Release Notes

Here are the release notes for Planter! Every release since version 3.3.14 is here. If I find time, I may add the release notes from before that, but don't count on it.

These release notes are valid for the Android, iOS, and web apps. Each of these apps is built from the same source code, so nearly all features and fixes apply for every platform. If any feature or fix is specific to one platform, that'll be indicated.

Note that the release date is accurate for the web app only; The actual Android and iOS release dates may lag behind by a day or two due to the Google Play / App Store approval process.

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• Features 🌱
  • Newsletters now appear in Growing Guide

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Notification reliability improvements

• Features 🌱
  • Web Web-optimized plant detail pages. They should now show up in Google search results!

• Improvements 🥔
  • Tasks date picker now supports dates up to a year from now

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Duplicate tasks
• Features 🌱
  • Seedling icons
  • Sort SeedBox seeds by plant and category
  • Plant list now shows all varieties from SeedBox

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • iOS On iPad v26, dialogs were closing immediately
• Features 🌱
  • Germination temperatures

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Deep link fixes
• Features 🌱
  • Web Support for gift subscriptions 🎁

• Improvements 🥔
  • AndroidiOS Improved purchase flow

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Tasks hint now always visible when not Premium
  • Android Bottom navigation buttons (back, home, recents) were covering up the user interface

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Bottom bar was appearing on all pages

• Features 🌱
  • AI icon generation for custom plants and varieties (Premium feature)
• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Tapping a plant in Tasks now correctly goes to the plant's page

• Improvements 🥔
  • Web Improved purchase flow
• Bug fixes 🐛
  • New Garden button now appears correctly

• Improvements 🌶️
  • Ability to remove frost dates
• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Favorite plants now stay favorited after customizing

• Improvements 🥒
  • Analytics and crash reporting are now optional

• Improvements 🥒
  • Improved deep links

• Features 🌱
  • Map to select your frost date location 🗺️

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Fixed a few more minor back button issues

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Fixed back button issue

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Fixed issue where some legacy foregrounds were not clearable

• Features 🌱
  • New backgrounds and foregrounds!
    • Twice as many backgrounds!
    • 4 new foregrounds (and more coming soon).
  • You can now have multiple foregrounds in a square!
  • Some foregrounds now have color options 🌈
• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Background bugs

• Features 🌱
  • New backgrounds and foregrounds!
    • Twice as many backgrounds!
    • 4 new foregrounds (and more coming soon).
  • You can now have multiple foregrounds in a square!
  • Some foregrounds now have color options 🌈
• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Background freeze/slow bug

• Features 🌱
  • Improved subscription management
• Bug fixes 🐛
  • A few miscellaneous fixes

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • A few miscellaneous fixes

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Notes bug
  • A few other miscellaneous fixes

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Duplicate pests & diseases
  • Added extra space so Plant Tasks list doesn't overlap with legend

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Light Sensor fixes on iOS
  • Metric setting fix

• Features 🌱
  • Improved mouse drag-and-drop (no more long-press needed!) 🖱️
• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Crashes on some devices
  • Back button on Add Plants dialog was going back too far

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Units dropdown fix for min-max values
  • Links in feature requests work again on mobile

• Features 🌱
  • Light sensor 💡
    • Determine how much light your grow lights are providing
• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Filters on Seed Box were not working
  • Event units selection was broken

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Android Glitchy text on some devices

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Apple Sign In fixes

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Companion relationships weren't appearing
  • Tasks date color fix in dark mode

• Features 🌱
  • Tasks! 📝
    • A checkable list of tasks, such as when to start seeds indoors or when to transplant seedlings
    • Get notified when it's time to complete a task
    • More task types coming soon!
  • Improved notification settings 🔔

• Features 🌱
  • Seed Box improvements, including:
    • Long-press to restock, edit, or delete seed packets
    • MUCH easier to adjust how full the packet is
    • Added "Half-full" packet status (or is it half empty? 🤔)
    • Filter by how full the packet is, year, or source

• Features 🌱
  • Recommended pH value (coming soon via server-update, once everyone is off of version 3.5.23)

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Fixed issue where some custom plants couldn't be edited

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Fixed annual pricing on web

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • All notes were mistakenly being applied to all other plants with notes

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Facebook Auth fixes

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Fixed drag/drop plant issue

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Fixed app freeze on Settings page (iPad only)

• Features 🌱
  • Added "Herbal Use" plant details field
  • Added "Pruning" plant details field
  • Added note field for optimal sun

• Improvements 🥒
  • Now anyone can edit or add taxonomic names
  • Added tsp, Tbsp, and cups to unit options (imperial only)
  • Added "In my seed box" filter to plants and calendar
  • Exclude archived gardens from "In my garden" filter
  • Show units when adjusting garden size

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Auto raised bed foregrounds fixed for 1ft-wide beds

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • "Share Screenshot" was broken on web

• Features 🌱

  • Harvest start time in the calendar! 📅
  • Ability to override the auto-calculated end date for planting ranges

• Bug fixes 🐛

  • No more "null" gardens

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Planting depth was showing "N/A"

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • The undo button was (still) undoing too much
  • Scrolling on web/desktop will zoom in/out on gardens, as before

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Filters on Plant/Feature Requests screen
  • Migrate seeds & plant relationships from anonymous accounts when signing in

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Gardens not appearing for legacy (pre-2021) users

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Renaming gardens erased changes

• Bug fixes 🐛
  • Some plants showing as Uncategorized on the calendar

• The undo button was undoing too much

• Gardens can now be archived and re-ordered 💾
• Newly created gardens show up at the top of the list 🔝
• Animated sun icons & 2 more sun option ☀️

• Group and search provided plant icons

• Login improvements (better error handling)

• Minor seed box updates
• Bug fixes 🐛
  • macOS Google Sign-In fix

• Disable seed box on web unless Premium subscriber

• A few more seed box optimizations

• Bug fixes 🐛

• Minor seed box updates.
• Bug fixes for grey boxes in garden view

• Minor seed box updates.

• Seed box! 📦

• Bug fixes 🐛:
  • Database retrieval error (Android only)

• Bug fixes 🐛:
  • Fix category editing bug

• Bug fixes 🐛:
  • Fix bug that prevented editing public plants
  • Replace trash icon with compost icon

• Bug fixes 🐛

• Bug fixes 🐛

• Support for Google Sign In added for MacOS

• Bug fixes 🐛:
  • Fix gray-screen issue when device language not set to English

• User avatars 🙂!
• Ability to change email and password within the app.
• Ability to add an email login method to a social sign-in account.
• Ability to delete an anonymous account
• Bug fixes 🐛

• You can now browse our full list of plant diseases, pests, and beneficial critters!
• Updated social media banner in Settings. 👍, subscribe, and hit the 🫑.

• Bug fixes 🐛:
  • Fix purchase options not appearing on web 🕸️

• Ability to pause the animation on the garden list page (large screens only)
• Bug fixes
  • Image/icon upload fixes

• Bug fixes 🐜

• Bug fixes 🪲
  • Make sure the fall frost date is after the spring frost date.
  • Image/icon upload fixes (primarily on web)

• Bug fixes 🐞

• Bug fixes 🐛

• Bug fixes and performance improvements 🐛

• Bug fixes for MacOS

• Bug fix on MacOS that prevented gardens from showing up

• Bug fixes 🐛

• Updated About App info
• Added pubic/private filter to plant icon selector

• Initial release for Intel-based MacOS devices 🎉
• Added setting to use dark mode, light mode, or system default
• Fixed bug when getting location for frost dates (web)

• Added planting date range explanation

• Bug fixes
  • Ensure privacy policy is always accessible

• Bug fixes
• Added release notes