Huge iOS capture performance improvements (iOS 6.4.0 is out)

  • Greatly improved capture performance, which saves battery and decreases the risk of device overheating
  • Added Settings shortcut to Camera to quickly access camera settings
  • Added “north mode” to Camera map to disable map rotation and lock the map to “north”
  • Added time counter to Camera
  • Added reminder to unplug charger to avoid overheating if the phone battery is >80% during capture
  • Added new battery saving section in Settings
  • Added not yet uploaded captures to all maps (including the Camera map)
  • Added panning support to the Camera map
  • Added blocked addresses to Explore map
  • Added compass angle to the Camera map
  • Increased the upload timeout to 60s
  • Updated map styling of the current and not yet uploaded captures
  • The red level line is now hidden during capture to save battery
  • The white horizon line is now hidden during capture to minimize distraction
  • When the device reaches thermal state “serious”, to avoid further overheating, the live map is now disabled and an overheat warning is displayed
  • Updated button styling in Camera
  • The setting for dimming the screen during capture is now on by default (explained the first time capture is started)
  • Improved avatar image caching
  • Improved the feed update performance by downloading only the necessary data
  • Changed the default Camera map zoom from 17 to 17.5
  • Updated alert styling
  • Removed animation when toggling between small and big Camera map
  • Renamed “flash screen” setting to “shutter effect”
  • Fixed bug where users’ imagery turned green for a fraction of a second when enabling color by age
  • Fixed bug where tapping on map on Homepage sometimes jumped to the wrong location
  • Fixed bug where map on Homepage would update to an unknown location after deleting uploaded captures
  • Fixed bug where the Esri Satellite map would turn black when zoomed in too much
  • Fixed bug where images captured by the app and saved using the share feature were not compatible with Desktop Uploader
  • Fixed bug where zoom level was not working as expected when pressing “locate me” button on Explore
  • Fixed bug where the Homepage map would not update to show new captures after exiting the Camera
  • Fixed bug where password reset didn’t work
  • Fixed bug where the remove avatar image action used the wrong icon
  • Fixed bug where app appearance override would not work correctly with automatic map style
  • Fixed bug where charging state was not detected if battery was at 100%
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Huge release! Nice work @Anders !

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So many awesome camera improvements! :star_struck: :camera:

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