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Notable changes
In order to provide maximum privacy to our users, the Main Menu now locks itself automatically after 2 minutes of no recorded activity or if the computer goes in sleep mode (default setting). The Master Key is then required to open it. That way users who forget to logout before leaving their stations are still protected. More privacy default settings are available and users can change their preferences in the Settings menu > Security tab.
The Master Key is not required to enable security options in the Settings, but it is required in order to disable them.
Notable bug fixes
When the users were declining the offer to save their newly created account in their Managers, the credentials were not saved in the Password Manager, but were still saved in the Data Manager. They are no longer saved anywhere.
Some guiding tooltips were missing in the Data Manager and Password Manager’s step-by-step tutorials.
Deleting selected companies in the Data Manager after filtering them was actually deleting all the companies in the Manager. This has been fixed.
The “Generate strong password” feature didn’t work properly for the Fox News “change password” form and Microsoft Online “reset password” form.
Saving credentials for Gmail and Marriott had some issues. Now resolved.
The readability of some graphs has been improved in the Dashboard (legend, colors, numbers in graphs).
Sometimes the notification that lets users know the app has just been updated on Chrome would appear, even when a new version was not actually available.
Known issue we are working on
Our Browser Extension stops working when on the “Password Required” window on https://www.pandora.com/settings/info. We are investigating a solution.
Notable changes
When users try to retrieve their credentials using the Smartfield Icon, the accounts offered are now ordered with the most used appearing first in the list. The process is therefore friendlier and less prone to error.
A drop-down menu with a list of the most popular companies has been added in the Data Manager on the data creation screen to make the action easier.
The “About us” section of the app (available from the Settings) has been improved with links to the company’s awarded patents and legal documents.
Editing encrypted data now requires entering the Master Key beforehand.
The readability of some graphs has been improved in the Dashboard (legend, colors, numbers in graphs).
The headers of the Managers have been simplified and are now thinner to make room for more data.
Multiple user interface improvements.
Notable bug fixes
Resetting the Master Key was sometimes making the application crash. This is now fixed.
The Tracker Filter was sometimes interfering with the installation of apps from the Google Play Store, not anymore.
The “pull to refresh” feature was unreliable. It is now behaving correctly.
Known issue
The Tracker Filter doesn’t work with the Chrome browser. This is a limitation orchestrated by Chrome for which we currently have no workaround.
Notable changes
The setup has been improved with better user experience. The setup cards are now clickable and take users directly to the appropriate screen.
In order to improve our users’ understanding of the app’s specificities, “Privowny Connect” has been renamed “Safari Extension”. More pedagogical efforts are planned for the next release as well.
The “About us” section of the app (available from the Settings) has been improved with links to the company’s awarded patents and legal documents.
A tutorial video explaining how to create a safe and private account thanks to Privowny App has been added to the Getting started card “Create a secure account for a favorite website.”
The readability of some graphs has been improved in the Dashboard (legend, colors, numbers in graphs).
Notable bug fixes
Some “Back” buttons were broken and didn’t redirect to the appropriate page. It has been fixed.
The Face ID notification was not always appearing at the appropriate time. This is now fixed.
Known issues
Changing a Master Key is still an issue when users do it from another device. It works properly, but the user needs to manually log out and then log back in for it to be effective.
The Privowny Autofill feature has some limitations for retrieving credentials. This is fixed with the use of iOS 13.