Clock 2.31

[BlackyHawky]

Fixes

• Fix the app opening from other launchers (App not being detected by the system as a clock app #602);
• Fix several audio playback issues:
  • Prevent alarms from continuing to play in the background if audio settings are changed while an alarm is firing;
  • Properly cancel the volume crescendo when playback is stopped, preventing sudden volume jumps;
  • Fix an issue that could prevent other apps from resuming their audio after the alarm ended;
• Fix the application of the accent color for night mode;
• Fix UI delay when dismissing alarm from notification;

Improvements

General

• Alarm, Clock, Timer, or Stopwatch settings are applied instantly without screen flickering;
• Add delay to power button actions for alarms and timers:
  • This prevents the proximity sensor from instantly dismissing the alarm if the screen turns off automatically (e.g. when the phone is in a pocket or face down);
• Remove the "Hanoi" time zone from the "Home time zone" setting as it is not automatically available on Android;
• Add the city of "Damascus" to the "Home time zone" setting (Missing Damascus as Home time zone #614);
• Add animations when switching tabs;
• Use haptic feedback for all UI interactions (buttons, switches, etc.):
  • Sync the "Enable vibration" setting with the device's global haptic feedback preferences;
  • Keep raw vibrations strictly for firing alarms and timers;
• Improve notification behavior and channel initialization:
  • Create all notification channels as soon as the app is launched;
  • Create a new channel for missed timers;
  • Display notifications correctly (and silently) in the status bar and in the lock screen by setting the priority to "Default";
  • Hide notifications for timers and the stopwatch correctly, regardless of internal app navigation;
  • Reset missed timers when the notification is cleared;
  • Prevent default notification sounds on Android 7 and earlier;
• Improve the detection of timer and stopwatch states by third-party apps:
  • Tested with the "dynamicSpot" app;
• Optimize Flip and Shake sensor actions for alarms and timers;
• Prevent the shake sensor from immediately stopping alarms and timers;
• Skip reset warning dialog for alarm settings if no alarms exist;
• Add the missing tooltips to the floating action buttons;
• Add Hebrew language to app language setting;
• Optimize app startup and theme initialization;
• Improve overall performance and clean code;
• Update translations;

Alarm

• Improve missed alarms (Show notifications for missed alarm if "Snooze length" is set to "None" #597):
  • Show notifications for missed alarm if "Snooze length" is set to "None";
  • "Repeat missed alarms" is displayed in the settings or in the alarm editing panel only if "Silence after" and "Snooze length" are not disabled;
• Apply the time format changes to the alarm list immediately;

Timer

• Update the timer layout:
  • Use the Material CircularProgressIndicator component for standard timers and the Material LinearProgressIndicator for timers in compact mode. This displays a modern animation when the app is opened on the Timer tab, or when the timer is running, paused, or reset;
  • No longer hide the progress circle and progress bar to simplify the code and improve performance;
  • In normal mode (progress circle displayed), the button layout has been modified to optimize usability and the size of the timers;
  • Update the expired timers view to always use a night-mode background color;
• Add the ability to invert the position of the timer buttons;
• Add the ability to display the end time for timers (Add the ability to display the time at which the timer expires #598);
• Add a default label to timers based on their initial duration:
  • The label is automatically updated if a new duration is set;
  • The edit dialog allows you to reset the title to its default value;
• Improve the triggering of expired timers (Timer not going off, no missed/expired notification #608);
• Add support for third-party apps to display timers by @JulesPvx;

Checksums

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This discussion was created from the release Clock 2.31.