Changelog

This update resolves a crash issue in the widgets. If your favorite widget has been malfunctioning since our last update, this release should fix the problem. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Additionally, we've implemented several quality of life enhancements, along with improvements to the weather data accuracy and its integration within the app and widgets. Enjoy a smoother, more reliable experience with these latest enhancements.

We've squashed a pesky bug that was causing crashes and introduced exciting new flying animations to the 3-D shadows map for an enhanced visual experience. Enjoy a smoother and more dynamic app performance.

We’ve resolved an issue where the widget sometimes wouldn’t update your location when you’re on the go. Now, you’ll always get the latest info, no matter where your travels take you. Update now for a smoother, more reliable experience!

This latest update includes multiple bug fixes, an enhanced initial launch experience, and more cost-effective purchasing options.

This update includes a series of minor bug fixes to enhance your app experience.

This update comes with an improved first run experience and brings back the solar wheel rotation gesture to change the date. It can be enabled in settings.

This update enhances your experience by squashing several annoying bugs and upgrading the UI for both the yearly overview and settings screens. Enjoy a smoother and more intuitive interface!

What's New:

• Enjoy SolarWatch widget and app icon in dark and tinted modes.*

• Shadows Map: Plan your perfect shot with our new feature that shows realistic sun shadows anywhere on Earth.

• Quick AR Access: Launch AR mode instantly, even from your locked screen.*

• Enhanced Watch Experience: Enjoy improved Live Activities specially designed for your Apple Watch.*

• Convenient Shortcuts: Toggle Solar Alarms and access AR mode faster with new App Shortcuts.

Plus: 

• Performance improvements and bug fixes for a smoother experience.

We're constantly working to make SolarWatch better. Love the app? Leave us a review!

*on supported iOS and watchOS versions

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This update fixes a bug where the AR mode would render incorrectly on iOS 18 devices.

What's New:

• Enjoy SolarWatch widget and app icon in dark and tinted modes.*

• Shadows Map: Plan your perfect shot with our new feature that shows realistic sun shadows anywhere on Earth.

• Quick AR Access: Launch AR mode instantly, even from your locked screen.*

• Enhanced Watch Experience: Enjoy improved Live Activities specially designed for your Apple Watch.*

• Convenient Shortcuts: Toggle Solar Alarms and access AR mode faster with new App Shortcuts.

Plus: 

• Performance improvements and bug fixes for a smoother experience.

We're constantly working to make SolarWatch better. Love the app? Leave us a review!

*on supported iOS and watchOS versions

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A handful minor bugfixes and performance improvements.

This update resolves the issue affecting the display of terrain-based sunrise and sunset times. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by this oversight. Thank you for your patience.

This update includes a fix for a UI issue encountered during the initial launch, along with improvements to address several localization bugs.

We've made some exciting updates to enhance your experience! Now, you can rearrange your favorite cities however you like within the app, and these changes will sync seamlessly with the favorites widget too.

We've also improved text contrast and readability on the watchOS app, making it easier to use.

For iPad users, selecting a different city now promptly updates the weather information, ensuring you always have the latest data at your fingertips.

Additionally, this update brings significant improvements to localization. We've ironed out numerous bugs and are thrilled to introduce Chinese Simplified and Traditional to our supported languages, making our app more accessible to users worldwide.

- Explore the innovative solar wheel display, now featuring enhanced solar azimuth and elevation data.
- Effortlessly toggle between absolute and relative time views by tapping on the solar times table.
- Enjoy the convenience of our new widget, which provides azimuth and elevation details and includes a quick-access button for AR mode.
- Stay informed with our improved current interval widget, which now counts down to the next solar event if it's less than 2 hours away.

This update fixes a bug that caused the app to crash when choosing a date for a city from the search results, along with several other minor bug fixes.

This update fixes a critical problem from our previous release that forced some of our valued subscribers to restore their purchases. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

This update improves the main screen layout on small screen devices, large Dynamic Type settings and also on iPads. It also squashes some critical bugs and streamlines the process for sending feedback to the developer.

This update introduces a new Lock Screen Widget and a new Watch Complication which show the current solar time in large font.

This update fixes a bug where the weather information was displayed for wrong hours on some timezones.

This update contains few minor bugfixes which improve the first launch experience for new users.

This update comes with the first native version of SolarWatch for your VisionPro. It also has many bug fixes and under the hood improvements.

This update improves the AR screen layout and comes with bunch of translation fixes.

This update comes with better Dynamic Type support and improves existing localizations.

Big changes have arrived in SolarWatch! Since our launch in 2017, we've maintained a consistent UI, but it's time for a refresh. This update brings a bold reimagining of our interface, making everything you love about SolarWatch easier to use and within closer reach on larger screens. We've redesigned how you manage favorites and change dates, ensuring these core actions are more intuitive. While we've updated the layout to better match iOS's design language, we've kept the unique SolarWatch style you know and love. Enjoy a smoother, more accessible SolarWatch experience.

One more little bug fix release. Good things come to those who wait.

This update fixes a small bug.

This minor update fixes an occasionally jumpiness when swiping on some yearly overview screen configurations. Fixing all the small bugs while preparing something big.

This build improves the main screen layout for accessibility font sizes on smaller devices.

This version fixes a layout issue on the main screen with non-default dynamic text size in combination with terrain based solar times. It also adds a markers on the Solar Wheel for solar noon (zenith) and solar midnight (nadir). Also the Solarpedia with helpful information about the sun and the solar system makes a comeback.

This update fixes a few bugs in some specific widgets and compilation configurations. Thanks for your feedback!

This update introduces the new current sun phase widget and blue hour display on the main screen. It also improves the display on the days when the sun does not rise beyond the polar circle. Least but not the least it also has improvements to the watch app and watch complications.

This update comes with bunch of important bug fixes:
- SolarWatch correctly updates location and widgets on Apple Watch.
- iOS Widgets now correctly render the solar wheel for all time zones.
- Yearly Overview screen now has an explicit close button.

Photos captured in the AR mode now have location data.

This updates improves localizations and fixes a bug where the app could hang in accessibility text sizes.

This update can now capture AR photos to your Photo Gallery.

This update introduces a new method to saving favorites by moving the map to the desired location. It also fixes a few bugs and improves widget stability.

Translated the app to Turkish and improved German, Spanish, French, Italian and Japanese localizations. Also fixes an issue with widgets sometimes getting stuck.

This update fixes a lot of small bugs

SolarWatch v2.0 comes with a much more capable engine under the hood for more efficient computation of solar events. This enables better widgets and complications and even more features in the near future. Additionally the Watch app completely new for watchOS 10 with a fresh design, amazing animations and solar alarms that can wake you up with a gentle tap on your wrist even when your devices are set to sleep mode. This update also introduces user customizable solar event table on the main screen of the app.

SolarWatch v2.0 comes with a much more capable engine under the hood for more efficient computation of solar events. This enables better widgets and complications and even more features in the near future. Additionally the Watch app completely new for watchOS 10 with a fresh design, amazing animations and solar alarms that can wake you up with a gentle tap on your wrist even when your devices are set to sleep mode. This update also introduces user customizable solar event table on the main screen of the app.

This update comes with many small fixes and improvements.

This update fixes a layout issue on first launch on iPads in horizontal orientation and further improves the stability of Home Screen Widgets.

This update improves the stability of iOS widgets and watchOS complications and fixes a silly bug when syncing favorite locations to iCloud.

This update is a small bugfix update

Minor bugfixes for how Widgets update themselves.

Fewer bugs in widgets.

This update fixes a critical bug in the handling of location updates when precise location is turned off.

This update fixes a rare Widget crash.

This update fixes an occasional crash on iOS Widgets and comes with an improved Sunrise/Sunset complication on the Watch.

This update fixes bunch of little bugs.

This update fixes a small bug which prevented users with life-time purchases from sharing the free month link in app settings.

This update fixes a crash when the Watch app is launched.

This update fixes bunch minor bugs including the one where in some rare cases the watch app would display duplicate events.

This update contains easier feedback collection for new users and various improvements.

Minor bug fixes.

Minor improvements and bug fixes.

Fixes a bug which occasionally prevented past purchases from restoring. Many other small bugfixes and improvements.

Fixes a bug which occasionally prevented past purchases from restoring. Many other small bugfixes and improvements.

Much improved Solar Wheel on the Lock Screen and on the Watch Complications. Other smaller bugfixes.

Bugfixes and improvements

This build contains small bug fixes

Solar Watch alarms can now be configured to start Live Activities. This build also fixes a few pesky bugs.

- a location selector on the solar map to switch between favorite locations 
- a new custom location tool to add any coordinate on the globe as a favorite location
- fixes a bug that could cause a potential data loss if the iCloud sync fails for any reason

Bugfixes and improved localizations.

Many little bugfixes

This update fixes the wrong time zone used for solar events on watch bezel and introduces a smoother and more natural swipe gesture to navigate the yearly overview.

This update fixes a few little bugs in the new Lock Screen widgets and watchOS 9 complications.

This update brings brand new Lock Screen widgets for iOS 16 and complications for watchOS 9 along with many little bug fixes and improvements.

This update brings brand new Lock Screen widgets for iOS 16 and complications for watchOS 9 along with many little bug fixes and improvements.

This update contains minor improvements and a fix for rendering twilight zones on the Solar Wheel in widgets for latitudes where astronomical twilight might not occur.

- Improved sync of SolarWatch data between your iPhone and Watch
- New Shortcuts action to export all solar event dates at the same time

This update adds a new information dense medium sized Widget with up to seven solar times but no weather info. It also prevent the display from dimming when in AR mode.

This update introduces the all new Solar Map which shows you which direction the sunlight will come throughout the year. Not only, can use this to plan your photo and movie shots on location but this also helps you visualize which rooms will have sunlight in your next home.

This update contains many little fixes and a new winter solstice panel.

This update comes with support for iPhone 13 and 13 Pro as well as the new iPad mini. There is also a new XL widget available for iPads with iPadOS 15. Also includes with many improvements for iOS 15 and bugfixes.