Version History
Here you can find the changelog of Sun Alarm since it was posted on our website on 2016-11-07.
The latest version is 5.4.3 and it was updated on soft112.com on 19 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 5.4.3
posted on 2023-10-13
- Fixed a crash that occurred on certain Android 14 devices
version 5.3.2
posted on 2023-01-05
- Android 13: Explicitly ask for the permission to send notifications.
- Android 13: Explicitly ask for the permission to read media audio files.
version 5.2.1
posted on 2022-03-08
- Do not show the snooze button when snoozing was disabled by setting the snoozing period to zero
version 5.2
posted on 2022-02-17
- Added time of the solar midnight
- Added time of the lower culmination of the moon
version 5.1
posted on 2022-01-12
- Added volume setting for the voice output
version 5.0.1
posted on 2021-12-21
- Fixed an issue that occasionally prevented the alarms from being updated when the location changed
version 5.0
posted on 2021-12-09
- Added twilight events
- Added next solstice / equinox events
- Added time of arbitrary altitude (in degrees) of the sun
- Added moon events (Pro)
version 4.0.3
posted on 2021-08-15
- Improved the handling of the alarm sound files, which should fix an issue that after some time the alarm stayed silent
- Fixed incorrect times of the golden hour
Please run the app after updating and check that the alarm sounds of your alarms are still set correctly.
version 4.0
posted on 2021-07-29
- Added new alarm action "Read event"
- Occasionally you had to unlock the phone in order to be able to dismiss an alarm. This should be fixed now!
- Pending deletes are committed when the add button is pressed or app is send to background
- Requesting access to the media storage (for playing certain alarm sounds) is only required for devices running Android 8 and 9
version 3.6.1
posted on 2021-07-06
- Make sure that when displaying the alarm notification the right button is the "Dismiss" button as it is in the full screen notification.
- Updated time zones database
version 3.6
posted on 2021-03-02
- Fixed an issue that might have prevented the scheduling of the next alarm in case the alarm doesn't have a sound or music piece associated with it
- Added an option that lets you decide if the alarm notification should remain open after an alarm times out
- Time spans for snoozing and automatic alarm cancelling can be specified in seconds or minutes.
version 3.5.1
posted on 2021-01-16
- Fixed an issue that prevented the full screen notification from being displayed on devices running Android 9
- Fixed some minor crashes
version 3.5
posted on 2021-01-02
- "Show notification" was changed into "Show full screen notification"
- You can export and import alarms.
version 3.4.1
posted on 2020-12-18
- Fixed some minor issues and improved stability
version 3.4
posted on 2020-12-12
- Fixed an issue in the Google Maps search
- If an alarm times out after the configured amount of time the user notifications will be closed automatically.
version 3.3.3
posted on 2020-10-28
- Fixed the broken snooze function
- Fixed a crash that occurred when the selected music piece was no longer available on the device/SD card
version 3.3.2
posted on 2020-10-27
- If the media file does not contain information about the artist and a title just show the file name
version 3.3.1
posted on 2020-07-03
- Minor improvements
version 3.3
posted on 2020-05-08
- Added "Update Location using GPS" button to the location field
- Added address search to the map screen
- Added hint the battery optimization might break alarms
- Updated time zone database
- Fixed some crashes
Since it may prevent the app from setting off the alarms it is strongly recommended that you make sure that the battery optimization for this app is disabled:
Settings > Apps > Sun Alarm > Advanced > Battery > Battery optimization must be set to "Not optimized"
version 3.2.2
posted on 2020-02-29
- Android 10: Fixed an issue with the text of the number picker not being visible
- Android 10: When tapping on the alarm notification the app shows the alarm popup window which lets you pause or stop the alarm.
- Android 10: Enabled shake to dismiss an alarm
- Updated blue hour times to match those of the app LunaSolCal
version 3.2.1
posted on 2019-12-28
- Android 10: Some alarm sounds require that the app has the permission to access the media files
version 3.2
posted on 2019-09-11
- Android 10: You have to dismiss or snooze an alarm using the alarm notification. It is no longer possible for the app to pop up a dedicated alarm page.
version 3.1.2
posted on 2019-08-22
- Fixed an issue that could prevent an alarm from being automatically stopped.
- Fixed an issue that could crash the app when trying to enter GPS coordinates.
version 3.1.1
posted on 2018-12-04
- Added option to restore previous purchase to the About page
- Enabled landscape for main screen
- Fixed some issues with rotating the device while editing an alarm
version 1.1
posted on 2016-10-24
The app now supports using custom ringtones that are stored on an internal or external SD card.,But if you want to use those you have to grant the permission to read your media files.