Release notes

v9.*.*

v9.2

2019.12.27

• Crashes caused by restoring from non-Prana-Breath backup file were made impossible
• Fixed sound bugs on some devices
• Fixed minor bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• Button in Log tab right to the name of a month allows to share the stats of this month
• Change the cycle type easier - tap on header of cycle parameters drawer in Dynamic tab

v9.1.1

2019.11.28

• Fixed crash when click on training shortcut
• Fixed bugs

v9.1

2019.11.26

• Now the app is in Japanese, thanks to Mio Okada!
• Android 10 compatibility
• Line chart is available for free version
• Multiple backup files on SD card, named by the creation time and date
• Choosing files using more convenient system browser
• Redesign of themes. Blue theme was added to free version
• Redesign of dialogs
• System dark mode support option. For Android 10 - using "Dark theme" button in quick settings menu, for Android prior 9 - when battery saving mode is on
• Migration to Kotlin, that increases productivity and hopefully decreases the number of bugs )
• Stopped update support for Android 4.2 and 4.3
• Fixed locale bug for some devices
• Fixed minor bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• Multiple backup files on Google Drive

v9.0.3

2019.08.15

• Adjusted launcher icon
• Fixed bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• Share option for details of single training session in Log tab

v9.0.2

2019.04.23

• Fixed sound issues on HTC
• Fixed bugs

v9.0.1

2019.04.12

• Fixed bugs

v9.0

2019.04.6

• Now the app is in Hebrew, Serbian, Estonian, Vietnamese and Kannada, thanks to Matti Hochmann, Nevena Nikolic, Maarja Nögene, Chumeo_di_hia and Santosh Kumar Upadhyaya!
• New sound engine for sound playback implemented
• Sections in Sounds tab are collapsible now
• Mute option for all phases
• Text-to-speech option for phase transition
• Now notification sounds style are available for Android 8.0 and later
• Ongoing notification redesign
• Unlocked more sounds for free version, some sounds are removed due to the poor quality
• Fixed bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• Custom file as a metronome style
• Custom file as a phase transition style, for each phase separately
• Custom file as a background sound style, for each phase separately
• Up to 3 channels of background sounds that play at the same time
• New type of sounds - occasional. Up to 5 short sounds, that occur occasionally
• New type of sounds - guidance sound, for each cycle separately
• Import sound styles from wiki
• Export sound styles to share it with friends
• Text-to-speech option for chants and breath methods
• Option to create, edit and delete custom mantras

v8.*.*

v8.3

2018.11.28

• Now the app is in Romanian and Malay, thanks to Alin Jurca and Javenn Tai!
• Implemented new format - Android App Bundle. Now it saves up to 40% of memory as it downloads only the graphics needed on your device
• Optimized for Android 9 Pie
• Added 2 new color themes
• Readjusted the health tests chart view
• Removed anonymous feature usage data collection
• Fixed bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• More new themes, 16 in total

v8.2

2018.07.17

• Now the app is in Finnish, Swedish, Gujarati, Marathi, Korean, and Thai. Thanks to Aleksi Hulkkonen, Louise Wallgren, Ajay V. Zapadiya, Sanjay Kulkarni, Ryu Won, Tarit Channel!
• New tab - Motivators, you can create new motivators (messages to reminders), edit and delete them
• Reorder option for reminders; sorting option was removed
• Fixed bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• Training names from wiki database are translated to some languages

v8.1

2018.03.12

• Now the app is in Arabic, Farsi, Catalan and Greek, thanks to Tarek Shalaby, Armin Ehsani, Eduard Urgell and Gregory Triglidis
• Fixed bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• Right drawer in Progress tab for setting the stats showing for a specific training type only

v8.0.1

2018.02.16

• Fixed bugs

v8.0

2018.02.14

• Total UI redesign with bottom bar navigation
• New app icon
• Search option in training list
• Optimized for Android Oreo, including shortcuts in launcher menu
• Easy switch between training duration measure in Control tab
• Setting the preparing time now is in Control tab, and available in free version
• View of last results in Progress tab is available in free version
• Possibility to type the value in number pickers
• “Training details” are in right drawer now
• Training log introduced, in new “Log” tab
• Experience details for each entry in Log tab
• Night mode switch in Options bottom tab
• Internet permission to enable training import, anonymous feature usage data and bug reports
• Privacy Policy was updated
• Fixed billing system bugs and Android Oreo compatibility issues

Added for the Guru-version:

• One-click import of new patterns from our wiki database
• Setting the training sounds for each training separately
• Note for each training pattern in Control tab
• Note for each breathing session in Log tab
• New breath method for Bhramari Pranayama
• Long press on training chart to change its type
• Redesign of exporting of statistics
• Importing and exporting training as a file or as a link, including its sound settings and complexity levels

v7.*.*

v7.1

2017.05.29

• Stop sound and notification sound styles choice
• Fixed minor bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• Animated brightness of the screen during a cycle or a phase
• Mandarin and Cantonese voice for phase transition sound style (available for Chinese as app language), thanks to Angelita Li

v7.0

2017.04.21

• Now the app is in Bulgarian, thanks to Krasimir Georgiev!
• New default pattern – “Cigarette replace”
• New cycle type – “Repose”, without preset breathing phases
• New kind of training – “Meditation”, made of repose cycles
• “Mute phases” option in Sounds tab
• “Silent” switch is transferred to main menu (“Sounds” item). Now it also affects reminder sounds
• Top section in main menu is collapsible
• Sort reminders by triggering time
• New way to choose training type – press and hold the center of training chart in Training ta
• Reordering of patterns in training list
• Rename, duplicate and delete options are transferred to menu button on the right to training name (Control tab)
• 7-day Guru version free trial
• AM/PM time format support
• Console (beta) for text interface
• Redesign of UI elements
• Fixed bug with first day of week
• Fixed minor bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• Combining of breathing cycles and repose cycles in one training type
• Custom sound file as background sound style
• “Space” training chart redesign
• New training chart – “Asteroids”

v6.*.*

v6.0

2016.12.08

• Now the app is in Dutch and Hungarian! Thanks for Ronald de Wit, Nikolas Németh and István János-Széll!
• Languages can be changed without restarting
• Absolutely all settings are saved in a backup file
• Logarithmic (and thus more natural) volume control
• New sounds thanks to Reiner Mausen!
• UI improvements
• Fixed bugs (thanks for your reports!)

Added for the Guru-version:

• Regularly updated database of new training patterns
• Sharing a single training pattern with friends
• Google Drive backup
• 4 new breath methods
• Choosing breath methods display mode
• Mantra indicators for inhaling and exhaling

v5.*.*

v5.1

2016.08.12

• Now the app is in Simplified Chinese and Turkish! Thanks for Angelita Li and Remzi Eriş!
• New buttons – “Open” and “Start” in the notification. If you press “Start”, the training starts without launching the app
• “Video-guidance” is now “Resources” tab with all the useful links and brand you wiki
• “Info” button or menu item in every functional tab
• Fixed memory leaks

Added for the Guru-version:

• Notification with time and progress bar showing (see those options in Settings)
• New type of statistics chart – Line
• Pop-up menu in Dynamic tab for extra training tuning
• Health tests now are in separate fragments, not in dialogs
• New breath method added – mouth with the folded tongue

v5.0

2016.08.04

• Now the app is in Czech and Polish! Thanks for Milan Tomáš and Robert Wąsik!
• And even in Traditional Chinese! Thanks for Angelita Li!
• More precise view of total training duration in Control tab
• “Details” – menu item in Training tab
• Now all sound settings are in separate tab
• Option for resetting all settings to defaults
• Phase transition and metronome volume now affect the vibro mode as well
• Fixed bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• Advanced settings for the breath cycle ratio (fractional and constant time)
• Option of setting inhaling and exhaling to 0 in custom patterns
• 3 new types of training charts
• Color choice of training chart parts
• Metronome frequency can be set in range 1-10 seconds
• Ratio of the breathing cycle can be set up to 50
• 2 new background sound styles
• 4 new metronome styles
• 2 new phase transition styles
• 1 new theme – Black (super battery saving for AMOLED screens)

v4.*.*

v4.2

2016.06.03

• Now the app is in Italian! Thanks for Andrea Penna and Christian Pastori!
• Ongoing notification during the training (in notification area), with control buttons
• “+1” (minute or cycle) – button in Training tab
• “Silent” – button in Training tab
• Stop/pause sound volume control
• Duplicating training pattern option
• Custom training name length now unlimited
• First day of the week set, depending on your locale
• Fixed bugs
• Minor interface improvements

Added for the Guru-version:

• Possibility to set less than 1 second for “sec per unit” ratio
• Reminders for health tests
• 1 new background sound style
• 2 new phase transition style

v4.1

2016.04.15

• Now the app is in German! Thanks for Bernhard Auer and Yvonne Hubertus!
• Fixed critical bug: after-purchase crashing in Turkish locale
• Added the volume control for every sound type separately
• Changed the stop sound to more audible

Added for the Guru-version:

• Implemented metronome diverse pitch option
• 1 new metronome style
• 2 new phase transition styles

v4.0

2016.04.01

• Now the app is in Spanish! Thanks for volunteers Francisco Martínez Nieto & Lili Del!
• And in French! Thanks for Thomas Morel & Tara Bonnefoy
• And even in Portuguese! Thanks for Nathalia Bonato
• New “swipe up & down” and “bubble list” navigation in Training tab
• Sound preview in Settings tab, including sounds for Guru-version
• Optimized performance: cold start and section navigation are 50% faster now
• Lots of little UI improvement
• Fixed bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• 3 new background sound styles
• 5 new metronome styles
• 5 new phase transition styles (some of them work best with headphones)

v3.*.*

v3.5

2016.02.19

• New option for resetting separate blocks of statistical data
• Optimised performance
• Fixed critical bug

Added for the Guru-version:

• Option of exporting your statistics to csv-file

v3.4

2016.02.10

• 3-months subscription for Guru version available
• Added possibility to share your level/experience anytime
• New special reminder sound
• “Rate app” menu item is now removable
• Preparing time is shown in the circle in “Training” tab
• Fixed memory leaks and bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• Unlimited training duration (maximum 999 minutes or cycles)
• 2 new transition sound styles
• No [Guru] suffix anymore in sound choice dialogs
• Breath method indicator now can be positioned at any place on the screen in Training tab (touch and hold)
• Breath method can be chosen only for phases available in a breath pattern
• More accurate statistic for “breath per minute” parameter
• Implemented right drawer menu for convenient settings of the each cycle in Dynamic mode

v3.3

2016.01.09

• New options for phase transitions
• 1 new transition sound style
• Added the new category in Settings (Rhythm Sounds)
• Added social media links
• Fixed bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• New setting of breath method choice
• Male and female voices are fixed and moved to transition sounds
• Added the diverse pitch option for the transition sounds
• 4 new transition sound styles
• New background sound style (Stream)
• More smooth sound fade time control

v3.2

2015.12.25

• Fixed critical bug

Added for the Guru-version:

• New settings for sound fading
• New setting for preparing time

v3.1

2015.12.22

• Click on the sector of the circle – a message with the exact value appears
• Fixed problem with backup for devices with Android 6.0
• Added the “Video Guide” tab
• Fixed bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• The new sound style – Mystic
• More accurate time measurement in health tests
• The new test for determining the state of the peripheral blood circulation
• Long click on the statistics bar – a message with the exact value appears
• Fixed an inaccuracy in graphs’ construction

v3.0

2015.12.12

• Smoother animation of the training chart, also as in transition sounds between phases
• Enriched the section “Training FAQ”
• “Anti-Appetite” training was converted according to the original method of A. Faleev
• Improved design and fixed bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• Dynamic trainings
• Option to set tenths of a second in the “seconds per unit” section
• New statistical figures of progress: the number of breaths per minute, and the time of training
• Health tests and graphs
• New sound and metronome styles

v2.*.*

v2.1

2015.10.22

• Added floating action buttons
• Displaying the path to the backup file after its creation

v2.0.1

2015.10.12

• Minimum of seconds per unit equals one

v2.0

2015.09.21

• Added new navigation panel
• Improved interface
• More precise time logging for statistics
• Sound correction option for Android 4.0 – 4.3
• Fixed bugs

v1.*.*

v1.7

2015.09.04

• New achievement sharing options
• Added wizard when creating custom training
• Introduced a system of degrees

v1.6.2

2015.08.26

• Fixed minor bugs

v1.6.1

2015.08.25

• Fixed minor bugs

v1.6

2015.08.24

• Added the possibility of backup and restoring of statistic, trainings and reminders
• Increased the maximum of training duration
• Optimized

v1.5.2

2015.08.10

• Fixed problems with phase sounds on Android > 4.3
• Adjusted the size of dialogs
• Optimized

v1.5.1

2015.07.26

• Added motivators to notifications

v1.5

2015.07.19

• Information about the duration of each breath phase added to “Control” tab
• The size of graphic elements adjusted

v1.4

2015.07.09

• Dark theme added
• Better support of xxxhdpi screens
• Portrait mode only on small screens
• Fixed bug with days of the week on some languages

v1.3

2015.07.02

• Round chart as start/pause button
• Fixed issues with sounds of breath phases on some devices

v1.2.1

2015.06.22

• Adjusting the sounds volume
• Fixed crash when entering the settings on some devices
• Translation fixes

v1.2

2015.06.19

• 3-seconds preparation before training
• Ability to set the training duration in the amount of breath cycles
• App icon is updated
• Minor interface improvements

v1.1

2015.06.11

• Silent and vibro modes support
• New metronome style, that uses vibration mechanism
• Bugs fixed

v1.0

2015.06.04

• Initial release