3.9. Full support for iOS 13, including Dark Mode and the improved Siri Shortcuts. Added options to automatically switch the app and widget themes to match the system Dark Mode setting.
PCalc may function as a normal calculator, but it is way beyond that. PCalc will let you change functions and has sine, cosine, and tangent features.
Siri shortcuts can now have parameters passed in directly. Currency conversions performed through Siri Shortcuts now update currency rates independently from the main app.
The 'Enter' key on a hardware keyboard with a numeric keypad now works. Finally!. The settings button is now a gear icon. Finally!. Siri Shortcuts support now requires iOS 13 or later. PCalc now requires iOS 10 or later.
3.8.4. Added an option for currencies to show four decimal places. Added an option to turn off the digital crown in the watch app. Added a new line display type which always shows the x register as a fraction. Fixed a problem with the ticker tape being scrolled too much to the right on iOS 12. Fixed a problem with the iOS app being stuck in scientific mode. Fixed a problem setting the display background color for the 'Dark Night' theme.
Fixed a problem with the watch app losing settings. 3.8.2. Improved support for iOS 12 and watchOS 5. Added full support for Apple Watch Series 4. Added the ability to create custom buttons that open a URL. They can run Siri Shortcuts, or talk to any app that supports the x-callback-url protocol. Added initial support for x-callback-url interapplication communication.
Use x-register, y-register, or m-register in URLs and that text will be replaced by the appropriate value when the URL is opened. If you set the x-success parameter for any x-callback-url to 'pcalc://x-callback-url/set' (suitably encoded) it will set the display with the result. Set the x-error parameter for any x-callback-url to 'pcalc://x-callback-url/error' and it will flash 'Error' on the display if there is a problem.
3.7.6. Added a new theme, 'Dark Night'.
Added support for measuring angles with grads in trigonometry functions. Added an option to display SI prefixes in Engineering display mode. Added a 'Percentage Total' (%T) button to the layout editor.
Added a button to erase all settings and iCloud data. Renamed 'Use Constant Functions' to the more obvious 'Repeat Operation on Equals'. Fixed a problem searching for units in the conversion section.
Fixed a problem pasting values with a unicode minus sign. 3.7.5. Added an option to show x10 in scientific notation, in the Advanced settings. Added options to turn off the labels and info on the display. The display is now smarter about using the available space.
You can now change the tint color for the themes 'A Touch of Color', 'Blue Sun', 'Brawn', 'Flux', 'Primary Colors', 'Rough Draft', and 'Widget'. You can now use hyperbolic trigonometry in user functions and conversions. The About screen now has an ambient electronic soundtrack composed by. Improved the iPhone X support yet again. 3.7. Added full support for iOS 11, including drag and drop support, and even a (silly) bonus AR calculator mode in the About screen in the Help.†. Support for the iPhone X.
Completely rewrote the display code. 3.6.8. Added links for downloading the manual to the Help section. Did we mention there's now a manual?! Yes, after nearly twenty-five years, there finally is.
Written by one Glenn Fleishman, it's a general introduction to the app, as well as an extensive list of all the settings and buttons and what they actually do. Added an option to stop themes being applied to menus, in the Advanced section of the settings. Fixed a crash when importing settings from an iPhone onto an iPad, or vice versa. 3.6.4.
Added an option to change the app icon on iOS 10.3 or later (if the icon doesn't change on the home screen, restart your device and that will fix it - iOS bug, sorry!). Along with the ability to change the icon between the existing blue and orange versions, there are nineteen more icons to choose from including lots of colors and some old designs going way back to 1992. To unlock those icons, we've added an optional tip jar.
Since we've never charged for an update, this is an experiment to see if people feel like dropping some extra coins into the jar as a way of supporting the release of new versions. 3.6.3. Added the ability to export all settings and user data from PCalc into a single file, send that to another device or to somebody else, and import everything again into a different copy. Works between PCalc and PCalc Lite too. Added an option to the 'Advanced' settings to show labels on the buttons for 2nd functions. Added support for display of UTF-32 characters in the registers / stack section.
Fixed a problem displaying fixed scientific notation with zero decimal places. Fixed a problem adding the multiply button when editing layouts in non-decimal modes.PCalc Lite:.
Instead of offering an 'Upgrade Pack' in-app purchase, PCalc Lite now lets you buy the full version of the app directly. All other in-app purchases are unchanged, and the 'Upgrade Pack' still works exactly as before if already purchased, giving identical functionality to the full app. But hopefully this should reduce confusion with people expecting the icon and name to change. Fixed a problem with prices being cut off for some currencies in the PCalc Store.
3.6. Added support for iOS 10 and watchOS 3, including a brand new widget and an updated watch app.iOS:. New look widget on iOS 10, including a mini calculator when you 3D Touch the PCalc icon. Added a new 'Fraction' display mode that shows the closest fraction for the current decimal result.
Added an option to lock the calculator orientation in either portrait or landscape - iPhone only for now. Added an option to use key clicks in the widget. Improved the key clicks, and added some new options for them.
3.5.3. Brand new icon!. Added an option to use E notation for the main display rather than superscript numbers. Added a unit conversion section to the Apple Watch app. Added a watch complication to quickly access the Apple Watch app. Added a quick 'Reset All Buttons.' 3.5.
Added support for iOS 9 and watchOS 2. Added support for split-screen multitasking on iPad. Added native Apple Watch app. 3.3. Added full support for iOS 8. Added support for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
Added support for layout editing - just tap and hold on any button to begin. You can even add dedicated buttons that perform conversions, run functions, or enter constants, too!. Added a Notification Center Widget on iOS 8 to perform quick calculations. Tap the display to switch to the full app.
Added support for Handoff on iOS 8 to continue the current calculation on another device. Added an option to switch off operator precedence entirely. Added an option to only show the RPN stack in the 'Stack' section and keep it scrolled to the bottom. The display now shrinks down to a single line when you are in other sections to maximise visibility. All text fields are now drawn to match the current theme. Improved hardware keyboard support and added new keyboard shortcuts.
Fixed a problem with operator precedence. 3.0. Added full support for iOS 7, including a new minimalist look for PCalc. Added a new default iOS 7 theme, 'Samurai'. 2.6.
You can now add and edit your own constants. You can now export user constants via email, and import them on other devices. User constants are synced across multiple devices automatically using iCloud. Added a density section to the conversions. Added all the functions from the Mac version - click the ƒ(x) button to access them. Includes 'Complex Numbers' and 'Financial' categories.
On the iPhone and iPod touch, the AC function is now accessed by double-tapping the C button - needed to make space for the ƒ(x) button. You can now show up to eight lines of display. MC now lets you pick a specific memory if multiple memories are enabled. Made the currency conversion section more self-explanatory. The screen error flash is more visible again.
2.4. Added a 'Frac' button to most layouts for quick fraction entry.
1.9. You can now purchase all the extra features from the full version of PCalc from inside PCalc Lite. 1.8. You can now swipe up and down on the LCD screen to change the number of lines displayed.
You can now separately set the number of lines displayed for the horizontal and vertical modes. You can now undo and redo calculations even after closing and reopening PCalc. †. Added a mod operator as a 2nd function of the divide button.
Added an option to set the lower value where scientific notation display starts. Improved support for VoiceOver. †.
Various minor fixes and improvements. †† Also in PCalc Lite 1.8. 1.7. Faster startup! 1.6.
Added support for copy and paste on iPhone OS 3.0 - double-tap (or tap-and-hold) the LCD screen to copy the displayed value, or to paste in another one. †. Added a new full-featured vertical layout, 'Engineering', that includes all the functions from the horizontal equivalent - no need to rotate anymore. Added a new layout, 'Programming', in both horizontal and vertical flavors, geared towards hex, octal, and binary calculations.
Added support for regions that use a quote as the thousands separator. †. Fixed a display problem with the tape in hex mode. Various fixes for iPhone OS 3.0. †† Also in PCalc Lite 1.6.
1.2. Added an option to show a two-line display for use in RPN mode. Added two new calculator themes. Now use a comma or a dot as the thousands separator, when it's set to be a character we can't display. Changed the behaviour of percentage and delta percentage to match PCalc on OS X. Fixed a problem with very large and small numbers not causing an overflow.
Fixed a problem with first thousands separator sometimes not being displayed. Fixed a problem displaying the correct number of decimal places for some numbers.
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