Release candidates 3 and 4
New in rc4: resources
- Separate fields for phone, web, email, address, hours and eligibility, with Call, Map, Open, Email and Copy on each, and Copy all.
- Better imports. Street addresses and PO Boxes are picked up, phone extensions stay with their number, fax numbers aren’t treated as contacts, and you can paste text instead of picking a file. Each card has a Category button to correct the guess.
- More categories. Fifteen in all. The eight common ones come first, with More for the rest.
- Location is its own share choice. Leave it unchecked and no address, map link or coordinates go with the card.
- Copy buttons survive a lock. A number or address copied from a resource card stays on the clipboard so you can paste it into the dialer or maps. Text copied from your notes is still cleared, and panic lock clears everything.
In rc3
- One permanent release key. Every release from rc3 on is signed with the same key, so later updates install in place and keep your data. Earlier Previews used a different key, which is why moving over is a one-time backup and restore.
- New layout. A bottom bar with Home, Sweep, Resources and Notes. One large title per screen, Tools and Lock one tap away, and Back that returns where you came from. Light and dark palettes are fixed, not taken from your wallpaper. Nothing animates.
- Running is not the same as receiving. Watch says Not confirmed yet until it has actually heard a signal, and says so again if it goes quiet for more than 20 minutes. Time it couldn’t listen isn’t counted as covered.
- More in Sweep. Guided checks for common situations, Away mode for a phone left alone, an opt-in log of wrong lock-screen entries, trusted Wi-Fi access points, a link check, a QR reader and a high-tone listen.
- Importing resources from PDF, Word, text, CSV or JSON files, with every card reviewed before it’s added.
- Safer restores. A failed restore never deletes a kept vault, and a large backup no longer runs out of time waiting for the unlock.
Tested so far
- Unit tests and Android lint pass on the build machine.
- rc3’s main screens and tools were rendered in light and dark on an Android 15 emulator, with every text checked at 4.5:1 contrast or better.
- Storage and upgrade checks pass on Android 9 and Android 15 emulators.
Not tested yet
Real phones. Screen-off watching, battery use, Away mode and the lock delay all depend on how each phone manages background work, and none of that has been checked on a device. The beta list has the details.
Next
Wider beta testing, starting with rc4.