RWY for Android v5.x Release Notes

RWY EFB v5.10.10

Fixes:

Validate packaged tcmap extraction (expected file size + smoke test) with retry
Don't crash flight director if plan fails to load

Other:

Update Gradle to 9.0.0
Bump dependencies

RWY EFB v5.10.10

Fixes:

Validate packaged tcmap extraction (expected file size + smoke test) with retry
Don't crash flight director if plan fails to load

Other:

Update Gradle to 9.0.0
Bump dependencies

RWY EFB v5.10.9

Features:

ScratchPad Templates

Fixes:

Fix SmartBrief showing 0nm span for details with no path
Only draw LSALT leg polygons that intersect with the map
Animate SmartBrief map to individually selected detail item
Fix AirspacesOverlay re-projecting every draw call
Fix download progress overlapping flight timer etc on small devices
Fix issues with printing scratchpads on certain devices

Other:

Consolidate RxScheduler/CoroutineDispatchers to use the same set of underlying dispatchers
Migrate power-adapters component to Kotlin/Coroutines
Add more architecture tests to enforce certain requirements
Refactor GeoPath to make it immutable
Future proof handling of API responses
Build chain and dependency updates

RWY EFB v5.10.8

Features:

Add map option to show LSALT boundaries on map
Filter NOTAMs for plan using LSALT polygons

Fixes:

Waypoint Sub-Types help text update
Migrate some waypoint list blocking calls to observables

Other:

Add test to force overlays not be injected with a context
Updated splash screen to platform default spec
Update build chain and dependencies

RWY EFB v5.10.7

Features:

Satellite Map (online only)
Material You support (dynamic colours)

Fixes:

Fix slider styling, make discrete slider actually lock to selectable values
Fix ColourPickerButton view outline on old devices, improve contrast of selected indicator
Anchor map options dialog below the HUD vertically
Open text links in custom tabs
Refactor dialog builder to ensure custom properties applied when created
Fix touch indicators not showing
Fix AeroPath footer image colouring in dark mode
Avoid performing download cleanup if any database errors out when trying to fill reachable entry list
Set download task failed if cache directory fails to commit matching partial file

Other:

Cleanup some data classes, add comments for custom hashcode due to arrays
Make waypoint search dialog observe smartbrief database updates
Update build chain and dependencies

RWY EFB v5.10.6

Features:

Support themed icons on Android 13+ (Pixel Launcher, potentially others that follow the spec)
Open URLs in Chrome custom tabs instead of device browser (better UX)
Initial Amplitude integration

Fixes:

Update Radaee PDF and Requery sqlite-android to support 16KB page sizes
Prioritise NOTAM shape over airspace shape
Theme documents overlays on map as per user preference
More hardening of ErsaDB when regions/databases change or update
Move logic to concat ErsaDB waypoints with user waypoints out of ErsaDB implementation

Other:

More migrations to use safeargs/view models in fragments
Cleanup and refactor power adapters, pulled code into project as it has been abandoned
Observable datas maintain subscription with a dwell for less work on configuration change
Migrate LoginActivity to JetPack Compose
Update build chain and dependencies

RWY EFB v5.10.5

Features:

Active route rubber banding now survives orientation changes
Enable search on AIP list, cleanup menu logic on AIP/Airfield list

Fixes:

Fix announcement checker not refreshing via network when available
Fix METAR parsing when no visibility but we do have weather/cloud
Fix issues with ErsaDB emission when no databases are available
Fix initial enterprise database relay state in region manager
Fix EULA viewing via settings
Optimisations and minor bug fixes from Sentry

Other:

Update docs, support, and privacy policy URLs

RWY EFB v5.10.4

Features:

Implement SmartBrief driven main map restricted area overlay

Fixes:

Consolidate SmartBrief database updating logic, and make things more reactive to updates
Fix some Rx scheduler issues (moving things off the main thread)
Improve user selected database flow (more reactive, less redundancy)
Fix handling of NOTAMs covering multiple airspaces (concat geo paths)
Fix NOTAMs not being drawn on SmartBrief if belonging to an airspace with no restricted area
Improve DatabaseSensitiveFragment concept and implementation
Fix SmartBrief camera position when changing active regions
Make BriefTabFragment mode switching logic more efficient

Other:

Update Radaee PDF to 3.65.28 + minor improvements
Sentry minor issue fixes/logging and optimisations
Build chain and dependency updates

RWY EFB v5.10.3

Use a saved state flow for airfield document list
Initialise active region codes/airac date base time with sane defaults early
Build chain and dependency updates

RWY EFB v5.10.1

Fix user map selection not being restored on app start
Fix crash when rotating/recreating AirfieldDocumentFragment

RWY EFB v5.10.0

Bump target SDK to 36
Refactor of ErsaDB/ErsaDBManager/ErsaDBRegionManager for performance/reliability
Migrate DI to Hilt, remove unnecessary Dagger scaffolding
Migrate StackFragment -> TabFragment (using androidx.navigation)
Remove Otto event bus (all usages migrated to appropriate alternatives)
Migrate all back press handling to use OnBackPressedDispatcher
Enable predictive back gestures
RPC for airspaces is merged, but feature gated for now
Stricter email filtering as per OzRunways implementation
Add user selectable domestic/international for naips flight submission
Fix Metar colour if no information is available
Don't show a notification for downloads with no total size that have no progress
Fix weather colour map options toggle
Fix placemarks not updating immediately on SmartBrief region change
Fix SmartBrief altitude slider text wrapping
Fix initial Ownship icon being incorrect in map options
Limit NMEA WaypointIds to at most 5 characters
Tint icon by default in alert dialog builder
Remember user preference for basic vs smart brief, for the life of the process
Fix noisy event filtering to filter subclasses (where desired)
Minor bug fixes and memory leak fixes
Remove GlobalIoScope and optimise coroutine scope handling
Add Coral DB (FF Derived) to DatabaseEnvironment
Some tweaks to logging to reduce spam/add useful information

RWY EFB v5.9.8

Hide landing fees on closest waypoints dialog #528
Refactor closest waypoints data observable to improve initial delay
Fix database not being emitted if nothing ever makes a blocking call (related to #524)
Move countdown latch into ErsaDB for more correct await on region attach
Add a debounce for background download manager to prevent excessive work
Sentry minor issue fixes/logging and optimisations
Build chain and dependency updates

RWY EFB v5.9.7

Traffic Bubble Colour Update
Landing fees to be available to show closest waypoint list
Handle missing wind speed in NZ METAR
Fix KML import via Google Drive (media type issue)
Fluorescent -> Fluorescein lifejacket text fix
Build chain and dependency updates

RWY EFB v5.9.6

Hide status bar scrim if we have no top inset
Cleanup media type handling

RWY EFB v5.9.5

More fixes for non standard wind tokens in METARs
Use OpenDocument for importing GPX (fixes i.e. Google Drive)
Wait for open database when setting initial map position
Build chain and dependency updates

RWY EFB v5.9.4

Add ability to browse subfolders in advanced data usage screen
Cleanup log history on process start
Open airport documents list on double tap if it has files but none are considered 'best'
Fix ANR on PlanFragment
Build chain and dependency updates

RWY EFB v5.9.3

Show landing fees
Fix missing lightning overlay
Don't include radius rings if NOTAM has a polygon
Build chain and dependency updates

RWY EFB v5.9.2

Add advanced usage option to data management

RWY EFB v5.9.1

Add NOTAM edit button for internal test users
Fix smartbrief location selection
Raise minimum zoom to show waypoints in GAF/GPWT mode
Maintain camera position on SmartBrief for the life of the process
Flip wind barbs for southern hemisphere
Fixes for no cloud long form token in NZ METAR
Target SDK 35, migrate to edgeToEdge for all activities (default in 35+)
Build chain and dependency updates

RWY EFB v5.9.0

Added SmartBrief NOTAM mode (sometimes known as "Better NOTAMs")
Fix handling of wind with speed but no bearing (i.e. ///00KT)
Handle non-descriptive cloud type in METAR (seen in NZ)
Various fixed and optimisations

RWY EFB v5.8.3

Display announcements in settings screen
Abort KML parsing if memory running low
Skip invalid coordinate when parsing KML so it doesn't fail the whole file
Minor bug fixes

RWY EFB v5.8.2

Handle multiple runway visible ranges (RVR) in METARs
Various optimisations

RWY EFB v5.8.1

Give a more informative error if a documents media type can't be identified
Fix tracking aircraft position
Update Kotlin to 2.0.20

RWY EFB v5.8.0

Various bug fixes, optimisations, dependency updates

RWY EFB v5.7.9

Various bug fixes, optimisations, dependency updates

RWY EFB v5.7.8

Initial support for global SmartBrief databases
Automatically download map when selected if it doesn't support live tiles
Initial work to support fbtiles
Automatically download selected map where size is 150MB or less (previous limit was 20MB)
Always show currently selected map in the selection dialog
Various bug fixes, optimisations, dependency updates

RWY EFB v5.7.7

Fixed a crash in RangeRingOverlay when database is not yet opened
Fix send autopilot nav commands preference label
Remove deprecated Play Core dependency

RWY EFB v5.7.6

Range rings around User Waypoints will now be deleted if the User Waypoint is also deleted
Range rings with no waypoint entry will not be displayed
HUD Box times will now be updated on app launch, rather than on the minute
Various minor fixes and improvements

RWY EFB v5.7.5

Screen will no longer be locked when reopening the app if RWY was closed in a locked state
Various minor fixes and improvements

RWY EFB v5.7.4

Expanded search radius for closest points when tapping the map screen
Double taps on the map aren't considered if the zoom level was changed
Improved the ordering of overlays on the map screen to allow tapping on waypoints if there is a traffic bubble in the area
Various minor fixes and optimisations

RWY EFB v5.7.3

Significantly improved performance
Various minor fixes and optimisations

RWY EFB v5.7.2

Better handling of SmartBrief regions failing to load
Handle weather observations with no temperature recorded
Various minor fixes and optimisations

RWY EFB v5.7.1

Various minor fixes and optimisations

RWY EFB v5.7.0

NZ SmartBrief (Preflight Authentication) support
All GPS HUD boxes now show magenta text when in simulator mode
Downloads now begin after toggling the group on
Fixed ViewPager2 scrolling issues
Fix download error tracking and display logic
Various minor fixes and optimisations

RWY EFB v5.6.8

Various minor fixes and optimisations

RWY EFB v5.6.6

Added full name field to Trial Creation
Fixed image scaling and upgraded ViewPager to ViewPager2
Various minor fixes and optimisations

RWY EFB v5.6.5

Various minor fixes and optimisations

RWY EFB v5.6.4

Various minor fixes and optimisations

RWY EFB v5.6.3

Various minor fixes and optimisations

RWY EFB v5.6.2

Fixed Stratus ADS-B device configuration error when connected as an external network
Minor bug fixes

RWY EFB v5.6.1

Fixed User Waypoint locations being incorrectly saved
Various minor fixes and optimisations

RWY EFB v5.6.0

More accurate altitude positioning
Updated stying for Traffic Overlay
Fixed an issue where cancelling printing did not allow the user to print again
Various minor fixes and optimisations

RWY EFB v5.5.0

New feature: ScratchPad. Access ScratchPad by tapping the pen icon next to 'Choose Map'. ScratchPad is your digital notepad, use your finger as a pen to take down notes, ATIS, traffic etc. ScratchPads can be printed and/or shared.
Fixed a scaling issue with range rings and bullseye
Minor fixes and improvements

RWY EFB v5.5.1

New Dark Mode map filter. Maps and documents are darkened when Dark Mode is enabled. Can be switched off in Settings → Preferences → Dark Mode Filter
Added option to show/hide MGRS and UTM coordinates in Settings → Preferences
Map download progress indicator display improvements

RWY EFB v5.5.2

Added brush size slider in ScratchPad
Added ability to print ScratchPad directly
Added ScratchPad to 'Help' legend
Other fixes and improvements

RWY EFB v5.5.3

Added back button to ScratchPad
Minor fixes and improvements

RWY EFB v5.5.4

Fixed some display issues with map 'Track Up' mode and map overlay icons

RWY EFB v5.5.5

ScratchPad improvement: Print and share options will now use the live/latest ScratchPad state
Minor fixes and improvements

RWY EFB v5.5.6

Improved waypoint search by searching from where the centre of the map screen is rather than GPS location - makes planning long flights easier.
Minor fixes and improvements

RWY EFB v5.5.7

Improved ScratchPad functionality and layout
Minor fixes and improvements

RWY EFB v5.5.8

Minor fixes and improvements

RWY EFB v5.5.9

Minor fixes and improvements

RWY EFB v5.5.10

Active route overlay improvements
Rocket Boxes are now available in the map settings. Rocket Boxes show Track and Distance To next waypoint information
10nm Plan Markers are now available in the map settings. This puts notches on the magenta "Track Line" every 10nm
Minor fixes and improvements

RWY EFB v5.5.11

Minor fixes and improvements

RWY EFB v5.4.10

New 'Bullseye' feature: set a waypoint as Bullseye in the waypoint options dialog. Select 'CRSR BULL' and/or 'SELF BULL' in the GPS HUD to see distance and bearing information between yourself and the bullseye or between the cursor and the bullseye respectively
Range ring & Bullseye performance optimisations
Other fixes and optimisations

RWY EFB v5.4.9

Added wind barbs to locations in SmartBrief
Added HUD boxes for: QNH / TMP / FL / LL
Other fixes and improvements

RWY EFB v5.4.8

Added runway diagram and windsock (where METAR is available) to waypoint dialogs (e.g. Closest Points popup)
Added link in Traffic menu to share your position on tx.ozrunways.com
Fixed an issue with the ruler for small distances
Map refresh fixes
Other minor fixes and improvements

RWY EFB v5.4.7

Better handling of month/year crossover issues for observation times
More/better tests for observation time parsing
Allow plan rows to expand for long waypoint labels
Drop radius on plan form cell backgrounds (looks better when it needs to expand)

RWY EFB v5.4.6

Show weather observation age on showcase view and quick briefings
Fix download notification suppression for background jobs, log state changes
Cleanup a couple of Sentry issues

RWY EFB v5.4.5

Improve waypoint visibility on map
Add more highlighting to METAR text in dialogs
Updated logic for weather observation colour/priority
Initial support for reducing data usage when in Data Saver mode
Fix long wait time on waypoint dialogs if observations haven't loaded yet
Coerce GPWT northing and easting to byte range (fixes error displaying in SmartBrief)

RWY EFB v5.4.4

Add range rings to waypoints
Colour and sort enterprise document folders for priority
Bulk update all dependencies, migrate from kapt -> ksp
Some minor bug fixes + optimisations

RWY EFB v5.4.3

Fix issue with SmartBrief session not recognising updated database
Fix crash in ObservationManager when no SmartBrief database can be loaded

RWY EFB v5.4.2

Support for eAWIS observations
Fix issues with SmartBrief failing to update after configuration change/process restart
More error handling for PDF search

RWY EFB v5.4.1

Move more of PDF search off the main thread and optimise, fix some operations ordering, handle document disposal better (prevents context leak)

RWY EFB v5.4.0

PDF text search
Use a standard share intent for plan sheet (allows i.e. email, messaging apps etc to handle)
Pause manual flight timer when stopping (instead of resetting)
Fix initial map zoom on fresh install

RWY EFB v5.3.14

Only show waypoints the subscriber has the product for
Visual touch indicator option
Make waypoint labels stand out more
Build chain and dependency updates
Better alert dialog handling (fixes potential memory leaks)

RWY EFB v5.3.13

Support subfolder hierarchy in documents screen
Update OSMDroid to 6.1.16
Fix ground speed calculation
Don't wait for location update to update bearing line
Post flight status event on active waypoint change, fix plan sequencer
Fix punctuation processing for SmartBrief plain text parser
Better local time handling, add timezone toggle to SmartBrief slider
Drawable cleanup (remove unused PNGs, migrated others to vectors)
Fix delete account warning message

RWY EFB v5.3.12

Initial support for displaying update nag for new version
Correct track pointer toggle label, add actual bearing line toggle
More download system fixes and optimisations

RWY EFB v5.3.11

Allow plan row to display as much info as possible when no location is available
Fix some issues with stale plan usage resulting in incorrect values on plan rows

RWY EFB v5.3.10

Add dev tools for toggling various debug flags
Fix race condition with download tasks, better filtering and prioritisation for downloads

RWY EFB v5.3.9

Deduplicate download entries when syncing groups
Fix background downloads worker foreground service type (for SDK 34+)
Extra logging for skipping undeserializable object + unsorted GPWT data

RWY EFB v5.3.8

Add dev menu for users with 'internal' product (always-on for debug builds)
Disregard legacy performance values on plan, use active profile when available
Fix empty plan fragment if no location available
Remove MetFlight support
Some minor bug fixes/cleanup

RWY EFB v5.3.7

Quote region code when attaching database
Cleanup unnecessary noisy exception logging, add some more debug info
Flight director fixes for plan ID, mode, and active waypoint out of sync issues
Attempt to log resource name for Resources.NotFoundException
Fix FrequencyManager zero size bounding box hack on the anti-meridian
Fix foreground service launch on SDK 34

RWY EFB v5.3.6

Fix plan sheet save/discard logic

RWY EFB v5.3.5

Fix restricted area details in release builds

RWY EFB v5.3.4

Bump target SDK to 34
Add previous version tags to Sentry (for previous install + previous launch
Flight director fixes for plan ID, mode, and active waypoint out of sync issues

RWY EFB v5.3.2

Fix initial location update if plan is null

RWY EFB v5.3.1

Default guidExpires to tomorrow to give user a chance to update and refresh device without being logged out
Minor bug fixes in flight director/waypoint

RWY EFB v5.3.0

Support for editing subscriber details for password protected users
Ability to change password
Require email address when starting a new trial
Show a warning and avoid crash if user tries to connect to external device behind a VPN
Fix NaN error when ground speed is 0 #410
Move away from rhumb for flight planning

RWY EFB v5.2.9

Add secure account screen for adding password to user account
Update aircraft ID help message
Fix Proguard issue with Retrofit + R8

RWY EFB v5.2.8

Aircraft Profile
Manual refresh + database creation time panel for smart brief
Cashapp/licensee open source licenses to acknowledgement screen
Pilot Profile in settings
Reduce query spam for abnormally large bounding boxes
More logging for Flight Timer to try and debug user issues
Fixes for airspace info view (tap to dismiss, show description)
Plain text for area forecast in SmartBrief

RWY EFB v5.2.7

Ability to delete account
Avoid external device connection if it's unavailable

RWY EFB v5.2.6

Plain text formatting for Airfields in SmartBrief
Move away from rhumb for flight planning

RWY EFB v5.2.5

If null or 0 wind, HDG should equal TRK
Add more logging for flight history
Add more logging for KML parsing

RWY EFB v5.2.4

Fix TrafficOverlay missing

RWY EFB v5.2.3

Migrate SmartBrief to use PlacemarkOverlay for locations
Allow closest waypoints dialog to work before METAR info is loaded
Only inhibit database updates if there's an active plan and the user is in flight
Maintain user map position when rotating device

RWY EFB v5.2.2

PreFlight integration

RWY EFB v5.2.1

Don't let METAR errors break streams

RWY EFB v5.2.0

Add METAR wind & colour code to ADs and waypoint showcase view
Add preference for disabling X-Plane positions
Fix track up mode camera restore on returning to map tab
Fix devices sending simulated positions on first resume
Fix issues with bounding box crossing dateline / near the poles
Send traffic reports whenever a flight is active

RWY EFB v5.1.18

Make ADS-B integration available for all subscribers
Double tap to show airport diagram
Gate MetFlight behind feature flag
Fix crash in traffic button popup
Fix map select item layout
Fix for incorrect background on sidebars

RWY EFB v5.1.17

Traffic Button + Overlay updates
Restore permanently dark HUD
Fix ConcurrentModificationException when multiple downloads fail
Other minor crash fixes

RWY EFB v5.1.16

GPX import/export
Fix lat/lon rounding for plan filing
Close SqlDriver on cache directory fail, add more logging
Don't send UNKNOWN positions in PositionReportMessage

RWY EFB v5.1.15

Reduce minimum range circle radius to 3nm
Add forgot password button to login dialog
Fix NOTAM button visibility on SmartBrief
Don't scale down GAF images
Fix threading issue for flight timer settings dialog
Prevent PDF library failure from bringing down entire app
Fix crash in doOnState when fragment view is null
Fix month offset in sunlight/sunset calculation

RWY EFB v5.1.14

Quick Planner
Fix crash in KmlManager
Fix Kml parse error (Vec2 unit has a default)

RWY EFB v5.1.13

Fix crash in sunlight date calculation

RWY EFB v5.1.12

Add speed and climb rate to traffic bubbles
Add first and last light
Add HSI Hud box
Fix crash restoring state on flight history
Consolidate some degree normalisation, fix wind angle to 3 digits on plan sheet

RWY EFB v5.1.11

Add configurable airborne speed and manual setting
Replace last Glide usage with Coil
Fix interval parsing for restricted areas
Flatten KML structure, do style retrieval at parse time
Bulk dependency update

RWY EFB v5.1.10

Add KML overlay support
Bump target SDK to 33, add notification permission requests
Fix Windy API
Fix WebView image/CSS on Q+
Fix task crash on plan rename dialog
Make active flight notification cancel button dismiss notification when no plan is active

RWY EFB v5.1.9

Fix flight log recording on devices with no orientation sensor

RWY EFB v5.1.8

Add help screen and reorganise settings
Add help dialog to map screen
Fix rubber banding in track-up mode
Display UTC time on plan sequencer
Use current ground speed for calculating landing ETA
Fix switching back to system location after simulator stops
Fix GDL-90 traffic alert status bit decoding
Prevent flight director crash if DB not open
Fix runway overlay threading

RWY EFB v5.1.7

Context menu for plan waypoint actions
Add fullscreen view for weather camera
Add insert before/insert after to plan context menu
Tint waypoint action dialog to suit waypoint
Consolidate PlanWaypointActionFragment into WaypointActionFragment
Hide plan sequencer button if sequencer is hidden in fullscreen
Hide camera label overlays if hiding images
Fix error deleting flight history, add confirmation dialog to flight/plan delete
Drop log level of list state save error to warn
Don't let Radaee PDF crash app if mishandled touch event

RWY EFB v5.1.6

Start with Position.UNKNOWN on closest/search dialogs (if necessary)
Observe plan changes from onStart->onStop only
Fix cross track error box crash

RWY EFB v5.1.5

Add cursor HUD boxes
Fix ListView + PowerAdapter state save crash
Ensure state isn't saved before showing dialog fragments
Add background to MetFlight web fragment
Fix items duplicating on active region list

RWY EFB v5.1.4

Add user waypoint drop button
Add crosshair info box
Add ATIS to New Zealand world brief

RWY EFB v5.1.3

Fix remaining color selector issues and ProgressBar -> PropellerView crash on login/GAF
Some context leak fixes for progress dialogs + Glide

RWY EFB v5.1.2

Fix Glide bug on weather camera fragment
Replace loading spinners with animated propeller
New plan sequencer and right sidebar on map

RWY EFB v5.1.1

Add weather cameras to closest waypoints dialog
Reduce bottom navigation text size on small devices
Workaround colour selector not being usable for backgrounds on Android

RWY EFB v5.1.0

Migration to Theme.Material3 (including Day/Night theme support)
Map toggle drawer overhaul
Add MetEye/Satview options to map radar dialog
Closest waypoints + waypoint search dialog enhancement
Support for iLevil Autopilot
Weather Camera performance improvements

RWY EFB v5.0.6

Fix flight timer race condition preventing recording in some instances
Update privacy policy and contact support URLs

RWY EFB v5.0.4

Background Downloads (attempt to download new data overnight on WiFi)
Add a retry for download network issues

RWY EFB v5.0.2

Download on Startup (will automatically keep selected download groups updated while using the app)
Clear Expired Data (will automatically delete files from expired cycles

RWY EFB v5.0.1