Shared

September 26, 2024

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • The Open in Shared, Share with Shared, and Shared with You sheets are larger on iPad. • The lock icons on custom app icons are easier to see if you don’t subscribe to Shared+. • The search prompt will always update when you select a history filter. • Shared with You has an updated help card. • Improvements to filtered history after reinstalling Shared.

September 16, 2024

Shared Turned 4! Thank you for your continued support. New to Shared 2.2 Controls New controls to identify a song, search, open, share, and more! Add them to your Control Center, bottom of your Lock Screen, or use one for your Action Button. Lock Screen widgets New lock screen widgets to identify a song, search, and more! Podcast improvements When sharing or opening a podcast, you’ll now see who makes it. Notifications You can now see if you’ve enabled notifications for Shared in Settings. Live Activity improvements Shared will notify you of a successul match sooner. Performance and usability improvements. For a more refined experience. Shared+ Start your free trial to Shared+ for limitless search across music and podcast services, custom widget tints and app icons, audiopilot, and more…

August 26, 2024

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Fix for crash when sharing a podcast. • Fix for incorrect font used in “Preparing Shared link” subtitle when sharing from the share sheet. • Fix for Overcast links not opening in the app if you have it installed. • Fix for not being able to see which card is selected after using the keyboard to move through your history quickly. • Fix for tapping the left or right arrow showing a border around your history. • Fix for history scrolling to the top when you closed a search result. • Improved message when Shared can’t match a podcast. • Improved animation when showing artwork. • Improved search results sorting to prioritise exact matches to the title or subtitle. • Removed the command key from the keyboard shortcuts used to move up and down your history. • Renamed “Open Source Libraries” to “Libraries”.

July 12, 2024

Shared Turns 4! Thank you for your continued support. New to Shared 2.1 Pinkish Song ID A new Pinkish tint for song identification. Delete You can now delete what you’ve opened in Shared. Open In… A button to open in one of Shared’s suported services from the share sheet. Share With Bluesky And Threads From the Share with menu or by touch and holding the Share button in the share sheet. About A new section in Settings for some Shared info. Alert Preferences New options for live activity alerts and push notifications. Shared With You Action A new Shortcut and Siri action to open Shared with You in Shared. Performance and usability improvements. For a more refined experience. New to Shared+ New Live Activity Tints Grey, red, green, and blue tints. Available in dark and light mode. New Song Identification Tints Grey, red, green, and blue tints. Available in dark and light mode. New Widget Tints Red, green, and blue tints. Available in dark and light mode. New App Icons Grey, red, green, and blue tints. Available in sđ and Shared styles, with light and dark versions. Appearance Shortcuts Use the Shortcuts app or Siri to change Shared’s widget, Song ID, or Live Activity tints. Share Sheet Audiopilot From Shared in the share sheet, open in your preferred service with one tap. Subscribe Now Access these new features along with search across music and podcast services, audiopilot, tap to listen, and more…

June 2, 2024

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Fix for filtered history not updating immediately with new items. • Sharper preview artwork for Shared links. • Sharper artwork in low-quality artwork mode. • When sharing a podcast episode, the episode name is always followed by the show name. • When Share with Title is enabled, the title is always followed by the Shared link. • When sharing a podcast from Shared in the share sheet, the title and the more options button are now inline. • When you tap Set Preferred Service, you’ll be taken directly to the Preferred Services page in Settings. • You’ll no longer see “Set Preferred Service” in your History menus if you’ve already set it. • The menus in your History will now always show the most up-to-date information about your preferred services. • The cards in the Recent History widget now have improved text scaling with longer titles.

May 23, 2024

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Improved performance when opening a link in Shared with the Open in Shared view already open. • Improved performance when sharing with Shared from the share sheet or an app action. • The more options button is enabled sooner when opening music in Shared. • The more options button is a bit more prominent when opening in or sharing with Shared. • Fix for Shared incorrectly failing to find matches for some geo.music.apple.com links. P.S. in case you missed 2.0: Introducing Shared+: Available as a monthly or yearly subscription, with: • search across music and podcast services, • a growing list of custom app icons, • a new tint color for the Recent History and Quick Actions widgets, • an additional live activity when opening something in Shared, • and more... New to Shared 2.0: • Smarter search • Shared can find what you meant to type. • Search from Shared’s widgets • You can also touch and hold the app icon, or ask Siri. • Identify songs from Shared’s widgets • New to the recent history widget. • Revamped settings • With a new How to and an option to include the title when copying from Shared. • Updated look and feel • A sleeker, more modern design • Improved accessibility • Text in Shared adjusts with your device’s text size • Performance and usability improvements.

May 9, 2024

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Support for “deezer.page.link” short links. • Support for “tidal.com/browse” links. • Fix for a newly added item not immediately appearing under its filter. • Fix for Shared not handling AirDropped links correctly. • Improved performance when using a short link with Shared. • Search results will sort regardless of the number of results. • Search results show “Opened on” instead of “Added on”. • Shared preserves ‘+’s in titles when quickly sharing with a service. • Appearance settings shouldn’t refer to app icon on macOS. • Light grey for artist and podcast name text. • Lighter grey for date text and song/album/podcast symbol. • Smaller fonts for song/episode and artist/show text in open/share in/with Shared view. • Smaller font for service buttons. • Smaller fonts when viewing How to, Version History, Privacy Policy, or Terms of Service pages. • Show MacOS and iOS Shared+ features on both platforms. • Added a new line after the Shared link when sharing a podcast with the title. P.S. in case you missed 2.0: Introducing Shared+: Available as a monthly or yearly subscription, with: • search across music and podcast services, • a growing list of custom app icons, • a new tint color for the Recent History and Quick Actions widgets, • an additional live activity when opening something in Shared, • and more... New to Shared 2.0: • Smarter search • Shared can find what you meant to type. • Search from Shared’s widgets • You can also touch and hold the app icon, or ask Siri. • Identify songs from Shared’s widgets • New to the recent history widget. • Revamped settings • With a new How to and an option to include the title when copying from Shared. • Updated look and feel • A sleeker, more modern design • Improved accessibility • Text in Shared adjusts with your device’s text size • Performance and usability improvements.

April 24, 2024

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Search in Shared defaults to searching services if you don’t have any music or podcasts in your history. • Minor UI enhancements: • Adjusted some font weights. • Added a gradient behind the status bar during onboarding. • Adjusted the colors of the Grey widget tint in dark and light mode. • Various changes to the cards shown in the onboarding and Shared+ screens. • Aligned the appearance of the toggles and pickers on macOS with iOS. • Added more subscription info to the Shared+ header. • Minor bug fixes: • Adjusted the spacing around the filter chips when searching services with an empty history. • Shared could incorrectly fail to find matches for music across services. • Choosing “Remind Me” while searching your history could remind you of the incorrect item. • Tapping artwork while searching your history could open the incorrect item. • Shared showed the old app icon during onboarding. P.S. in case you missed 2.0: Introducing Shared+: Available as a monthly or yearly subscription, with: • search across music and podcast services, • a growing list of custom app icons, • a new tint color for the Recent History and Quick Actions widgets, • an additional live activity when opening something in Shared, • and more... New to Shared 2.0: • Smarter search • Shared can find what you meant to type. • Search from Shared’s widgets • You can also touch and hold the app icon, or ask Siri. • Identify songs from Shared’s widgets • New to the recent history widget. • Revamped settings • With a new How to and an option to include the title when copying from Shared. • Updated look and feel • A sleeker, more modern design • Improved accessibility • Text in Shared adjusts with your device’s text size • Performance and usability improvements.

April 5, 2024

Introducing Shared+: Available as a monthly or yearly subscription, with: • search across music and podcast services, • a growing list of custom app icons, • a new tint color for the Recent History and Quick Actions widgets, • an additional live activity when opening something in Shared, • and more... New to Shared 2.0: • Smarter search • Shared can find what you meant to type. • Search from Shared’s widgets • You can also touch and hold the app icon, or ask Siri. • Identify songs from Shared’s widgets • New to the recent history widget. • Revamped settings • With a new How to and an option to include the title when copying from Shared. • Updated look and feel • A sleeker, more modern design • Improved accessibility • Text in Shared adjusts with your device’s text size • Performance and usability improvements.

March 7, 2024

I'm busy working on a major new release that should be out soon. In the meantime, this update includes: • Support for "spotify.link” music and podcast links • Improved album artwork loading • Improved service matching algorithm

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