Changelog

Welcome to the PomoLuxe changelog. Here, you'll find detailed information on the latest updates and enhancements. We encourage you to check back regularly to stay informed about new features and improvements.

0.7.4-alpha - Refined Visual Enhancements & Improved Stability

🎨 Refined and standardized visual elements across all platforms with enhanced cross-platform consistenc
🎛️ Added blur intensity slider for more customization options
🎵 Fixed YouTube and audio manager persistence issues ensuring saved links and audio settings maintain across app refreshes
📊 Enhanced statistics performance with rendering and manual refresh controls for better user experience
🔧 Fixed critical component initialization errors and improved modal stability throughout the application
🎚️ Standardized all sliders (volume, opacity, blur) with consistent theme-aware styling and hover effects
📱 Universal scrollbar and dropdown styling
🎵 Corrected audio file path errors and improved chime selection reliability
✨ Applied glassmorphic design consistency to all audio cards and settings sections with improved text contrast
🔄 Reorganized appearance settings into logical sections (Visual Theme, Interface Customization, Visual Effects)
🐛 Fixed Firebase authentication popup errors and improved error handling for cancelled sign-in attempts
🧹 Comprehensive code cleanup with removal of debug logs and memory leak prevention

0.7.3-alpha - Enhanced Customization & Cross-Platform Improvements

🎵 Began Spotify and external audio source integration for seamless music playback during focus sessions
🎨 Major styling and customization options added throughout the app with enhanced theming capabilities
📱 Added dynamic viewport height handling for iOS Safari's dynamic toolbar compatibility
🎨 Introduced better scrollbars with customizable theme colors for enhanced visual appeal
✨ Added new AppearanceModal component for comprehensive theme, wallpaper, and font customization
🎵 Introduced new SoundPlayer component with volume control and YouTube audio integration
🔤 Updated TimerDisplay with customizable font variables and fixed dimensions to prevent layout shifts
🖼️ Decoupled background gradients from themes to allow independent wallpaper and theme selection
📐 Improved modal spacing and alignment in FeedbackModal and TodoModal components
🔧 Enhanced cross-device height consistency with new CSS variable system
🐛 Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements across all components
⚡ Improved code maintainability by refactoring the entire app architecture for faster future development

0.7.2-alpha - Bug Fixes & UI Polish

🐛 Fixed stats modal back button not closing modal like other modals
🎯 Fixed stats modal mounting errors and undefined function calls
📊 Fixed chart text readability by changing from white to dark colors
🎨 Fixed missing icon errors
📅 Fixed date range error when clearing all statistics
✨ Fixed shimmer effects to only appear on "Coming Soon" sections (Advanced Features & Team Sharing)
👤 Fixed user-select on decorative hero text to prevent unwanted highlighting
🔧 Improved error handling and component stability

0.7.1-alpha - New Video Backgrounds

🌊 Added NYC Ocean View video background for serene waterfront focus sessions
🚤 Added Venice video background featuring beautiful Italian canals
🎬 Expanded video background collection to 8 total scenic options
📱 Massive mobile optimization: reduced environment indicator size and gaps for maximum screen space
🔧 Fixed display issues with todo list empty state messages

0.7.0-alpha - Premium UI Overhaul & New Customization Features

🚀 Brand new landing page with feature showcase and interactive demo
🎨 Complete UI redesign with premium glassmorphism effects
🌈 Brand new dynamic theming system with 11 beautiful color themes
🎨 New custom color picker with rainbow animations and magical sparkle effects
🖼️ New gradient wallpaper collection featuring 7 stunning backgrounds (Sunset, Ocean, Forest, Aurora, Cosmic, Fire, and Chestnut)
🔳 New pattern wallpapers including Elegant Dots, Flowing Waves, and Geometric designs
🔊 New ticking sound options: Classic Tick, Soft Tick, Mechanical Tick, Digital Beep, Metronome, and Typewriter
✨ Enhanced mode selector with clean, emoji-free glassmorphism design
🎯 Subtle breathing animations for meditative timer experience
📊 GitHub-style productivity heat map with hover effects and no scrollbars
📈 Redesigned statistics modal with theme-aware colors and enhanced styling
🧠 Smart break suggestions with AI-powered timing (break mode only)
🎭 Premium button styles with backdrop blur and hover effects
📱 Enhanced mobile responsiveness for all new components
🏆 Animated points display with shimmer effects
🔥 Pulse animations for streak indicators
💎 Professional glassmorphism throughout the application
🔧 Standardized 5px border-radius across all floating windows
⚡ Performance optimizations for smoother animations and faster loading
🎨 Theme colors now affect all UI elements including timer colons and control icons
🔄 Independent customization system - mix themes, wallpapers, and videos freely

0.6.2-alpha

Fix link to feedback form.
Minor bug fixes.

0.6.1-alpha

Minor css tweaks to improve user experience and performance.
Improved accessibility features.

0.6.0-alpha

Updated animations and usability in the mobile view.
Minor bug fixes.
Code refactoring and optimizations.

0.5.0-alpha

Implemented robust statistics saving and loading for logged-in users via Firestore, ensuring data persistence across sessions.
Fixed statistics display in the Stats Modal to correctly show data loaded from Firestore.
Added functionality to reset Firestore settings and statistics to their defaults via the Settings menu for logged-in users.
Replaced the pop-up confirmation dialog for clearing settings/stats with a cleaner inline, two-click confirmation design.
Fixed layout shifts and alignment issues with the new inline confirmation buttons.
Optimized the Stats Modal by using passed-in data directly for display, improving performance and simplifying calculations.
Refactored and simplified code in the Settings menu related to confirmation logic.

0.4.0-alpha

Fixed a bug where your Todo list wouldn't save or load properly when signed in.
Squashed an annoying error that sometimes popped up when signing out.
Made sure your Todo list still saves correctly on your device even when you're not logged in.
Removed dark mode from the settings menu until It can be implemented properly.
Fixed a bug where the ambient sound would stop playing when timer resets.
Fixed a bug where volume sliders would not properly change the volume of the ambient sound.
Updated to Nuxt 3.17; improvements can be read about here.
Started backend development for robust user statistics loading and saving; initial improvements implemented. Still in Progress.

0.3.0-alpha

Integrated Firebase for backend services (Authentication, Database).
Updated application font to "Inter Tight".
Enhanced UI elements: adjusted modal widths, improved timer display and animations.
Refined settings menu with integrated Firebase authentication status.
Added deployment instructions to the README.

0.2.0-alpha

Added the changelog page to the application.
Updated animations for a smoother user experience.
Fixed an issue with the timer speeding up unexpectedly.
Improved animation transitions for video transitions.
Moved the login functionality to the settings page.
Optimized modal opening time and animations for near-instantaneous performance.
Optimized the mobile view for better usability on mobile devices.

0.1.0-alpha

Initial release of the application as an alpha version.
Basic features implemented.