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September 18, 2024

* Update to episode management for TV shows in the watchlist**: All episodes of a marked TV show are now visible and can be managed directly in the watchlist. Important: If you are already managing series in your watchlist, you can add all additional episodes for your series by selecting "Update Seasons". * Our app fully supports VoiceOver to make all detailed information accessible. * Sharing/saving images** is now also possible directly to the photo library.

August 22, 2024

What's New in Version 1.45: * Search Widgets: You can now place widgets on your iPhone screen to search by titles and keywords. One click opens the app, and you can start searching right away. * Enhanced Actor Search: In the movie details, you can now search for co-stars. Discover how many movies Julia Roberts and George Clooney have made together, or see which films Tom Cruise acted in and Steven Spielberg directed. * Improved Search Functionality: Narrow your search by release year, making it easier to find movies and series with ambiguous titles. * Bug Fixes: We've fixed issues in the search bar at the bottom, ensuring your search experience is smoother than ever. This update brings new features and improvements to make your app experience even better!

August 4, 2024

Version 1.4: * When sharing high-resolution images and photos, the images themselves are shared and no longer just the links * The section of images in the detail views is now displayed larger in a vertical list for a better overview * The genres and keywords in the detailed views are displayed as links with lists to further movies and TV shows * In movie and TV show lists, the year of release or the first episode are displayed when scrolling (configurable in the settings) * The entries in the list of the last search results, that are already in the list and have been searched again are moved back to the top of the list * The keyword search can be used in normal mode or reverse mode. Just try the term “film noir” and you will recognize the difference * The search in the app by title or keyword can be called up directly via shortcuts, Siri or Spotlight * And many small improvements in the user interface

July 10, 2024

New in version 1.321: - Find movies and series using 60,000 keywords as a supplement to title and name searches. Try "film noir" or "cyberpunk" as keywords . - Get an overview of all the buttons in the views.

June 23, 2024

New in version 1.301: - Small redesign of the interface, fonts, animations and arrangement of the information - More streaming networks to choose from with search function - New symbols on the cover images of the detailed views: Age rating, last episode or last episode complete, number of days for next episode or movie or coming out today, movie in production - New links to open: Encyclopedia Britannica Online, National Portrait Gallery and Genealogics_org, Plex Media, Film Affinity (are now displayed within the app) - The function of the rating colors has been redesigned - All countries, languages and job titles have been translated into German and Spanish - The quick access to future favorites in the "Discover" view now shows multiple upcoming episodes of the same series. For existing series favorites, it is necessary to mark them as favorites again. - And last but not least, we have removed a few bugs.

May 14, 2024

New in version 1.24: - Filter the cast of TV shows and movies by actors, characters, crew members and crew positions for a quick overview: Who plays whom and who has what role in the team? - for the recommendations of your favorites, you can now also select a larger display for more information at a glance - in the season view of a TV shows, you can now add all episodes to the watch list at once - many details: the icon for the rating changed to star, haptic feedback or animation for actions, more information on copying and sharing, viewed date also appears for episodes in the watch list,...

April 27, 2024

New in version 1.23: - Choose from a selection of streaming providers and create your own list of streaming providers for TV shows in the Settings view. - Now copy and share (redesigned) many text passages in the app, especially in the detail views by tapping (and holding). - Export your favorites and watch list to an external CSV file for further editing or as a backup.

April 18, 2024

Improvements: - In the detail views, only titles/names and overview/biography could be copied with a double-click. Now, almost all text can be copied by pressing and holding the finger on the text and selecting between Copy or Share. - The scrolling and loading of images have been revised and should now be smoother and delay-free. Adjustments: - When performing a pull-to-refresh (significant swipe down) on the "Discover" view and when there is a change in the day, the information in the view will be updated, and temporary files will be deleted from the memory. Enhancements: - The detail views can now be closed by swiping down (swiping down significantly) (the double-click on the top image is no longer necessary). - You can now also get in touch with us via Mastodon and leave a review of the app directly in the "Settings".

April 11, 2024

Enhancements: - Filter for the most popular streaming networks has been added for TV shows. - In TV shows, individual episodes can now also be managed in the watchlist. To add an episode of a TV show to the watchlist, the TV show itself must first be added to the watchlist. Improvements: - The filters for TV shows and movies (streaming network, genre, country/language, and rating) can now be modified without needing to close the filter beforehand. Adjustments: - The creation of automatic notifications for series has been revised: When a series is added to the favorites or watchlist, notifications for all (still) future episodes are generated and appear on their release days. - In the settings, all pending notifications can be viewed and, if necessary, deleted.

March 25, 2024

Discover View: - The online search is now integrated into the Discover view. - Recommendations for movies and TV shows from favorites on the Discover view. - Filters for genre, rating, language/country now more easily accessible. Detail Views: - Additional detailed information for individuals, movies, and series with color coding by topic areas. - Additional links to Trakt, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic. - Double-click on the top image/photo to close the detailed information. Favorites and Watchlist: - Watchlist and favorites list now completely independent for movies and (whole) series. - New filter for network/streaming in the favorites list and watchlist. Settings: - Watch trailers for movies and TV shows in the YouTube app or directly in the app. - Display search field in the Discover view above or below.

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