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.