1.15
2023-10-20
In this minor update, we made a few improvements fixed some bugs thanks to your feedback.
IMPROVEMENTS
- When uploading a new post, you can now add a custom film developer if it’s not in the options!
- Added a search bar to the countries lists
- Added ability to change your profile picture by clicking on it from your profile
- Added ability to “unselect” a option chip, when creating a post or using page filters
- Changed icon and text on the Image picker component, in the New Post page
- Added a toast message “Post upload in progress…” while the post is being created
- Added a loading animation to “Posts you liked”
- Changed “Sign in with Apple” to “Continue with Apple” to avoid confusion
BUG FIXES
- Fixed bug that didn’t load Newgrain Picks and All film stocks when you just created your account
Go to newgrain.nolt.io to post your suggestions and bug reports, and see you in the next update!
1.14
2023-10-11
Tiny update to fix crash issue happening with Version 1.13! Also fixed Like icon design issue.
1.13
2023-10-11
Saved film stocks are here! You can now see a list of all the film stocks you saved by clicking on the “More” menu on your profile.
MAIN IMPROVEMENTS
- The Feed loads much faster than before. You probably can’t notice it loading anymore :)
- The Feed and posts now load with a nice glossy animation
- The Notifications page has been moved to the Feed, making it more accessible
- The Comments section of a post has been moved to another page, accessible with a new button next to the Like button
- Tapping on a profile’s picture expands it, so you can see it better!
- Cameras are now grouped by type (35mm, 120, 4x5, 8x10, 9x12, APS, 110, and Instant) for better visibility and better experience creating a new post
- Your “My Gear” main camera and scanner now appear at the top of the list of options
- Horizontal view for the image Lightbox was added - you can now tilt your phone to see a horizontal photo more comfortably
- Added a “Format” field when you create a new camera (35mm, 120, 4x5, 8x10, 9x12, APS, 110, and Instant)
- Added an occasional small reminder to give us an App Store review (helps us a lot!)
DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS
- Icons have been added to the “More” menu on your profile
- New “heart” icon added to the “Like” button, and arrow icon added to “View Likes” button
- Haptic feedback is now triggered when you upload a new post
- The “Save film stock” button has been improved to feel like the “Like post” button
- Name of a post’s author in the Feed now has less opacity, for better readability of the title
- “Country” field in profile now opens a popup sheet page (and not a bubble)
- Some padding was added at the end of lists of selection chips
- Some blank space was removed for your own profile
- “Delete account” button now red and at the bottom of the settings page
- “Instagram username” field on your profile no longer defaults to a capital letter, and autocorrect was disabled
- Film/Camera selection popup sheet page now removes list titles when there are no search results
BUG FIXES
- Fixed crash that happened when filling out “My Gear”
- Fixed ability to reset password from profile settings
- Fixed glitch that happened when navigating from one post to another
- Fixed bug that didn’t make My Gear autofill on first time you opened the New Post page
- Fixed bug that made Instagram icon get misplaced on the top bar
- Fixed bug that turned Caption text black (on dark mode) if coming from another text field
Go to newgrain.nolt.io to post your suggestions and bug reports, and see you in the next update!
1.12
2023-10-01
Instant film is here!! Many of you had requested this – you can now filter your feed and film stock list to only see Instant films (Polaroid, Instax, etc.) – and a new array of instant films has arrived in the Film Stock index.
But wait, there’s more:
- New B&W film developing options have arrived: HC110, XTOL, Rodinal, and Adonal!
- Expired film support is here - you can now specify if the film you shot was expired, and what year it expired. This will appear in the post’s page along with the other details.
- Film stocks you’ve saved are now at the top of the film selection menu when uploading a new post
- Film stocks have been grouped into types (Color Negative, B&W, Instant, etc) in the film selection menu
- Labs in your own country now appear at the top of the selection list
- The “developing method” field is now auto-filled according to the film stock you’ve selected
Other small improvements:
- Cleaned up the selection menus of film stocks and labs by removing titles from lists with no elements in them
- The “ISO” field when added a new film stock now opens the numeric keyboard (not the alphabetical one)
- “Suggested film stocks” has been renamed to “Film stocks you suggested” and now shows Brand + name (instead of just name)
- Removed unapproved film stocks from the Brands pages
- “Country” and “name” are now mandatory fields to add a new lab. “Name” is also now mandatory to add a new camera or film stock.
- The “Brand” field when adding a new film stock is now a text field (as it was originally when the app launched - we received requests to reinstate this after we changed it to a selection field)
- The popup page for selecting a film/camera/lab now closes after pressing “Clear”
- The “Instagram” field when completing your profile now detects Instagram URLs and changes them into Insta usernames
Go to newgrain.nolt.io to post your suggestions and bug reports, and see you in the next update!
1.11
2023-09-28
In this update, we completely redesigned the Sign in / Sign up flow, and... you can now Sign in with Apple!
We've also added a "Follow us on Instagram" button on the profile popup sheet, so you can easily stay updated on our progress with Newgrain.
Go to newgrain.nolt.io to post your suggestions and bug reports, and see you in the next update!
1.1
2023-09-19
Welcome to our biggest update yet!
We've added some features and fixed a ton of bugs since the last update, all thanks to your feedback.
FEATURES
- The all-new “My Gear” section of the app lets you add the camera, lens and scanner you own – and this information will be auto-filled when you create a new post!
- Ability to clear your selection from a selection menu (if you accidentally selected a camera, for example)
DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS
- A new, beautiful welcome screen when you open the app, while the data is loading
- Go directly to a profile by clicking on their name on the feed
- “Photographers you follow” and “Photographers who follow you” are now sorted chronologically – this means you’ll see your most recent follower / following at the top of the page
- Scroll position is now maintained when scrolling through sample photos, likes, liked posts, and followers / following, which means that going back won’t take you back to the top of the page!
- The “More” menu on your profile now opens new pages, so you are no longer restrained by the popup bottom sheet
- Moved the Instagram button on profiles to the top right of the page (less distracting)
- Removed the NSFW blur for your own photos on your profile
- Added a subtle gradient to the Newgrain Picks, making the titles easier to read
- Disabled horizontal mode (it will soon be reimplemented for the Lightbox view, so you can see horizontal photos on landscape mode)
- Removed some blank space on the top of user profiles
- Trimmed the whitespace at the end of the City field in your profile, and the Title field in a post
- Reduced the opacity of icons on a post page, for better readability
- Profile picture icon won’t show up on the feed if the author doesn’t have one, making the feed a little cleaner
- Changed the icon for the Notifications page to remove the little bubble, to avoid you thinking you have new notifications
- Changed the spacing of elements on the Community page
- Removed the “pill” shape around a profile’s Favorite Film Stock, making the interface a little cleaner
BUG FIXES
- Fixed a bug that made the background of the tab bar disappear
- New film stock Type no longer defaults to “Black and White Negative”
- Corrected a grammatical mistake that said “Joined on [two hours ago]”, and removed the text completely if the user doesn’t have a date associated to their profile
- Fixed occasional crash when clicking on a user’s “Favorite Film Stock”
Go to newgrain.nolt.io to post your suggestions and bug reports, and see you in the next update!
1.05
2023-09-07
In this minor update, we made a few improvements fixed some bugs thanks to your feedback!
IMPROVEMENTS
- “Brand” field when creating a new film stock is now a dropdown popup with options
- Removed the Advanced filter in a film Sample photos page, which did not work and will be reimplemented in a later version
- An alert popup appears before deleting your account, to make sure you don’t do it by accident
BUG FIXES
- Fixed a bug that deleted your “Joined on” date after updating your profile. We will try to recover all the dates that have been lost due to this bug.
Go to newgrain.nolt.io to post your suggestions and bug reports, and see you in the next update!
1.04
2023-08-27
We've added features and fixed a lot of bugs since the last update, all thanks to your feedback!
This update includes the following improvements:
FEATURES
- Ability to add your Favourite Film Stock on your profile!
- “Delete account” now works - you can delete your account and all your data from the app settings
- Improved the “Report” page - you can now report any content and select between different types of report, and see examples for each type
- “New post” page no longer dismisses your progress when leaving the app and coming back
- Film & Camera Search now doesn’t take into account letter capitalisation, which means you don’t have to type any capital letters to find your result
- Added “Format availability” selection chips when adding a new film stock
BUG FIXES
- Fixed a bug that showed duplicate “Likes” on your post
- Removed the “Share my profile” option in the profile pop-up
- Fixed a bug that crashed the app when opening a Push notification and navigating from there
- Fixed a UI issue that prevented you from deleting or reporting a comment
Go to newgrain.nolt.io to post your suggestions and bug reports, and see you in the next update!
1.03
2023-08-16
We've added lots of new features and fixed a ton of bugs since the last update, all thanks to your feedback!
This update includes the following improvements:
FEATURES
- Ability to edit posts, finally! You can now edit information on one of your posts after you’ve submitted it. Perfect if you want to add metadata later on, or if you want to correct a typo
- “Film stock” field is now compulsory when making a new post - we think this will help prevent photos from digital cameras being uploaded
DESIGN AND UX
- A much-requested “white bar” was added to post pages, so that the image isn’t covered by the notch or the buttons!
- A new way to navigate between pages: you can now slide your finger across any part of your screen to go back to the previous page. This makes going through the app an even nicer experience :)
- Tapping on a comment now navigates to the commenter’s profile
- A new feed loader animation to replace the clunky old “No photos found” icon
- Profile titles in the Community page have been changed from Instagram username to Display Name
- Tab bar icons have been changed from blue to black/white
- The “Give us feedback” section was moved to the main popup sheet from the profile, so you can more easily give us your ideas and suggestions
BUG FIXES
- Fix a bug that prevented you from opening a “Post you liked”
- Fix a bug that allowed you to go to an unapproved film stock’s page
- Added pagination to “Photographers you follow”, “Photographers who follow you”, and “View likes” pages, so you can now see over 10 elements
Go to newgrain.nolt.io to post your suggestions and bug reports, and see you in the next update!
1.02
2023-08-10
We've added new features and fixed a ton of bugs since the last update, thanks to your feedback!
This update includes the following improvements:
- A much-requested “Lightbox” feature to see images in full screen and be able to zoom in. Just go to a post and click on the image, and you’ll be able to zoom into it and move around! Improvements to the Lightbox (eg zoom limit and exit gestures) will come in future updates
- Ability to share the link to someone else’s profile, via a new “Share” button at the top of the page
- Fixed a bug that didn’t let the user exit the post page popup after they clicked on a Push notification or link, forcing them to restart the app
- Changed the default value of the “Allow curation” switch to ON, since most users switch it on anyways
- Removed the comma “,” in a user’s location when there is no City
- Added “Pull down to refresh” action to Notifications
- Fixed a bug that crashed the app when uploading a new profile picture, after just signing up
Go to newgrain.nolt.io to post your suggestions and bug reports, and see you in the next update!
1.01
2023-08-07
We've fixed a ton of bugs since the launch thanks to your feedback!
This update includes the following improvements:
- fixed the bug that showed your own profile when clicking on a "follow" notification
- added pagination to "Posts you liked" so you can see more than 6
- added pagination to "Notifications" page
- fixed timestamp issue that displayed posts in the wrong chronological order in the feed
- fixed the "ECN2" misspelling in the New post page
- attempted to fix the bug that freezes the app when trying to upload a picture from the phone gallery
- enabled support for MacOS
- fixed a bug that didn't register the type of film used (therefore preventing the user from using feed filters properly)
- fixed the bug that showed your own profile when clicking on a "like"
- fixed a bug that passed the value "Select a scanner" as a scanner value in a new post
- fixed so UI flaws in the New post page
Keep sending your suggestions and bug reports, and see you in the next update!