Memora – Birthday & Anniversary Reminder App for Android - v1.0.0

The first release of the native Android Memora, rebuilt in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. Needs Android 13 or later. Backups from the earlier Memora 1.x app restore into it.

Reminders

• Birthdays, anniversaries and other events (housewarmings, graduations, farewells), with or without the year.
• One or two early reminders (1 week, 3 days, 2 days or 1 day before) and a reminder on the day, at the time you choose.
• Milestone reminders two weeks before big birthdays and anniversaries.
• A Sunday digest of the week ahead, and a Missed list for belated wishes.
• Lunar-date events that repeat on the same Hindu tithi each year, worked out on the phone.
• Import birthdays and anniversaries from phone contacts, and contact suggestions while typing a name or phone number.
• Reminder checks that flag notifications, exact alarms and battery settings that could delay reminders.

Sending wishes

• "How to send" shows an envelope addressed to the person, with WhatsApp, email and SMS as stamp tiles, and can always use the same one for that person.
• Postcards drawn on the phone in five designs (Marigold, Airmail, Rangoli, Big number, Confetti), shaped for a WhatsApp chat, a two-sided postcard or WhatsApp Status.
• Plain-text messages with chat and email previews.
• Ready-made wishes in formal, fun and family tones, with {name}, {first}, {age} and {ordinal} filled in.
• Sign cards with your name, and optionally save card pictures to the gallery.
• Card pictures shared with other apps are cleared from the phone after a day.

Festivals

• Festivals from Google's public holiday calendars: up to two of 19 countries and 3 religious calendars.
• A reminder on the festival morning, and optionally one a week before.
• The next festival shows on Home and in the calendar, for information only.

People and notes

• A page for each person with an About note, gift ideas, gifts given by year and other notes.
• A history of every card sent or skipped.
• Home, Calendar, People and Settings tabs, a day sheet, and search across names, notes, phone and email.

Widget

• A home-screen widget in large and 2 × 2 sizes, with today's events, a Wish button and what's coming up.
• While app lock is on, the widget shows only a count and the next date, nothing at all, or full details, as chosen in Settings → Widget.
• Widget settings for showing ages, including festivals and how many events to list. The large widget shows as many as fit its size.

Updates

• In-app updates from GitHub releases: Settings → About Memora shows the version and checks for a new release once a week or on demand.
• See what's new, download with progress, and install through Android's own prompt. Skip a version or turn automatic checks off.
• An update is installed only when it matches the release's SHA-256 checksum and is signed with the same key as the installed app.

Privacy and security

• All data stays on the phone. The app only goes online to fetch festival dates and check GitHub for updates.
• App lock with fingerprint, the phone's screen lock or a Memora PIN, which still works if the phone's own lock is removed. Wrong PINs make you wait longer each time.
• Locks turned on before the Memora PIN existed are asked to set one after unlocking.
• While locked, Memora is hidden from screenshots and Recents, and its notifications are marked private.
• Optional password-protected backups (AES-256-GCM, passwords of at least 6 characters). Backup files over 5 MB are refused.
• Links into the app only work from Memora's own notifications and widget.

Look and feel

• A postcard design with paper cards, postage stamps and handwritten wishes.
• Light, dark or system theme; the status bar follows the theme you pick.
• A new stamp logo.