Release 0.8.2 - Alpine 2 - 3 !!!

Changelog

Bugfixes 🐛

• Fix the Sprint-related results.
• Fix Race Grid.

Improvements 📈

• Migrate official API's results to v2 (the Box, Box! Server has also been updated).
• Use the official API by default on fresh installation.
• Update translations from Weblate.

You should download the APK depending on your CPU architecture. If you do not know it, download the universal APK.

Thanks for using Box, Box!

Release 0.8.1 - 🇮🇹 - Well done Leclerc!

Changelog

Before downloading, please read the Development Notice about the future of Box, Box!.

Bugfixes 🐛

• Fix the Free Practice list, countdowns and results.
• Fix Even Tracker results by using the API instead of scraping.
• Fix countdown to the race.
• Fix Downloads popup on small screen (#171).
• Fix Add to Calendar button on API >= 30 (#172).
• Fix home news scroll behavior when offline and images are not cached.
• Fix DSQ and 6666(6) position.
• Fix download not available on web, making the app unavailable there.

Improvements 📈

• More routes are supported by the Box, Box! server (Formula E and official API). They can now be used through the app!
• Placeholder improvements in the player, in the schedule and in the news.
• Update translations from Weblate.
• Revert the order of the downloads (most recent on top).

Dev 💻

• Add GitHub sponsors to the README and create a FUNDING file (review is still pending...).

You should download the APK depending on your CPU architecture. If you do not know it, download the universal APK.

Thanks for using Box, Box!

Release 0.8.0 - Second birthday of Box, Box!

Changelog

Before downloading, please read the Development Notice about the future of Box, Box!.

This release add full support for Formula E and downloads!

Bugfixes 🐛

• Fix the Free Practice webview.
• Fix Circuit facts and history scraper.
• Fix the Race hub's documents parser.
• Fix the Race hub's information button.
• Maybe fix the Circuit screen, crashing just after the end of a race.
• Fix the Mixed News theming.

Improvements 📈

• Add support for Formula E! (#152)
• Add support for downloading articles and videos from Formula 1! (#155)
• Add support for custom feeds in Mixed News. (#160)
• Add support for Pre-Season testings (only schedule, no results available).
• Improvements to the Race Hub screen.
• Official API added to the default settings.
• Update translations from Weblate.

Dev 💻

• Add Monero donation (XMR). (#156)
• Update README (new screenshots, updated strings).
• Use new web implementation following Flutter bump.
• Add per-abi APKs to the release.
• Remove notification from video player.

You should download the APK depending on your CPU architecture. If you do not know it, download the universal APK.

Particular mention: thanks to @serrq for the numerous feature requests and improvement suggestions!

Thanks for using Box, Box!

Release 0.7.4 - 🇲🇨

Changelog

This release add support for the official API! See a comparison here.

Bugfixes 🐛

• Fix Driver and Team Screens by fixing their parser (new UI on the official website).
• Fix Circuit screen when no highlights article is present.
• Fix the information button of the Race Hub (#158).
• Fix the text alignment of the articles.
• Fix the countdown not showing for the sprint.
• Fix the sprint check.
• Fix the leader time in the results' widget of the Circuit Screen (#154).
• Fix wrong DNFs in the Team results.
• Fix Williams results with only one car result and updated the converter to RB instead of Alphatauri (#153).
• Fix home for tablets.

Improvements 📈

• Add support for the official API (beta)! You can enable it from the settings. (You have to enable the Experimental Features first). Please report any bug related to this.
• Use f1-dash as the unofficial alternative for the live sessions (open-source, ads-free and feature-rich client).
• Migrate even more UI to MD3.
• Fix dark theme on startup.
• Update Alpine color.
• Improve the team color indicator.
• Improve the Team Screen UI.
• Handle overflow of circuit name instead of two lines (#146).
• Add a 'Copy title' button to the long-press actions of the article card (#159).
• Add 12-hour clock (#147). You can enable it from the settings.
• Refactor the Circuit screen for better performances and avoid double requests.
• Improve the track image popup of the Circuit screen (#157).
• Update the Race Programme URL of the Race Hub.
• Hide atomPromotion article part, because it is useless for the app.
• Update to new article route when sharing and opening in the browser.
• Update translations from Weblate.

Dev 💻

• Bump Flutter to 3.22.1 and fix deprecations
• Bump dependencies
• Update AGP, minSdk, targetSdk, Gradle and Kotlin versions.

As always, thanks for using Box, Box!

Note: the size of the app increased a lot, because of the updated minSdk... I may try to split the APKs per arch in the future to reduce the app size.

Release v0.7.3 - 🇨🇳

Changelog

I am planning to support the official API (results/schedule/standings) in the upcoming releases, so stay tuned!

Bugfixes 🐛

• Fix the Sprint Qualifying results and texts.
• Fix wrong DNFs in Free Practice results.
• Fix Sprint Qualifying countdown missing (#142).
• Fix the news' settings in light mode.
• Add Chinese GP image cover (#141).
• Add Chinese circuit map link.
• Fix offline news when a custom server is set.
• Fix missing times in the driver results.

Improvements 📈

• Add support for the official WebView. It may be buggy, so if you face any issue, please report it! Also, it can be disabled from the settings.
• Add an 'Add to calendar' button in the Race Hub sessions (#143).
• Improve the Race Hub UI (#139).
• Improve the UI of the driver details screen.
• Add the race time to the schedule (#130).
• Update translations from Weblate.

Dev 💻

• Update translations credits in the README.
• Remove v to the tags to follow issues' milestones.

As always, thanks for using Box, Box!

Release v0.7.2 - Speed ⏩

Changelog

Bugfixes 🐛

• Fix the Grand Prix Documents parser's logic.
• Fix the schedule not refreshing.
• Fix the session countdown #135.
• Fix the servers always being deleted on start.

Improvements 📈

• Huge performance improvements to the news.
• Improve theming across the app to follow the color palette.
• Add Bearman's image.
• Improve some article parts and remove Nitter redirections.
• Improve images' loading and caching logic.
• Other UI and performance improvements.
• Update translations from Weblate. The app is now available in Bengali, thanks to @Rafee-M!

As always, thanks for using Box, Box!

Release v0.7.1 - MD3 migration ✨

Changelog

In case of a crash when starting the app again (I hope not), delete its data and start it again.

Some features in the standings / results may not work because the API used is deprecated at the end of the year, so there is less support.

Bugfixes 🐛

• Remove the small padding in the qualification and race results.
• Fix the schedule (if you still see the 2023 schedule, wait 1 hour or delete app's data).
• Fix the results (same as above).
• Fix the search
• Fix missing details in the drivers' and teams' details page.

Improvements 📈

• Full Material Design 3 migration (the light theme still needs some polishing).
• Add support for pre-season tests.
• Use the official Box, Box! Server by default on web and add it to the local list of servers (#124).
• A lot of bug fixes and UI improvements across the app.
• Update team colors to their 2024 variants and add two more colors.
• Dynamically update the color theme of the app.
• Add support for the atomInteractiveExperience article part.
• Disable the useless notification service on Android.
• Fix info button in the Race Hub and update the link of the race program.
• Update the translations from Weblate.

Dev 💻

• Add the new Box, Box! Server instance to the README.

As always, thanks for using Box, Box!

Release v0.7.0 - New Year update 🥳

Happy New Year everyone 🥳, a bit late though.

This update is focused on performance improvements and on the support for the new season.

The standings will be 2023's standings until the end of the first race.

Bugfixes 🐛

• Fix the article search.
• Fix empty results.
• Fix image galleries height when being a hero.
• Fix the schedule.
• Remove Beyondtheflag.com from the Mixed News as it cannot be parsed yet.

Improvements 📈

• Update links to drivers' images, teams' cars, schedule and update ids of races for the new season.
  There are still some links to update, but their 2024 version is not available yet.
• Huge performance improvements, specifically in the article screen.
• Use Farside.link with Nitter to dispatch the load.
• Update the Content Blockers of the webview to be more restrictive and efficient (#125).
• The app is now available in Swahili, thanks to @leonardsangoroh

Dev 💻

• Bump Flutter to 3.16.3
• Bump packages

As always, thanks for using Box, Box!

Roadmap to the next version:

• Support of pre-season tests (the first will not be available because I need to wait for the session to implement it in the app)
• A Material Design 3 migration!

If you have any suggestion, be free to open an issue :)

Release v0.6.5 - 🇲🇽

Bugfixes 🐛

• Fix the articles with Sprint Shootout results.
• Fix the position of the disqualified drivers (now DQ instead of 66666…).
• Fix the GP documents again.

Improvements 📈

• Add 8 Nitter instances to reduce the loading times and the load of the instances.
• Start the Race Hub's meetings earlier and finish them later.
• Show the reason of a DNF on tap on the text when available.
• The app is now available in Arabic, thanks to @Music47ell.

Dev 💻

• Add the pubspec.lock file to version control (#120).
• Update the credits of the translations in the README.

As always, thanks for using Box, Box!

Release v0.6.4 - 🇺🇸

Bugfixes 🐛

• Fix the YouTube videos by using Piped.
• Update the player settings' section when changing the theme.
• Remove the Hero for the articles.
• Replace the session web view with an account-free alternative.
• Fix opening first document of the GP documents.
• Fix the results of the Sprint Shootout before the session.

Improvements 📈

• Add a setting to choose a Piped instance.
• Replace Twitter embeds with Nitter.
• Add support for the atomPullQuote article part.
• Snap to next article in related sections
• Improve the bottom navigation bar hiding algorithm.
• Update translations from Weblate.
• Other UI improvements.

Dev 💻

• Update the Flutter version for the builds.
• Fix the CI builds.
• Bump a lot of packages
• Update the screenshots of the README and the project's description.

As always, thanks for using Box, Box!