OpenPocketCine 0.1.8 release notes

This public beta is the cumulative update for testers moving from open beta build 128 (0.1.5) to 0.1.8. iOS and Android cover the same release window; their store build numbers differ. It is a new version, so the first external TestFlight build of 0.1.8 goes through TestFlight Beta App Review before testers can install it.

iOS

iOS: new and changed

Camera setup, settings, View Assist and Media controls match the other OpenCine apps.
Media is much faster on large cards: listing, selection and transfer progress stay responsive while clips cache.
Media grid is staggered: portrait photos stand upright and every item fills the space above it.
Caching and downloads show a live speed beside the percentage, such as 42 MB/s.
Selecting clips shows Exit selection beside the count, then All, Share and Delete.
Pinch-zoomed playback fills the screen past the clip’s letterbox, up to the edge.
The live picture runs more smoothly: the screen no longer redraws everything as the timecode advances.
Tap the storage readout to cycle free space, free percentage and remaining time, in portrait and landscape.
In landscape, colour sits beside the codec; in Photo mode white balance and focus move to the top corner so captions fit.
Portrait readouts use a three-column grid. Offline, Media shows clips cached on this phone; an empty filter says No matching clips.
Apple Watch records and captures while the phone is locked; a watcher on an older version is asked to update.
Bluetooth Remote Shutter is off until you turn it on in Operator Setup > Controls, and it ignores late volume changes.
Diagnostics separate video, decoding and display activity for picture interruptions.

iOS: fixes

Connecting no longer freezes the app on Starting live view or Opening the video link.
Camera Wi-Fi keeps approved joins for rejoins, offers guidance and Wi-Fi settings after a refusal, and forgetting a setup removes its network.
The Local Network prompt comes during pairing, before the camera Wi-Fi join; Allow carries on without relaunching.
Reconnecting waits in the background, so the picture returns without Retry. The card names its 3-minute window; a dropped link shows no bars.
Returning from Media, even after a long visit, restores the live picture instead of disconnecting.
Shutter Angle follows angle picks, Auto-to-Manual and frame-rate changes; the list is no longer stuck at 1/60, and a Pocket 3 without one gets standard speeds.
Pocket 3, Pocket 4, Pocket 4 Pro, Nano and Action 6 offer the Auto ISO ceiling, ISO limit and native ISO hop again.
The app no longer hangs as readouts update in long sessions, and a volume-button shutter no longer causes a rare quit.
Playback keeps Pause through buffering, seeking, Share and returning to the app.
Playback stays smoother on large cards, scopes update more evenly, and wide clips keep correct brightness in LUTs and scopes.
Selection, deletion, caching and sharing stay tied to the current clips; several cached clips share together.
With Full Resolution Caching on, a played clip keeps downloading after closing and reads CACHED.
Sharing a clip left mid-download in the player, or whose download stopped, finishes instead of failing.
VoiceOver skips live controls under a covering screen and the hidden buttons of a collapsed landscape palette.
Portrait card-space labels keep their full value near the cutout.
On current Pocket 3 firmware, head tracking calibrates instead of waiting for the gimbal, small nods no longer swing it the long way, and Level and Motion Control read its position.

iOS: what to test

On a full card, scroll, select, Select all, then Exit selection. Play a clip, pinch-zoom and pan to the edges.
Reinstall and pair (Local Network before Wi-Fi Join), reconnect, go Home 3+ minutes, then stay in Media 30 minutes: live view returns without a freeze or Retry.
At 180 degrees/25p in Auto, check native ISO and Auto ISO limits. Pick Manual, then 50p: 180 stays as 1/50 becomes 1/100.
With Full Resolution Caching on, play an uncached clip briefly, go back and Share it: the speed shows, it shares and reads CACHED.
Pocket 3 on current firmware with AirPods: calibrate head tracking, nod up and down a little, return to centre, tap STOP, use the joystick, then Double-tap Level.

Android

Android: new and changed

Camera setup, settings, View Assist and Media controls look and behave like the other OpenCine apps.
Media is much faster on large cards: listing, selecting, Select all and transfer progress stay responsive while clips cache.
Media grid is staggered: portrait photos stand upright and every item fills the space above it.
Caching and downloads show a live speed beside the percentage, for example 18% and 42 MB/s.
Selecting clips shows an Exit selection close beside the count, then All, Share and Delete. Media’s top corner is now a Back arrow.
Pinch-zoomed playback now fills the screen past the clip’s letterbox, up to the screen edge.
The live picture runs more smoothly after connecting: the screen no longer redraws everything as the timecode advances.
Tap the storage readout to step through free space, free percentage and remaining time, the same in portrait and landscape.
In landscape, the colour profile sits beside the codec, and in Photo mode white balance and focus move to the top corner so captions fit.
Media scrolls to the newest clip. Offline, it says the camera is disconnected and shows the clips cached on this phone.
The ISO drum stars the native ISO of the current colour profile, for example 400 in D-Log M.
Bluetooth Remote Shutter is now off until you turn it on in Operator Setup > Controls. Your saved choice is kept.
Diagnostics separate incoming video, decoding and display activity to help investigate picture interruptions.

Android: fixes

The app no longer freezes or shows App not responding while the live picture rebuilds, for example after rotating or returning.
Reconnecting waits in the background and resumes on return without Retry. The card names its 3-minute window; a dropped link shows no bars.
Returning from Media, even after a long visit, restores the live picture instead of disconnecting the camera.
Connection failures open the relevant Wi-Fi settings, and pairing timeouts explain what to try next.
Shutter Angle follows angle picks, Auto-to-Manual and frame-rate changes; the list is no longer stuck at 1/60, and a Pocket 3 with no list gets standard speeds.
Pocket 3, Pocket 4, Pocket 4 Pro, Nano and Action 6 offer the Auto ISO ceiling, the ISO limit and the native ISO hop again.
The live top bar readouts get their dark glow back, so they stay readable over bright pictures.
Playback keeps Pause through buffering, scrubbing and Share.
Playback stays smoother on large cards; scopes and audio meters update without redrawing the whole player.
Clip deletion, caching and sharing several cached clips work together on the current selection. The selection bar shows the whole count.
With Full Resolution Caching on, a played clip keeps downloading after you close it and reads CACHED. TalkBack reads it as one switch.
Sharing a clip you left mid-download in the player, or whose download stopped, finishes its copy instead of failing.
Shared clips keep their DJI file names instead of arriving with long random names.
Portrait card-space labels keep their full value near the cutout.
On a Pocket 3 with current firmware, Double-tap Level and Motion Control moves read the gimbal position again.

Android: what to test

On a full card, scroll the grid, select, use Select all, then Exit selection. Play a clip, pinch to zoom and pan to the screen edges.
Rotate the phone repeatedly and leave and return to the app during Live View: the app stays responsive and the picture returns.
In Live View, go Home, record 60 to 90 s with the system camera app, then return: the picture comes back by itself with no Retry.
At 180 degrees/25p in Auto, check native ISO and Auto ISO limits. Select Manual, then 50p: 180 stays as 1/50 becomes 1/100.
With Full Resolution Caching on, play an uncached clip briefly, go back and Share it with a second clip: the speed shows and both keep their names.

The previous window is in the 0.1.5 notes.