
- new anti-piracy scheme
- updated ad network SDK
Version 1.1.1
Sept 7, 2010
- added graphics (dusting, horse, insulin/vaccine, memorial)
- bugfix: crash on click in Details
- bugfix: crash when assigning picture if background service gets killed
- cleanup of dates to be more efficient and remove possible problems with all-day and day-spanning events
- updated advertisement network SDK; removed now-optional app permission
Version 1.1.0
Aug 31, 2010
- added graphics (cricket, surfing, bingo, ice skating, school bus, wrestling, star) updated (medicine)
- bugfix: crash in feedback
- new vertical layout added!
- "camp" keyword moved to lower priority
- checkbox for advertisements on/off added
- change picture wording changed when operating on a repeating event
- service shutdown properly when removing all widgets and handles multiple widgets better
- startup widget look changed
- multi-day spanning events show start time as "cont'd" instead of "12:00a"
Version 1.0.0 and Version 1.0.0a - Aug 11, 2010
- added graphics (gardening, lawnmower)
- license key now available to unlock PRO features
- changed app icon
- all "coming soon" pictures removed until they can be drawn
- bugfix: 1.0.0a - fixed crash in Assign Picture with long event descriptions