SOTA Spotter Release Notes

SOTA Spotter EoL Notice

Effective 24th of June 2023, SOTA Spotter is End of Life (EoL). No further development work will be done on this application.

SOTA Spotter 2.8.625

Release date: 30.03.2023

Fixed some stability issues

SOTA Spotter 2.8.623

Release date: 07.03.2023

Fixed some stability issues

SOTA Spotter 2.8.617

Release date: 26.11.2022

Support for Android 13
General app speed optimizations
Improved error handling

SOTA Spotter 2.7.611

Release date: 18.10.2022

Improved reliability when using low-speed network connections
Added alert filtering (still in an experimental stage)
Added sync indicator
Fixed a crash when creating the sync account on some devices
Other minor UI improvements and bug fixes

SOTA Spotter 2.6.595

Release date: 29.12.2021

Updated the SMS gateways list so that its contents is no longer randomly sorted
Added an option to copy the SMS text to the clipboard when posting new spots by SMS
Fixed color theme issue (the text cursor was not visible)
Other minor UI improvements

SOTA Spotter 2.5.578

Release date: 01.12.2021

Improved support for Android 12
Dropped support for Android 5.0, 5.1 and 6.0
Added a Quick Actions floating button for sending spots/alerts and silencing all notifications
Updated icons and themes
Fixed a bug where some spot announcements would sometimes be truncated
Fixed a bug that prevented a spot/alert from being edited
Fixed a bug that occurred when the device time was set in the past
Fixed a bug in the summits database update mechanism
Fixed a crash that occurred when deleting a spot/alert

SOTA Spotter 2.4.557

Release date: 08.09.2021

Fixed an issue spotting via SMS on Android 11 – opening the default SMS app failed
Fixed incorrect mode when editing a spot
Removed username-spotter validation for editing and deleting spots/alerts

SOTA Spotter 2.4.552

Release date: 18.07.2021

Fixed a crash when deleting spot/alert by using the context menu
Fixed an issue where two nearby summits with the same name would not appear at the same time in the nearby summits list

SOTA Spotter 2.3.549

Release date: 21.06.2021

Fixed a problem where the summits database would become corrupt
Save spot/alert data automatically when moving away from the Send screen
Redesigned the Summit Details screen
Removed quotation marks from names in the summits database

SOTA Spotter 2.2.529

Release date: 12.09.2020

Fixed some random crashes (mostly in Summit Details)

SOTA Spotter 2.2.527

Release date: 05.09.2020

Improved Light and Dark themes
Changed crash reporting SDK

SOTA Spotter 2.1.515

Release date: 13.03.2020

Fixed spotting issue

SOTA Spotter 2.1.514

Release date: 23.11.2019

Fixed some layout issues on devices with lower DPI displays

SOTA Spotter 2.1.511

Release date: 27.10.2019

Added support for the Android 10 Dark Theme
Request external storage permissions if the db auto update is enabled
Removed AM/PM from UTC times in the Send Alert screen
Increased number of retrieved spots
Allow typing lower case characters in “Filter by callsign”
Remember the last viewed association and region in “Find summits by association”
Fixed a crash when loading the map in Summit Details
Fixed a crash that occurred sometimes when filtering incoming spots
Fixed a crash that occurred in some cases when editing a filter or a notification
Fixed a bug that prevented the context menu from appearing if a spot/alert was expanded
Fixed a bug that collapsed any expanded spots/alerts when the list was updated
Fixed a bug where the mode would overlap the summit reference in the spots list

SOTA Spotter 2.0.484

Release date: 21.08.2019

Alerts
Edit/Delete spots
Edit/Delete alerts
Added maidenhead locator grid to Summit Details
New notification type: Read aloud (in experimantal stage) – it should read the matching spot data using Text to Speech
Removed the PSK and RTTY modes in order to match the options available in SOTAwatch3
Dropped support for Android versions earlier than 5.0 Lollipop
Increased the minimum distance and time interval for location updates for Find Summits Nearby
A general re-design of the user interface, conforming to the Material Design guidelines
- Added a new tab layout for switching between Spots and Alerts – you can swipe between the two, as well
- Re-designed old app color themes and added a few new ones
- Re-designed the Settings screen
- Used new Material Design icons throughout the user interface
- Added a new button for posting new spots/alerts in the bottom-right corner of the spots/alerts lists
- Re-designed the application icon and notifications icon – adaptive icons support a variety of masks which vary from one device to another
- Added new tool tips for some of the new features
- Removed the back button from the title bar
- Made the spots/alerts expandable via a small button – in order to display some extra information
- Clicking on the summit details text in an expanded spot/alert will open the Summit Details screen
- Re-designed the band/mode toggle buttons in the Filter/Notification properties screens
- Added a new context menu for spots/alerts (tap and hold to open it)
Fixed an issue when updating the spots in the local database
Fixed an issue deleting spots from the local database

SOTA Spotter 1.7.333

Release date: 20.01.2019

Fixed missing summits issue when loading summits from database

SOTA Spotter 1.7.331

Release date: 16.12.2018

Updated spotting via SMS in accordance with Google’s new Permission policy
Improved application stability

SOTA Spotter 1.6.324

Release date: 30.10.2018

Improved compatibility with Android 9 “Pie”
Improved security for network communication
Added marker for current location on nearby summits map
Fixed random crashes when syncing data
Fixed random crashes when viewing summit details
Implemented crash reporting feature (on an opt-in basis)

SOTA Spotter 1.5.308

Release date: 21.09.2018

Fixed SMS gateway selection issue

SOTA Spotter 1.5.306

Release date: 16.09.2018

Fixed notifications issues on Android 8.0 and newer
Fixed SMS gateways update issue
Fixed some issues when sending spots via the internet

SOTA Spotter 1.4.293

Release date: 27.08.2018

Fixed notification issues on Android 8.0 and newer
Other minor bug fixes and performance improvements

SOTA Spotter 1.4.289

Release date: 24.08.2018

Added map of summit surroundings in Summit details
Added map of nearby summits and SOTA Association/Region summits
Fixed display issues on lower DPI screens of Filter/Notification properties
Other minor bug fixes and performance improvements

SOTA Spotter 1.3.275

Release date: 28.07.2018

Automatic fill of the summit reference when sending spots – if the nearest summit is within 100m
Font size setting for texts throughout the app
Fixed form typing issues when sending spots
Fixed summits database creation issue on Android 9
Fixed permissions request for summits database update
Various fixes and improvements

SOTA Spotter 1.2.253

Release date: 24.09.2017

Fixed a problem when sending spots via the EA, HA and I gateways
Fixed a problem with the notifications list
Various fixes and improvements

SOTA Spotter 1.1.247

Release date: 15.08.2017

Added check for the existence of Google Play services
Fixed a problem with the summits database update
Fixed some crashes related to filters
Fixed an issue with the Nearby summits list (very few summits were displayed)
Other minor fixes and performance improvements

SOTA Spotter 1.0.232

Release date: 04.08.2017

Ended support for Android Jelly Bean (4.1.X, 4.2.X, 4.3)
Multiple associations/regions/summits selection for filters and notifications
Replaced periodic sync with push messages for new spots retrieval (reducing power drain)
Implemented runtime permission requests
Fixed a crash that occurred sometimes during the summits database update
Fixed a crash that occurred sometimes when viewing summit details
Fixed a problem with database update – current version displayed was wrong in certain scenarios
Fixed a display problem with the filters and notifications lists

SOTA Spotter 0.9.176

Release date: 18.02.2017

Fixed a random crash
Fixed an issue when adding a new filter (band/mode buttons would not activate when enabling band/mode filtering)
Minor speed improvements

SOTA Spotter 0.9.172

Release date: 08.01.2017

Solved spotting by SMS on some Android versions (thanks K7ZOO)
Various bug fixes and improvements

SOTA Spotter 0.9.168

Release date: 01.01.2017

Relaxed restrictions for spotted callsign characters (now $, ! and . are accepted)
Tapping on a spot opens the Summit Details screen
Various bug fixes and improvements

SOTA Spotter 0.9.161

Release date: 08.10.2016

Fixed crash when swiping down to refresh

SOTA Spotter 0.9.159

Release date: 05.10.2016

Minor feature specs. update to comply with new Google Play requirements
Fixed ANR (Application Not Responding) when swiping down to refresh
Fixed crash when updating the summits database
Fixed random crash when accessing the summits database

SOTA Spotter 0.9.154

Release date: 27.08.2016

Removed invalid summits from the summits database
Added auto-update feature for the summits database

SOTA Spotter 0.8.120

Release date: 13.08.2016

Added ‘Find summits’ feature (nearby and by association)
Added navigation directions for summits (bearing and distance)
Added summit points badges to the spots list
Added units system setting (metric/imperial)
Improved date/time stamp for each spot on the spots list
Updated summits database
Fixed an ANR (Application Not Responding) defect
Fixed an issue where the same spot would sometimes be displayed twice

SOTA Spotter 0.7.84

Release date: 13.01.2016

Fixed an issue where the spot colors did not appear on some devices

SOTA Spotter 0.7.83