Version History
Here you can find the changelog of Sunclock - Sunrise Sunset Moon since it was posted on our website on 2017-01-04.
The latest version is 4.18 and it was updated on soft112.com on 19 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 4.18
posted on 2024-03-17
* Added font selection for hour digits.
* Added green clock to the clock gallery to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
* Changed application icon to use Roggenkamp font for numbers.
version 4.15
posted on 2024-03-02
* Added more clocks with prayer and Tahajudd for Ramadan 10 Mar 2024 - Mon, Apr 8 2024
* Kazakhstan time zone change handled: Users need to change Almaty GMT+06:00 to Oral GMT+05:00 for all of Kazakhstan in the manual location settings.
version 4.14
posted on 2024-01-25
The re-engineered splash screen has accelerated the application launch.
version 4.10
posted on 2024-01-14
+ Created with the latest and greatest tools and libraries to ensure maximum performance and stability.
+ Maintenance such as translation corrections and gallery enhancements.
version 4.08
posted on 2023-12-10
• Added local sidereal time with numeric display and analog clock for astronomers. The zero hour of the local sidereal time is the time when the vernal equinox passes over the observer.
• Added the Mini Widget, a third widget that can replace the Sunclock icon. It is customizable and shows the current time.
• Maintenance work.
version 4.07
posted on 2023-09-28
This release has been optimized for accessibility and built with the latest tools and libraries for Android 14, ensuring maximum performance and stability.
version 4.03
posted on 2023-09-02
* Sunclock can now start in full screen mode. See Preferences/App/Function 2nd checkbox.
* Removed logic that could cause the text color to be the same as the background color.
* Improved clock gallery
* Added missing translations
version 4.02
posted on 2023-08-05
* Enhanced moon phase customisation options, including the ability to display a pink moon shadow.
* Minor bug fixes and cosmetic improvements.
version 4.02
posted on 2023-08-05
Added Barbie and Oppenheimer themes to the clock gallery.
Expanded options for customising the moon phase, such as displaying a pink shadow on Barbie-themed clocks.
Corrected minor bugs and improved cosmetics.
version 4.01
posted on 2023-06-25
Dear users
We fixed minor bugs and implemented graphical improvements. Users in Europe now have a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) page. Note: A donation will turn off ads and will not display a GDPR page. The Hungarian translation was revised by Istvan Illes.
version 4.01
posted on 2023-06-25
Maintenance Release
version 4.00
posted on 2023-06-11
Major release Sunclock 4.0:
● Added new astronomical spiral clock. Discover a new way to read dawn and dusk directly on a 12-hour dial.
● Added undo mechanism. Exploring Sunclock's rich controls has never been easier.
● Bug fixed: moon phase image and moon phase text had to be rotated 180 degrees when showing night at the top.
● Rollback to the old standard design (yellow of hands and hand width).
● ... and some small changes.
version 3.27
posted on 2023-04-20
Maintenance release with focus on the clock gallery.
version 3.25
posted on 2023-03-18
MOON PHASE - Sunclock can now display the moon phase. Activate it in the moon settings or select your moon clock from the gallery. Read more about Sunclock's three moon displays in the built-in help.
version 3.11
posted on 2022-05-14
Maintenance and bug fixes.
Privacy policy copied to app.
Updated for the latest Android 13 (Tiramisu).
version 3.10
posted on 2022-04-09
Clock gallery extended and improved.
Manual animation made more flexible when swiping the screen.
New option to display 60 minute marker on 24 hour dial.
version 3.09
posted on 2022-03-07
Added two "Flat Earth" dials (topography and colorizable UN emblem) with corresponding help chapter.
version 3.08
posted on 2022-01-23
Updated to Android 12 with the latest support libraries and build tools. Added Bulgarian language. Fixed small bugs.
version 3.06
posted on 2022-01-09
Christmas version with bug fixes and no ads from December 24th - 26th.
version 3.05
posted on 2021-11-14
. Show the time until the next event such as sunrise.
. Back button in full screen mode to make exiting this page easier.
. Help chapters revised.
. Temporal hours radiobox text extended.
. Maintenance and improvements.
version 3.03
posted on 2021-09-29
- hotfix for upcoming Android 12
- added 時長 chinese zodiac times
- fixed twilight and moon pointer calculation for regions near polar circle
version 3.02
posted on 2021-09-27
* Widget revised,
* App maintained,
* technical updates(build tools updated and switched Sunclock from APK to Bundle),
* location permission reduced from fine to coarse
* and fixed endless loop in auto location in temp version 3.01.
version 3.00
posted on 2021-08-17
* Share your Sunclock preferences and screenshots.
* Import and export your preferences via social media apps, storage or email, for example.
* Preview the preferences before importing.
version 3.00
posted on 2021-08-17
* Share your Sunclock preferences and screenshots.
* Import and export your preferences via social media apps, storage or email, for example.
* Preview the preferences before importing.
Send us your Sunclock preferences for adding a large user clock gallery in next release.
hngbke@gmail.com.
version 2.76
posted on 2021-08-06
* Fixed: moon and sun culmination is shown now on 24 hour dial (again)
* Fixed: Golden Hour near polar circle (eg Lappeenranta Finland 61,1 : 28,2)
* Hungarian and Czech added
* Stability improvements
version 2.74
posted on 2021-07-17
- Scandinavian languages added (DK, SE, FI, NO)
- Stability improvements and maintenance
- Built-in help updated
- Clock gallery improved
version 2.73
posted on 2021-06-21
Stability improvements and maintenance.
Special features for Spain, Indonesia, Iraq,... added.
version 2.72
posted on 2021-06-02
Maintenance release with special attention to the very first launch and the summer solstice on June 21: Great midsummer clocks have been added to the clock gallery.
version 2.70
posted on 2021-05-18
* New: clock gallery with sample clocks
* New: Roman Catholic liturgy of the hours
* Fix: Tokyo was added to the city list
* Maintenance: Standard graphics for moon changed
version 2.69
posted on 2021-04-14
* Japanese clock Wadokei added.
* Hebrew language added.
* Now drawing 6 sectors for the twilights instead of 3.
* Paste button displays now the correct warning message.
* Fixed a rare paint issue when pasting preferences.
* Golden hour drawn now above blue hour.
* 24-hour dial marking lines (true midday & midnight, quarter day) can be hidden now.
* Added one day to the Byzantine date.
version 2.67
posted on 2021-02-19
The module "Clock Designer" has been added, in which you have extensive functions for styling the colors and dimensions of your personal astronomical analog clock.
version 2.64
posted on 2021-01-10
Maintenance, minor fixes and cosmetics.
version 2.63
posted on 2020-12-28
Moon fine tuned (color, moonrise moonset math and text)
version 2.62
posted on 2020-12-21
Finally, here is the Moon (Moonrise, moonset, moonlight hours) plus Byzantine time (Athonite time, the number of hours since sunset) and a way to hide the banner ads by watching rewarded videos.
version 2.59
posted on 2020-12-02
- New display: Rahu Kalam the period of Rahu which is a certain period of time every day that is considered inauspicious for any new venture according to Indian Vedic astrology.
- Fixed vertical centering issue for Widget without text.
version 2.58
posted on 2020-11-18
New Option: Show «Time since sunrise» (hours and minutes since sunrise).
version 2.53
posted on 2020-10-30
Sunclock has translation for Brazilian Portuguese now
and has two more options for hemisphere view: "Keep the sun on top" and "Show analemma (equation of time)".
version 2.52
posted on 2020-10-21
Bezel is removable and widget dial can be transparent.
version 2.51
posted on 2020-10-15
Do you find this application useful?
Support its development by sending a donation to the developer.
version 2.50
posted on 2020-10-14
Maintenance, Widget improvement and clock face fine tuning.
version 2.43
posted on 2020-10-13
- Maintenance and stability improvements.
- Clearified: GPS is optional.
- Sunclock in fullscreen mode keeps light on if phone is on charger.
version 2.42
posted on 2020-09-24
- Italian translation added. Thanks to Luca Sasdelli.
- French translation added. Thanks to Kim King.
- Added the option to show minutes "5, 10,... 60" instead of hours "1, 2,... 12".
- Fixed: "Night hunting ban in Germany" unchecked after restart
version 2.41
posted on 2020-09-07
Polish, Spanish and Greek translation added. Thanks to Dorota, Rodolfo Peña and Michail Argalias.
version 2.40
posted on 2020-08-31
Widget issues solved (time update, self-shrinking)
version 2.39
posted on 2020-08-24
- Turkish language added (Thanks to Muhlis Batman)
- Maintenance
version 2.37
posted on 2020-08-23
Calculation error in daylight hours showing am/pm fixed.
Language selection added (Arabic, Russian, German, English)
Arabic language added
Midnight added (average time between Maghrib and Fajr or Magrib and Sunrise)
Palestinian Territory added to the location table
App icon improved
version 2.36
posted on 2020-08-08
Fixed: Settings screen is not shown no more on startup.
Hemispheres background with 12-hour dial is back
version 2.32
posted on 2020-06-29
- Russian translation added.
- Widget improvement: "Home" and "Abroad" text is editable now.
version 2.30
posted on 2020-06-13
Added shadow line on Northern Hemisphere background.
Candle Lightning Time revised.
Added golden rim around compass.
Maintenance.
version 2.29
posted on 2020-05-30
Help is translatable now to any other language with translate.google.com
version 2.28
posted on 2020-05-26
- location and timezone configuration refactored
- help extended
- cleanup and maintenance
- added share menu item and wallpaper shortcut to app icon
version 2.27
posted on 2020-05-17
Location settings refactored: Time zone and automtic daylight saving time are now easier to use.
version 2.26
posted on 2020-04-29
Northern hemisphere map can be shown now as dial background.
If the second hand jumps to the full second (simulating quartz watch), the minute hand will jump to the full minute as well.
version 2.24
posted on 2020-04-02
- Optional Text rotating with second hand (eg personal motto of the day).
- Swipe date and time separated to upper and lower part of the screen.
- Help text and help images optimized.
version 2.22
posted on 2020-02-25
- Added golden hours for photographers (sun -6 to +6 degree relative to horizon)
- Bug fix: Home- and lockscreen location handling in Wallpaper
- Restructured Prefrerences screen by grouping options
- Maintenance and cosmetics
version 2.21
posted on 2020-02-02
Tahajjud time and marker added, Maintenance.
version 2.18
posted on 2020-01-20
- Added 2nd Widget
- App, Wallpaper and both Widgets can be configured individually now
- Maintenance
version 2.16
posted on 2020-01-07
- added German translation
- widget can made smaller now (up to app icon size)
- hardware accelerated paint enabled for Android version 8.0 Oreo or later
- fix: linewidth was too big in some situations
- menu restructured
- second hand simulates now mechanical clock and linear clock additional to cristal clock
version 2.15
posted on 2020-01-04
Bug fix:
- minuteHand halfturn error when 24h dial, 0h at top
- minutes markers on 24 hour dial
Added features:
- dusk- and dawn- text right bottom as text
- dusk and dawn segment on 12 hour dial if civil twilight is enabled
- menu entry "my clock invention" and "my clock invention animation"
- second hand option
- landscape mode for all screens enabled now
version 2.13
posted on 2019-11-20
Bug fixed: Prayer times were shown wrong if option midday on top selected. (Thanks to Taufiq for reporting this issue)
Prayer times were wrong on solar compass.
Added full screen option so it can be used as a night clock by the bed. (Thanks to John G. for this idea)
version 2.11
posted on 2019-11-10
Reactivated previous dark theme, now we have two dark themes.
Added option to show night hunting ban times in Germany.
version 2.10
posted on 2019-11-05
dark mode refactored
version 2.09
posted on 2019-10-25
- maintenance for Android Android (9)
- configuration options added
version 2.08
posted on 2019-03-15
Added Horae Temporales / Zmanim / Hebrew Hour
version 1.12
posted on 2016-10-08
maintenance (GPS permission)