Version History
Here you can find the changelog of SkEye Pro since it was posted on our website on 2014-06-14.
The latest version is and it was updated on soft112.com on 22 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version N/A
posted on 2024-03-19
* Fix: The Zoom-By-Volume-Keys settings was not being respected
* Update Meteor catalog with 2024 data
* Minor tweaks to label size
version N/A
posted on 2024-03-19
Update satellite and comet data. Watch out for Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks
version N/A
posted on 2023-11-02
* New sort type: In catalog order
* UI tweak to GyroAssist toggle button
* Updated translations
version N/A
posted on 2023-09-07
* Updated comet and satellite data. Especially C/2023 P1 (Nishimura)
version 9.2.0
posted on 2023-08-23
* Newer implementation of Catalog filters. Fixes overlapping graph on some devices.
* Newer implementation of pinch-zoom-twist gestures. Work in progress; will be fine-tuned in upcoming releases.
* Material You Icons
version N/A
posted on 2023-04-29
Fixes a bug in loading custom catalogs from CSV files. Negative angles were being read incorrectly. If you have custom catalogs, please reimport the CSV file after updating the app.
version N/A
posted on 2023-02-08
* Improvements to the Telrad (Cross-hair) labels. They are now more opaque (brighter) than the circles, and the font size has been increased too.
* The Diameter sign (⌀) is now shown beside the angle shown on the Telrad circles. This is to avoid confusion between radius and diameter of the circles.
* Fixed UI height in landscape screen orientation
* Fixed display of RA co-ordinate when TimeMachine is active in Manual scrolling mode
version N/A
posted on 2022-02-10
🔍 Easier Search. The search by name feature will now ignore spaces and capitalisation. This will help you search for Messier 2 by just typing m2, for example.
☄ Comet info now shows distance from Earth and Sun in AU (astronomical units)
✓ UI improvement of Indirect Mode screen.
version N/A
posted on 2021-12-04
* Use localized version of Wikipedia and update translations
* Fix jittery map on some devices
* Made search button more prominent in Object Details Dialog. For little Alice, I hope she can find the Moon now :)
📜 Highlights from recent releases 📜
* Added App shortcut to Reset the Color Theme
* Faster determination of location
* Improved on-boarding UI for new users
* Behind the scenes: Started migrating to a new code architecture
version N/A
posted on 2021-10-19
* Updated translations
* App shortcut to reset the color theme (in case something goes wrong)
* Improved on-boarding UI for new users
* Faster determination of location
* Fix crash when choosing a date before 1970
* Behind the scenes: Started migration to a new code architecture.
version 8.3.8
posted on 2021-09-15
Stability improvements:
* Fix for opening links in a browser on Android 11 devices
* Fix for world-map not updating when entering location
* Fix some rare crashes
Aside, checkout my new app, SkEye Cam, currently in Beta testing.
version 8.4.0
posted on 2021-09-15
✻ Double the stars! All stars upto 11.5 magnitude (full Tycho2 catalog) are now included!
✻ New Quick Setting: Relative size of stars. Use this to set how large stars appear relative to other stars of a different magnitude.
version 8.3.6
posted on 2021-07-18
* Object details dialog now shows the Altitude Plot for that object
* More accurate Precession calculations
* Custom Catalog map settings can now be adjusted: Lable scale, opacity and Marker opacity.
* Many tweaks and bug fixes
version 8.2.0
posted on 2021-02-21
. Clicking an object on the home screen now shows the details of the object
. Object detail button is also available on the Map screen
. The object detail screen allows you to quickly search Wikipedia too
. Reduced crowding of Labels by dynamically showing and hiding them
. Updated translations. New language: Telugu
. Fixed rare crashes in Map screen
version 8.1.1
posted on 2020-12-01
* Alignments are now persistent for 18 hours. No more fear of accidentally losing alignments when app is restarted.
* Indicator for Indirect-mode (shows when alignments are being used)
* Improved translations
* List of popular cities for quickly adding a new location
* Fine tuned the default map settings
version 8.1.0
posted on 2020-11-29
* Alignments are now persistent for 18 hours. No more fear of accidentally losing alignments when app is restarted.
* Indicator for Indirect-mode (shows when alignments are being used)
* Improved translations
* List of popular cities for quickly adding a new location
version 8.0.2
posted on 2020-11-05
Major improvements to Catalogs:
* Ability to add a custom catalog of objects
* Ability to pin objects so that they are always selected
View the guide to know more about these features.
New color theme: Green!
Also includes a bug fix for invisible labels at high zoom levels.
version 7.3.2
posted on 2020-09-04
Better labels on map screen and other usability improvements!
* Labels can now be scaled through map settings
* Map screen now allows wider FOVs
* Home screen now has a search button
* Home screen now prominently shows number of selected objects
* Catalog manager now shows number of selected objects within each catalog
* Many bug fixes and tweaks. See Guide for detailed changelog.
7.3.1 and 7.3.2 are bug fix releases
version 7.1.7
posted on 2020-08-09
* Stability improvements and bug fixes
* Search panel now has an explicit close button
version 7.2.0
posted on 2020-08-09
Support for Meteor Showers including Perseids!
Also tweaked some default settings, based on user feedback.
version 7.1.5
posted on 2020-08-01
* Updated link to Guide book (will open in browser)
* Updated satellite and comet data
* Fix rare errors while closing the app
version 7.0
posted on 2020-05-23
# Highlights
* Simplify `Add Location` screen and use Network provided location apart from GPS location, for a faster location fix.
* Smoother Graphics using higher quality anti-aliasing, when available
* Remove battery indicator
* Dropped support for Android 5 and below
# Fixes
* Set NavBar color to dark red. Hopefully fixes white background for NavBar in Android 10 Dark mode.
* Fixed bugs in `Quick Settings`. Some settings were not being saved correctly.
* Many under-the-hood fixes
version 6.14i
posted on 2020-05-12
* Fixed display of calibration messages when connecting to remote devices
* Updated satellite and comet data
* Note: This will probably be the last SkEye release to support older Android devices (Android 5 or earlier).
version 6.14h
posted on 2020-05-03
Updated comet and satellite catalog.
Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) is now in the news, especially for southern hemisphere observers.
version 6.14g
posted on 2020-04-04
version 6.14g
* Update comet catalog (Don't miss C/2019 Y4)
* Update satellite catalog
version 6.14f
posted on 2020-03-16
version 6.14f
* Update comet catalog (Don't miss C/2019 Y4)
* Update satellite catalog
* Update translations
* Some changes to graphics code to target newer versions of Android, as mandated by Play Store policy
version 6.14e
posted on 2019-01-19
6.14e
* fix rare crash in search on slow devices
6.14d
* fix crash on devices without GPS provider
6.14c
* Hot fix for a crash when opening Settings screen
6.14b
* Ask user for permission before accessing location, as per new Play Store guidelines.
* Improved design of location screen.
* Disable the log button in About dialog as it causes the app to freeze sometimes.
* Fix some rare crashes.
* Note: This will be the last release that supports very old Android devices (Android 2, 3, 4).
version 6.8.0l
posted on 2016-09-14
6.8.0l (14 Sep 2016),New feature:,Support for remote sensors. See https://www.reddit.com/r/skeye/wiki/remote-sensors for more details. Currently, Wiced Sense is supported. Other devices will be supported soon.,Other improvements:,* Quick settings for ecliptic opacity, highlight opacity,* Time machine interface can be minimized,* Jump to month and year in time machine,* Updated Satellite and Comet data
version 6.1.0c
posted on 2013-06-25
Several fixes and updates
