EffectCraft Android 0.2.3-alpha

EffectCraft Android 0.2.3-alpha

Update to the unofficial Android fork, based on EffectCraft v0.22.0.
This is the Android-compatible EffectCraft editor, not an official ArtCraft Android release.

What's changed

• A consistent dark mobile style, clearer selected/focus states and labelled timing fields.
• Responsive bottom sheets on phones and centred dialogs on tablets; background interaction is
  blocked while a sheet is open, with keyboard focus containment and Back/Escape dismissal.
• Direct, swipeable shortcut bar: no extra Tools tap for Undo/Redo, scale, frame steps or modifiers.
• Upstream v0.22.0 engine/editor update, retaining Android layouts, touch controls, storage and the
  adapter-aware 4096-pixel WebGL fallback. New upstream features are not all device-validated.
• Unified timeline box selection can span the layer list and keyframe area, with phone row heights
  and horizontal edge scrolling retained.
• Upstream preview/cache, compositing, file-format and editing improvements. Android remains a
  WebView/WASM build; native out-of-process effect helpers are not available on Android.
• Browsable File/Edit/Composition/Layer/Effect/Animation/View/Window/Help menus on phones.
• Selection actions, precise frame timing, keyframe easing, touch trimming and box selection.

Install and back up first

Download EffectCraft-Android-0.2.3-alpha.apk and allow installation from your browser/file manager.
Check its SHA-256 against SHA256SUMS.txt. Requires Android 10+, OpenGL ES 3 and a recent Android
System WebView. This is not a Play Store release.

This APK is a non-debuggable release build, signed with the fork's permanent release key.
It is not the debug-signed APK from Actions. The package remains io.github.itsnold.ecdroid,
version code 14. It retains the certificate used for the public 0.2.2-alpha APK, so Android can
accept it as an in-place update without uninstalling. Keep external project/media backups anyway.

Signing certificate SHA-256 (not the APK checksum):

CD:14:4E:25:C7:F8:1C:26:4C:2E:47:03:5C:4B:C4:F6:9F:35:20:54:09:57:80:9B:77:D2:AB:3D:4C:23:20:98

Existing debug builds may have a different signing key. Export your projects and source media
before uninstalling an older build; uninstalling erases private app storage. Subsequent public
updates must use the same release key.

Known limitations

Alpha software: start with short, small projects. This is a WebView/WASM editor, not a hardware-
accelerated native video pipeline. Heavy effects/software video exports may be slow or exhaust
memory. Background rendering and recovery after Android kills the process are not guaranteed.
Some specialist panels remain desktop-oriented. Keep external copies of projects and media.

Source and licences: https://github.com/itsnold/effectcraft (MIT OR Apache-2.0; asset notices in
ATTRIBUTION.md and the packaged licences). Original EffectCraft: https://github.com/storytold/effectcraft.