What’s new

• When putting something away from the “+” button, boxes near the bottom of the list could not be chosen if you had many of them. The list now scrolls, so you can reach the last box

• After updating the app, photos and PDFs sometimes did not sync to iCloud, and were missing from backups too. We are sorry: you could have believed you had a backup when you did not
• A photo set as a box cover could disappear after updating the app
• On iPad, “Back up everything” and “Export data” sometimes did nothing when tapped
• Syncing could stay unfinished, or take a very long time. Dozens of items now finish in seconds
• Settings now has “Sync everything again”, for when something has not reached your other devices
• In mainland China, prices sometimes did not load and Pro could not be purchased. We switched to a route that connects more reliably, and prices are re-read each time you open the purchase screen

• iCloud sync and backup — nothing you have put away is lost when you change or break a device, and your iPhone and iPad hold the same things
• Lock with Face ID — Face ID or your device passcode is asked for when you open the app
• More themes — “Calm Blue” and “Mono” have been added

Everything you had before stays free. See Pricing for the current amounts.

Shimau now supports iPad.

• On a wide screen the list and its contents sit side by side, so you can read through boxes, records and settings without going back and forth
• Narrow the window with Split View or Slide Over and you will not lose what you were reading
• You can now use an external keyboard
• On iPhone in landscape, text is kept at a comfortable reading width

You can now back up everything (Settings → Data).

• Photos, PDFs, boxes and sticky notes all go into a single file
• You can restore from that backup. Nothing you have now is removed

From your reports and requests

• Press and hold an item in the list to put it in a box. Until now you had to open it first. Thank you for asking
• Fixed the Chinese share sheet instructions, which named something that was not there. Sorry to anyone who gave up looking for it
• Fixed photos and PDFs added from the share sheet sometimes becoming unopenable after an app update
• Photos are now brought in at the same quality whichever way you add them
• Fixed bilibili links being saved as two items, and their summaries not appearing

Boxes look tidier too.

• More cover artwork, on background colours chosen to sit behind what is on them rather than compete with it
• A colour you pick yourself now stays put when you change theme