Changelog (Release)

Current versions

Release - 4.6.2

Beta - 4.7 Beta 1

Castro [4.6.2] - 08.02.2024

Information

• Added: New device in DB - Samsung (A05, A05s, S24, S24+, S24 Ultra), OnePlus (Open, 12R, 12, Ace 2 Pro, Pad Go), POCO (X5 Pro 5G, X6 5G), ASUS ROG Phone 8, Xiaomi (14, 14 Pro, 14 Ultra), Nothing Phone 2a and Google Pixel 8a.
• Improved: In the “Thermal” module invalid information is not showing now.

Localization

• Removed: Russian localization permanently.

Fixes

• Fixed: One cause of crashes in the “CPU” module.

Castro [4.6.1] - 19.10.2023

Information

• Added: New devices in DB - Google (Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro), Xiaomi (13T, 13T Pro) and OnePlus Pad.

Castro [4.6] - 14.08.2023

Features

• Added: Full support for Android 14.
• Added: Language picker inside the app with full support for “Per-app language” on Android 13 and newer.
• Added: Reference data for the different decibel range in the “Noise checker” tool.

Information

• Added: New devices in DB - Google (Pixel 7a, Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet), OnePlus (11, 11R), Sony (Xperia 1 V, Xperia 10 V), Samsung (Galaxy Tab S9, Galaxy Tab S9+, Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5) and Nothing Phone (2).
• Added [Android 14] [Battery]: Battery cycle counter.
• Added [Display]: Check for the Vulkan version on supported devices.
• Added [Device]: Check for UWB devices support.
• Improved [Cameras]: Support for multi-camera devices.
• Improved [Display]: Checker for supported HDR screen technologies.

Design

• Updated: The color of “detected” and “not detected” root swapped for better understanding.

Fixes

• Fixed: Incorrect height of home-screen widget for some devices.

Castro [4.5.7] - 11.05.2023

Information

• Added: New device in the DB: Realme (Narzo 50i Prime, V30, GT Neo 5), Samsung (Galaxy A34, Galaxy A54, Galaxy A24), Xiaomi (13, 13 Lite, 13 Pro, 13 Ultra, Pad 6), Moto (Edge 40, Edge 40 Pro, One Fusion), Vivo (X Flip, X Fold, X Fold+, X Fold 2), Asus ROG Phone 7 and Razer Edge.

Castro [4.5.6] - 11.04.2023

Features

• Updated: Minimum supported Android now is Android 6.0 (23).
• Removed: AppGallery (Huawei) builds.

Castro [4.5.5] - 06.04.2023

Features

• Added: Support for “Predictive back gesture” for Android 13/14.

Castro [4.5.4] - 28.03.2023

Fixes

• Fixed: Draggy animation of screen changing.
• Fixed: Messed UI on older devices in the “Welcome” screen.
• Fixed: Incorrect links to the changelog, privacy policy, and FAQ.

Castro [4.5.3] - 31.12.2022

Information

• Added [318]: New devices in the DB: Realme (10, 10S, 10 Pro, 10 Pro+, GT Master, GT Explorer Master, GT2, GT2 Pro, GT Neo 2, GT Neo 2T, GT Neo 3, GT Neo 3T), POCO (X4 GT, X4 Pro, F4, F4 GT), Samsung (S23, S23+, S23 Ultra, M04), Moto (Razr 2022, E7, E7 Plus, E7i Power, G72), Lenovo (K12, K13, Legion Y70), Xiaomi (13 Pro, 13 Lite), Redmi (K40, K40 Gaming), ASUS (ROG 5, ROG 6, ROG 6D Ultimate).
• Added [318]: New category in “System” - “Treble”, which holds existing and new information related to Treble.
• Added [318]: Proper CPU architecture in the “CPU” module.
• Added: Proper handling of the “offline” cores in the CPU module.
• Added: Hardware type for RAM and “Internal memory” in the Memory module.

Fixes

• Fixed: Negative charge rate could appear for some users in the Battery module.

Castro [4.5.2] - 19.10.2022

Features

• Improved: Requesting permission for sending notifications on Android 13.

Design

• Updated: “Follow system” is now default mode for “Dark mode”.

Information

• Added: New devices in the DB: Google (Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro), Xiaomi (12T, 12T Pro, Redmi Pad) and Xperia 5 IV.

Fixes

• Fixed: Incorrect battery charge rate displaying for some users.
• Fixed: “Traffic monitor” may open as start page for some users.

Castro [4.5.1] - 13.09.2022

Features

• Added: CPU temperature in the widget, based on the battery information.

Fixes

• Fixed: Widget flickering for some users.
• Fixed: External memory is being displayed for devices without it in the widget.

Castro [4.5] - 06.09.2022

Design

• Added: New overhaul design in the “Material You” paradigm.
• Added: Support for “Dynamic Colors” (colors extracted from wallpapers) on Android 12 and supported devices.
• Added: “Monochrome” icon support for Android 13 devices.
• Improved: UI to work better on tablets and Chrome OS devices.
• Improved: “Edge-to-Edge” now properly works in the “Dashboard”, “Information”, “Tools” and “Settings” screens in front of the status bar.

Features

• Added: Full support for Android 13.
• Added: Full support for Android 12L.
• Added: Displaying of the error, because of which search fails in the “Search” screen.
• Added: Ability to reset all settings in the “General settings” screen.
• Improved: Startup performance for many devices.
• Improved: Navigation and structure for big-screen devices.
• Improved: Information updating mechanism to consume much less CPU effort.
• Improved: “Data report” could be created without granting permissions now.
• Improved: Accessibility across all screens for buttons and images.

Information

• Added [Android 13]: Definition of Android 13 across the app.
• Added [Android 13]: New battery charger type - “Dock” in the “Battery” module.
• Added [Android 13]: New feature check for codecs - “HDR Editing” in the “Codecs” module.
• Added [Android 13]: New battery charger type - “Dock” in the “Battery” module.
• Added [Android 13]: New technology check - “Wi-Fi TOFU” in the “Wi-Fi” module.
• Added [Android 13]: Check for restricted Wi-Fi network in the “Wi-Fi module”.
• Added: New devices in the DB - OnePlus (OnePlus Nord, OnePlus Nord 2T 5G, OnePlus Nord CE 2, OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G, OnePlus Nord CE 5G, OnePlus Nord N10 5G, OnePlus Nord N100, OnePlus Nord N20 5G, OnePlus Nord N200 5G, OnePlus 10 Pro 5G, OnePlus 10 Pro 5G, OnePlus 10R, OnePlus 10T, OnePlus Ace), Xiaomi (Mix Fold, Mix Fold 2, 12, 12 Lite, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Dimensity, 12S, 12S Pro, 12S Ultra), Samsung (Galaxy F13, Z Flip4, Z Fold4), Sony (Xperia 10 III Lite, Xperia 1 IV, Xperia 10 IV), Moto (Edge 30, Edge 30 Pro), ASUS ZenFone 9, Google Pixel 6a, Nothing Phone (1), Black Shart 4 Pro, POCO X4 Pro 5G, Realme C30.
• Added: New category in the “Codecs” module - “Features”.
• Improved: Formula to calculate screen ratio in the “Display” module.
• Improved: Vulkan detection in the “CPU” module.
• Removed: “Unlocked” device check in the “SIM” module, since this information is irrelevant.

Fixes

• Fixed: Back button closes the app, instead of going one step back in the “Welcome” screen.
• Fixed: Incorrect date format in the “System” module.
• Fixed: Cores count starts from 0 instead of 1 in the “CPU” module.
• Fixed: Incorrect error text displayed, when the user types less than 3 symbols in the “Search” screen.
• Fixed: Incorrect CPU detected for Oppo Find X3 Neo 5G (Reno 5 Pro+).
• Fixed: Search fails, when any of the permissions are not granted in the “Search” screen.
• Fixed: Less memory could be displayed on some devices than it really has.

Castro [4.4.2] - 01.03.2022

Localization

• Added: New language support - “Vietnamese”.

Information

• Added: New devices in the DB - Samsung (Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, Galaxy S22 Ultra, Galaxy Tab S8, Galaxy Tab S8+, Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, Galaxy S21 FE), IQOO (9 SE and 9 Pro), Xiaomi (11i, Redmi 10 2022, Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, Redmi Note 11 Pro, Redmi Note 11S, Redmi Note 11 5G, Redmi Note 11T 5G, Redmi K50 Gaming), Poco (M4 Pro, M4 Pro 5G), Realme (9i, 9 Pro+) and Nokia 3.4.

Fixes

• Fixed: RAM and SWAP memory fields were not updating.
• Fixed: RAM information was not updating in the home screen widget.
• Fixed: PDF data report was not created for some users.
• Fixed: Homescreen layout could shift titles when information was placed in two rows.
• Fixed: Possible “Force close” issue for some users.

Castro [4.4.1] - 17.01.2022

Information

• Added: New devices in DB - Motorola (G9, G9 Plus, G9 Play, G9 Power, G10, G10 Power, G100, Edge X30, Edge 2021), Sony (Xperia 5 III, Xperia PRO, Xperia PRO-I), Xiaomi (Redmi Note 11, Redmi Note 11 Pro, Redmi Note 11 Pro+, Xiaomi 12X) and OnePlus 9RT 5G.

Castro [4.4] - 30.09.2021

Features

• Added [Android 12]: Home-screen widget description and title in the “widget picker”.
• Added: New tool - “Root analyzer” to check Root presence in more detail.
• Added: Ability to set multiple instances of widgets with a different configuration.
• Added: Flow to leave feedback about the app in Google Play from the “More” screen.
• Improved: Removed need in constant notification in time of widget updating.
• Improved: Permissions handling system for information gathering.

Information

• Added [Android 12]: Remaining time for the battery to last in the “Battery” module.
• Added [Android 12]: New ways to identify CPU for devices, that are not in the internal database in the “CPU” module.
• Added [Android 12]: Check for security type of Wi-Fi network in the “Wi-Fi” module.
• Added [Android 12]: Check for “Wi-Fi Display R2” technology support.
• Added [Android 12]: Check for “WPA3 SAE Public Key” technology support.
• Added [Android 12]: Check for “WPA3 SAE Hash-to-Element” technology support.
• Added: New devices in DB - Xiaomi (Mix 4, 11T, 11T Pro, Mi Pad 5, Mi Pad 5 Pro), Realme (X3, GT 5G), Motorola (Edge 20, Edge 20 Lite, Edge 20 Pro), Samsung (Z Flip 3, Z Fold 3), Nokia XR20, Google Pixel 5A and OnePlus Nord 2.
• Added [288]: New devices in DB - Google (Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro), Nokia (G10, G20, G50) Microsoft Duo 2, Realme 8i, Motorola Edge 2021.
• Added: New checks for Root presence.
• Added: New system directories to check for Root/BusyBox executables.

Design

• Updated: Design of the “Send feedback” screen, with the ability to send feedback via Telegram or Email.
• Updated: Design of the “Get Premium” screen.
• Updated: Usage of the bold fonts in many app’s places.
• Improved: Transparency of the modules in colorful themes.

Fixes

• Fixed: “Dashboard” shortcut not working correctly.
• Fixed: “Dashboard” icon may not show for some users.
• Fixed: Incorrect CPU definition for Realme X3 device.
• Fixed [288]: Some data in the “CPU” module may be forced in Russian language.

Castro [4.3.2] - 04.08.2021

Information

• Added: New devices in DB - Samsung Galaxy A20, OnePlus 9R, Sony (Xperia 1 III, Xperia 10 III), POCO F3, Oppo (Reno4 Pro, Reno4 5G, Reno4 F, Reno4 Lite, Reno4 Pro 5G, Reno5, Reno5 F, Reno5 Lite, Reno5 Pro 5G, Reno5 Pro+ 5G, Reno5 5G, Reno5 A, Reno5 Z) and Realme (7 5G, C11, C11 (2021), C12, C15, C15 Qualcomm Edition, C17, C21, C25, C25s, GT 5G, Q3 5G, V11 5G, V15 5G).

Localization

• Added: French localization.

Features

• Added: Information about my new app in the “Other apps” screen - Tilla. It is a new app for tracking your subscriptions and get notified about coming payments.
• Added: Link to my “Patreon” page with exclusive news and other stuff.

Castro [4.3.1] - 14.04.2021

Information

• Added: New devices in the DB: Realme (8, 8 5G, 8 Pro, Q2, Narzo 20, Narzo 30 Pro 5G, C15 Qualcomm Edition), OnePlus (9, 9 Pro), Xiaomi (Mi 11 Lite, Mi 11 Pro, Mi 11 Ultra, POCO X3 Pro), Samsung (F12, F02s) and Moto G 5G.

Fixes

• Fixed [267]: Incorrect paddings in the “More” screen.
• Fixed [268]: Messed UI in the “Sensor’s details” and “Codec’s details” screens.

Castro [4.3] - Codename “Nomad” - 01.04.2021

Features

• Added: Search in all modules for any kind of information from the “Information” screen.
• Added: New power-saving mode for the “Network traffic monitor” - “Battery saver”.
• Added: Information dialog for devices, that does not support the “CPU Monitor” tool.
• Improved: All tools notifications are split into their categories - “Widget” and “Network traffic monitor”.
• Improved: Permissions requesting and creating files for the “Data export” tool.

Design

• Updated: Some of the navigation and modules icons to better reflect its functionality.

Information

• Improved: External memory detection algorithms in the “Memory” and “Dashboard” screens.

Fixes

• Fixed: Overheat of the device in some modules, like “CPU”.
• Fixed: Screens titles may be stuck in some situations.
• Fixed: Animations are missing, when opening “Translators” and “Get Premium” screens.
• Fixed: Crash, when rotating device in some screens.
• Fixed: “Permissions not granted” icon is not properly tinted with an accent color.
• Fixed: Scrollbars may overlap on the “Create” button in the “Data export” screen.
• Fixed: “Create” button is not properly tinted with accent color in the “Data export” screen.
• Fixed: Settings dialogs do not have rounded corners as all other dialogs in the app.
• Fixed: Content was not drawn below the navigation bar in the “Codecs” and “Sensors” screens on Android 10 and newer.

Castro [4.2.2] - 19.02.2021

Information

• Added: Basic definition of the Android 12. It doesn’t mean, that Castro is ready to be used on new OS update, but at least it can check if device is running the newest OS version.

Localization

• Added [248]: Turkish localization.

Fixes

• Fixed: Empty “Themes” card, when changing control method of the themes customization.
• Fixed: CPU detection of the “Realme X3 SuperZoom” device.
• Fixed: Voltage of the battery is converted incorrectly, when using “Volts” measurement unit.
• Fixed [248]: Crash, when performing orientation change.
• Fixed [248]: White navigation bar panel messed with white navigation bar buttons.

Castro [4.2.1] - 26.01.2021

Information

• Added: New devices in the DB: Samsung (Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, Galaxy S21 Ultra, Galaxy A12), Nokia 5.4, Xiaomi Mi 11, and Realme X3 (fixed).
• Improved [246]: Bandwidth data now uses better unit measurements in the “Network” module and “Traffic monitor” screen.

Localization

• Updated: Dialogs in the “Screen tester”, “Traffic monitor” and “Check for updates” updated with more understandable language.
• Updated: “Connected devices” replaced with “Paired devices” to properly reflect its meaning.

Design

• Updated: Overhaul design of the “Themes” screen.
• Updated: Button design of the “Welcome” screen.
• Updated [PREMIUM]: “Jungle” theme replaced with “Retro wave” theme.

Fixes

• Fixed: “Refresh rate” selection in the “Traffic monitor” screen.
• Fixed: “Telegram” and “Twitter” icons are not properly tinted in the “About” screen.

Castro [4.2] - 22.12.2020

Features - All changes for Premium users only!

• Added: The widget is back with reworked internal architecture, which gives more stability to its lifecycle.
• Added: New module to show in the widget - “Network”.
• Added: Ability to show local IP address as the second line in the “Traffic monitor” tool.
• Added: Ability to configure refresh rate for the “Traffic monitor” tool.
• Updated: Internal reworked internal architecture of the “Traffic monitor” tool, which gives more stability to its lifecycle.
• Updated: “Traffic monitor” will be auto-enabled/disabled when the screen on/off.

Localization

• Added: Korean localization.

Design

• Updated [Premium]: Overhaul design of the widget.

Fixes

• Fixed: Traffic monitor notification not restarted after reboot (if it was enabled).
• Fixed: Settings of the “Traffic monitor” tool reset, when disabled.
• Fixed: “Airplane mode” power-saving mode was not working in the “Traffic monitor” tool.
• Fixed: Notification icon is missing for “Traffic monitor” notification.
• Fixed: Shortcut missing for “Dashboard” shortcut.

Castro [4.1] - 10.12.2020

Features

• Added: New tool for all users - “Noise checker”. It allows to simply measure noise in the space around the user.
• Improved: Caching of the information in the “DRM” screen.

Design

• Updated: Icons for some “Sensors” and “Modules”.

Information

• Added: New devices in the DB: Realme 7 Pro, POCO (C3, M3), Samsung Galaxy A02S, Xiaomi (Redmi Note 9 4G, MI 10i, Redmi 9 Power), and LG Q52.
• Removed: Incorrect information about biometric authentication in the “Device” screen.

Fixes

• Fixed: Every sensor in the list has the same information.
• Fixed: User not able to send feedback using the in-app form on Android 11.
• Fixed: Legend items for the graph not properly tinted for older Android versions in the “Sensor’s details” screen.
• Fixed: Crash during creating any type of “Data report”.
• Fixed: Crash in the “Memory” screen with enabled root-access.
• Fixed: The temperature of some sensors may be incorrect in the “Thermal” screen.
• Fixed: Crash related to the GSF ID in the “ID” screen.
• Fixed: Crash, when clicking on switches in the “Data report” screen.
• Fixed: Crash, when a user on Android 11 tries to open the “Network” module without granted permissions.
• Fixed: Missing icon for the promotional notifications.

Castro [4.0.5] - 28.10.2020

Information

• Added: New devices in the DB - OnePlus (8T, N10 5G, N100), Microsoft Surface Duo and POCO (M2, M2 Pro).

Design

• Updated: “Tools”, “Other apps” icons.
• Updated: New style for all alert dialogs.
• Updated: New style for all bottom dialogs.
• Improved: “Follow system” design control is now enabled by default.

Features

• Added: Special version (with proper names) for the “AppGallery” additional release.
• Improved: “Back button” handling.
• Removed: Ability to “copy” libraries’ content in the “Settings” screen.

Localization

• Added: Estonian localization.

Fixes

• Fixed: “Get Premium” button text not properly tinted in the “Get Premium” screen.
• Fixed: Navigation bar color in the “Welcome” screen.
• Fixed: Already selected items can be selected again in the bottom navigation.
• Fixed: “Title” and “description” can be cut off in the “Tools” screen.

Castro [4.0.4] - 13.10.2020

Information

• Added: New devices in the DB - Realme (Narzo 20A, C2, C3, C3i, Q, 7i, X50m 5G, X50 Pro, X50 5G, V3 5G, V5 5G, 6s), Samsung (F41, S20 FE, Z Fold 2), HTC U20, Xiaomi (Mi 10T, Mi 10T Pro, Redmi 9c), POCO (M2 Pro, X3, X3 Pro), Sony (Xperia 1 II, Xperia 5 II), Google (Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G, Pixel 5),

Fixes

• Fixed: Some Android versions are not recognized properly.

Castro [4.0.3] - 11.08.2020

Information

• Added: New devices in the DB - HTC Wildfire E2, Samsung (Note 20, Note 20 Ultra, Tab S7, Tab S7+) and Redmi 9A.

Fixes

• Fixed: “PDF” report is not creating for some users.

Castro [4.0.2] - 30.07.2020

Features

• Added: New devices in the DB - Samsung (A30, A30s, A31, M01s, M31s, Z Flip 5G), OnePlus Nord, Asus ROG Phone 3 and Vivo (X50, X50 Pro).

Localization

• Improved: Localization in the “About” and “Other applications” screens.

Design

• Added: More padding for the icons in the “Settings” screen.
• Added: Correct tinting for the generic buttons in the “Feedback” and “Welcome” screens.

Castro [4.0.1] - 07.07.2020 (212) | 09.07.2020 (213)

Features

• Updated: “Dashboard” screen now uses the “Used” memory type for all fields.
• Improved: Stability in the “Get Premium” and “More” screens.
• Reverted: “Castro Premium” now properly named in the apps launcher.

Design

• Added [213]: More spacing for the icons in the “Settings” screen.

Fixes

• Fixed: Navigation state reset after screen rotation in the “Settings” and “Sensors” screens.
• Fixed: Crash in the “Sensors” screen during screen rotation.
• Fixed: Rare crash in the “Sensors” screen caused by incorrect sensors description.
• Fixed: “Promotional notifications” are missing on the Android 5.
• Fixed [213]: Crash in the “More” screen.
• Fixed [213]: Crash, when trying to open link without installed browser.

Castro [4.0] - Codename “Drake” - 02.07.2020

Features

• Added: Fully new screen - “Dashboard”, which contains main information about the device’s health.
• Added: Ability to control information’s refresh rate from the “Settings”.
• Added: Ability to control the sensor’s information refresh rate from the “Settings”.
• Added: Link to the “Telegram” group with news and insides.
• Added: Notes in the “Cameras” information module to notify the user about cameras API realization.
• Added: Shortcut panel (long tap on app’s icon) to launch the “Dashboard” screen (more screens to be added in the future).
• Added: Full backup configuration for the system (Google Drive) backups.
• Added: Support for final Android 11 SDK.
• Added: Ability to enable “promotional notifications” (information about sales, news, etc.) in the “Settings” or during the first installation. It is disabled by default for everyone.
• Updated: Libraries list with actual data in the “Settings” screen.
• Updated: Information in the “FAQ” and “Privacy Policy”.
• Updated: Mechanism of the “Units of measurement” controlling, for example, changing unit for temperature will apply it in every place in the application now.
• Improved: Checks of the “Traffic Monitor” service running or not.
• Improved: Internal architecture of the application, which gains more stability and performance of the UI.
• Removed [PREMIUM]: Home screen widget, due to total instability, low popularity, and battery-related problems. “Dashboard” is a more stable representation, which will become accessible from the home screen in future betas.

Information

• Added [Display]: New category - “Display”, it contains information about screen and GPU.
• Added [DRM]: Definitions of new DRM systems - “Clear Key DRM” and “Play Ready DRM”.
• Added [Sensors]: New type of sensor - “Orientation”.
• Added [System]: New sub-category - “Firmware”, which contains old and new information about the currently installed firmware.
• Added [System]: New sub-category - “Build”, which contains old and new information about the currently installed build.
• Added [System]: New property - “USB Debugging” to check if ADB is enabled.
• Added [System]: New fields - “Version (Released with)” and “Version (Minimum) in the “Firmware” sub-category.
• Added [System]: New fields - “ID” and “Date” in the “Build” sub-category.
• Added [Identifiers]: New identifier - “Google Service Framework ID”.
• Added [Device]: New sub-category - “Features”, which check what features are available on the device.
• Added [Device]: New fields - “NFC”, “NFC (Host)”, “GPS” and “USB (Host)” in the “Features” sub-category.
• Added [Memory]: New field - “File system” to determine file system of internal and external storage.
• Added [Wi-Fi]: New information from the Android 11.
• Added [Sensors]: New information from the Android 11.
• Added [CPU]: New device in the DB - Samsung (M01, M10, M10s, M11, M20, M21, M30, M30s, M31, M40, A01, A11, A41, A51, A71, A7 (2018)), Sony (1 II, 10 II, L4), Xiaomi (Mi 10 Youth, Mi 10 Lite Zoom, Mi 10 Lite 5G, Mi Note 10 Lite, CC9 Pro), Redmi (Note 9, Note 9 Pro, K30 Pro), Realme (3, 3 Pro, 3i, X Youth Edition, 5, 5 Pro, 5i, C3, Q, XT, X2, X2 Pro, X50 5G, 6, 6i, 6 Pro, X3), OnePlus (8, 8 Pro, 8 5G), Nokia (1.3, 5.3), OPPO (Reno 3, Reno 3 5G, Reno 3 Pro, Reno 3 Pro 5G, Find X, Find X2, Find X2 Pro), Black Shark (3, 3 Pro), LG Velvet, Poco F2 Pro.
• Improved [Identifiers]: Some identifiers available on Android 10 and newer.
• Improved [Cameras]: “Resolution” calculation algorithms.
• Improved [CPU]: Detection of multi-cluster devices algorithms, which can determine more clusters (up to 4) and supports MediaTek devices.
• Improved [System]: “Fingerprint” field renamed to “Signature” and moved in the “Build” sub-category.
• Improved [System | Identifiers]: Removed unused SIM presence checks.

Design

• Added: Full support for “Edge-to-Edge” navigation for Android Q and newer (content now draws under navigation bar).
• Updated: New design for all information screens.
• Updated: New design for all management screens.
• Updated: All icons are updated to the new style.

Fixes

• Fixed: “N/A” fields don’t disappear from the “CPU” category.
• Fixed: Changing the voltage unit of measurement is not working.
• Fixed: “Permissions” card doesn’t disappear after granting permission.
• Fixed: Charts in the “CPU usage monitor” selectable.
• Fixed: Not all fields properly populated in the Gmail client during posting feedback.
• Fixed: “Frequency” unit’s changing didn’t apply to the “CPU usage monitor”.
• Fixed: “TXT” and “CSV” data reports messed up.
• Fixed: Link for Skit app was not correct in the “Application’s hub” screen.
• Fixed: Not properly tinting navigation bar for some “Bottom dialogs”.
• Fixed: Removed the ability to copy the license in the “Libraries” dialog.
• Fixed: Crash, when opening the “CPU usage monitor” with 1 cluster device.
• Fixed: Crash, when trying to define the “Wide color gamut” of the device.

Castro [3.6] - Codename “Diaz” - 10.03.2020

Features

• Added [PREMIUM]: Support for “single-cluster” devices in the “CPU monitor” tool.
• Added: Ability to save app’s data (information reports for example) during application deletion.

Information

• Added: New information module - “Thermal”. It consists of information about “throttling” and general state of the device for Android 10 and newer users and for older devices it shows information about all thermal zones of the device.
• Added: Basic support for Android 11 definition.

Design

• Added: Ability to follow the theme of the system or set it based on the “Battery Saver” mode.
• Added: New theme for the “Premium” users - “Steel”.
• Improved: Color of icons in the “Rose” theme.
• Improved: Color of text and icons in navigation bottom bar for all themes.

Fixes

• Fixed: Broken logic of the “Root” and “BusyBox” detection in the “System” module.
• Fixed: Broken logic inside “Bluetooth”, “Device” and “SIM” modules, when the information was marked as “Unsupported” instead of hiding it.

Castro [3.5.3] - 24.02.2020

Information

• Added: New devices in the database - Samsung (Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20 5G, Galaxy S20+, Galaxy S20+ 5G Galaxy S20 Ultra, Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G) and Pocofone X2.

Design

• Improved: Overhaul design of PDF report.

Fixes

• Fixed: Issue prevented users from creation of PDF reports.

Castro [3.5.2] - 20.02.2020

Information

• Added: New devices in the database - Samsung (A50, A50s, A71, S10 Lite, Note 10 Lite, Z Flip), Xiaomi (Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro), Redmi (8, 8A, 8A Dual, Note 8, Note 8T, Note 8 Pro, K30, K30 5G) and Motorola (G Power, G Stylus, G8 Power, G8 Play, G8 Plus, Razr).

Design

• Improved: Colors in the “Rose”, “Steel” and “Sepia” themes.

Fixes

• Fixed: Crashes in the “Bluetooth” module.
• Fixed: Incorrect processor was displayed for the Galaxy A20s.
• Fixed: Norwegian localization was not working for some users.

Castro [3.5.1] - 06.02.2020

Fixes

• Fixed: Crashes related to some design functionality.
• Fixed: Crashes in the “Bluetooth” module.

Castro [3.5] - Codename “Myrrah” - 03.02.2020

Features

• Added [Premium]: New tool - “CPU usage monitor”.
• Updated: Localization in many places.
• Removed: Usage of USE_FINGERPRINT, USE_BIOMETRIC, READ_GSERVICES and WRITE_GSERVICES permissions.

Information

• Added [Processor]: New logic called - “Multi-cluster” (big.LITTLE). This allowed the creation of separate sub-categories that show the regulator and frequency range for each cluster.
• Added [Battery]: Calculation of the remaining battery capacity at the moment.
• Added [Bluetooth]: Information about currently connected devices, which contains the title and MAC address.
• Added [System]: Field to describe active slot of the “Seamless update”.
• Added [Device]: Sub-category called “Authentication”, which checks the ability of the device to authenticate using: “Face”, “Iris” or “Fingerprint”.
• Removed [Processor]: Calculation of the CPU temperature, which always was broken.

Fixes

• Fixed: “Reset by default” was not working in the “General” settings screen.
• Fixed: Crash, during the calculation of the CPU usage in the “Processor” module.

Castro [3.4] - Codename “Fenix” - 14.01.2020

Features

• Added: New setting in the “General” settings - “Copy information by long-press”.
• Added: Ability to reset to defaults all settings in the “General” group.
• Removed: All usages of the Firebase Cloud Messaging.
• Removed: “Speed test” tool, because of the huge inefficiency (may be returned after some polishment).

Information

• Added: New information module - “Security”.
• Added: New devices in DB: Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A70S
• Updated: “SELinux” status should be displayed on more devices now.
• Updated: Usage of the processor is calculated for each core separately now.
• Updated: “Frequency” field is hidden now if the information is not available.
• Updated: “Link speed” field is hidden now if the information is not available.
• Updated: Double-quotes removed from the “SSID” field if it existed.

Design

• Added: New theme - “Electricity”.
• Updated: Most icons updated to two-tone variants to follow the improved design of Skit and Graphie.
• Removed: Strokes from buttons in the “Screen tester” screen.

Fixes

• Fixed: Feedback can’t be sent while using Gmail client.
• Fixed: “SELinux” status was showing incorrectly.
• Fixed: Field in the “Battery” screen could not change in some situations.
• Fixed: “Encryption” status showed incorrectly for some users.
• Fixed: If the device doesn’t support “Runtime permissions” this part will be hidden in the “Welcome” screen.
• Fixed: Typo in Snapdragon 855 processor.
• Fixed: Huawei Mate 10 Lite is showing the correct processor now.
• Fixed: In some situations, unavailable fields were not hidden in the “Processor” module.

Castro [3.3.3] - 22.10.2019

Information

• Added: New devices in DB - Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, LG G8X ThinQ, LG G8S ThinQ and OnePlus 7T Pro.

Localizations

• Added: More localizations from OneSky.

Features

• Added: Graphie Beta in “Application’s hub” screen.
• Improved: Work of information categories.

Castro [3.3.2] - 07.10.2019

Fixes

• Fixed: Crash in the “Themes” screen.
• Fixed: Crash in “Home-screen widget”.
• Fixed: Rare crash in the “Processor” screen.
• Fixed: Rare crash in the “Cameras” screen.
• Fixed: Rare crash, while opening “Notification settings”.

Castro [3.3.1] - 02.10.2019

Localization

• Added: Portugal (Brazil) localization.
• Added: Hindi localization.

Fixes

• Fixed: Possible crash in the “Settings” screen.
• Fixed: Crash in “Live monitor” screen on Android Oreo and older.

Castro [3.3] - Codename “Barney” - 01.10.2019

Information

• Added [Processor]: New devices in DB - Xiaomi (Black Shark 2 Pro, Mi MIX 3 5G), Nokia (5.1 Plus, 6.1 Plus, 6.2, 7.2, 8.1, 8.1 Plus), Samsung (Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy Note 10+, Galaxy Note 10 5G, Galaxy Note 10+ 5G, Galaxy A20E, Galaxy A20S, Galaxy A70, Galaxy A70s, Galaxy A80, Galaxy Fold), Motorola (Moto E6, Moto E6 Plus, Moto One Zoom), Sony Xperia 5, One Plus (7, 7T), Google (Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL) and Asus ROG Phone II.
• Added [Battery]: New health state - “Unknown failure”.
• Added [System]: Uptime fields divided to - “Uptime (Full)”, “Uptime (Idle)” and “Uptime (Deep Sleep)”.
• Improved [Battery]: If the battery discharges “Charge rate” field will be changed to the “Discharge rate”.
• Improved [SIM]: Formatting of Country ISO code.
• Improved [Bluetooth]: MAC addresses will be hidden on newer Android versions due to API restrictions.
• Improved [Identifiers]: Detection of MEID identifier for CDMA devices.
• Improved [System]: Calculation algorithms for uptime.
• Improved [System]: Added final naming of Android Q - “Android 10”.
• Improved [Sensors]: Update rate is significantly improved for all supported sensors.

Features

• Added: New tool for testing network speed - “Speed tester”.
• Added: Ability to disable the “Double-tap to exit” navigation option in “General” settings.
• Added: Ability to control notifications in “General” settings.
• Improved: Application should be restarted after every theme|color change to properly initialize new theme|color.
• Improved: Added “Premium” flag in the “Feedback” screen.
• Updated: “Exit” hint now adjusts for selected navigation system - “Buttons” or “Gestures”.

Design

• Added: New prebuilt themes for Premium users - “Ocean”, “Jungle” and “Pepper”.
• Added: Names for all themes in the “Themes” window.
• Improved: “Theme” and “Message” fields now use the correct stroke color.
• Updated: Overhaul design of the “Themes” window.
• Updated: Overhaul design of “Tools” screen with new categories system.
• Updated: Design in “About” screen with new margins for dividers.
• Removed: “Dark (Blue)” theme in favor of the basic “Dark” theme.

Localization

• Improved: Many phrases rephrased for better understanding.

Fixes

• Fixed: Flickering of theme|color after changing it.
• Fixed: Wi-Fi interface displayed even if Wi-Fi is not connected.
• Fixed: White navigation bar messed up with white navigation buttons.
• Fixed: Click listeners for “Premium” badge in the “Themes” screen.
• Fixed: Work of foreground updating service in the “Live monitor” screen.
• Fixed: Work of foreground updating service in “Home-screen” widget.
• Fixed: Detection of external storage in “Memory” module.

Castro [3.2.2] - 09.09.2019

Localization

• Added: Set of new localizations from OneSky.

Design

• Improved: Design of Feedback screen.
• Improved: Design of Widget Configure screen.

Fixes

• Fixed: Wrong processor naming of Nokia devices.

Castro [3.2.1] - 19.08.2019

Information

• Added: New devices in DB: Honor 20 Pro, Redmi (Note 7 Pro, K20, K20 Pro), Xiaomi (MI9T, MI CC9, MI CC9e, MI A3), Motorola Z4 and LG G8s ThinQ.

Localization

• Added: All completed localizations from OneSky.

Fixes

• Fixed: Wrong color of “Current” box in “Screen tester” screen.
• Fixed: Random colors in dialog’s buttons in whole application.
• Fixed: Random color in status bar in Screen tester window.

Castro [3.2] - Codename “Gordon” - 05.07.2019

Information - Android Q

• Added [Device]: Support for HDR10+ check.
• Added [System]: Support for Android Q.
• Added [Wi-Fi]: Support for OWE.
• Added [Wi-Fi]: Support for WPA3 Personal SAE.
• Added [Wi-Fi]: Support for WPA3 Enterprise Suite-B-192.
• Added [Network]: Support for 5G check.
• Added [SIM]: Check for SIM card type: Local or Type.
• Added [Codecs]: New data - Hardware acceleration and check for only software codecs.
• Updated [Wi-Fi]: Support for Device-To-App RTT.
• Updated [SIM]: Support for MCC and MNC.
• Updated [Identifiers]: This category will not be available for Android Q because of internal API changes.

Information

• Updated [System]: Formatting of Security Patch field.
• Updated [Device]: Building of supported HDR types.

Design

• Added: Close button in “Codec Details” dialog.
• Added: Close button in “Color Picker” dialog.
• Added: Dark theme is updated and enabled for all Basic users.
• Updated: Overhaul design of About screen.
• Updated: New floating buttons are used in “Export” and “Widget Configure screens.
• Updated: Premium logo updated to fresh variant.

Features

• Added [Q]: Wi-Fi can be enabled using “System Panel” from Wi-Fi screen.
• Added: Premium “states” in About and Onboard screens. Now Premium logos and titles will be used for Premium users.
• Added: Auto blocking of “Power saving” category in “Speed tester” screen when its disabled.
• Updated: User can now select folder for saving information report.
• Updated: Information report filename will contain creation time and date now.
• Removed: External storage permissions is not used anymore.
• Removed: Ability to save graph state in Sensors screen.

Fixes

• Fixed: Hiding of unavailable information categories.
• Fixed: Wi-Fi category badly initialized.
• Fixed: Navigation bar not tinted in Screen tester window.
• Fixed: Not tinted navigation bar in bottom dialog in “Export” screen.
• Fixed: Edges of colors were cut in “Color Picker” dialog.
• Fixed: Blank icon in Widget’s updating notification.
• Fixed: Missing title and text in Widget’s updating notification.
• Fixed: Missing information fields should not shift widget’s layouts.
• Fixed: Default categories should be displayed in widget’s preview in Configure screen.
• Fixed: Blinking parts of UI in startup screen.
• Fixed: Technical process of Qualcomm MSM8953 processor.

Castro [3.1.3] - 27.05.2019

Information

• Added: New devices in DB - Nokia 3.2, Nokia 4.2, Nokia X71, LG G8, Redmi 7, Redmi Note 7, Galaxy A40, OPPO Reno, Google Pixel 3a, Google Pixel 3a XL, OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7 Pro.

Localization

• Added: Norwegian localization.
• Updated: Current versions of localizations.

Castro [3.1.2] - 25.04.2019

Localization

• Added: Brazilian Portuguese localization.

Castro [3.1.1] - 23.04.2019

Features

• Added: New link in About screen - “Product Hunt”.
• Updated: New application - Skit is now downloadable from Applications hub screen.

Localization

• Improved: Chinese localization.

Castro [3.1] - 12.04.2019

Features

• Added: Ability to open system settings from categories, that supports it.
• Added: Support for Cloud Messaging (which will be used to inform users about new updates, promotions, etc.).
• Added: New option for “Screen tester” tool, which will draw coordinates of touches on the screen.
• Added: Ability to save graph state in gallery as .JPG image from “Sensor’s details” screen.
• Added: Link to personal site in About screen.
• Added: New screen - Applications hub. It will contain information about all my applications.
• Added [PREMIUM]: New power saving mode for “Speed monitor” tool, which will disable it when battery is low.
• Improved [PREMIUM]: Click on “Speed monitor” notification will now open set-up screen.
• Updated: Links to changelogs, FAQ and privacy policy moved to personal site.
• Removed: Link for Facebook group from About screen.
• Removed: Link for Medium from About screen.

Information

• Added [DRM]: Fully new category - DRM (first start of this category could be long during beta testing).
• Added [System]: New sub-category - “Virtual machine”.
• Added [System]: Heap sizes (total, maximum and available).
• Added [Processor]: New device in DB: Samsung Galaxy A40.
• Updated [System]: Moved “Virtual Machine” and “Runtime” fields in new category - “Virtual Machine”.

Design

• Added [PREMIUM]: New theme - Olive.
• Improved [PREMIUM]: Margins in “Speed monitor” tool.

Fixes

• Fixed: Rare crash in System screen.
• Fixed: Rare crash in Wi-Fi screen.
• Fixed [PREMIUM]: Not working airplane power saving mode in “Speed monitor” tool.

Castro [3.0.3] - 26.03.2019

Information

• Improved: Ordering of IP addresses in Network and Wi-Fi screens.

Localization

• Added: Chinese (Simplified) language.

Fixes

• Fixed: Rare crashes in System and Bluetooth screens.

Castro [3.0.2] - 20.03.2019

Fixes

• Fixed: Onboard screen starts after every update (will my occur in this update, but will never if future).

• Fixed: Rare crash on any information screen.

Castro [3.0.1] - 19.03.2019

Fixes

• Fixed: Crash in Screen tester tool.

• Fixed: Black navigation and status bar’s icon in dark themes.

Castro [3.0] - 19.03.2019

Information

• Added [Cameras]: Cameras API was fully reworked to work with Camera2API.

• Added [System]: Root version detection.

• Added [System]: Check for Treble support.

• Added [System]: Check for Treble (A/B) support.

• Added [Device]: Aspect ratio of the display.

• Added [Processor]: Added new devices in DB: Samsung (Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 Plus, Galaxy S10e, Galaxy A10, Galaxy A30, Galaxy A50, Galaxy M30), Xiaomi (Redmi GO, MI 9, MI 9 SE), Nokia (1 Plus, 9), Sony (Xperia 10, Xperia 10 Plus, Xperia L3).

• Improved [Memory]: Detection of memory usage.

• Improved [Device]: Identifiers now have separate category in Information tab.

• Improved [Processor]: Supported ABIs separated in two categories: 32-bit and 64-bit.

• Improved [Processor]: Calculation of frequency range for processors with big.LITTLE architecture.

Design

• New: Fully reworked overhaul design of the application.

• New: Fully new, highly customizable, theme engine.

• New: New themes for Premium users

• Sepia and Dark Blue.

• New: Colors selection expanded to 80 colors.

Features

• New: Fully reworked navigation inside application. Castro uses bottom navigation pattern now with 3 categories

• Information, Tools and Other.

• New: Fully new system for retreiving, displaying and showing information.

• New: Added new tool in Tools category

• Screen tester.

• New: Export engine fully reworked to provide more customization of final reports. Dynamic information and anonymous information support expanded.

• New: Added ability to share reports right after creation.

Premium

• New: .PDF format for exporting information now available only for Premium users.

• New: .PDF format now has new, cleaner design layout.

Castro [2.8.11] - 18.02.2019

Information

• Added [Processor]: New devices

• Samsung (M10, M20), Xiaomi (Redmi Note 7), Huawei (P20 Lite, P20, P20 Pro, Y7 2019, Y7 Pro 2019, Y9 2019), LG Q9.

• Added [Processor]: New SoC

• Exynos 7904.

Fixes

• Fixed: Permissions handling in start screen.

• Fixed: Double click state in accent color section of Settings.

• Fixed: Missing shadow on scroll in Settings.

Castro [2.8.10] - 17.02.2019

Fixes

• Fixed: Network speed notification section not clickable.

• Fixed: Widget crashing at start.

• Fixed: Links in settings for changelog, FAQ and privacy policy.

Castro [2.8.9] - 02.01.2019

Information

• Added [Processor]: New devices in database: Xioami (Mi Play), Honor (View 20, V20), Meizu (C9, C9 Pro), Nokia 8.1

• Added [Processor]: New SoC in database: UNISOC SC9832E

Castro [2.8.8] - 01.11.2018

Information

• Added [Processor]: New devices in database: Google (Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL), OnePlus 6T, Xiaomi (Mi MIX 3, Pocofone F1, Black Shark), Huawei (Mate 20, Mate 20 PRO, Mate 20 Lite), LG V40 ThinQ, Nokia (7.1, 7.1 Plus), Razer Phone 2, Asus ROG Phone.

• Added [Processor]: New SoC in database: Kirin 710, Kirin 980.

Features

• Added: Support for Android App Bundle to reduce final APK size

Castro [2.8.7] - 02.10.2018

Information

• Removed [Device]: Removed Google Play Services identifier.

• Removed [System]: LineageOS version.

• Removed [Battery]: LineageOS performance profile.

Other

• Updated: Privacy Policy with new information.

Castro [2.8.6] - 07.08.2018

Information

• Added [Processor]: New devices in database: Xiaomi (MI A2, MI A2 Lite), Samsung (TAB S4), Honor (Play) and Huawei (Nova 3I).

Features

• Added: Basic support for Android Pie (9.0).

• Added: Belarusian language.

Castro [2.8.5] - 18.07.2018

Information

• Added [Processor]: New devices in database: Xiaomi (Mi PAD 4, Redmi 6, Redmi 6A, Redmi 6 Pro), Vivo (Nex S, Nex A).

• Added [Processor]: New SoC in database: MediaTek (Helio P22, Helio A22).

Features

• Improved: Scroll resets after category changes.

Design

• Improved: Removed capitalizer for each letter in Premium window.

Fixes

• Fixed: Crash on devices with old Android versions.

• Fixed: Crash on Devices category.

Castro [2.8.2] - 21.06.2018

Fixes

• Fixed: Font size for titles in Settings.

• Fixed: Crash in Device category (Google Services Framework ID).

• Fixed: Crash in translators list.

Castro [2.8.1] - 19.06.2018

Design

• Improved: Margins for default “data” fields.

• Improved: Titles font size.

Fixes

• Fixed: Added missing localization files

• Fixed: Added Portugal flag in traslators list.

• Fixed: Crash in Codecs list.

Castro [2.8] - 18.06.2018

Information

• Added [Bluetooth]: Added new category

• Bluetooth in Other. It will check for Low Energy and other technologies support. Also can check connected devices properties.

• Added [Processor]: New devices in database

• Primo N2, OnePlus 5, Xiaomi (MI 6X, MI 8, MI 8 SE, Redmi S2), BlackBerry KEY2, Nokia (3.1, 5.1, 6.1, 8 Sirocco, X6), LG V35 ThinQ, Meizu (15, 15 Lite, 15 Plus, E3).

• Added [Processor]: New SoC in database

• Snapdragon 660, Snapdragon 710.

• Added [Device]: In identifiers section added Google Services Framework ID.

• Added [Device]: In identifiers section added IMEI 2 for dual-sim devices.

• Added [Device]: In identifiers section added MEID 1 and MEID 2 for CDMA devices.

• Added [Device]: New section

• HDR. It will check for display’s HDR support.

• Added [System]: In OS section added P check support (will it be Pineapple?).

• Added [System]: In miscellaneous section added version of Google Play Services.

• Added [System]: In miscellaneous section added version of Java Runtime.

• Improved [Wi-Fi]: In properties section Signal field now shows in percents.

• Improved [Processor]: In CPU section Supported ABI field will display 64-bit ABI aswell.

Design

• Added: Main font for all section titles is now Roboto Monospace.

• Added: Animation for settings categories transitions between screens.

• Updated [PREMIUM]: Layout of Speed notification screen with “example of usage”.

• Updated [PREMIUM]: Added more contrast color for Navigation Drawer and other navigation elements in OLED theme.

• Updated [PREMIUM]: Status bar color updated with darker variant for both Night and OLED theme.

• Updated: Most of vector icons updated to Material Design 2.0 specification.

• Updated: Icons for system settings links in Battery, Memory, Internet and Wi-Fi updated to Material Design 2.0 specification.

• Improved: Margins and paddings on Sensor details screen.

• Improved: Optimized size of many raster icons and images.

Features

• Added: Double click to exit application to prevent false application closures.

• Added: Possibility to reset all measurement settings to default state.

• Added: Link to SIM system settings in SIM category.

Fixes

• Fixed [Wi-Fi]: In properties section SSID field will be hidden if Hidden SSID enabled in router.

• Fixed [Codecs]: All codecs types were marked as “Unavailable”.

• Fixed [System]: Bootloader version was marked as “Unknown”.

• Fixed [System]: Wrong detection of SELinux state.

• Fixed: Useless restart dialogs in measurement settings removed.

Castro [2.7.2] - 07.05.2018

Features:

• Updated: Italian localization;

• Updated: Firebase libraries.

Castro [2.7.1] - 30.04.2018

Features:

• Updated: Spanish localization;

• Updated: System libraries and ProGuard configuration.

Fixes

• Fixed: Crash on startup.

• Fixed: Crash in Codecs detailed dialogs.

Castro [2.7] - 12.04.2018

Information

• Added [System]: LineageOS version.

• Added [Battery]: Active performance profile for LineageOS.

• Added [Processor]: Support for Kirin 659 processor.

• Added [Processor]: Lenovo YB1-X90F, Huawei P20, P20 PRO, P20 Lite and Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S added to devices database.

• Updated [Battery]: Current charge speed method updated to work on more devices.

Design

• Updated [PREMIUM]: Widget titles font.

• Updated [PREMIUM]: Titles colors changes dynamically now in Configure Widget screen.

• Updated [PREMIUM]: Titles font in Configure Widget screen.

• Updated [PREMIUM]: Widget’s preview image.

• Updated: Design of Codec detailed information dialog.

• Updated: Design of Color Choser dialog.

Features

• Added [PREMIUM]: 10 seconds refresh interval for widget.

• Added [PREMIUM]: AMOLED Night mode.

• Updated [PREMIUM]: Widget background worker.

• Updated [PREMIUM]: Widget information update in background.

• Removed [PREMIUM]: Support for DashClock widgets.

• Added: More accent colors combinations in Settings.

• Added: Permissions handling in SIM section.

• Updated: Codecs information handler.

Fixes

• Fixed [PREMIUM]: Configure widget screen’s missing background in rare cases.

• Fixed [PREMIUM]: Configure widget screen now properly works with Night modes.

• Fixed [PREMIUM]: Configure widget screen now properly works with accent colors.

• Fixed [PREMIUM]: Crashes when trying to open system settings from information sections.

• Fixed [PREMIUM]: Memory leak during widget’s background work.

• Fixed: Mistakes in localization for Device section.

• Fixed: Missing title in Measurements settings.

• Fixed: Crash when trying to open Google Play from application.

• Fixed: Missing launcher icon on Android Nougat and earlier.

Castro [2.6.2] - 14.03.2018

Fixes

• Fixed: Crash when using Network Speed notification.

• Fixed: Crash when viewing specific codecs.

Localization

• Updated: Spanish translation.

• Updated: Italian translation.

Castro [2.6.1] - 12.03.2018

Features

• Updated: Firebase services to improve overhaul performance.

Fixes

• Fixed: Cutting edges on Translators window.

Localization

• Added: Portuguese (Portugal) translation.

• Added: Spanish translation.

Castro [2.6] - 09.03.2018

Information

• Added [SIM]: New section

• SIM.

• Added [SIM]: New categories

• General, Primary SIM, Secondary SIM and Default.

• Added [SIM]: General: Phone type, SIM slots count and Unlocked phone.

• Added [SIM]: Default: Internet, Voice and SMS.

• Added [SIM]: Operator name, number, slot index, country ISO, country name, ICC ID, MCC, MNC.

• Added [Memory]: Used RAM memory.

• Added [Memory]: Used Internal memory.

• Added [Memory]: Used External memory.

• Added [Memory]: Used SWAP memory.

• Added [Sensors]: Maximum FIFO events count.

• Added [Sensors]: Reserved FIFO events count.

• Added [Device]: Type of screen.

Design

• Added: Flags of countries in Translators window.

Features

• Added: Ability to change more units of measurement in Settings.

• Added: Double SIM support devices support.

• Added: Build number in Feedback window.

• Changed: Minimum android version to 22 (Android Lollipop 5.1).

Fixes

• Fixed [SIM]: Check for unlocked phone.

• Fixed: PDF report creating features.

Castro [2.5] - 23.12.2017

Information

• Added [Cellular]: New category

• Speed;

• Added [Cellular]: Download network speed;

• Added [Cellular]: Upload network speed;

• Added [Device]: sRGB support.

Design

• Added: Support for Adaptive Icons.

• Updated: Overhaul design of Other window.

• Updated: Promotion screenshots with updated screens and separation of basic and premium features [NOT RELEASED].

• Updated: Icons size in Sensors list.

• Updated: Width of Licesnses dialog in settings.

• Imroved: Permormance of all vector icons using AVDO tool.

Features

• Added [Premium]: Notification with realtime Download and Upload speed measuring.

• Added: Native support for fonts.

• Added [Build 60]: Danish, Czech and Portuguese (Brazil) languages.

• Updated: Runtime permissions handling library.

Fixes

• Fixed: Bug, when device name squeezed out Premium badge in Navigation Drawer.

• Fixed: White toolbar’s background color, when toolbar collapsed.

• Fixed: Crashes on WelcomeActivity.

• Fixed: Accent color picker mixed layout.

• Fixed: Incorrect colors with enabled Night mode.

• Fixed [Build 59]: Reverted missing application icon.

• Fixed: Correct changelog (for release version) displays in Settings window.

Castro [2.4] - 08.10.2017

Information

• Added [Sensors]: More sensors type

• Game Rotation Vector and Rotation Vector.

• Added [Sensors]: Graph to display realtime changes in sensor’s values.

• Added [Sensors]: Maximum events count.

• Added [Sensors]: Maximum delay between events.

• Added [Sensors]: Minimum delay between events.

• Added [Sensors]: Reporting mode of sensor.

• Added [Sensors]: Check for Dynamic sensor.

• Added [Sensors]: Check for Wake-Up sensor.

Design

• Added: Toolbar shadow when scrolling in some windows (more coming during beta).

• Updated: Overhaul design of Export information dialog.

• Updated: Overhaul design of Open source licenses dialog.

• Updated: Overhaul design of Sensors window.

• Updated: Overhaul design of About Castro window.

• Updated: Medium icon in About Castro window.

Features

• Added: Firebase Analytics, Firebase Crash Reporting and Firebase Performance Monitoring modules instead of Crashlytics.

• Added: Initial support for Android O.

• Added: Rate us button in About Castro window.

• Added: Anonymous reports support in Export information dialog.

• Added: Support for CSV format of reports in Export information dialog.

• Updated: Library to work with runtime permissions.

• Updated: List of Open-Source libraries used by application.

• Updated: Theme Engine now supports hot swap of accent color.

• Removed: Feedback button from About Castro window.

Fixes

• Fixed: Colors of Other cards in Night mode.

Castro [2.3] - 12.05.2017

Information

• Added [Battery]: “Unknown” statuses for Charge state and Health state fields.

• Added [Wi-Fi]: New category

• Technologies.

• Added [Wi-Fi]: Check for Device-to-AP RTT support.

• Added [Wi-Fi]: Check for Wi-Fi Direct support.

• Added [Camera]: Current and Supported Flash modes.

• Added [Camera]: Current and Supported White-Balance modes.

• Added [Processor]: New devices in database: BlackBerry (Aurora, DTEK50, DTEK60, KEYOne, Priv), LG (G6), Huawei (P10, P10 Plus), Xiaomi (MI 5C, MI PAD 3), Samsung (Galaxy Tab S3, Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+), Sony (Xperia XZ, XZS, XA1).

• Added [Processor]: New types of SoC in database: Xiaomi Surge S1, MediaTek MT8176, Snapdragon 820 APQ8096, Snapdragon 835 MSM8998, Exynos 9 Octa 8895M.

Design

• Updated: Icon for accessing Battery’s system settings.

Features

• Added: Support for new “tall” displays (Samsung Galaxy S8 and LG G6).

• Added: Android 7.1 Shortcuts to create reports.

• Added: Ability to access system settings for Memory, Wi-Fi, Cellular right from Castro by clicking icon in Toolbar.

• Added: Missing string about DashClock widgets in Go Premium window.

• Improved: RTL support.

• Improved: Tablets detection method now work better.

• Improved: SIM card detection method now work better.

• Improved: Wi-Fi detection method now detects not only enabled Wi-Fi, but connected also.

Perfromance

• Updated: All .png graphics files updated with new Google format

• .webp.

• Updated: Rules for ProGuard with even more orientation steps.

• Imroved: Speed of Root detection.

Fixes

• Fixed: Small improvements for normal widget [PREMIUM].

• Fixed: Repeatable information from export feature.

• Fixed: Normal widget’s icons croping [PREMIUM].

• Removed: Degree for Kelvin temprature.

Tools

• Updated: PDF creation engine.

Castro [2.2.1] - 07.02.2017

Features

• Added: Privacy Policy in Settings window.

Design

• Added: Color tinting for Navigation Drawer’s header in tablet version [BUILD 2 ONLY].

Localization

• Fixed: Many mistakes in all localizations [BUILD 2 ONLY].

Fixes

• Fixed: Navigation Drawer crash on some devices.

• Fixed: Crash in Go Premium window on Android 4.4 and lower.

• Fixed: Rare crash in Battery category [BUILD 2 ONLY].

• Fixed: Rare crash in Sensors category.

• Fixed: Crash while detecting explicit type of Codecs.

• Fixed: Rare crash on start.

Castro [2.2] - 29.01.2017

Information

• Added [System]: SELinux state (ex. Enforcing).

• Added [Battery]: Current charge rate measuring.

• Added [Battery]: Minimal and Maximal voltage rate.

• Added [Battery]: Check for USB fast charging technology support.

• Added [Processor]: New category

• Power saving.

• Added [Processor]: Check for Multi-core saving technology.

• Added [Processor]: GPU minimal and maximal frequency detection.

• Added [Processor]: GPU governor detection.

• Added [Processor]: Support for Kirin 655, Kirin 950, Kirin 960, Snapdragon 625, Snapdragon 400 (MSM8928), Snapdragon 800 (MSM8996 Lite), Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AC v3), Exynos 7 (7578), Exynos 7 (7870), Exynos 7 (7880), MediaTek MT6580M.

• Added [Processor]: New devices in SoC database (Xperia M2 Aqua, Xperia M5, Xperia M5 Dual, Xperia T2 Ultra, Xperia T2 Ultra Dual, Xperia Z, Xperia Z3 Compact, Xperia SP, Mate 8, Mate 9, Mate 9 PRO, Nokia N1, Nokia 6, Honor 6X, Zenfone 3 ZOOM, Zenfone 6, Redmi Note 4G, MI 5s Plus, MI Mix, MI 5s, Redmi 4, Redmi 4 PRO, Redmi 4A, Redmi Note 4X, Galaxy A3 (2016), Galaxy A3 (2017), Galaxy A5 (2016), Galaxy A5 (2017), Galaxy A7 (2017), Galaxy Grand Neo Plus, Moto Z, Moto X Pure Edition, Moto Z Play Droid, OnePlus 3T, Flare X 2, Wiko Lenny3, LG Volt, LG Volt 4G, Micromax Bolt Q338, Meizu PRO 5, Tegra Note 7.

• Added [System]: Full names for OS versions (ex. Nougat 7.1.1).

• Added [Memory]: New category

• Storage.

• Added [Memory]: Checks for storage encryption and protection support.

• Added [Memory]: Check for Buffer total memory.

• Added [Memory]: Check for SWAP total, available and cached memory.

• Added [Device]: Check for Fingerprint scanner availability.

• Added [Sensors]: Sensors API improved.

• Added [Sensors]: Dialog with additional infomation

• Full name, Vendor, Type, Version, Resolution, Power consumption, Maximum range.

• Added [Network]: Checks for current and available TCP algorithms.

Design

• Added: Landscape orientation for Go Premium windows.

• Updated: Theme engine to version 1.1. Added support for changing accent color of the application.

• Updated: Primary color of Sensors card in Other window.

• Updated: Round icons support for Pixel devices.

Features

• Added: Runtime check for Identifiers permission in Device category.

• Updated: FAQ with new abbreviations and removed some incorrect information.

• Updated: Algorithm to detect unrecognized processors and devices.

• Updated: Analytics core engine.

Fixes

• Added: Scroll in landscape orientation in About window.

• Fixed: Missing OS Version string in English localization.

• Fixed: Two-line Codec name in Codecs category displaying.

Castro [2.1.5] - 30.10.2016

Design:

• Added: Soft shadows for category cards in Other window;

• Added: New algorithm to scale cards for big phones and tablets in Other window;

• Improved: fixed blank status bar in Feedback window on tablets;

Features

• Added: Initial support for Android 7.1;

• Added: Camera modes information to TXT and PDF reports;

• Added: Title and Date in TXT report;

• Improved: Organized PDF report layout (added subcategories);

• Improved: Creation date of both, TXT and PDF reports;

• Updated: Crash reporting engine;

• Updated: PDF reports creating engine;

Bug fixes

• Improved: Overhaul performance;

• Fixed: External memory information export;

• Fixed: Bug with two Zoom in reports (now Flash and Zoom);

• Fixed: Blank status bar in Feedback window on tablets

• Fixed: Crash in Processor category, when Castro can’t detect OpenGL version;

• Fixed: Crash in Processor category, when Castro can’t check NEON technology support;

Castro [2.1] - 10.10.2016

Information:

• Added: New category in Other

• Codecs (Detection of Audio and Video properties, check is encoder, etc.).

• Added: Technologies category for Processor (Checks support for SWP, NEON and Thumb technologies).

• Added: DSP version of CPU for recognized devices.

• Added: Technical Process of CPU for recognized devices.

• Added: Up to 100 new devices for SoC database (newly released Pixel, Pixel XL and LG V20. LG V10, LG G4, LG G5, LG G5 SE, Moto G3, all OnePlus phones, all Xiaomi phones, Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 EDGE, Galaxy Note 7, Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy Note 4, Xperia X, Xperia X Compact, Xperia X Performance, Xperia XA, Xperia XA Ultra, Xperia XZ, Xperia E5, Xperia C4 dual, Google Pixel C, Google Tango Tablet Development Kit, Moto G4, OPPO A33 and other).

• Added: Support for systemless Root and BusyBox (/xbin/su and other).

• Added: Build Tags field in System.

• Added: Font scale property to System.

• Added: Check for Disk Encryption in System.

• Added: Version of many Android Libraries in System (ICU, ICU CLDR, OpenSSL and ZLib).

• Improved: Speed of SoC detection.

• Improved: Speed of Root and BusyBox detection.

Features

• Added: Device identifier to Feedback screen.

• Added: Ability to force use English language for whole application.

• Added: Memory extension for Premium Widget [PREMIUM].

• Added: All extensions support for Roman Nurik’s DashClock [PREMIUM].

• Added: Vector graphics support for all Android version.

• Added: New category in FAQ

• Abbreviations;

• Removed: Dropped support for Android 4.0.3 and earlier.

• Removed: Invites feature from Settings screen (This function wasn’t popular).

Bug fixes

• Fixed: Open GL detection on some devices.

• Fixed: View’s unbinding when Fragments destroying.

• Fixed: Force close in Feedback window on tablets;

• Fixed: Force close in Processor window on tablets;

• Fixed: Feedback window title localization;

• Fixed: Force close, if Castro can’t detect CPU temperature;

Castro [2.0.1] - 04.07.2016

Information:

• Added: New Memory API, which now correctly detects external memory.

• Improved: Emulated external memory is no longer considered as an external memory.

Localization:

• Added: Chinese Simplified language.

• Added: Portuguese (Brazil) language.

• Improved: Existing translations.

Bug fixes

• Fixed: FC when creating Data reports.

• Fixed: Added the cap in Welcome window (Used when the Сamera information may not be initialized, so that Castro could continue work without FC).

• Fixed: The error that prevented the display of the Processor temperature.

• Fixed: The error that prevented the display of the Battery temperature and voltage.

• Fixed: The error due to which the available memory was not shown in percentage.

• Fixed: Wrong color in recent tasks from Premium window.

• Fixed: Humburger icon on Tablets.

• Fixed: Tablet detection.

• Fixed: BusyBox detection.

Castro [2.0] - 01.07.2016

Information

• Added: Processor API 2.0 (SoC identification, GPU identification, CPU temperature, Vulkan detection, Hexa and Octa cores CPU support).

• Added: Camera API 2.0 (Auto exposure and Auto white balance states, Vertical and Horizontal angle, Maximum faces in frame, Video stabilization state, Color effect, Focus, Scene and Antibanding current and supported modes)

• Added: Display density in Device category.

• Added: Voice mail state, World phone check and ICC card in Cellular category.

• Added: Wi-Fi 5GHz band check in Wi-Fi category.

• Added: New sensors support

• Acceleration and Gravity.

• Added: Support for Systemless Root.

• Added: Uptime (without Deep Sleep) and Security Patch in System category.

• Improved: Detection of BusyBox.

• Improved: Detection of External memory.

Design

• Added: Tablet design.

• Added: Night Mode [Premium].

• Added: Medium font for ActionBar in all windows.

• Added: Animation when scrolling in Feedback window.

• Improved: Design of Data reports dialog.

• Improved: Redesigned main icon.

• Improved: Overhaul design.

Features

• Added: Initial support for Android N.

• Added: Ability to submit application.

• Added: Ability to open System Battery Settings from Battery category.

• Added: Customisable homescreen widget [Premium].

• Added: Kelvin temperature unit in Settings.

• Added: Ability to change Voltage unit in Settings.

• Added: Built-in browser to view Changelog, Medium Blog and other links.

• Added: Built-in FAQ in Settings.

• Added: Possibility to send feedback from the window About Castro.

• Improved: Data reports system to save dynamic and Camera data.

• Improved: Runtime Permissions model on Android M.

Localization

• Added: Ask to use English in Feedback window.

Bug fixes

• Fixed: Wrong total external memory in Memory category.

• Fixed: Flash detection in Camera category.

• Fixed: 0.1 MP Camera bug.

• Fixed: Detection of Front camera.

• Fixed: Sensors hiding in Sensors category.

• Fixed: View initialization error on various devices.

Tools

• Updated: Zene library, to support Material Design Dialogs on Android 4.4 and older.