Category: Sola News

There was an issue with annual subscriptions not offering a first week free. That is now fixed. Apologies for users who were charged right away – if you were, feel free to reach out to me and we can sort it out.

It has been a long while since the last update – sorry for the long silence. I have added Widgets so that users can now get timely information from Sola at a glance on their Home Screen, Lock Screen, or Today View.

I have also added the Italian version. The Portuguese is in the works and should become available soon.

In addition, the Apple Watch experience has been improved as well, with the new UV index chart and the addition of Vitamin D information, to mirror the iPhone app.

Finally, after a long pause, I am re-starting the development of the Android version of the app. So stay tuned 🙂

Updated post (2024-03-09 3:00PM CST): New update of Sola (v. 3.6.1) with fixes has been released in App Store. Make sure to update Sola through App Store, unless you enabled automatic updates for the app. Apologies for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience!
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Original post (2024-03-09 9:00AM CST): As of this morning, new crashes have been reported. Appears to affect users who have installed the latest iOS 17.4. Actively working on a resolution.

As of version 2.16, users can now see ongoing sessions on the Lock Screen and/or Dynamic Island.

UPDATE 6/12/2023: the crashes have been fixed as of the 2.14 release from June 1, 2023. Thanks for your patience!
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I’ve been made aware of some crashes reported by a few users. Actively looking into the issue. Apologies for the frustrations caused by it

Today by accident I discovered that Daylight Savings knocked out one hour from the Start/End time picker controls in Sola, with crippling effects on usability. This only happens once a year in the spring when we lose one hour to Daylight Savings. Will deploy the fix soon. In the meantime, apologies to all users who experienced the issue.

Just released a new version of Sola featuring a more robust source of UV index forecast data provided by  Weather.

Sola got another review in Apps to Detect Skin Cancer Melanoma Early by App Pearl. While Sola is not designed to detect skin cancer, it will definitely help you minimize the risk of UV over-exposure, which is one of the main causes of melanoma.

Sola got a review by the wonderful team at Free Apps for Me, a professional app review site. You can read the article here: Best Health Apps.

Added a new feature to the app that tracks vitamin D production. If you haven’t downloaded the app, give it a try – first week FREE!