aCar 2.8.2 - Changelog

What's new in aCar 2.8.2:

· [New Feature] Added translation to Polish language (Pro feature).
· [New Feature] Added translation to Hungarian language (Pro feature).
· [Enhancement] When exporting records in CSV format, the date and time values are exported in separate columns for better compatibility with MS-Excel.
· [Enhancement] Added support for importing more formats from AutoMobile application (Pro feature).
· [Enhancement] Added support for importing more formats from Gas Cubby application (Pro feature).
· [Bug-Fix] Fuel Price / Volume Unit chart does not show anything if the Fuel Spec (Octane) field has been turned off from Optional Fields settings.
· [Bug-Fix] Fuel Efficiency and Fuel Price widgets are not displayed correctly on some of the recent new phones. Text is cut off.

What's new in aCar 2.8.1:

· [New Feature] Added Fuel Efficiency home screen widget. Quickly check the fuel efficiency of your vehicles without launching aCar (Pro feature).
· [New Feature] Added Fuel Price home screen widget. See the price of the fuel (last, minimum, maximum & average) you've filled in your vehicles without launching aCar (Pro feature).
· [New Feature] Added translation to Portuguese language (Pro feature).
· [Enhancement] FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) screen has been updated.
· [Bug-Fix] Some of the distance-based statistics are not calculated correctly.
· [Bug-Fix] Time input does not behave correctly when the time is in 24h format.

What's new in aCar 2.8.0:

· [Bug-Fix] Minor bug-fixes.
· [New Feature] Added support for Console, Predictions and Service Reminders home screen widgets (Pro feature).
· [New Feature] Added support for New FillUp Record, New Service Record, New Expense Record and New Trip Record home screen shortcuts (Pro feature).
· [New Feature] Added translation to Danish language (Pro feature).
· [New Feature] Added translation to Russian language (Pro feature).
· [Enhancement] Added support for importing more formats from RoadTrip application (Pro feature).
· [Bug-Fix] Some of the fill-up related statistics are wrong.
· [Bug-Fix] The calculation of Estimated Trip Cost is not correct.

What's new in aCar 2.7.10:

· [Bug-Fix] Minor bug-fixes.

What's new in aCar 2.7.9:

· [Bug-Fix] Fix for startup force-close problem on Android 1.5 devices.
· [Bug-Fix] Fix for the backup problem. It was broken in previous update.

What's new in aCar 2.7.8:

· [Bug-Fix] On the recent new phones from Motorola and Samsung, aCar can not find the files on SD-Card to import/restore from.

What's new in aCar 2.7.7:

· [New Feature] Added translation to Brazilian Portuguese language (Pro feature).

What's new in aCar 2.7.6:

· [New Feature] Added translation to Italian language (Pro feature).
· [Bug-Fix] Minor bug fixes.

What's new in aCar 2.7.5:

· [New Feature] Added translation to French language (Pro feature).
· [Enhancement] The backup files are sorted according to the real backup date/time (not just the file name!), and the most recent ones at the top, when trying to restore from a backup. This makes it easier to restore data from the most recent backups.
· [Bug-Fix] The options of Starting a Trip... dialog are not visible on Android 3.x devices.
· [Bug-Fix] When changing the Distance Unit and confirming to convert the data as well, the distance values are not converted with good accuracy. This can lead into bad data after a series of distance unit changes and converting the data back and forth.
· [Bug-Fix] The focus doesn't advance to the next input field when tapping on the Next button on soft on-screen keyboards/keypads.

What's new in aCar 2.6.1:

· [Bug-Fix] Minor bug-fixes.

What's new in aCar 2.6.0:

· [New Feature] The long awaited Move to SD-Card feature is here! aCar can now be moved to SD-Card to release some memory on the phone internal memory. (Android 2.2 and later)
· [New Feature] Added Send (e.g. E-mail, Dropbox) option to Full Backup screen. The manual backups can now be sent by E-Mail or to Dropbox accounts.
· [New Feature] Vehicles can be marked as retired (from View Vehicle screen) if they're no longer in use. No further service reminders will be triggered after then.
· [New Feature] When the Add Trip icon is tapped on the main screen console, there is a new option to start a trip from the destination of the last recorded trip.
· [New Feature] When the Add Trip icon is tapped on the main screen console, there is a new option to start a return trip for the last recorded trip.
· [New Feature] Sort order of the records listed on Browse Records screen can now be changed (either descending or ascending) from Settings.
· [New Feature] What's New? screen is accessible from options menu of the main screen.
· [Enhancement] Volume, Distance and Fuel Efficiency have got their own separate units. For example, it's possible now to enter in Miles but have the fuel efficiency in L/100km.

What's new in aCar 2.5.5:

· [New Feature] Data import from My Cars application (Android).
· [Enhancement] If the Console block located at the main screen is collapsed Browse Recs icon will be shown instead of Settings. It's because Browse Recs has more usage!
· [Bug-Fix] Total Distance is not calculated correctly if there are more than just one vehicle.
· [Bug-Fix] Modifying the volume of an existing fill-up does not update the calculated Fuel Efficiency value.

What's new in aCar 2.5.4:

· [New Feature] Data import from Trip and Trip Deluxe applications (PalmOS).
· [New Feature] Data import from Gas Cubby application (iOS).
· [Enhancement] Added support for importing more formats from RoadTrip application.
· [Enhancement] Added support for importing more formats from MPG application.
· [Enhancement] Added support for importing more formats from TealAuto application.
· [Enhancement] Added support for importing more formats from AutoMobile application.
· [Enhancement] Added support for importing more formats from Car Care application (iOS).
· [Bug-Fix] Directly typing a date/time by keyboard on Date-Time-Picker dialogs and immediately tapping on the Set button does not set the entered date/time.

What's new in aCar 2.5.3:

· [New Feature] Data import from Car Care application (iOS).
· [Enhancement] Added support for importing more formats from RoadTrip application.
· [Enhancement] Added support for importing more formats from MPG application.
· [Enhancement] Added support for importing more formats from TealAuto application.
· [Enhancement] When the Fuel Efficiency Unit is changed, users are now asked whether to change the unit only or to convert the data as well.
· [Bug-Fix] Secure your data notification is annoyingly posted everyday!
· [Bug-Fix] Archos tablets have problem registering any valid Donation ID to unlock the Pro features.
· [Bug-Fix] ViewSonic gTablet has problem registering any valid Donation ID to unlock the Pro features.
· [Bug-Fix] Time-Odometer chart is not displaying correct values when there are trip records.
· [Bug-Fix] Distance-based statistics for fill-up records are not calculated correctly. This affects the overall statistics as well.

What's new in aCar 2.5.2:

· [New Feature] Data import from SpritMonitor.de website.
· [Enhancement] Much easier search and filtering by tags. Tags, used in records, are now listed on Search screen like other criteria blocks.
· [Bug-Fix] There are several crashes (FC) on Garminfone, mostly on tabbed screens.
· [Bug-Fix] Service Reminder notifications are still posted to phone status bar while the Status Bar Notifications option is OFF.
· [Bug-Fix] Fuel Efficiency is not calculated correctly in some rare cases when a fill-up record is marked both as partial and missed-fillups.
· [Bug-Fix] Distance till next fill-up, driven distance, time till next fill-up and time since previous fill-up fields are not correctly calculated for the most recent records while they're all marked as partial or missed-fillups (no full tank fill-up exists).

What's new in aCar 2.5.1:

· [New Feature] Data import from AutoMobile application (PalmOS/Windows/Android).
· [New Feature] Data import from MPG application (PalmOS/iOS).
· [Bug-Fix] There are many false coming due service reminders after the previous update! They're far from being coming dues.
· [Bug-Fix] The day-based statistics are not correct in some cases.

What's new in aCar 2.3.0:

· [New Feature] Added Distance per Trip chart.
· [New Feature] Added Duration per Trip chart
· [New Feature] Added Total Trip Duration Comparison chart.
· [New Feature] Added Total Trip Distance Comparison chart.
· [New Feature] Added Time Between FillUps chart. Also showing the stat when viewing a fill-up record.
· [Enhancement] If there is an unfinished trip and Add Trip icon on the main screen is tapped, an option dialog is shown either to finish that unfinished trip or to add a new trip anyways.
· [Enhancement] Frequently Asked Questions have been improved and more QA's have been added.
· [Enhancement] Minor UI tweaks and improvements.
· [Bug-Fix] Donate & Go Pro screen crashes on Android 1.5 devices when the first character of the donation reference ID is entered.

What's new in aCar 2.2.0:

· [New Feature] Added support for Trip (Business Mileage) tracking.
· [New Feature] Added support for general Expense tracking for vehicles (Registration, Parking, Tolls, etc).
· [Enhancement] Further support for importing trip records from Auto 3in1 application.
· [Enhancement] Display and input of Time is now according to the system 24-Hour setting.
· [Enhancement] Minor user interface improvements.
· [Bug-Fix] Reminders Center crashes when some service reminders are not active.

What's new in aCar 2.1.2:

· [Bug-Fix] Import/Export processes crash on launch.

What's new in aCar 2.1.0:

· [New Feature] Added support for more fuel octanes and types. The list is dynamic and can be managed via the new Management screen accessible from the main screen.
· [New Feature] Your service reminders are posted as notifications to your phone status bar while aCar is not running. This can be turned off via the application Settings.
· [New Feature] New Reminders Center screen to manage your active reminders.
· [New Feature] Added Distance Between FillUps chart. Also showing the stat when viewing a fill-up record.
· [New Feature] Added Total Cost of Ownership to Statistics screen.
· [New Feature] You can apply the default service reminders to all reminders of your vehicles in one shot (from Management screen).
· [New Feature] You can reset the reminders of any of your vehicles to defaults (from Edit Reminders screen).
· [Enhancement] Added Body Type, Color, Engine Displacement, Tire Size, Tire Pressure, Fuel Tank Capacity and Purchase Price fields to Vehicle.
· [Enhancement] New option to include/drop the first fill-up record in/from the statistics.
· [Enhancement] You can now unregister your donation ref ID on your old phone to use it on a new one (available on Donate & Go Pro! screen).
· [Enhancement] Added support for more import formats from Fuelly.com.
· [Enhancement] Minor UI improvements.
· [Bug-Fix] There are no service reminders when importing data from CSV format.
· [Bug-Fix] Some of the statistics are not accurate.

What's new in aCar 2.0.4:

· [Bug-Fix] Minor bug-fixes.

What's new in aCar 2.0.3:

· [Improvement] Added support for more currency symbols (available in application Settings).
· [Bug-Fix] Fuel Efficiency values are not calculated correctly when converting unit from or to MPG (UK).
· [Bug-Fix] Random crashes here and there for accessing the database.
· [Bug-Fix] Minor CSV Import fixes.

What's new in aCar 2.0.2:

· [Improvement] Added the option (available in Settings) to use either numeric keypad or normal QWERTY soft keyboard for inputting numeric values. "Sony Xperia X10" and "Samsung Behold II" owners can use this to lessen the headaches of working with keypad (decimal point "." issue on keypad of those phones).
· [Bug-Fix] The "per day" statistics are incorrect.
· [Bug-Fix] Minor user interface bug-fixes.

What's new in aCar 2.0.1:

· [Bug-Fix] Some of the texts below the icons on main screen are cut off on Droid.
· [Bug-Fix] The application Settings screens are all black and nothing visible (Droid).

What's new in aCar 2.0.0:

· [Improvement] Entirely redesigned user interface with improved navigation, theme and better readability/contrast.
· [Improvement] Improved statistics screen. Now includes Service information as well.
· [Improvement] Ads have been completely removed :-)
· [New Feature] New application home screen to get a quick overview on what's going on with your vehicles. All at a glance!
· [New Feature] 9 new charts have been added: "Driven Distance" Comparison, "Expenses" Comparison, "Fuel Efficiencies" Comparison, Average "Cost/Day" Comparison, Average "Cost/DistanceUnit" Comparison, Average "Cost/VolumeUnit" Comparison, Average "Cost/FillUp" Comparison based on Fuel Octane, "Fuel Expenses" Comparison based on Fuel Octane, Average "Fuel Efficiencies" Comparison based on Fuel Octane
· [Bug-Fix] Minor bug fixes.

What's new in aCar 1.3.1:

· [Bug-Fix] Failed to upgrade from a very old version ( < 1.0.7 ) to a recent one ( > 1.0.8 ).
· [Bug-Fix] Can not import RoadTrip CSV file content with liter and kilometer units.
· [Bug-Fix] Can not import aCar and RoadTrip CSV file content after the files are edited in a spreadsheet software (the original structure gets modified a bit).
· [Improvement] Data export to CSV has been improved. The units for Odometer Reading, Fill-Up Volume and Fuel Efficiency have been moved to the separate columns of their own. Odometer Reading, Fill-Up Volume and Fuel Efficiency columns are pure numeric now!

What's new in aCar 1.2.11:

· [Bug-Fix] Hitting the BACK button, while editing the service reminders of a vehicle, does not save the changes!
· [Bug-Fix] Can not import any CSV file with more than one "." in its file name. It's wrongly rejected for having invalid format!
· [Bug-Fix] The soft keyboard is popped up at application startup on a few phone models. The previous fix (v.1.1.3) does not work!
· [Enhancement] There are checkboxes to enable/disable distance and time based service reminders for vehicles. There is no way to do the same for the default service reminders.
· [Enhancement] Further support for importing from Auto 3in1 application. More formats are supported now.

What's new in aCar 1.1.3:

· [Bug-Fix] The soft keyboard is popped up at application startup on a few phone models.
· [Bug-Fix] Average Fuel Efficiency (MPG) shown on main screen and fuel statistics is slightly wrong. It must be calculated based on total distance and total fuel volume instead of mathematical average.
· [Bug-Fix] Total Fuel Volume and Total Fuel Cost are slightly wrong on fuel statistics. The first fill-up and those marked as missed previous fill-ups should be dropped from calculations as they skew the results.
· [Enhancement] Added incremental odometer reading input support by prefixing the relative values with +. It will be automatically converted to absolute reading.
· [Enhancement] You can just enter the last three digits of odometer reading for fill-up records if it's more than 1000. The first few digits will be automatically copied from previous record. (e.g. If you already have an odometer reading 23,655.8 and enter 923.2 for your next fill-up record, it will be converted to 23,923.2)

What's new in aCar 1.1.0:

· [Bug-Fix] Wrong behavior when entering a fill-up knowing only price per liter/gallon and total cost.
· [Bug-Fix] Charts are not filtered correctly based on the last 6, 3 and 1 months periods after entering 2010! A date range calculation problem.
· [Enhancement] Vehicle model, make and insurance policy field lengths have been increased. Model and Make are 15 and insurance policy is 25 characters now.
· [New Feature] Full manual backup for the data and the application settings has been added.
· [New Feature] Full manual restore for the data and the application settings has been added.
· [New Feature] Automatic backup in specified intervals has been added.
· [New Feature] Automatic recovery (restore) after a phone reset or a reinstall has been added.

What's new in aCar 1.0.8:

· [Bug-Fix] Most of the statistics on Fuel Statistics report table are not calculated correctly when the fill-up records are filtered not by date or vehicle.
· [Bug-Fix] Records are not filtered correctly based on From/To Date criteria in Advanced Search.
· [Enhancement] Inline search bar visibility state is preserved when switching from portrait mode to landscape and vice versa.
· [Enhancement] When inline search bar is closed, the main screen switches to normal non-filtered mode. This is to keep the UI more consistent and to avoid any misunderstanding.
· [Enhancement] BACK button saves the current record (fillup-record, service-record, service, vehicle) as the default behavior if there aren't any validation errors.
· [Enhancement] Quick User Guide has been improved.

What's new in aCar 1.0.7:

· [Bug-Fix] Crash/Force-Close problem on Android 1.5 devices has been fixed.

What's new in aCar 1.0.6:

· [Bug-Fix] Fuel Efficiency is not calculated for the oldest block of partial fill-up records even if there is a full fill-up after them.
· [Bug-Fix] Deleting the most recent fill-up record does not set the Fuel Efficiency of the previous record to zero (which is the most recent record after deletion).

What's new in aCar 1.0.5:

· [Enhancement] Some tips for those first time users who have been stuck in landscape (graphical charts) mode of the application, with no data, on their first few launches.