UBICoin Release Notes

v1.4.46

• Upgraded: Integrated Logger and Popup system. User is now notified of any exceptions or errors with a popup message, which allows them to immediately report the error and send a detailed log and stack trace - opening a new issue in the Issue Tracker.

• Added: Forced exceptions system allows developers to force any type of exception to occur at any point of any module. The greatly enhances the speed of testing graceful recovery mechanisms. Integrated with code coverage metrics and automated testing.

• Added: Toxicity/Proximity Badges and Toxic Contagion system. An UBICoin Wallet can become "Toxic" under MANY conditions (this is just a short list of examples):

  • Too many Wallet Resets are occurring (indicating tampering with the Wallet Files)

  • Abnormal call stacks detected (for example, a function being called when that function is not actually available to the user based on current state)

  • Abnormal screen flow detected (opening a screen that is currently inaccessible from the current screen)

  • Too many logically-invalid decimal number entries (for example, trying to enter negative payment amounts)

  • Abnormal input/button speed

  • Attempting to run in an Emulator or Virtual Computing Environment

  • Too many Biometric Authentication attempts/failures in a row

  • Other signs that automation is being attempted (too many to list)

  • Input validation/sanitation detects an input injection attempt

  • Mismatched MD5 cross-checks on libraries, frameworks or modules (indicating attempted reverse-engineering or re-obfuscation)

  • Many more

• Both Toxic and Proxic Badges will appear at the top of the Get Paid and Pay screens if the wallet has either of these conditions.

• The Toxic Badge removes itself after 24 days.

• The Proxic Badge removes itself after 6 days.

• Removed: Bitter Plants mini-game removed.

v1.4.45

• Added: New Crash Reporting system added, greatly improved integration with backend online Issue Tracking. Crashes from previous runs are detected on startup and the user is prompted if they would like to report the crash. Added more exception detection and handling for all modules and functions.

• Updated: Bitter Plants mini-game refactored into tax preparation software.

v1.4.43 - v1.4.44

• Upgraded: Improvements to handling of RTL languages

v1.4.42

• Added: Backup/Restore System (Android only)

• Upgraded: Significant improvements to language system. Language system now dynamically decides whether to use Text or TMP prefabs based on the text being displayed. It automatically takes into account Emoji presence, language being used, alphabet being used, LTR or RTL writing, and choses the best prefab to display the text. This also entirely eliminates the need for using pre-constructed TMP Font assets (which are 10x larger than standard TTF/OTF Font files).

• Updated: Bitter Plants mini-game quickly put back to quell the screams of the raging mob. We are sorry, and we have learned our lesson.

v1.4.41

• Added: More links for merchants - links now go to Smart Category searches

• Added: On-Screen Instructions now change in Store Mode to be customer-centric

• Updated: Documentation Notes updated

• Updated: Bitter Plants mini-game removed. Little orange fish are not amused.

v1.4.40

• Upgraded: Unity Framework to v2022.3.5f1 Long-Term-Support

• Upgraded:  QR Code encoder/decoder to Framework v5.4.6

• Added: Option to force use of front-facing camera when in Store Mode

• Added: Full Emoji v15.0 support for iOS and Android.

  • Emojis can now be used in Notes, and will stay the same across different devices and operating systems

  • Emojis can be entered directly from mobile device keyboards with no special tags and no extra steps - they will "just work" as expected

• Added: More Badges - MOAR badges 😊😊😊

• Updated: Bitter Plants mini-game moved to CollectPayment() function.

 v1.3.39

• Added: Integrated store daily limit with dashboard store closed panel. Stores can now set a daily limit for the amount of UBICoin they take in, after which the dashboard will display a Store Closed sign that automatically resets on the next day.

• Updated: Bitter Plants horizontal sliding scrollbar now appears on a sub-screen chosen randomly at App Startup. The scrollbar can be either vertical on the left-hand side of the screen, or horizontal across the top. It does not control anything.

v1.3.37 - v1.3.38

• Improved: Additional UI enhancements, standardized close/back buttons and control row position across all screens

• Updated: Bitter Plants button changed to horizontal sliding scrollbar test (you must achieve a value of exactly 11.73993 and hold it for 1 second)

v1.3.35 - v1.3.36

• Improved: UI Improvements for Android and iOS phones

• Improved: Rearranged UI components to better support flip/fold phones (QR code is never displayed over the fold)

• Updated: Bitter Plants icon now invisible, but flashes in rainbow colors when tapped! May randomly spawn additional little orange fish.

v1.3.34

• Added: Badge System that tracks and rewards badges for all of the following activities: 

  • Making an UBICoin Payment

  • Receiving an UBICoin Payment

  • Sharing a Note

  • Scanning a Note

  • Watching a Video

  • Displaying the QR Codes to install UBICoin from the App Store or Google Play Store

  • Receiving a Payment while in Store Mode

  • Thinking about UBICoin

  • Special Unique Badges for Early Adopters

• Updated: Bitter Plants mini-game moved to Settings screen.

v1.3.33

• Added: Bitter Plants mini-game added. Fun little mini-game about plants and high explosives. Accessible from the dashboard by clicking the flower icon in the top control menu.

v1.3.31

• Improved: Support requests now autofill device information and automatically sends and attaches log files to the ticket.

• Added: Little orange fish viewer

v1.3.30

• Added: Notifications system for both iOS and Android

• Added: Daily notifications - these can be turned on or off in the System --> Notification settings

v1.3.29

• Added: Release Notes default documentation that automatically opens this page when viewed

• Added: Wallet versioning with graceful migration of wallets that do not use versioning.

v1.3.28

• Added: Improved handling of Dashboard user interface. All special modes (Store Mode, Video Ready Mode, Video Waiting Mode) now transition instantaneously.

• Improved: Countdown in Video Waiting Mode now uses UTC

• Upgraded: Little orange fish feeding and enrichment system.

v1.3.27

• Fixed:  Fixed an issue related to the way directory lists are handled in memory on some Android and iOS devices that caused some phones to incorrectly display their UBICoin balance on the Dashboard.

• Improved: Better handing of edge-case return values from LocalAuthentication framework on iOS devices

v1.3.25

• Added: Watch Video system

• Added: Additional Documentation added to default Notes - "How to Protect Your UBICoin Wallet"

• Added: Put little orange fish back

v1.3.24

• Added: Additional Wallet Tamper Checks Added

• Improved: Improved Wallet Integrity Check Speed

• Improved: Scribe System flexibility improved to allow more Wallet Tamper Checks

• Improved: Tamper Checking now better accommodates all previous Wallet versions

v1.3.23

• Added: Store Mode now shows Last Purchase Amount for a specified number of seconds (0 - 20). This can be changed in the Setting screen.

• Removed: MUCH larger grey fish with long teeth and poisonous quills

v1.3.21

• Milestone: UBICoin accepted and published in the Apple App Store

• Added: Apple App Store QR Code added to the Share screen.

• Improved: Improved layout of Share screen to accommodate older iPads.

v1.3.20

• Added: Note controls combined into control row

• Improved: Scrollview dynamic sizing better accommodates smaller iPad screens.

• Removed: Bitcode compile option removed to support imminent bitcode deprecation and removal from iOS devices

• Removed: All "iOS" strings removed from build metadata

• Removed: Slight larger blue fish

v1.3.19

• Improved: Changed Notes selection to a toggle and moved all Note actions to control row

• Improved: Notes screen dynamic sizing now better accommodates older iPads

• Added: Font sizing controls added to Note View and Note Edit screens.

v1.3.18

• Milestone: Biometric Authentication for iOS and Android merged into a single class, abstracting the LocalAuthentication framework calls/callbacks.

• Improved: Various Notes system QoL improvements

• Removed: Little orange fish

v1.3.15

• Improved: Expanded supported devices down to Android 9

• Added: More Shop options added

• Improved: Documentation improved

• Added: Emoji "language" support added

• Fixed: Various fixes added to Language system to support Emoji "language"

• Added: language support for Dutch, English, French, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, and Swedish

• Added: Language system