Version 24.0.4 - Dynamic Colors!
- Support for Material You wallpaper based dynamic colors. Available under 'General appearance' settings
- Dynamic color option for Weather notification font and dialog
- Updated libraries and APIs
- Updated translations
Fixes:
- Weather notifications on Android 12+
- Selecting Local backup folder
- Forecast icon size
- Month calendar day background transparency
- Remove dynamic color for daydream
- Task and Event highlighting
- Stock news and chart
Version 24.0.4 - Dynamic Colors!
- Support for Material You wallpaper based dynamic colors. Available under 'General appearance' settings
- Dynamic color option for Weather notification font and dialog
- Updated libraries and APIs
- Updated translations
Fixes:
- Weather notifications on Android 12+
- Selecting Local backup folder
- Forecast icon size
- Month calendar day background transparency
- Remove dynamic color for daydream
- Task and Event highlighting
Version 24.0.3 - Dynamic Colors!
- Support for Material You wallpaper based dynamic colors. Available under 'General appearance' settings
- Dynamic color option for Weather notification font and dialog
- Updated libraries and APIs
- Updated translations
Fixes:
- Weather notifications on Android 12+
- Selecting Local backup folder
- Forecast icon size
- Month calendar day background transparency
- Remove dynamic color for daydream
Version 24.0.1 - Dynamic Colors!
- Add support for Material You wallpaper-based dynamic colors. Available under 'General appearance' settings.
- Usability enhancements
- Updated libraries and APIs
- Updated translations
Fixes:
- Weather notifications on Android 12+
- Selecting Local backup folder
Version 24.0 - Dynamic Colors!
- Add support for Material You wallpaper-based dynamic colors. Available under 'General appearance' settings. (Note: Text in English only at this time, the translations are still pending.)
- Usability enhancements
- Updated libraries and APIs
Fixes:
- Weather notifications on Android 12+
- Selecting Local backup folder
Version 23.0 - Android 14
- Add support for Android 14 (U)
- Performance improvements
- Updated libraries and APIs
Fixes:
- Play store reported crashes
- ANR on Android 14 QPR1 Betas
Version 23.0 RC1 - Android 14
- Add support for Android 14 (U)
- Performance improvements
- Updated libraries and APIs
Fixes:
- Play store reported crashes
- ANR on Android 14 QPR1 Betas
Version 22.8 RC
- Stocks: Add FMP Provider (requires their 'Starter' plan)
- Stocks: Update Alpha Vantage API
- Stocks: Remove IEX Provider (API shut down)
- News: Remove Twitter Provider (API shut down)
- Weather: Remove Dark Sky (API shut down)
- Updated libraries and APIs
Fixes:
- Stocks: Yet another fix for Yahoo
- Stocks: Alpha Vantage crash
This release fixes some Yahoo finance / Stocks issues. May be only temporary though.
Version 22.7.6
- Tasks: Update Todoist to new API
- Tasks: Support Todoist task notes
- OpenWeatherMap Free API use
- Updated libraries and APIs
- Updated translations
Fixes:
- Stocks: Another fix for Yahoo finance
- Stocks: Yahoo stock search crash
- A few todoist bugs
- OpenWeatherMap key handling
Version 22.7.4
- Stocks: Another, likely temporary, fix for Yahoo finance!
- Tasks: Update Todoist to new API
- Tasks: Support Todoist task notes
- OpenWeatherMap Free API use
- Updated libraries and APIs
- Updated translations
Fixes:
- A few todoist bugs
- Openweathermap key
Version 22.7.1 and Wear 9.4
- Tasks: Update Todoist to new API
- Tasks: Support Todoist task notes
- Updated translations
Fixes:
- A few todoist bugs
- Openweathermap key
Version 22.7 and Wear 9.4
- Tasks: Update Todoist to new API
- Tasks: Support Todoist task notes
- Updated translations
Fixes:
- A few todoist bugs
This version re-adds the Chronus Wear watch face to the main app and listing.
Version 22.4
- Weather: Update Wunderground support
- Weather: Support OpenWeatherMap 3.0
- Add alignment option for Clock+ widget
- Add support for Android 13 (Tiramisu)
- Updated libraries and APIs
- Updated translations
Fixes:
- Weather notification Status bar icon type
- Chronus wear app link
- Startup crash in v22.3
Version 22.0 - Android 13
- Add support for Android 13 (Tiramisu)
- Updated libraries and APIs
- Updated translations
Fixes:
- Weather notification Status bar icon type
Version 21.2 and Wear 9.1
- Re-add handheld config for wearable
- Updated libraries
NOTE: This is the final feature update release for Android 5 and 6. Future releases will support Android 7+ only.
Version 19.3.2 - Bug bash
Fixes:
- Repeating all-day events not showing in current day
- TextClock receiver crash
- Battery receiver crash
- Drive Backup and restore crash
- Alarm permissions crash on Android 12
- Extensions Manager crash
- Crashes on Android 5 and 6
Version 19.2.1
- Remove Climacell Weather (Service shut down)
- Remove Fit support (Google's widget is better)
- Updated translations and libraries
Fixes:
- Weather: Allow 'approximate' location on Android 12+
- Widgets: Resizing on Android 12
- Weather.com not working
Version 19.1 - Android 12 (Part 2) - Background Location
Recent restrictions by Google to the foreground location access API is requiring us to switch back to using background location for geolocated weather updates. All users with geolocated weather enabled will be prompted to turn on the 'Allow all the time' location permission or switch to using a custom location. This fixes the weather not updating automatically on Android 11 and 12.
Version 19.0 - Android S
- Add support for Android 12 (S)
- Add Battery details extension
- Updated libraries and APIs
Fixes:
- Play store reported crashes
Version 18.6.2
- Calendar: Use 'pipe' character as separator
- Updated libraries and APIs
Fixes:
- Weather: Location not updating until manual refresh
- Pixel2+: Duplicate date when changing clock style
- Clock: June patch detection
Version 18.5.1 - Damn you Google!
Google broke/removed custom font support for widgets with the June security patch! This version of Chronus removes the now broken custom clock font for devices running the above patch.
See: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/190444596 for details
Version 18.5 - Damn you Google!
Google broke/removed custom font support for widgets with the June security patch! This version of Chronus removes the now broken custom clock font for devices running the above patch.
See: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/190444596 for details
Version 18.4.1 and Wear 7.4
- Weather: Updated MET.no API
- Weather: Updated geolocation detection
- Calendar tasks: add a Task
- Calendar: Open calendar on title tap
- Tasks: updated Task list handling
- Updated translations and libraries
Fixes:
- GeoName caching
- Rare Play reported crashes
NOTE: Existing Climacell users should start switching to Tomorrow.io ASAP ( Needs a new key)
Version 18.3.3 - Weather
- Show a warning if the user tries to use a Tomorrow.io key for Climacell
- Add WeatherAPI.com weather provider
- Add Visual Crossing weather provider
- Add Tomorrow.io weather provider
- Add 'Do nothing' weather Tap action
- Fix OpenWeatherMap key validation
- Remove Yahoo! Weather (Their API shuts down May 1st, see https://developer.yahoo.com/weather/ for details)
Version 18.3 - Weather
- Add WeatherAPI.com weather provider
- Add Visual Crossing weather provider
- Add 'Do nothing' weather Tap action
- Fix OpenWeatherMap key validation
- Remove Yahoo! Weather (Their API shuts down May 1st, see https://developer.yahoo.com/weather/ for details)
If you experience any problems with this release, please email us at chronus.widget@gmail.com with details of your configuration including locale, language, 12 or 24 hour format, the widget type and its configuration
Version 18.2.1
- Clocks: Updated style handling
- Calendar: highlight overdue tasks
- Performance improvements
Fixes:
- Fitness widget fill color
- Incorrect stock currency
- More "Error loading widget" fixes
- Clock formatting in Danish and Korean
Version 18.1
- Tasks integration for calendar
- Updated Yahoo finance symbol search
- Updated external News viewing UX
- Updated world clock implementation
- Updated libraries
Fixes:
- Editing stocks widget name
- OpenWeatherMap precipitation display
- Losing Pro in rare cases
- "Error loading widget" fixes
- Search button visibility
This version fixes the missing extension icons on Android R. Thank you Jerry.
Version 18.0.2 - Android R
- New 'Backup and restore' implementation
- Remove 'Feels-like' + and - indicators from temperature
- Allow free/busy restricted calendars
- Performance enhancements
- Updated libraries and APIs
Fixes:
- Play store reported crashes
- Help content visibility
- Better 'Unknown' GeoName handling
- DatePicker localization and NPE
- Restoring backups on R
- Missing extension icons on R
Version 17.7 - Met Norway
- Use new MET Norway API
- Updated libraries
Version 17.6.x
- Revert the capitalization fix of RU dates
- Update 'Share' button API in news reader
- Updated translations and libraries
Fixes:
- Detect html in calendar description
- Status bar temperature icon text size
- General fixes and improvements
Version 17.6.x
- Revert the capitalization fix of RU dates
- Update 'Share' button API in news reader
- Updated translations and libraries
Fixes:
- Detect html in calendar description
- Status bar temperature icon text size
- General fixes and improvements
Version 17.5.4 - Location, location, location!
New:
- Remove background location access
- Allow for ~500m geoname accuracy
- Wear: Switch to App Bundle format
- Updated libraries
Fixes:
- Fallback to system location if fused location fails
- Relax some Fused location pre-requisites
- Pixel2+ calendar event countdown display
- Invalid temperature display
- Capitalization of dates
Please report problems via the 'Contact technical support' button in the 'Help and support' section.
Version 17.5.x - Location, location, location!
New:
- Remove background location access
- Wear: Switch to App Bundle format
- Updated libraries
Fixes:
- Fallback to system location if fused location fails
- Relax some Fused location pre-requisites
- Pixel2+ calendar event countdown display
- Allow for ~500m geoname resolution accuracy
Please report problems via the 'Contact technical support' button in the 'Help and support' section.
Version 17.5.2 - Location, location, location!
As we prepare for Android 11, this is our second attempt at removing the background location access of geolocated weather updates and making location access foreground only.
Please report problems via the 'Contact technical support' button and send us a debug log with the 'Background updates' setting enabled. Both are in the 'Help and support' section of the app.
Version 17.5.1 - Location, location, location!
As we prepare for Android 11, this is our second attempt at removing the background location access of geolocated weather updates and making location access foreground only.
Please report problems via the 'Contact technical support' button and send us a debug log with the 'Background updates' setting enabled. Both are in the 'Help and support' section of the app.
Version 17.4.2: Because of problems on some OEM devices, we have decided to revert the recent location access change and go back to using background location access for weather updates.
You will be asked to explicitly give the appropriate permission after installing this update and may also have to re-enable Geolocation in Weather settings.
Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
This version enhances the new billing components to better handle network interruptions.
Pro users: If you lose your license, you may need to restart your device. If that does not help, please send an email to chronus.widget@gmail.com. Our auto response email includes further instructions.
Version 17.4.x - Getting ready for 11
New:
- Remove background location access
- Updated translations and libraries
Fixes:
- "Problem loading widget" on Samsung Android 10 (maybe!)
NOTE: This version updates the billing components of Chronus. For Pro users, please let us know if it affects your Pro license availability while using the app.
Version 17.3
New features:
- Add option to turn off invalid alarm detection
- Use latest Google Billing library
- Updated Translations and libraries
Version 17.2.1
New:
- Add a calculated 'Feels like' temperature
- Use new MaterialDatePicker in Tasks
- Allow smaller Clock+ (Forecast), Forecast and News (May look ugly!)
- Updated Translations and libraries
- Wear: Hardware accelerated watch face
Fixes:
- Add PostePay to invalid alarm creators
- Re-enable fallback alarm clock detection
- Tasks sync due date timezone
- Highlighting current day's tasks
- Weather notification updating if no widgets
- Play store reported crashes
Version 17.1.1 - More weather providers!
New features:
- Weatherbit.io provider
- WeatherStack provider (unfortunately without multi-day forecasts)
- Pro users can select the Weather.com or Wunderground providers for testing purposes only! (only temporary!)
- Switched to Google's new WorkManager library for background updating
- Increase max stock symbols from 30 to 50
- Updated Translations and libraries
- Now 100% Kotlin
Fixes:
- Ignore invalid alarms (e.g. Bizcal and Tasker)
Version 17.0.x - Climacell*
New features:
- Climacell weather provider
- OpenWeather Onecall API
- Updated Translations and libraries
Fixes:
- Performance optimizations
- Reduced Geolocation lookups
*Climacell weather information is available globally, with high-resolution data available for Japan, Western Europe, India, and the US. Forecast data does not seem to be very accurate though.
Version 17.0 - Climacell*
New features:
- Climacell weather provider
- OpenWeather Onecall API
- Updated Translations and libraries
Fixes:
- Performance optimizations
- Reduced Geolocation lookups
*Climacell weather information is available globally, with high-resolution data available for Japan, Western Europe, India, and the US. Forecast data does not seem to be very accurate though.
Version 16.1.2 and Wear 6.1
New features:
- Improved stocks notification icons
- Updated Google and 3rd party libraries
Fixes:
- MET.no sometimes failing
- Todoist task date handling
- Accuweather custom location lookup
- Accuweather icon for icy/sleet
- Wear: kotlin crash in fitness
Version 16.1.1
New features:
- Improved stocks notification icons
- Updated Google and 3rd party libraries
Fixes:
- MET.no sometimes failing
- Todoist task date handling
- Accuweather custom location lookup
Version 16.0.2
New features:
- Geolocation city name lookup caching
- Updated Translations and libraries
Version 16.0.1
New features:
- Geolocation city name lookup caching
- Updated Translations and libraries
Version 15.10.1
New features:
- Updated Translations and libraries
Fixes:
- Accuweather location search result display
- Trim spaces from location search
- Wunderground (PWS) temperature display
- Stock alert symbol type display
- Throttle MET Norway HTTP requests
Version 15.10
New features:
- Updated Translations and libraries
- Firebase Crashlytics
Fixes:
- Accuweather location search result display
- Trim spaces from location search
Version 15.8
New features:
- Updated Yahoo weather API
- Updated Alpha Vantage symbol search
- Chronus Wear converted to Kotlin
- Updated translations and libraries
Fixes:
- Yahoo, Weather.com and OWM condition icon mapping
- Displaying OWM location search results
- Minor fixes for rare crashes
Version 15.7.x
New features:
- Make Pixel2+ weather divider line optional
Fixes:
- Workaround for Samsung One UI 2 bug
- Minor fixes and performance improvements
Version 15.4.1
- Update to the new Todoist API to fix login and sync
- Updated libraries
Version 15.3
New features:
- Wear: Improved ambient mode and settings
- Updated Translations and libraries
Fixes:
- MET.no weather data not loading
- AccuWeather forecast popup display
- Rare Pixel2+ settings crash
Version 15.2.1 - Goodbye KitKat
New:
- Remove support for API19
- System default dark mode support for popups (Q)
- Clock+ (Weather) vertical align setting
- Updated custom power management detection
- Updated Product Sans font for Android 8 style
- Increase max stock symbols to 30
- Updated Translations and libraries
Fixes:
- Calendar notification display
- GDrive error handling
- Faster Calendar event query
- Rare Chronus Wear crash
- Header font color transparency
Version 15.1.1
New features:
- Updated translations
- Updated Google and 3rd-party libraries
Fixes:
- Rotation crashes in settings
Version 15.1 - App Bundles
New features:
- Reduce app app size by ~40% using Android App Bundles
- Updated translations
- Updated Google and 3rd-party libraries
Fixes:
- Rotation crashes in settings
Version 15.0
New:
- Support Android Q
- Re-enable Tap action for MIUI devices
- Re-enable 30 min weather update (Pro users)
- Exit daydream on 2nd click
- Updated libraries and translations
Fixes:
- Custom location crash
- Weather.com location search
- Pixel2+ event countdown
- Reported crashes
Version 14.3.3
New features:
- Updated Google and 3rd party libraries
- Updated translations
Fixes:
- Backup folder list not showing
- Backup source and Query results background color
- Selected value missing in progress prefs
Version 14.3.x
This release is functionally equivalent to v14.2.x with a few small bug fixes and a number of updated Google AndroidX and Firebase libraries and translations.
Version 14.2.2
New:
- New Google Drive implementation
- Better dark mode
- In-app updates
- Updated Google & 3rd party libraries
- Updated translations
Fixes:
- Event tap action
- Custom tabs share button
- Calendar not showing if Event tap action set to 'Do nothing'
- Google Tasks list only showing 20 items
- Tasks 'Clear completed items' timeout
Version 14.2.1
New features:
- New Google Drive implementation
- Better dark mode
- In-app updates
- Updated Google and 3rd party libraries
- Updated translations
Fixes:
- Event tap action
- Custom tabs share button
- Calendar not showing if Event tap action set to 'Do nothing'
Version 14.1.5
New features:
- Design and layout tweaks
- Samsung Pie alarm display 'hack'
- More Kotlin - now over 98%
- Colored navigation bar
Fixes:
- Stocks icon color overlay in Flex
- Full calendar widget icon visibility
- World clock timezone lookup
- RSS article sync
- Twitter tags
- Adding extensions for non-Pro
Version 14.1.2
New features:
- Design and layout tweaks
- Add Samsung Pie alarm clock display 'hack'
- More Kotlin - now over 98%
- Colored navigation bar
Fixes:
- Stocks icon color overlay in Flex widget
- Full calendar widget icon visibility
- World clock timezone lookup
- RSS article sync
- Twitter tags
Version 14.0.x
New features:
- Replace old Wunderground with Wunderground for PWS users
- Design and layout tweaks
- Updated Play store handling
- Much more Kotlin
- Updated libraries and translations
Version 14.0.x
New features:
- Replace old Wunderground with Wunderground for PWS users
- Design and layout tweaks
- Updated Play store handling
- Much more Kotlin
- Updated libraries and translations
Version 12.4.x
New:
- Updated color selection UX
- 'Update on screen-on' for Extensions widget
- Update to new MET Norway sunrise API
- Updated Google & 3rd party libraries
- Updated translations
Fixes:
- 'Tap action' not enabled in some cases
- News feed picker not showing selected feed
- Flex widget missing 'Calendar icon' setting
- Crash when re-ordering extensions
- General fixes
Version 12.4.x
New features:
- Update on Screen-on for Extensions widget
- Update to new MET Norway sunrise API
- Updated Google libraries
- Updated translations
Fixes:
- Flex widget missing 'Calendar icon' setting
- Crash when re-ordering extensions
- Several Play store reported crash and ANR fixes
Version 12.4.x
New features:
- Update on Screen-on for Extensions widget
- Update to new MET Norway sunrise API
- Updated Google libraries
- Updated translations
Fixes:
- Flex widget missing 'Calendar icon' setting
- Several Play store reported crash and ANR fixes
Version 12.3.1 is mainly an optimization and bug fix release
New:
- Optimize the use of the location search service to try and reduce cost
- Remove 30 minute weather update frequency (I'm sorry but it is too expensive to keep)
- Updated translations
Fixes:
- Small fixes and performance improvements
Version 12.3.0 - Yahoo! weather
New:
- Bring back the Yahoo! weather provider using their new API
Fixes:
- Modified the geolocation search service to provide better results
- A few small fixes and performance improvements
Version 12.2.x - Weather providers
- Temporarily remove Yahoo weather, the service shut down Jan 3
- Re-add Wunderground as the API is still active until Feb 15 (see https://goo.gl/52SsB9)
- Switch to new weather location search provider
- Dark Sky no longer available for new installs
- Updated translations
Fixes:
- QS Tile crash
- New widgets not updating until reboot
*IMPORTANT*
- Yahoo shut down their old Weather and location APIs on Jan 3, 2019. Setting a custom location will fail for some of the other weather providers. There is a new API and we are working on adding it to Chronus as fast as we can
- Wunderground users: read https://apicommunity.wunderground.com/weatherapi/topics/weather-underground-api-update
Version 12.1.5 - Weather emergency!
- Temporarily remove Yahoo weather
- Re-add Wunderground as the API is still active until Feb 15, 2019
Version 12.0.x - Chronus DashClock Host
New:
- Add support for Chronus's own host app for DashClock extensions
- Update DashClock support for Android O
- Remove Missed calls & SMS Extensions (new Google restriction)
- Calendar refresh button for Classic & Agenda style
- Kotlin coroutines for background threads
Fixes:
- Reduce Pixel2+ battery usage
- Updated translations
Version 11.1.7 - Dark mode
New:
- Dark mode
- Resizable Pixel2+ weather icon
- Resizable Fit+ widget
- QS Tile backup
- Tap action for QS Tile
Fixes:
- Stock symbols disappearing
- Divider dots in Daydream
- Shorten date settings
- Wrap long calendar date
- Daydream hours and minutes color
- Pixel+ Google voice search
- Performance improvements
- News 'Go to item' crash
Note: The Stock symbols fix is a 'breaking change'. For this update, the stock symbols will be cleared one last time. You may also have to re-authenticate to Feedly, Twitter etc.
Version 11.1.1 - Dark mode
New:
- Dark mode
- Resizable Pixel2+ weather icon
- Resizable Fit+ widget
- QS Tile backup
- Tap action for QS Tile
Fixes:
- Stock symbols disappearing
- Divider dots in Daydream
- Shorten date settings
- Performance improvements
Version 11.0.1 - Fitness+
- Chronus Fit+ widget (Pro)
- Update to Android P and X APIs
- Wear Weather & Fitness now standard
Fixes:
- Timestamp and location in Daydream
- Tasks upcoming and overdue highlighting
- Updated 3rd party and Google libraries
- Updated translations
- General bug fixes
Version 11.0 - Fitness+
- Chronus Fit+ widget (Pro)
- Update to Android P and X APIs
- Wear Weather & Fitness now standard
Fixes:
- Timestamp and location in Daydream
- Tasks upcoming and overdue highlighting
- Updated 3rd party and Google libraries
- Updated translations
- General bug fixes
Version 10.11.3
After 5 years of actively maintaining and supporting Chronus, things finally got to a point where the demands of non-pro users for features and support are becoming unsustainable. We are adding ads for non-pro users to provide a way for all users to contribute to the continued development of the app.
Fixes:
- Custom tabs (10.11.3)
- Updated libraries (10.11.2)
- Calendar notifications
- Flex calendar panel
- Date picker scroll orientation
- General bugs
Version 10.11.1
After 5 years of actively maintaining and supporting Chronus, things finally got to a point where the demands of non-pro users for features and support are becoming unsustainable. We are adding ads for non-pro users to provide a way for all users to contribute to the continued development of the app.
Fixes:
- Calendar notifications
- Flex calendar panel
- Date picker scroll orientation
- General bugs
Version 10.10
New features:
- Pixel2 show location timestamp for forecast
- Remove links to weather provider api key sites
Fixes:
- Security vulnerability
- Revert to lighter font shadowing
- Daydream settings not showing
- Option to disable auto layout for Forecast widgets
Version 10.9
New:
- Use new yr.no api end-point
- Use Yahoo for geocoding and lookup
- GMT/UTC Timezone
- Updated 3rd party libraries
Fixes:
- OAuth crash
Note: The Huawei Oreo calendar updating problem is a bug in EMUI and only Huawei can fix it. We have added a setting to enable a 'hack' that may / may not help
Note: The Huawei Oreo calendar updating problem is a bug in EMUI and only Huawei can fix it. We have added a setting to enable a 'hack' that may / may not help
v10.8.4 fixes Tasks account selection
Version 10.8.x - Kotlin
New:
- Significant parts re-written in Kotlin
- Use LocalBroadcastManager for UI updates
Fixes:
- Security vulnerability
- Data sync to Chronus Wear
- Tapping news icon in Flex widget
- Extensions updating
Note: The Huawei Oreo calendar updating problem is a bug in EMUI and only Huawei can fix it. We have added a setting to enable a 'hack' that may - or may not - help with this problem
v10.8.3 fixes Extension widget updating
Version 10.8.x - Kotlin
New:
- Significant parts of the app re-written in Kotlin
- Use LocalBroadcastManager for UI updates
Fixes:
- Security vulnerability (v10.8.2)
- Data sync to Chronus Wear
- Tapping on news icon in Flex widget
Please note: Unfortunately the Huawei Oreo calendar updating problem is a bug in EMUI and it is something only Huawei can fix. We have added a user setting to enable a 'hack' that may - or may not - help with this problem.
Version 10.8.x - Kotlin
New features:
- Significant parts of the app re-written in Kotlin
- Use LocalBroadcastManager for UI updates
Fixes:
- Data sync to Chronus Wear
- Tapping on news icon in Flex widget
We finally have a fix for the Oreo widget updating issues.
Unfortunately the Huawei Oreo calendar updating problem is a bug in EMUI and it is something only they can fix.
v10.5.1 adds a user setting to enable a 'hack' that may - or may not - help with this problem.
Version 10.5.x
- Completely revamped widget updating
- Allow users to disable App Alerts
We finally have a fix for the Oreo widget updating issues.
Unfortunately the Huawei Oreo calendar updating problem is a bug in EMUI and it is something only they can fix.
v10.5.1 adds a user setting to enable a 'hack' that may - or may not - help with this problem.
Version 10.5.x
- Completely revamped widget updating
- Allow users to disable App Alerts
I think we finally have a fix for the Oreo Huawei calendar and general widget updating issues :-)
Version 10.5
- Completely revamped widget updating
- Allow users to disable App Alerts
Version 10.1
- Stability and performance improvements
PLEASE NOTE:
- A recent update to the Gmail app have broken the API we need for the Gmail extension and it has been disabled. We are waiting for a fix from Google.
- DashClock has not been updated in 2+ years and it's extensions will no longer work properly on devices running/apps targeting Android 8+. We will be removing support in a future release of Chronus for Oreo.
NOTE: Google Finance is no longer working as a stocks provider. We are removing it until we can figure out a solution.
Version 10.0.2
New:
- Wear: Android 8 clock font style
- News: Chrome Custom Tabs support
- Simplified Google Drive login
Fixes:
- Wear: Show seconds setting
- News: Exchange detection
- Stocks: Currency formatting
- Pixel+: Pill transparency
- Updating bugs and optimizations
Version 9.2.4 and Wear 4.8.2
Fixes:
- Revert job library (9.2.4)
- 'Refreshing' stuck (9.2.3)
- Google Drive backup crash (9.2.2)
- Wear: Config sync crash (4.8.1)
- Updating fixes (v9.2.1)
- Disable shortcut picker on MIUI
- Custom Power management detection
- Check for Google Play Services
- System clock Tap action detection
- Streamline Samsung + Inline weather layout
- Don't abort refresh if job stop requested
Version 9.2.x and Wear 4.8.xFixes:- Google Drive backup crash (9.2.2)- Wear: Config sync crash (4.8.1)- Updating fixes (v9.2.1)- Disable shortcut picker on MIUI- Custom Power management detection- Make Yahoo default weather provider- Check for Google Play Services- System clock Tap action detection- Streamline Samsung + Inline weather layout- Don't abort refresh if job stop requested
Version 9.2 and Wear 4.7.3New:- Use GoogleApi clients for Fitness, Wear & Google DriveFixes:- Disable shortcut picker on MIUI devices- Custom Power management detection- Updated libraries- Make Yahoo default weather provider- Check Google Play services availability- System clock Tap action detection- Streamline Samsung and Inline weather layout- Don't abort UI refresh if job stop requested
Version 9.2 and Wear 4.7.3New:- Use GoogleApi clients for Fitness, Wear & Google DriveFixes:- Disable shortcut picker on MIUI devices- Custom Power management detection- Updated libraries- Make Yahoo default weather provider- Check Google Play services availability- System clock Tap action detection- Streamline Samsung and Inline weather layout- Don't abort UI refresh if job stop requested
Version 9.2Fixes:- Disable shortcut picker on MIUI devices- Custom Power management detection- Updated Android support libraries- Make Yahoo default weather provider- Check Google Play services availability
Version 9.0.4Fixes:- Batch-update widget UI after settings changes- Update android-job libraryVersion 9.0.xNew:- Make the color of text in forecast pop-up configurable- Show or hide the time divider- Performance optimizationsFixes:- Don't show weather attribution (Pixel2+)- Remove shadow from event details dialog- Update 3rd party libraries- Todoist login- 'Loading ...' indicator on (Pixel2+)- Change how clock is displayed (Pixel2+)
Version 9.0.2New features:- Make the color of text in forecast pop-up configurable- Show or hide the time divider- Updated Chronus Wear app to API27- Performance optimizations- Updated Google and 3rd party librariesFixes:- Don't show weather attribution text in Pixel2 widget- Remove shadow from the event details dialog- Update gms:google-services- Todoist login- 'Loading ...' indicator on Pixel2+
Version 9.0.1New features:- Show or hide the time divider- Updated Chronus Wear app to API27- Performance optimizations- Updated Google and 3rd party librariesFixes:- Todoist login- 'Loading ...' indicator on Pixel2+
Version 9.0New features:- Show or hide the time divider- Updated Chronus Wear app to API27- Performance optimizations- Updated Google and 3rd party librariesFixes:- Todoist login
NOTE: there is a known issue with some Launchers not updating widgets properly. We have reported this to the Launcher app developers for fixing.Version 8.8.4Fixes:- Don't show 0 minutes in event start (Pixel2+)- Calendar extension lookahead- OpenWeatherMap year end data parsing- Smoother world clock updating- Watch: match ambient minutes and hours color
NOTE: there is a known issue with some Launchers not updating widgets properly. We have reported this to the Launcher app developers for fixing.Version 8.8.4Fixes:- Don't show 0 minutes in event start (Pixel2+)- Calendar extension lookahead- OpenWeatherMap year end data parsing- Smoother world clock updating- Watch: match ambient minutes and hours color
Version 8.8.1New features:- Separate hours and minutes color- Show clock above or below date (Pixel2+)- Korean translationsFixes:- Google finance stock search- Calendar settings enable/disable state
Version 8.8.1New features:- Separate hours and minutes color- Show clock above or below date (Pixel2+)- Korean translationsFixes:- Google finance stock search- Calendar settings enable/disable state
Version 8.6 - Pixel2+ WidgetNew features:- Pixel2+ Widget with Weather, Alarm and Battery
Version 8.6 - Pixel2+ WidgetNew features:- Pixel2+ Widget with Weather, Alarm and Battery
Version 8.6 - Pixel2+ WidgetNew features:- Pixel2+ Widget with Weather, Alarm and Battery
Version 8.6 - Pixel2+ WidgetNew features:- Pixel2+ Widget with Weather, Alarm and Battery
Version 8.6 - Pixel2+ WidgetNew features:- Pixel2+ Widget with Weather, Alarm and Battery
Version 8.6 - Pixel2+ WidgetNew features:- Pixel2+ Widget with Weather, Alarm and Battery
Version 8.5.x - BackupsNew features:- Enhanced backup and restore- 6 and 8 weeks calendar look-ahead- Auto cleanup of news items- New Google Finance provider (experimental!)- Updated Google and 3rd party libraries (v8.5.1)
Last release of the summer, time for vacation!Version 8.5.0 - BackupsNew features:- Enhanced backup and restore- 6 and 8 weeks calendar look-ahead- Auto cleanup of news items- New Google Finance provider (experimental!)- Updated Google libraries
Version 8.4.3 and Wear 4.6.1New features:- RTL support in Tasks widget- Add widgets from Chronus app on Android O- Background image complication on watch faceFixes:- Wear 1.5 notifications- Google finance provider- Backup crash bug- General crash and bug fixes
Finally fixed the backup crash bug !!We have been doing serious 'bug-bashing' over the past few weeks and have significantly reduced the number of crashes. We appreciate your patience.NOTE: The Wear app requires the latest version of Google Play Services on your watch for sync to work.Version 8.4.1 and Wear 4.6.0New features:- Add widgets from Chronus app on Android O- Background image complication on watch faceFixes:- Backup crash bug- Many Play store crash fixes
Why so many releases? We have been doing serious 'bug-bashing' over the past week and have significantly reduced the number of crashes. We appreciate your patience.PRO USERS: Problems with your licence after upgrading? Please 'Contact technical support' via 'Help and support'.Version 8.3.x - Android O- Full Android O support- Weather.com provider (experimental)- Notification font color now standard- Updated 3rd party librariesFixes:- Many bug fixes and improvements
PRO USERS: We have switched to using Google's new Play Store purchasing library. If you have problems with your Pro licence after upgrading please 'Contact technical support' via the 'Help and support' section of the app.Version 8.3 - Android ONew features:- Full Android O support- Weather.com weather provider (experimental)- Notification font color now a standard feature- Updated Google, Play billing and 3rd party librariesFixes:- General bug fixes and enhancements
PRO USERS: We have switched to using Google's new Play Store purchasing library. If you have problems with your Pro licence after upgrading please 'Contact technical support' via the 'Help and support' section of the app.Version 8.3 - Android ONew features:- Full Android O support- Weather.com weather provider (experimental)- Notification font color now a standard feature- Updated Google, Play billing and 3rd party librariesFixes:- General bug fixes and enhancements
PRO USERS: We have switched to using Google's new Play Store purchasing library. If you have problems with your Pro licence after upgrading please 'Contact technical support' via the 'Help and support' section of the app.Version 8.3 - Android ONew features:- Full Android O support- Weather.com weather provider (experimental)- Notification font color now a standard feature- Updated Google, Play billing and 3rd party librariesFixes:- General bug fixes and enhancements
Please note: To ensure security, backups are now encrypted with a passphrase. You have to re-do your backups. Old backup files cannot be restored.Chronus v8.2.1 / Wear v4.5.1 - OptimizationNew features:- Many Chronus Wear optimizations and on-watch settings improvements- Passphrase for backup securityFixes:- Todoist login- Backup encryption- General bug fixes
Welcome to Chronus, a set of flexible and stylish Clock, Weather, News, Tasks, Stocks, Fitness and Calendar widgets for your Home and Lock** screen.
All Chronus widgets share the same highly optimized back-end services, making it the perfect, single replacement for many of the other stand-alone widgets on your device. This ensures your system will use less CPU, data and battery while still providing you with rich information.
Features (All versions):
• Fully functional Flex, Flex (Analog), Clock+, Clock+ (Dash), Dash, Pixel+, Pixel2+, News, Tasks and Weather Widgets
• Highly customizable look and feel of almost all components
• Weather panel with Weatherbit.io, WeatherAPI.com, Visual Crossing, Tomorrow.io, WeatherStack, OpenWeatherMap, Weather Underground (PWS), Accuweather and MET Norway weather providers
• Weather, Calendar and Tasks notifications
• News Feed panel with built-in RSS sources and "Read it later" using Pocket
• Tasks widget supports Google Tasks
• Calendar panel showing a scrollable list of upcoming events
• Highlight upcoming calendar events with custom colors and font bolding
• Backup and restore widget settings
• Add any two (2) DashClock Extensions in the Flex and 'Dash' widgets
• Built-in Gmail, Missed Calls, Calendar and Text Messages extensions
• Wear OS support and a basic Chronus Wear watchface
• Can be used as a weather provider for CyanogenMod, LineageOS and derived ROMs
Pro Features (In-app purchase):
• Additional Widgets (Forecast, Calendar, Clock+ (Forecast) and Stocks)
• Additional Weather providers (Experimental)
• Additional News providers (Feedly, Twitter, Reddit)
• Additional Tasks providers (Microsoft Exchange, Evernote and Todoist)
• Many more alignment, style, color and layout options for all widgets
• Set custom Tap actions to launch apps or activities
• Stock Alerts
• Daydream screensaver
• Unlimited DashClock Extensions
• Full Chronus Wear watchface with weather forecast
Please note:
1) Details on the Permissions we use are available at https://rebrand.ly/privacy-74d8e
2) You can choose to use one or all of the features, those not used are completely disabled and use no system resources
3) **Lock screen widgets are only supported on Android 4.x and with 3rd party lock screen apps on Android 5+
Credits:
While Danny Baumann, Jorge Ruesga and I wrote most of the widget, credit also goes to the many translators as well as other contributors such as Nicolai Ehemann and Matt Booth for the languages and features they have contributed.