Releases: IacobIonut01/ReFra
5.0.0-50004 Release
What's new in 5.0.0
ReFra 5.0 is a major release headlined by full cloud media support. Your self-hosted server library now lives alongside your device photos in one unified timeline, with a powerful new backup & restore wizard, fresh editing tools, and a wave of performance work.
New Features
- Cloud media & Immich integration — Connect your self-hosted Immich server and browse your remote library directly inside Gallery. Cloud assets merge into a single unified timeline with smart local/remote deduplication and per-thumbnail sync indicators. Includes email/password and API-key sign-in with encrypted credential storage, multi-server support, full-quality streaming, EXIF display, favoriting, server albums, recognized people (with name/birthday editing), map browsing, CLIP-based smart search, and shared-link management. ownCloud groundwork is also in place.
- Cloud photo backup — Pick which local albums to back up to your server with checksum-based deduplication to avoid re-uploads, separate Wi-Fi/cellular rules for photos and videos, background scheduling, and an upload details screen.
- Backup & restore wizard — Export and import your settings, favorites, cloud server configs, and vaults as a single archive, with optional password encryption. Vault backup is off by default and authenticates each selected vault with its own credential before it's included.
- New editor effects & filters — A new Effects tab adds Posterize, Edges, and Borders with live preview, while the Colour tab gains GPU-accelerated Hue and black & white tools and the Filters grid gets a one-tap Negative preset.
- Flexible date grouping — Group your media by day, month, or year, configured independently per screen (Timeline, Favorites, albums, locations, and cloud archive), with per-screen date-separator toggles.
- Album sections — Automatically organize albums into collapsible Common, Apps, and Other sections based on where they're stored, with manual "Move to section" overrides. Off by default.
- Save motion photo as video — A Google Photos-style "Save as video" action exports the embedded clip from a motion photo as a standalone MP4 in your Movies folder.
- Android Advanced Protection — On Android 16+, enabling device-wide Advanced Protection automatically force-enables sandboxed image decoding and stronger metadata isolation. Your preferences are preserved and restored when it's turned off (#900).
- Location detail sheet — Tapping a photo's location opens a bottom sheet with a larger map preview, the media thumbnail, and quick actions to open it in app or in an external map.
- Improved APNG & JXL support — Better animated APNG playback and JPEG XL image handling.
- Hide favorite button — New separate setting to hide the favorite button next to the search bar.
Performance
- Smoother timeline scrolling — Vendored scrollbar module, optimized grid rendering, a new
MediaCellStateto cut per-cell recompositions, and image loading paused while fast-scrolling via the scrollbar thumb. - New viewer image pipeline — Replaced Glide with a Sketch preview+full painter pattern in the media viewer and story cards, plus grid-click prefetching for flicker-free transitions.
- Faster startup — Prevented the ignored-albums flash on restart and optimized startup work.
- Reduced blur lag — Lowered media viewer bottom-sheet blur lag.
Improvements
- Cloud media is deduplicated across search and location flows
- Calendar-day difference is now used for timeline date grouping
- Migrated build scripts to Gradle plugins and added a Google Play variant
VaultPasswordUnlockSheetcan show an optional subtitle naming the vault
Bug Fixes
- Fixed file-descriptor-backed resource leaks
- Fixed horizontal mirroring of panorama images
- Fixed video continuing to play (background audio) when the app loses focus
- Fixed album content not showing in the picker for timeline-only hidden albums
- Fixed custom album thumbnails not appearing in the picker's album tab
- Fixed inconsistent status bar icon colors in the media viewers
- Fixed Settings summary text overlapping with the switch
- Fixed duplicate StoryCard keys and consecutive video playback in the story viewer
- Fixed several vault UX issues (deferred creation, confirmation dialogs, touch blocking)
- Fixed a duplicate-key crash in the viewer pager by deduplicating media by ID
- Fixed grid pinch-zoom conflicting with scrolling
- Fixed back navigation from StandaloneActivity via taskAffinity (#886)
- Fixed ContentObservers not refreshing after move/copy by notifying the Files URI
- Fixed a vault decryption temp-file leak that caused large storage bloat
- Fixed copy/move to write into SD card folders instead of internal storage
- Fixed trashing of external storage media when using MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Variants
| Variant | Description |
|---|---|
| Standard | Full-featured with maps, cloud providers, and all online capabilities. AI models can be downloaded after install. |
| Offline | All online features removed — no maps, no cloud sync, no network permissions. AI models cannot be downloaded post-install; use the WithML variant if you need AI features. |
| NoML | No AI/ML models bundled — smaller download. Models can be downloaded after install on Standard builds. |
| WithML | Bundled on-device AI/ML models — face recognition, smart search work fully offline. Required for AI on Offline builds. |
Downloads
Standard (NoML)
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5.0.0-50002 Nightly Release
Variants
| Variant | Description |
|---|---|
| Standard | Full-featured with maps, cloud providers, and all online capabilities. AI models can be downloaded after install. |
| Offline | All online features removed — no maps, no cloud sync, no network permissions. AI models cannot be downloaded post-install; use the WithML variant if you need AI features. |
| NoML | No AI/ML models bundled — smaller download. Models can be downloaded after install on Standard builds. |
| WithML | Bundled on-device AI/ML models — face recognition, smart search work fully offline. Required for AI on Offline builds. |
Downloads
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Offline (NoML)
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5.0.0-50001 Nightly Release
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4.3.1-43101 Nightly Release
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4.3.0-43001 Release
What's new in 4.3.0
New Features
- Story Cards — A new horizontal carousel above the timeline surfaces highlights from your recent photos, albums, categories, locations, and favorites. Tap any card to open an immersive full-screen story viewer with auto-advancing slides and progress indicators. Fully configurable: toggle card types, reorder them, and adjust viewer timing in Settings > Timeline & albums > Story cards.
- Redesigned Video Controls — Video control buttons (subtitle, speed, volume, rotate) have been consolidated into a single "more options" button that expands into a blurred animated popup with scale+fade transitions. Uses row layout in landscape, column in portrait.
- Video Auto-Contrast — Auto-contrast and adaptive surfaceContainer colors now extend to the video options popup, matching the viewer's luminance-based theme.
Performance
- Faster Cold Startup — Cold startup optimized from ~900 ms to ~350 ms through lazy Keystore SecretKey caching, deferred database passphrase validation, async media distribution loading, and eager permission checks.
Improvements
- Improved shared element transitions: single stable registration per media item, Long-based keys for more accurate photo-to-viewer animations
- Loading shimmer now shows during timeline startup instead of a blank screen
Bug Fixes
- Fixed move/copy failing for albums outside Pictures/DCIM when app has MANAGE_MEDIA permission (#875)
- Fixed forced screen orientation not resetting when leaving video player (#880)
- Fixed status bar icons not syncing with followTheme logic in media viewer
- Fixed ClassCastException when viewing media from lock screen after unlock (StandaloneActivity) (#877)
- Fixed grid realignment glitch on back navigation caused by animated sticky header offset
- Fixed empty-media/loading overlapping above-grid content; hidden collection card when albums list is empty
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4.2.3-42301 Release
What's new in 4.2.3
New Features
- Timeline Filter — Filter your timeline by media type (photos, videos, GIFs), favorites, year, or album. Access the filter directly from the search bar. Combine multiple filters for precise results.
- Animated Format Support — Play animated AVIF, animated JXL, and APNG images alongside traditional GIF. Modern animated formats with better compression and quality are now fully supported.
- Video Subtitles — Select embedded subtitle tracks or load external subtitle files (.srt, .ass, .ssa, etc.) during video playback. Manage subtitles from a new bottom sheet with track selection and delete support.
- Video Pinch-to-Zoom — Pinch-to-zoom and double-tap-to-zoom during video playback, just like with photos. Pan around while zoomed in to examine fine details in video footage.
- Search Descriptions & Metadata — Search queries now match against image descriptions, EXIF metadata text fields, and other embedded metadata — not just filenames and AI analysis.
- Album Picker Search — A search bar in the copy/move album picker lets you quickly find the target album by name when you have many albums.
- Redesigned Trash & Favorites — Both screens have been completely redesigned with a fresh layout, improved visual hierarchy, and smoother animations.
UX Improvements
- Filter moved from separate UI to inline search bar with a settings toggle to control visibility
- Dismissible Donate/GitHub banners in Settings
- Bottom sheet confirmation replaces dismiss X button for a more consistent experience
- Optimistic UI feedback when trashing images for snappier interaction
Bug Fixes
- Fixed drag-selection tracking not initializing correctly when no prior selection existed
- Fixed keyboard overlapping the metadata edit bottom sheet (added imePadding)
- Preserved original
DATE_TAKENandDATE_ADDEDwhen overriding an edited photo
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4.2.2-42201 Release
What's new in 4.2.2
Security Hardening
- App Sandbox Protection —
targetSandboxVersion=2enforces stricter process isolation at the OS level. All file processing is gated through configurable sandbox modes. - Sandboxed Image Decoding — HEIF, AVIF, and JXL images are decoded in isolated system processes via
SharedMemory. If a malicious file exploits a decoder vulnerability, the damage is contained in the sandbox and cannot reach the main app. - Isolated Metadata Parsing — EXIF and metadata extraction runs in per-file sandbox processes. Three modes available: Shared (default, single reused process), Hybrid (per-file for opened files, shared for batch), and Per-file (true per-file isolation for everything).
- Private Folder — Store sensitive files outside MediaStore using Android's Storage Access Framework (SAF). Files are hidden from the normal timeline, not indexed by other apps, and protected behind the app's security gate.
- Encrypted Storage — Enforced encryption for app preferences (AES-256-GCM with Android Keystore) and Room database (SQLCipher). Protects trash index, categories, and internal data at rest — even on rooted devices.
New Features
- Persistent Rescan Tracking — MediaStore rescan state is now persisted in the Room database, surviving app restarts and ensuring consistent media synchronization.
- Various Performance Improvements — Lazy per-album timeline flows, reduced recompositions in media viewer bottom sheet, optimized collection types and state management.
Bug Fixes & Improvements
- Fixed extremely slow AI classification by skipping NNAPI for quantized CLIP models
- Fixed status bar icons always dark in media view when auto-contrast is off
- Handle missing
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATEpermission gracefully instead of crashing - Fixed crash when launching map intent on devices without map apps
- Fixed AI features not showing on nomaps-withML builds that lack INTERNET permission
- Use filename-parsed date as fallback when MediaStore
DATE_TAKENis null - Fixed motion player not released when swiping to non-motion photo
- Fixed crash on large batch copy operations
- Corrected auto-contrast help tip navigation
- Updated dependencies
Checksums
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4.2.1-42101 Release
What's new in 4.2.1
New Features
- FCast Video Casting — Cast videos and images to FCast-compatible devices on your local network. Includes mDNS device discovery, remote playback controls (play, pause, seek, volume, speed), local streaming server, and encrypted vault media casting via temporary decryption.
- Auto-Contrast (Beta) — Real-time luminance detection automatically enhances display contrast in the media viewer. Dark images become easier to see and bright images appear more vivid — without modifying your files.
- Vault Overhaul — Complete redesign of vault security and navigation:
- Global gate authentication before the vault selector (None / Device Security / Custom Password)
- Custom per-vault passwords with independent security levels
- Streamlined vault creation flow: create → set password → configure gate
- Vault deletion returns to selector with re-authentication; last vault exits to library
- Unified confirmation sheets replacing duplicated dialog code
- Right-Align Selection Actions — New option to push top action buttons to the right edge of the selection bar for easier one-handed reach on larger phones.
- NoMaps WithML Build Variant — New build variant that includes AI models but strips all map dependencies and network permissions.
Bug Fixes & Improvements
- Fixed phantom selections when media is externally deleted (#854)
- Corrected permission list on setup screen for maps/nomaps variants
- Capitalized ML in product flavor names (#848)
- Improved image loading with sketch lib update (4.4.0 → 4.5.0-alpha03)
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4.2.0-42001 Release
What's New in This Release
New Features
- Custom Collections — Create and manage custom albums with add-to-collection from the selection sheet
- Album Groups — Organize albums into groups with full CRUD, group view, and copy/move picker integration
- Mosaic Timeline Layout — New mosaic layout with seedable tile distribution and sticky headers
- Image-to-Image Search — Find visually similar images using AI-powered visual similarity search
- Frame-Accurate Video Seeking — Sensitivity-aware scrubbing for precise video navigation
- Merge Albums (#693) — Option to merge albums with the same name or merge subfolder albums into parent
- Optional ML Models — AI models can now be downloaded on-demand instead of being bundled, with a dedicated management screen
- Granular Grouping Settings — Separate controls for RAW+JPG, edited copies, and burst sequences
- Configurable Actions — Customizable selection sheet and media viewer action buttons
- Help & Tips — In-app release notes and navigation guide
- Search Sort Options — Sort search results by best match or by date
- Multi-Selection for Grouped Images (#831) — Select and share multiple grouped images at once
- Vault Custom Authentication — Set a separate PIN, pattern, or password for individual vaults instead of relying on device security
- Multi-Vault Selection — Choose which vault to open when multiple vaults exist, with item counts
- Vault Encrypt Behavior — Configurable default action when adding media to a vault: always ask, delete originals, or keep originals
Improvements
- Restructured settings into focused, dedicated screens
- Decoupled screens from ViewModels with state hoisting for better performance
- Abstracted thumbnail rendering with MediaImageRenderer for cleaner architecture
- Extracted AlbumOptionSheet and use grid layout for option sheets
- Category screen UI updates and improved spacing
- Improved vault setup strings with clearer security descriptions
- Copy encrypted media to clipboard support from media viewer
Bug Fixes
- Video Playback — Fixed codec exhaustion and black screen on fast scroll
- Favorite Button — Fixed 'show favorite button' setting not respected in timeline and selection sheet
- Categories — Fixed spacing and shared element animation issues
- Baseline Profile — Fixed install issue with non-transforming APK copy
- Vault — Fixed various Vault UI and behavior issues
What is noMl?
Starting with 4.2.0, the AI/ML models for better search and categories are now completely optional and downloadable from inside the app. All F-Droid/Github variants are noMl, while the Google Play one comes with the models pre-loaded
Checksums
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4.1.3-41301 Release
What's New in This Release
New Features
- Revamped Edit Screen — Completely remade photo editor with enhanced tools and text overlay support
- Full Metadata Viewer — View all EXIF/metadata for images and videos directly in the media detail view
- MapLibre Migration — Replaced Mapbox with MapLibre using OpenFreeMap tiles, removing the need for a Mapbox token
- Sandboxed Metadata Parsing — Media metadata parsing now runs in an isolated process for improved stability
Bug Fixes
- On-Demand Metadata Fetching (#817) — Fixed metadata fetching for media detail view
- Picker ClassCastException (#823) — Fixed crash in PickerActivity by extending FragmentActivity
Checksums
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