Version History
Here you can find the changelog of Birthdays & Events since it was posted on our website on 2019-10-25.
The latest version is 1.8.1 and it was updated on soft112.com on 22 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 1.8.1
posted on 2024-03-21
1. New event type - Holiday
2. Belarusian translation added
3. Public holidays for 15 countries are available in the list and widgets (built-in reference book)
4. Holidays from files and calendars are available in the list and widgets
5. Support for calendar events lasting more than one day
6. Bug fixes
version 1.8.0
posted on 2024-02-02
1. Added calendar widget
2. Added current age display on photo list widget
3. The "Settings" item has been added to application shortcuts. The shortcuts can be pinned to the launcher
version 1.8.0
posted on 2024-01-30
1. Added current age display on photo list widget
2. The "Settings" item has been added to application shortcuts. The shortcuts can be pinned to the launcher
3. Added calendar widget
version 1.7.9
posted on 2023-12-04
1. Added themed (Android 12+) and autumn application icons
2. Added the ability to add any event to favorites. Added filter for favorite events
3. Added the ability to specify a caption for list widget (extra features)
4. Added the ability to specify event sources for each widget (extra features)
5. Added Portuguese and French translations
6. Optimizations for Android 14
version 1.7.8
posted on 2023-10-10
1. Added the ability to colorize the entire row with the date color (for list widget)
2. Added the ability to specify RGB values in the color settings (extra features) or choose one of recent colors
3. Floating dates are supported for events from files (+ Orthodox Easter, Catholic Easter, XX day from the beginning of the year)
version 1.7.7
posted on 2023-08-23
1. Added export and import of settings
2. Added the ability to quickly specify the type for an undefined event
3. A setting for what to do with unrecognized events has been added to the import settings
4. Added the ability to display contact notes and a description of calendar events
5. Many other new functions (see "whats new" inside app)
version 1.7.6
posted on 2023-04-22
1. All name variations are used for searching contact names
2. Added the ability to add unrecorded male names (in addition to female ones)
3. Added display of age in the main list for all events (not only birthday and death anniversary)
4. Added the ability to define repetition periods (for events with a filled year)
5. Added age format setting (numbers only, separate thousands places, replace 000 with "K")
6. Added star display for calendar and file events linked to favorite contacts
version 1.7.6
posted on 2023-04-05
1. All name variations are used for searching contact names
2. Added the ability to add unrecorded male names (in addition to female ones)
3. Added display of age in the main list for all events (not only birthday and death anniversary)
4. Added the ability to define repetition periods (for events with a filled year)
5. Added age format setting (numbers only, separate thousands places, replace 000 with "K")
6. Debug and informational messages are turning on by different switches
version 1.6.9
posted on 2022-04-04
1. New event details have been added to list widget constructor: new line (3pcs), days before event, day of week
2. Notification time can be set up to the minute
3. Added the ability to search for events through device global search (QuickSearchBox)
4. Fixed error calculating calendar dates for timezones west of UTC
version 1.6.8
posted on 2022-03-08
1. New color theme: blue-grey
2. Decorations added: displaying events in a flat list or in the form of cards, as well as the possibility of gradient filling with color (for more details, see the event list settings)
3. Added 3 additional icon sets for contacts without photos
4. New context event action: Create contact (the date is inserted into the note)
5. New event details have been added to list widget constructor: event source icon and web link presence
version 1.6.5
posted on 2021-11-29
1. Added support for external web links for all types of events (more details in the "How to" guide)
2. An icon with hints on the format of queries has been added to the search bar
3. For events list, widgets and notifications on click response settings have been added: open contact card, web link, event list, ...
4. Bugs fixing
version 1.6.4
posted on 2021-10-11
1. Added support for events and birthdays from local files (see "How to" guide for file format)
2. Corrected events sorting inside one day (descending): birthdays, anniversaries, custom events, other events. Events with notify has higher priority
3. Events with year are displaying on list widget in full format
4. Updated "How to" guide
version 1.6.4
posted on 2021-10-05
1. Added support for events and birthdays from local files (see "How to" guide for file format)
2. Corrected events sorting inside one day (descending): birthdays, anniversaries, custom events, other events. Events with notify has higher priority
3. Events with year displaying on list widget in full format
version 1.6.3
posted on 2021-08-17
1. Android 11 and 12 optimizations
2. Added setting for forced widgets update
3. Added warning about enabled battery optimization
4. Added event list widget with contact photos
5. Added "D MMMM YYYY" to the date format
6. Bug fixes and code optimization
version 1.6.2
posted on 2021-06-30
1. Added event list widget
2. Added widget icon for silenced evens
3. Added color customising for event list (today, soon, jubilee)
4. Added date format customizing
version 1.6.2
posted on 2021-06-27
1. Added event list widget
2. Added widget icon for silenced evens
3. Added color customising for event list (today, soon, jubilee)
4. Added date format customising
version 1.6.1
posted on 2021-06-07
1. Added "Close" quick action for high priority notifications
2. Added possibility to specify additional female names
3. Added support for dates in dd/mm/yyyy, mm/dd/yyyy, dd/mm formats
4. Fixed some bugs
version 1.6.0
posted on 2021-04-17
1. Quiz about the events of your contacts. Launch it from app menu or quick action (on app icon). If the question seems tricky, use 🔍 to find answer
2. "Two weeks before" was added to "Notification period"
version 1.5.4
posted on 2021-03-18
1. Fixed errors in displaying data on widgets, added the ability to display contact organization, new color selection dialogs
2. Improved algorithm for automatic search for contacts for a calendar event
3. Added the ability to manually specify a contact for a calendar event (Birthday)
4. Added button for open widget settings for Samsung devices
5. Updated list of female names
version 1.5.3
posted on 2020-12-22
1. Notifications can be set ongoing and high priority
2. In "Alarm hour" added midnight - congratulate the birthday boy suddenly!
3. Multiple notification periods can be selected
4. Added blue color theme
5. In widget caption added "Event type" and "Original event label"
6. German translation updated (Thanks, Marko)
7. Fixed some bugs
version 1.5.2
posted on 2020-11-09
1. Added Spain translation
2. Added display of zodiac signs
3. Fixed some bugs
version 1.5.1
posted on 2020-09-05
1. Android 11 ready
2. Added "How to" guide with FAQs
3. Added separate birthday calendar support with contact name recognition rules
4. Added calendar title display in event details
5. Search results are not reset when opening a contact card and returning back
6. Fixed non scrolling widget setting dialog for small screens
7. Fixed recurring calendar events support
version 1.5.0
posted on 2020-07-31
1. Event types are configured separately for the list, notifications and each widget
2. Added actions "Hide", "Disable", "Dial" for single notification (+ preference)
3. Current age in event list
4. Calendar events support (Events customizing-> Other Event-> Calendars)
5. Hiding and disabling notifications for single custom event
6. Fixed theme colors and other bugs
version 1.4.9
posted on 2020-04-27
1. Events search interface has been redone
2. Button "+" to add new contact event
3. Menu item "Open contact card" is replaced by "Edit contact"
4. Returned support for horizontal screen orientation
5. Localizations update and some UI optimizations
version 1.4.8
posted on 2020-03-30
1. Added support for notifications with a melody from external storage. You must give permission to access
2. Added ability to disable notification of an individual event
3. Added contact nicknames support
4. Additions to event context menu: set event reminder, a list of all named weddings
5. Added application shortcut for notifications recall (Android 7.1+)
6. Fixed display of dates without a year on Huawei devices
version 1.4.7
posted on 2020-02-29
1. Scalable widget update: now all events should fit exactly the entire width of the widget
2. The settings for each widget can now be edited. To call the settings, you need to click on caption of the rightmost event on the widget
3. For scalable widget added ability to adjust the number of displayed events and font magnify factor (widget settings)
4. Single notification can be postponed for 1 hour
version 1.4.6
posted on 2020-02-11
1. Added version history to About dialog
2. Analysis of the name has been changed: if job position of the contact is not specified, then everything that is inside the brackets in the full name is the position
3. Increased photo height on widgets
4. Switches for event details visibility in settings have been redone into lists
5. Silhouettes for elder persons (from 65 years old) added
6. Bugs fixing
version 1.4.5
posted on 2020-01-09
1. Widgets layout fixing
2. Corrections in Ukrainian translation (thanks @Esperanzzza)
3. Added option not to show widget frame
4. Added highlighting of favorite contacts with star sign
5. Added second text row for person info (on widgets)
6. Added setting for displaying the name in the list (first name or last name at first)
7. List of known anniversaries titles (by year): Settings-> Events customizing-> Anniversary-> List
8. Bugs fixing
version 1.4.5
posted on 2019-12-30
1. Widgets layout fixing
2. Corrections in Ukrainian translation (thanks @Esperanzzza)
3. Added option not to show widget frame
4. Added highlighting of favorite contacts with star sign
5. Added second text row for person info (on widgets)
6. List of known anniversaries titles (by year): Settings-> Events customizing-> Anniversary-> List
7. Bugs fixing
version 1.4.4
posted on 2019-12-09
1. Change of the language or color theme applied instantly
2. Accounts selection for events scanning
3. Added support for USA dates format in Skype. Sorry guys :-)
4. Added display of just first name under the photo in widgets
5. Switched to SDK version 29 and migrated to AndroidX library
version 1.4.3
posted on 2019-11-30
1. Hiding individual events
2. Customizable notification ringtone
3. Fixed initialization of notifications after reboot
4. Added dialog about the absence of events in the address book
version 1.4.3
posted on 2019-11-26
1. Hiding individual events
2. Customizable notification ringtone
3. Fixed initialization of notifications after reboot
version 1.4.3
posted on 2019-11-23
1. Hiding individual events
2. Customizable notification ringtone
version 1.4.2
posted on 2019-10-21
1. UI improvements and notifications bugs fixing
2. Widgets size fixing (again)
3. Start building a context menu for events (suggest new options!)
4. If notifications format is separate messages, then the events now appear in the reverse order (at the top are the nearest)
5. The number of days before the event is added to the notification