Release Notes¶
- 2.2
- 2.1
- 2.0
- 1.4
- 1.3
- 1.2
- 1.1
- 1.1.14 – Dec 2, 2017
- 1.1.13 – Oct 28, 2017
- 1.1.12 – Oct 17, 2017
- 1.1.11 – Oct 7, 2017
- 1.1.10 – Sept 23, 2017
- 1.1.9 – Sept 16, 2017
- 1.1.8 – Sept 2, 2017
- 1.1.7 – Aug 26, 2017
- 1.1.6 – Aug 14, 2017
- 1.1.5 – Aug 9, 2017
- 1.1.4 – Aug 7, 2017
- 1.1.3 – Aug 2, 2017
- 1.1.2 – July 29, 2017
- 1.1.1 – July 27, 2017
- 1.1.0 – July 26, 2017
- 1.0
2.1¶
2.1.6 – July 7, 2021¶
- Allow for expired LG Advanced attachments
2.1.5 – Apr 13, 2021¶
- Allow for additional types of missing attachments
2.1.4 – Dec 3, 2020¶
- Allow Samsung Advanced attachments of unspecified types
- Mark sender unkown for some failed or cancelled Samsung messages
2.1.3 – Sep 24, 2020¶
- Collect some missing attachments on Alcatel and LG phones
2.1.2 – June 22, 2020¶
- Improve diagnostics for some errors
2.1.1 – May 20, 2020¶
- Handle error stopping collection on some Samsung messages
2.1.0 – May 16, 2020¶
- Better error information when phone is low on space
- Always renders in Roboto font regardless of system default
- Most recent collections appear at the top of the collection list
- Start date filter picker default matches end of previous collection
- Labeled “Legal Text Collector” instead of “Text Collector” on home screen
- Updated icon for Android 8 and later
- Shows only last segment of attachment names that look like full paths
- Messages labeled “unknown type” now labeled “unknown status”
- Some “unknown status” messages no longer guessed as outgoing
- More message statuses recognized on LG phones
- New descriptive text on date filter screen and About screen
- Handle Google Play billing crash
2.0¶
2.0.12 – Feb 13, 2020¶
- Fix Gmail truncating error reports
2.0.11 – Feb 11, 2020¶
- Allow for Samsung Smart Switch transfer omitting thread participants
2.0.10 – Jan 29, 2020¶
- Handle an error stopping collections on some BlackBerry phones
2.0.9 – Jan 21, 2020¶
- Handle Google Play Billing crashes
2.0.8 – Jan 10, 2020¶
- Collections allow MMS messages with multiple senders
- Fix showing out-of-date owner name on Samsung phones
2.0.7 – Sep 3, 2019¶
- Handle new permission restrictions in Android 10
2.0.6 – Jun 9, 2019¶
- Handle permission errors on Verizon Google Pixel phones
- Allow sharing when Google Play billing fails
2.0.5 – Mar 7, 2019¶
- Improve Samsung attachment not found error handling
2.0.4 – Feb 17, 2019¶
- Handle Samsung message download in progress
2.0.3 – Feb 10, 2019¶
- Add option to include unthreaded messages
2.0.2 – Jan 25, 2019¶
- Stronger warning about Verizon Messages+ compatibility
2.0.1 – Jan 15, 2019¶
- Fix collection abend on Xiaomi phones
2.0.0 – Jan 11, 2019¶
- An option to export individual conversations
- Timestamps in shared filenames give exported collections unique sortable names
- Attachments export in a single top-level folder
- Deleted messages on Samsung restored from iPhone can be hidden
- Duplicate messages from Samsung Advanced no longer appear
- Deleted messages no longer appear on HTC phones
- Some unrecognized LG Advanced Messaging status codes no longer abort collections
- Fix collections aborting when finding Alcatel Advanced Messaging
- Exclude some Alcatel Advanced bookkeeping messages
1.3¶
1.3.3 – Aug 5, 2018¶
- Allow additional address field for some Samsung Advanced messages
1.3.2 – July 9, 2018¶
- Handle another Samsung Advanced messaging status code
1.3.1 – June 2, 2018¶
- Handle new Samsung Advanced messaging status codes
1.3.0 – May 8, 2018¶
- Filter out duplicate entries in phone contacts
- Detect Verizon Messages+ and display a warning
- Forgive some types of Google Play purchase errors
- Save storage space when collections fail
- Links to instructions remain always visible
- Popup warning that purchase is required upon starting a new collection
- “Allow clipping” option on by default
1.2¶
1.2.4 – Apr 19, 2018¶
- Do not show duplicate addresses on the same message
1.2.3 – Apr 6, 2018¶
- Handle messages to yourself over Advanced Messaging on LG phones
1.2.2 – Apr 2, 2018¶
- Fix crash on some LG phones running Android 6.0
1.2.1 – Apr 2, 2018¶
- Fix collection abend on Metro PCS Alcatel phones
1.2.0 – Mar 31, 2018¶
- Experimental support for Advanced Messaging on LG phones
- Correct handling of partially downloaded AT&T Advanced messages on Samsung phones
- Improved error reporting
1.1¶
1.1.14 – Dec 2, 2017¶
- International phone formats update
1.1.13 – Oct 28, 2017¶
- Show high-precision timestamps for selected customers
1.1.12 – Oct 17, 2017¶
- Handle messages that use both insert-address-token and sender address
1.1.11 – Oct 7, 2017¶
- Fix crash on Shenzhen Hongkaijiawei phones
- Improve international phone number formatting
1.1.10 – Sept 23, 2017¶
- Fix collection failure on Xiaomi phones
1.1.9 – Sept 16, 2017¶
- Option to restart interrupted collections
1.1.8 – Sept 2, 2017¶
- Render some types of image corruption as an error message instead of crashing or failing the zip
1.1.7 – Aug 26, 2017¶
- Fix collection failure due to missing EXIF tags on some Kyocera phones
- Fix zip failure for images that can’t be decoded in reduced fidelity
- Use locale-sensitive sort order for documents
- Fix collection failure on phones that do not report number their own number, such as some Indian phones
1.1.6 – Aug 14, 2017¶
- Reduce memory consumption and zip size to prevent some zip failures
- Option to make all images external attachments
1.1.5 – Aug 9, 2017¶
- Fix collection failures for some AT&T Advanced messages with inconsistent addressee fields
1.1.4 – Aug 7, 2017¶
- Fix collection failures when the same corrupted image appears in multiple conversations
- Fix crash in viewer when attempting to view a collection not quite completed
1.1.3 – Aug 2, 2017¶
- Handle attachments missing mimetype
1.1.2 – July 29, 2017¶
- Change owner phone number resolution order for some dual-SIM configurations
1.1.1 – July 27, 2017¶
- Fix help email link on About screen
1.1.0 – July 26, 2017¶
- Clarify and expand explanations of how Text Collector works in various parts of the user interface
- Show conversation name in the title of the preview screen
- Sort message threads alphabetically instead of chronologically
- Fix context menu placement on Android 7
1.0¶
1.0.6 – July 20, 2017¶
- Fix a crash when going to background during purchase
- Accept unknown types of AT&T Advanced Messages by default
1.0.5 – July 19, 2017¶
- Request a missing permission needed on some HTC phones
- Accept another AT&T Advanced Messaging status for attachments failed to download
1.0.4 – July 17, 2017¶
- Ensure zip is complete before purchase to prevent Android PDF generator segfaults from causing errors after purchase
- Trap an error requesting addresses from message thread
1.0.3 – July 13, 2017¶
- Fix incoming AT&T Advanced messages with pictures and attachments appeared to be outgoing
- Handle AT&T Advanced messages that failed to upload or download pictures and attachments
- Workaround AT&T Advanced bug that hides certain draft messages
1.0.2 – July 12, 2017¶
- Handle duplicated message text in some Verizon Messages with attachments
1.0.1 – July 11, 2017¶
- Handle occasional out of memory errors more gracefully when generating PDF
- Work around a Google Play billing bug where purchases sometimes do not return any response code
1.0.0 – June 12, 2017¶
The first release, Legal Text Collector 1.0 supported these features:
- SMS, MMS and Samsung Advanced text message to PDF conversion
- Images and other types of attachments
- Date filtering