Crashes non-stop on iOS 13
This appears to only happen with certain photos. On the photos where it works, it does a really good job. The app will show a shimmer animation over the text and will easily censor that text when you swipe over it. However, there are a couple photos which appear to cause the app to run out of memory and crash the app.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
This app doesn’t work on iOS 13. It crashes if I invoke it from the photo album and it hangs when I use the app directly.
Do not buy until they fix it.
Response from developer
Hey there! App developer here. I’m aware of the issue where the app crashes often when launched from the photo album. Unfortunately, it’s a technical issue I can’t do much to work around. I’m considering dropping the feature altogether since it’s a bad experience. The latest version introduced a different editing experience that should work more reliably, but it’s less straightforward to get to: 1. Select a photo in Photos 2. Tap “Edit” in the top right 3. Tap the three dots button in the top right 4. Select Highlighter in the list that appears As for the hanging issue, I’m not familiar with it. If you have more information about it, can you share it with me at hello@cocoatype.com? I can also add you to our beta program to check out possible fixes if you’re interested. Thanks! Geoff
Awesome!
Did not work as expected
Response from developer
I'm sorry for the bad experience you had. While Black Highlighter does work from within other apps, it only supports images (such as photos and screenshots), not PDFs. I'd like to support PDFs in the future, but it's significantly more difficult to get right than simple images. However, I think I have a workaround for you that might work well enough for your needs, using the iOS Shortcuts support built into Black Highlighter. Can you contact me at hello@cocoatype.com, and I'll work with you to help figure out if there's a solution to not being able to work with PDFs directly. Thanks! —Geoff
Slight issue
Response from developer
Hello! I know it's been a few months since you left your review, but I'm happy to say that Black Highlighter now does what you've asked for and recognizes *all* images in your photo library, both screenshots and photos alike. I'd love it if you took the time to check it out again. Thanks! —Geoff
Garbage
Response from developer
Hello! I know it's been a while since you left your review, but I'm happy to say that Black Highlighter now does what you've asked for and recognizes *all* images in your photo library, both screenshots and photos alike. I'd love it if you took the time to check it out again. Thanks! —Geoff
Needs something
Response from developer
Hello! I know it's been a long time since you left your review, but I'm happy to say that Black Highlighter now does what you've asked for and recognizes *all* images in your photo library, both screenshots and photos alike. I'd love it if you took the time to check it out again. Thanks! —Geoff
