Yata 4.3 is packed with even more features to make it easier than ever to find what you meed and plan your day. ======== Quick Find ======== Searching in Yata is now more powerful than ever. Quick Find provides full-text search across your entire database, including lists, projects, contexts, actions, captures and even your calendar events. Find what you’re looking for quickly and jump straight to it in a single tap! Quick Find can be accessed through the search bar in Home, or Control + F on platforms that support keyboards. =========== Planning Mode =========== Planning Mode is a lightweight way to view your calendar and lists side-by-side. Previously, this was only possible by opening a new window, and impossible on platforms that do not support multiple windows like iPhone. Planning Mode makes it easier than ever to manage your schedule or practise time-blocking. Drag and drop next actions directly onto your calendar, or process your Inbox for tickler items by setting reminders with a single gesture. To try out Planning Mode, simply navigate to the Calendar, and select the (…) toolbar icon in the upper right corner. Note: Planning Mode is not supported on iOS 17, and is unavailable on macOS. Users of the Mac app can continue opening a separate window to achieve a similar effect.
- Fixed a bug where users were unable to dismiss the Project creation screen.
- Reordered the swipe actions for rows in the context selector screen.
- Fixed some compatibility issues for users on the latest beta software. - Improved overall performance and responsiveness.
- Fixed a bug with the “Edit Actions” Shortcut, where setting the due date was not working
- Added the ability to view a Project’s suggested next actions manually - Added a link to Yata’s example Shortcuts in Settings → Integrations → Shortcuts to improve discoverability of the feature. - Fixed a bug with the trash button in the detail sheet would delete the Capture instead of moving it to the trash. - Fixed a bug in the Monthly Calendar view where jumping to a date located at an extreme end would not display items in that date range.
- Fixed a crash when navigating to the Upcoming list that was affecting some users.
- Fixed a regression in the Add and Edit Apple Shortcuts actions, which did not work unless attachments were provided. - Fixed some UI glitches when editing the notes of an Action or Capture that spanned several (10+) lines.
================ Shortcuts Integration ================ Yata 4.2 builds on its existing support for Apple shortcuts, now allowing users to query, add and delete attachments. These actions open up possibilities for new workflows, such as the example "Capture with Voice" shortcut (see https://www.yata-gtd.com/User-Guide/Using-Apple-Shortcuts) that records audio, transcribes it, and captures both the audio and transcript into Yata. In this way, even if the transcription is not optimal, the audio remains available as an attachment for manual inspection. ======================== Project Next Actions Suggestions ======================== In true GTD style, a Project list should contain very few (if not one) next actions, with subsequent parts of the plan stored as support material. To support this use case, Yata 4.2 will automatically detect next actions stored in a Project’s notes (prefixed with "- [ ] " to denote a checkbox), and suggests them to you when the Project list is empty. To learn more about this feature, just try creating a new Project!
- Added 2 new watchOS complications. These are available on certain watch faces like Infograph, which allow for a large circular complication in the center, and also a small complication at the corners of the watch face.
- Added the ability to redeem offer codes within the app itself.
- Improved the UX of the Up Next widget on Apple Watch. Previously, the page dots were extremely hard to select. - Improved the smoothness of the deep-linking flow - Fixed a bug where newly created lists and contexts were not added to the top. - An attempted fix to an extremely pesky bug...
- Prompt certain affected users for logs to help investigate a really sneaky bug...
- Fixed intermittent crashes in the Calendar and Routines screens that was affecting some users. - Fixed a bug in the Upcoming list where events and actions that spanned multiple days were only displaying in the section corresponding to their start date. - Fixed a bug causing the ordering of contexts in the quick switcher to appear unstable. - Fixed a bug causing the Next Actions list to occasionally scroll to the top unprompted. - Fixed a bug with the “Contextual Quick Add” setting not taking effect.
Fixed an error when exporting the application’s log file.
Fixed an intermittent crash in the Calendar view.
Fixed a bug in the Calendar which made it unresponsive to scrolling.
- Added the ability to bulk delete, duplicate and reschedule calendar events. - Fixed a bug with stale events not being visually removed from the Upcoming list.
Shared Lists ========= In Yata 4.1, working together has never been easier. Now, you can share lists with friends, family, or teammates and collaborate on common goals, whilst maintaining the privacy and security of your data thanks to iCloud. Your shared data is only available to you and people you choose to share it with. To get started, make sure everyone you want to participate in the shared lists have updated to the latest version of Yata. Initiate a share on iPhone and iPad by navigating to the chosen list, and selecting the “share” button in the trailing edge of the toolbar. While the Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro apps fully support participating in shared lists, starting a shared list is currently limited to iPhone and iPad.
- Fixed a bug on the watchOS app that prevented certain sheets from displaying.
This update contains various bug fixes and performance improvements.
Fixed a bug causing the detail view to not dismiss properly after moving items.
Fixed a bug causing attachments to not be saved.
- Fixed a bug causing users to be presented with an alert notifying them that notifications have been disabled. - Improved the colour contrast of list items on watchOS.
Fixed a crash when creating recurring actions with subtasks.
- Moved the "Delete Event" swipe action to be the trailing-most item. - Revised the Reminders Import disclaimer to increase clarity.
Added support for importing reminders with simple recurrences.
Fixed an intermittent crash in the widgets extension.
- Updated the Up Next widgets to only show the start time if it is the same as the end time. For example, "Tmr, 10:00" instead of "Tmr, 10:00 - 10:00". - Fixed a bug causing the app to freeze for some users on iPad. - Fixed some intermittent crashes in the Calendar. - Fixed some glitchy scrolling behaviour when editing a theme.
- Fixed a crash when navigating to the Calendar for certain users.
Yata 4.0 is yet another major update that marks the exciting releases of the app on two new platforms! Apple Watch and Vision Pro ==================== Just 4 months since Yata 3.0, which celebrated the release of its native macOS client, Yata is now available on Apple Watch and Vision Pro! This milestone also satisfies a personal goal to develop an app that is native on all Apple platforms (well, almost—sorry Apple TV!). Every version of the app was painstakingly designed to align with the interface guidelines for its platform. Yata for Apple Watch is especially valuable to users that want to stay organised throughout the day, whether they’re on the go, in a meeting, or working out. And of course, your existing data will be kept in sync across all your different devices. Revamped Upcoming List ================== If all that wasn’t enough, Yata 4.0 also comes with a major upgrade to the Upcoming List, which now also displays your calendar events alongside your scheduled actions and captures, with a brand new design that aligns with its special status among all the other lists.
- Fixed a sizing issue for sheets presented in the Calendar.
- Significant performance improvements, Yata should now feel more responsive across the board. - Improved the onboarding user experience by delaying permission prompts for push notifications and calendar access. - Fixed an iPhone-only crash when tapping on an action with many subtasks. - Fixed a bug with the calendar widgets where certain dates were being skipped. - Fixed a bug causing users to not receive notifications for all-day actions and captures. - Fixed a bug where users were still being sent notifications for captures that had already been deleted. - Fixed a bug with the + button being unresponsive in the Routine edit screen. - Fixed a bug with rescheduling items within a Routine.
Fixed a bug in Settings → Layout → Mini Detail, where the presented sheet was not sized appropriately on iOS.
Fixed a crash in the Widgets Extension causing widgets to be broken on iOS 17 devices
- Fixed the recurrence indicator not showing in certain situations when Layout Style is set to be Detailed
Yata 3.1 celebrates the latest update to iOS with new features! App Icons ======= iOS introduces more customisation options for app icons, including dark/tinted icons and the ability to switch between dark and light modes. Yata now supports these features with new app icon variants. I’m no graphic designer, but I think the new icons turned out pretty great! Speaking of design, if you have a knack for creating app icons, I’d love to see what you can do! Feel free to submit your designs to marketing@yata-gtd.com. While my budget is limited, I’m open to negotiating for high-quality work. Control Center Widgets ================= iOS also brings the customisation to the Control Center, allowing third-party apps to add their own controls. Yata now offers four customisable controls, allowing you to quickly access your favourite list or jump straight into creating new actions and captures. Quality of Life Improvements ===================== But that’s not all! Yata 3.1 introduces a highly requested feature for processing captures. After converting captures into actions, Yata can now be set to automatically move the converted captures to the trash. You can update this setting anytime under Settings → General → Trash Converted Captures.
- Fixed an intermittent crash, ironically caused by the crash reporter