v.1.4.0

With this release we have tried to address one of the major pain points of Panic Button so far which was unwanted triggers.

IMPORTANT: Note that the trigger mechanism has changed! You now need to confirm with one extra power button press after the first repeated presses. Triggering the alarm now requires the following steps:

• Press the power button repeatedly until you feel a vibration.
• Wait one second and press again to confirm.
• The phone vibrates again to confirm that the alerts are starting to send every 5 minutes.

Please note that the hardware button trigger only works when repeatedly pressing relatively slowly (about once per second or slightly faster). If pressing faster, then triggering the alarm might not work.

You can restart the wizard to refresh your memory and learn about the new way to trigger the alarm. After unlocking the disguise, go to the Settings menu, and select "Restart the installation".

Please also note that this release contains a bug and trigger reporting module (parse) which will send debugging information via the web (through an https connection) in order to help us diagnose possible further issues with the unwanted alert triggers. We will remove this module for the production release. #64

Improvements

• The trigger mechanism has changed and now requires a confirmation press.
• When the alert is manually deactivated (after entering your PIN) your contacts will receive a message which says "The alert has been stopped". This provides some additional information which could be useful to understand what might be happening.
• The information text is clearer regarding what Panic Button does. When you trigger the alert, Panic Button will start sending a message with your location every 5 minutes.
• German translation generously contributed by https://github.com/emdete

Bug Fixes

• FIXED: One some devices, the alert activates by itself in the middle of phone calls (it activates without triggering it with the power button or the calc app). #38 Thanks to the Thoughtworks team in Chennai which helped devise a way that will help avoid the problem.
• FIXED: Shortcut was created by Google Play. #35

Known Bugs

• [CRITICAL] On Android 4.4 the Sent Messages are stored on the phone #42
• After restarting the installation wizard, it is possible that the application shortcut disappears from the Applications menu. The only workaround currently is to Uninstall the application from the Settings > Apps menu. #36

1.4.0-alpha

This Panic Button release is only available to alpha testers. You can help us test this release by requesting an alpha tester account by following the 2 steps below, after which you will have access to this release on the play store:

• Joining this Google+ community
• Click on "Become a tester" on this page: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/org.iilab.pb

With this release we have tried to address one of the major pain points of Panic Button so far which was unwanted triggers.

IMPORTANT: Note that the trigger mechanism has changed! You now need to confirm with one extra power button press after the first repeated presses. Triggering the alarm now requires the following steps:

• Press the power button repeatedly until you feel a vibration.
• Wait one second and press again to confirm.
• The phone vibrates again to confirm that the alerts are starting to send every 5 minutes.

Please note that the hardware button trigger only works when repeatedly pressing relatively slowly (about once per second or slightly faster). If pressing faster, then triggering the alarm might not work.

You can restart the wizard to refresh your memory and learn about the new way to trigger the alarm. After unlocking the disguise, go to the Settings menu, and select "Restart the installation".

Please also note that this release contains a bug and trigger reporting module (parse) which will send debugging information via the web (through an https connection) in order to help us diagnose possible further issues with the unwanted alert triggers. We will remove this module for the production release. #64

Improvements

• The trigger mechanism has changed and now requires a confirmation press.
• The information text is clearer regarding what Panic Button does. When you trigger the alert, Panic Button will start sending a message with your location every 5 minutes.
• German translation generously contributed by https://github.com/emdete

Bug Fixes

• FIXED: One some devices, the alert activates by itself in the middle of phone calls (it activates without triggering it with the power button or the calc app). #38 Thanks to the Thoughtworks team in Chennai which helped devise a way that will help avoid the problem.
• FIXED: Shortcut was created by Google Play. #35

Known Bugs

• [CRITICAL] On Android 4.4 the Sent Messages are stored on the phone #42
• After restarting the installation wizard, it is possible that the application shortcut disappears from the Applications menu. The only workaround currently is to Uninstall the application from the Settings > Apps menu. #36

v1.3.1-alpha

Release Notes

This is an alpha release, only available to alpha testers before ensuring that the application is stable to be distributed more widely.

IMPORTANT: Please note that the hardware button trigger only works when repeatedly pressing relatively slowly (about once per second or slightly faster). If pressing faster, then triggering the alarm might not work. #37

Bug Fixes

• FIXED: One some devices, the alert activates by itself in the middle of phone calls (it activates without triggering it with the power button or the calc app). #38
• FIXED: Shortcut was created by Google Play. #35

Improvements

• German translation generously contributed by https://github.com/emdete

Known Bugs

• [CRITICAL] On Android 4.4 the Sent Messages are stored on the phone #42
• After restarting the installation wizard, it is possible that the application shortcut disappears from the Applications menu. The only workaround currently is to Uninstall the application from the Settings > Apps menu. #36
• Sends the alert message to contacts that were deleted previously from the contacts configuration in the app. #39

v1.3.0

Release Notes

• Users that were part of the private beta phase should first uninstall their application, and go through the installation wizard again.
• Note that Panic Button shortcut is created by Google Play on the home screen. You should remove this shortcut by long pressing the icon and dragging it to the remove zone at the bottom of the screen. #35
• On some phones (for instance the Samsung Galaxy S2) the hardware button trigger only works when repeatedly pressing relatively slowly (about once per second or slightly faster). If pressing faster, then triggering the alarm requires 10 hardware power button presses instead of 5. #37

Bug Fixes

• Clicking on the Security Tips link in the checklist now links properly to the Help section. #30
• Fixed bug where two SMS were sent when the alert was active & location was retrieved for the first time
• Fixed problem where pushing the back button from the checklist exited to the calculator disguise.

Improvements

• The first message is now the customised message, while subsequent ones only contain the location or a location pending message #41
• Clicking Done on the keyboard when entering the PIN automatically validates it. #27
• Link to map is now using https:// #28
• Removed Content API to reduce the attack surface. #40
• The help pages now contain more information about the risk of contact and message exposure #33

Known Bugs

• [CRITICAL] Cannot trigger the alert after the app has crashed. #31
• [CRITICAL] On Android 4.4 the Sent Messages are stored on the phone #42
• After restarting the installation wizard, it is possible that the application shortcut disappears from the Applications menu. The only workaround currently is to Uninstall the application from the Settings > Apps menu. #36
• One some devices, the alert activates by itself in the middle of phone calls (it activates without triggering it with the power button or the calc app). #38
• Sends the alert message to contacts that were deleted previously from the contacts configuration in the app. #39

v1.2.7

Bug Fixes

• Clicking on the Security Tips link on the disguise checklist crashes the app. #30

Improvements

• Clicking Done on the keyboard when entering the PIN automatically validates it. #27
• Link to map is now using https:// #28

Known Bugs

• [CRITICAL] Cannot trigger the alert after the app has crashed. #31
• [CRITICAL] After restarting the installation wizard, it is possible that the application shortcut disappears from the Applications menu. The only workaround currently is to Uninstall the application from the Settings > Apps menu. #36
• [IMPORTANT] On Samsung Galaxy S2, triggering the alarm requires 10 hardware power button presses instead of 5. #37
• [IMPORTANT] One some devices, the alert activates by itself in the middle of phone calls (it activates without triggering it with the power button or the calc app). #38
• [IMPORTANT] Sends the alert message to contacts that were deleted previously from the contacts configuration in the app. #39

v1.2.6b

Critical Bug Fix Release

• Fixed problem with triggering the alert from the hardware button: While aiming to fix the ability to make the hardware button trigger active after reboot the normal hardware button activation has been removed. Both are now fixed.

Other Bug Fixes

• Interacting with the disguise checklist made the list go black.

Improvements

• Panic Button name is not appearing anymore in the welcome screen.
• Disguise checklist font size is smaller to make translations more readable.

Known Bugs

• Clicking on the Security Tips link on the disguise checklist crashes the app.
• Alert activates by itself in the middle of phone calls (it activates without triggering it with the power button or the calc app)
• Sends the alert message to contacts that were deleted previously from the contacts configuration in the app.

v.1.2.6

Improvements

• Better management of translations (now toasters are also managed by the translation content API)
• During the installation wizard there is now more time to complete the training exercises, as the timers are now only activated when there are no interactions.

Bug Fixes

• Help content now displays (but only in English until translated) for all languages (previously the Help link was inaccessible from other languages than English).
• Fixed bug which prevented from switching languages when the app was offline.
• Fixed bug where the application exited to the disguise when selecting an already applied language.

v1.2.5b

Quick Fix Update

• Fixed problem with French settings page not being available.

v.1.2.5

Improvement:

• French translation is now available.
• Language can now be correcty changed when there's no internet connection.

Bug fixes

• UI : The list items at the bottom of pages now scroll correctly with the rest of the page.

v1.2.4b

Important bug fix release

• The language switching feature crashed the app after the wizard was completed.

Improvements

• The list items at the bottom of screens are now part of the whole page which makes the scrolling more sensible. This needs more work though as there is a lot of unnecessary white space below the page.