Clock 2.28

[BlackyHawky]

Fixes

• Fix the digital widget update for Android 16:
  • The date and day displayed next to the cities are updating correctly;
• Fix the translation of "Home" when changing languages in widgets that can display cities;
• Fix the deactivation of the running alarm using the alarm switch;
• Fix launching the app from the timer or stopwatch notification;
• Fix sorting "By next alarm time" when clicking the "Dismiss" button;
• Fix crash after backup/restore/reset when a custom ringtone is set;
• Fix the stopwatch shortcut actions;
• Fix dialog duplication caused by rapid clicks;
• Fix the color of the alarm ringtone title icon;
• Fix the alarm font size if a large size is selected;
• Fix the visibility of the "Repeat missed alarms" setting;
• Fix the truncated time display in the screensaver;
• Fix the snackbar background color for custom themes;
• Fix the "Main features" link in About;
• Fix the "License" link in About;

Improvements

General

• Ability to change the app font:
  • Spinners and date picker calendar are unfortunately not affected due to the limited API;
  • Material pickers reset the custom font after a device rotation because Android automatically recreates the DialogFragment;
• Improve backup and restore functionality:
  • Ensure alarms can still be restored from older backups;
  • Add header metadata to the backup file including package identifier, version name, internal version number and backup timestamp;
• Improved reset behavior:
  • The reset process now fully clears preferences and files related to custom ringtones, fonts, and background images;
• Add Bulgarian and Tamil languages to app language setting;
• Set accent color and locale for debug/nightly builds on first install:
  • For debug builds, the default accent color is set to red (matching the app icon);
  • For nightly builds, the default accent color is set to purple (matching the app icon);
  • For both debug and nightly builds, the default locale is set to English (en_US);
• Replace the next alarm icon with a more rounded one;
• Replace the vibration icon with a more modern icon;
• Replace the app icon in "About" with a rounded one regardless of the Android version;
• Improve and clean code;
• Update translations;

Alarm

• Ability to customize the alarm font;
• Ability to customize the analog clock size;
• Ability to set vibration pattern for each alarm;
• Move settings related to alarm vibrations to a dedicated category;
• Add a single "Dismiss" button if there is no alarm snooze;
• Restore the "undo" text when an alarm is deleted;
• Ensure alarms always inherit user-defined global settings;
• Prevent selection of previous months in the Material date picker;
• Display a toast when the alarm is dismissed, just like when it is snoozed;

Clock

• Ability to customize the digital clock font;
• Ability to customize the digital clock font size;
• Ability to customize the analog clock size;

Timer

• Ability to customize the timer duration font;
• Ability to display active timers in compact mode for phones only:
• Improve landscape layout for expired timers for phones only;
• Ability to display the timer ringtone title when it expires:
  • Text shadow can be displayed;
  • Shadow offset can be set;
  • Colors are customizable;
• Ability to choose a background image for timers and apply a blur effect:
  • The blur effect is only available from Android 12 onwards;
  • Possible if the "Transparent background when timers expire" setting is not enabled;
• Ability to preview the display of expired timers;

Stopwatch

• Ability to customize the stopwatch font;
• Add background and header to the stopwatch lap list;
• Highlight best and worst lap times in the stopwatch;

Screensaver

• Ability to customize the digital clock font;
• Ability to customize the screensaver font size;
• Ability to customize the analog clock size;
• Ability to choose a background image:
  • The background is animated in the same way as the clock to prevent screen burn-in;
  • Blur effect is only available on Android 12 and above;
• Ability to display battery level:
  • The icon changes according to the battery level;
  • The color and text can be customized;
• Remove the alpha slider in the color picker as it has no effect;

Note

Due to changes made to digital widgets, it is recommended to delete and re-add widgets to the home screen after updating.

Checksums

Version	SHA-256
Release	d2bfc62baf76d5e2349a88921a328044be81ea7cb20eac84b7be0e2a4110c90e
Debug	4ec8baa2c0893a5311515422f31effc581189aa38e49760bb5f554f470bf5a4f

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This discussion was created from the release Clock 2.28.