Simple Reminders Changelog

What's changed in each release. Newest first.

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v0.8.2 Beta

September 26, 2026

New

  • Report a Bug button in Settings, which opens the bug report form.
  • Bigger color picker for categories. 6 theme colors on top, plus 24 more below. Go wild.
  • Live preview when editing a category. The name and color update as you change them, and Cancel puts everything back.
  • Exit confirmation. Pressing back on the Home screen now asks before closing, and Exit fully shuts the app down instead of leaving it running in the background.

Fixed

  • Back button. It used to close the app from anywhere. Now it closes whatever popup is open, then takes you Home, then asks before exiting.
  • Editing categories. Renaming or recoloring a built-in category (like Home or Pets) wasn't saving. It does now.
  • Categories jumping around. Edited categories now stay in the same spot in the list instead of moving or disappearing.
  • Category colors resetting. Custom colors now stick after you close and reopen the app.
  • Bottom menu. "Settings" was getting cut off on some screens. All five buttons now fit evenly.
  • Version number. Android's App Info now shows the correct version (0.8.2) instead of 1.0.

Known issues

  • Reminders may not reschedule after a phone restart. Still being tested.
  • "Every X Days" reminders only fire once. After the first alert, the next one isn't scheduled, and the reminder shows as due every day on the Home screen. Workaround: open the reminder and tap Save (no changes needed) to schedule its next alert. Fix coming in the next version.

v0.8.1

September 19, 2026

  • First-run setup wizard: new users are walked through theme selection, notification permissions, battery optimization, and catch-up alert preference before entering the app
  • Notification settings panel added to Settings tab: master on/off toggle and catch-up alerts toggle
  • Battery optimization prompt: explains Android sleep behavior and links directly to the app's battery settings page
  • Catch-up alerts preference: user chooses whether missed notifications fire on boot (default off)
  • Notification permission request now includes explanation before the system prompt fires

v0.8

September 19, 2026

  • Bug report form added to Settings (links to alphadeltastudios.com/simple-reminders-bug/)
  • Help page linked from tutorial modal and Settings
  • Settings sections reordered: Appearance → Categories → Help → Backup & Restore → One-Time Reminders → Statistics → Danger Zone → About
  • Version number updated in About section

v0.7

September 19, 2026

  • Full header rebrand: navy gradient, green bell, Orbitron font, "SIMPLE REMINDERS" title, "ALPHA DELTA STUDIOS" green byline
  • Orbitron applied globally to all headings and buttons
  • BottomNav extracted as isolated component
  • Category chips changed from rounded-full to rounded-md
  • Category colors shifted to dark blue-to-green spectrum (AD palette)
  • Active nav tab now shows as green text only (no white box)
  • FAB button changed to green
  • Action buttons changed to blue-900 with border

v0.6

September 19, 2026

  • First-launch tutorial modal (5 steps, scrollable)
  • "View App Tutorial" button in Settings
  • Dark mode on by default
  • App renamed to "Simple Reminders" (plural)

v0.5

September 19, 2026

  • BottomNav isolated as its own component (checkpoint)

v0.4

  • Storage optimization (single reminders-all key)
  • Category editing with color swatches
  • Drag-and-drop reordering for categories and stats
  • Import confirmation (two-step replace warning)
  • One-time reminder auto-delete setting with confirmation modal
  • Timezone fix (parseLocalDate helper)
  • Default backup reminder seeded on first launch
  • Dark mode applied to all modals, home cards, calendar cards

v0.3

  • Statistics system
  • Skip functionality
  • Category None chip, alphabetical sorting
  • Various bug fixes

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