Version History

The evolution of PhotoDome

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Version 1.3

April 2026
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New Features

  • Fireworks Mode: Your photos displayed as a dazzling custom fireworks show — watch your memories light up the sky.
  • Per-Album Skyboxes: Assign a unique skybox environment to any album. It loads automatically whenever you open that album.

Enhancements

  • Optimized photo loading for faster performance, especially on large albums and with large images and videos.

Version 1.2

December 2025
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New Features

  • Blocks Mode: A row of blocks with images on them. Drag the row left and right and step into the blocks for a different view.
  • Drift Mode: Let the images come from far away and drift toward you with multiple layout options.
  • 360 View Mode: Cycle through photos as an immersive 360° background.
  • Added the ability to delete photos from your library directly within the app.
  • Added the ability to manage items in an album (add and remove).

Enhancements

  • Added a 'Show Toolbar' button when the toolbar is closed to make it easier to reopen.
  • Put mode list in alphabetical order to make finding modes easier.
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Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where thumbnails would sometimes seem to load forever.
  • Fixed how throwing pinned and zoomed tiles works in Rotating mode.
  • Fixed an issue where recycled bubbles would sometimes pop in instead of fading in.
  • Other minor bug fixes and performance improvements.

Version 1.1

August 2025
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New Features

  • Added the Info screen.
  • Allow user-adjustable rotation in grid mode.
  • Added the ability to move to previous (<) and next (>) photos in zoom mode without unzooming.

Enhancements

  • Updated zoom text to remove background and adjust colors for a cleaner look.
  • Allow the user to turn off the map in the zoom caption for a less cluttered view.
  • Improved reverse geocode lookup for photo locations.
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Bug Fixes

  • Sometimes the toolbar was not restored when returning to immersive mode from other apps.
  • Sometimes the photo filter was not applied when changing modes.
  • Sometimes the auto-recycle feature did not work when changing modes or loading new photo filters.
  • Fixed an issue where after zoom/unzoom bubbles were not reacting to other bubbles.

Version 1.0

August 2025
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Release

  • Initial release with 5 modes - Random, Rotating, Grid, Chaos, Bubbles.